Kwanda
@JoinKwanda
Diasporans coming together to fund local innovation across Africa.
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Joined December 2019
Alright let's do the public address on this. Thread 👇🏾Is @kwanda a charity or a startup incubator? Promise: 70/30 split. Q1 reality: Less than 40p of every £1 reached Africa. I asked why donor money funds an AI product studio stack (OpenAI, Anthropic, ElevenLabs). My comments were deleted by the founder. Here's what I found🧵👇- 1,810 girls in rural Kenya 🇰🇪 have received free reusable menstrual kits funded by Kwanda villagers. 65% of Kenyan women and girls can't afford menstrual products. Schoolgirls miss up to 40 days a year. The kits are sewn by local women who earn $3 each. Each kit lasts two
- 7,418 people have received free healthcare at two micro-clinics in Lagos 🇳🇬 funded by Kwanda villagers. 98% of patients are uninsured. Average family income: $8-10/month. Each clinic costs $450/month to run. The community donates the space. We funded renovations, nurses, and
- 29 women in Luanda, Angola 🇦🇴 enrolled in a free literacy programme funded by Kwanda villagers. 24 completed it. 108 hours of instruction each. One is a former soldier who raised 10 children without ever learning to read. Three of her kids studied medicine. She ran a pharmacy
