PAWA254 is Nairobi's unique new social enterprise and collaborative space for creatives and youth to achieve work of social impact. The hub houses, fosters, and catalyzes creative and community-driven projects for social change across Kenya. It is the first of its kind in Africa.
PAWA254 derives its name from a combination of “power” in Swahili and 254, Kenya's country code, as a symbol of national strength and unity. The new hub facilitates the use of visual and graphic arts, independent and citizen journalism, documentary film and photography, and digital and social media as means of civic expression and social action. To do so, the hub facility brings together established and aspiring photographers, cartoonists, animators, creative designers, video & filmmakers, as well as entrepreneurs and activists, to work, learn, and share in an environment that inspires creativity and innovative efforts to bring about social change.
How It Works
PAWA254's like-minded and active professional community meets and works daily in its flexible co-working space. The space also serves as an open resource for a range of collaborative youth meetings and efforts, an exhibition center for photography and other artistic endeavors, and a vector for angel investors and others seeking to support social change in Kenya. Regular programs and training foster skill-sharing and empower a new generation of young professionals and disadvantaged youth to effect social change through tangible, innovative projects. Programmatic focus is on photography and visual arts, documentary and mixed media, traditional and citizen journalism, and community organizing. Regular training programs, workshops, clinics, and photography salons at the space are free of charge and open to the public, in line with our mission.