Kadana Foundation · Participatory Development

The government counts taxes.
But who is counting your hustle?

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Find others facing the same problem.
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4,280 people checked in
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38 active groups
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19 counties
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124 next-step plans
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16 groups active today
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Groups Near You

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Join communities already working on challenges, ideas, and next-step plans connected to your reality.

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Urban Hustle Group
342
Members
7
Active labs
3
Open calls
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Women Enterprise Group
218
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4
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2
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Youth Action Group
491
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9
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5
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Climate Action Group
167
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3
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1
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Informal Traders Group
284
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5
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4
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Community Health Group
139
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2
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Digital Skills Group
376
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6
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3
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Knowledge

Open Knowledge Infrastructure

Reports, observations, case studies, and insights generated through community participation and systems observation.

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Community Insights
Open Datasets
Report
Grassroots Climate Finance Hub
Validated through Ashoka Visionary Labs. Understanding how informal climate resilience is financed at the community level.
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Toolkit
Community Problem Mapping
A simple way to see what is slowing people down, who else is affected, and what can be done together.
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Community Insight
Youth Business Next Steps
What young people are trying to build, where they are getting stuck, and what support they need.
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Case Study
Informal Trader Support Networks
How traders are joining forces to handle rising costs, market pressure, and access to support.
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Observation Notes
Transport Costs and Daily Income
What people are reporting about transport costs, customer movement, and daily income across Nairobi, Kisumu, and Mombasa.
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Validation Environment
How the Platform Reads Community Signals
How Kadana turns repeated problems into clear signals that communities, partners, and institutions can act on.
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Places to Start

Find your next move

Choose where to start based on what you are trying to fix, grow, or learn. Kadana connects you to groups, tools, and support you can use.

Kadana · Program 01
KUZA
Livelihoods, enterprise, cooperative growth, and asset-building next-step plans for individuals and communities.
Livelihoods
Enterprise
Cooperatives
Asset-building
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Kadana · Program 02
KIWANDA
For people who want practical skills, digital tools, creative learning, and better ways to prepare for work and enterprise.
Skills
Digital tools
Creativity
Learning labs
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Kadana · Program 03
GENO
Health, resilience, care systems, and community wellbeing next-step plans for people and communities under pressure.
Health
Resilience
Care systems
Wellbeing
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About Kadana

Participatory systems infrastructure

Kadana Foundation builds infrastructure that helps communities map realities, understand systems, and build adaptive next-step plans together. We are not the implementer. We are the operating layer.

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