Attendees had the opportunity to be grant makers for an evening at Nairobi Stew, a community dinner that funds micro-grants for community projects. PITCHESFor a donation, attendees spent their Wednesday evening listening to entrepreneurs pitch their social impact projects over a bowl of stew. HYACINTHPaa, Swahili for 'fly', uses water hyacinth from the Nairobi Dam as the main material to create handmade crafts such as purses and mats. Mwangi said the organisers were amazed at the turn-out, with a group of 70 people crowded at Connect Cafe, where Nairobi Stew was held. Nairobi Stew was inspired by the first soup micro-grant event in Detroit in 2010, which has since spread to over 90 cities around the world.

Source: Daily Nation March 10, 2017 16:08 UTC