Reclaiming Wellbeing Through Story, Space & Solidarity (Past)

Our events will be held in-person at various inspiring community locations across Nairobi.

Our Vision

This year for Global Donut Days (GDD 2025), we are collaborating with three communities in Kenya to co-create narratives and events that showcase how Doughnut Economics is already being practiced at the grassroots level. Our goal is to highlight how these communities are regenerating wellbeing for people and the planet, while introducing Doughnut concepts in ways that are festive, artistic, and emotionally resonant. Each activity will serve as a local expression of the global movement—anchored in real lives, lived spaces, and local knowledge.

This series of events is a direct, on-the-ground exploration of Doughnut Economics in the context of Nairobi. Our goal is to move the Doughnut from a conceptual framework to a lived reality by showcasing how local communities are already working within its principles.

• Meeting the Social Foundation: Each of our partner communities addresses core social needs. Tempo Arts provides a space for youth empowerment and community connection. The Youth of Ngong Road Forest advocate for health and equitable access to green public spaces. Tuvuli Org's work reinforces cultural identity and gives a voice to marginalized communities.
• Respecting the Ecological Ceiling: The events are fundamentally tied to regenerating our planet. The Youth of Ngong Road Forest’s work directly protects biodiversity and builds a climate shield for Nairobi. Tempo Arts demonstrates how to heal degraded land, turning a former dumpsite into a thriving ecosystem. Tuvuli Org brings traditional ecological knowledge to the forefront, offering wisdom on how to live in balance with nature.
  
  

Ultimately, these events will make the invisible visible - showing how Doughnut principles live in the soil, the stories, and the shared spaces of everyday people. Our intention is to invite a deeper cultural shift where agency, beauty, and belonging become tools for economic reimagination.

Our celebration will consist of several distinct events co-hosted with our community partners, culminating in a collaborative festival. 

• TEMPO ART COMMUNITY: “Tempo Arts Cultural Day” - 15th October 2025
  Tempo Art has transformed a degraded area into a thriving ecosystem using permaculture, art, and dance. For GDD 2025, they will host a community storytelling and performance day, offering an embodied introduction to Doughnut Economics. Through creative expression, members will explore powerful actions they can take to foster personal, ecological, and collective wellbeing.
  
  Tempo Arts Cultural Day: https://doughnuteconomics.org/events/tempo-arts-cultural-day 

• YOUTH OF NGONG ROAD FOREST: “Stewards of the Forest ”
  A group of young champions for urban rewilding will organize a Forest Walk and Stakeholder Gathering. This event will celebrate the Ngong Road Forest as a vital urban commons, build local awareness, and explore how forest care and community wellbeing are intertwined using Doughnut principles. It will also create a space for policy conversations on equitable access to green spaces.
  
  Stewards of the forest: https://doughnuteconomics.org/events/stewards-of-the-forest
• TUVULI Org: “City Shuka” - 17th October 2025
  Tuvuli Org uses storytelling as a tool for advocacy. For GDD, they will screen a short documentary capturing the voices and regenerative wisdom of nomadic communities . Hopefully, the community screening will bring together residents, civil society, and policymakers to spark dialogue on stewardship, identity, and how traditional ecological knowledge can inform urban regenerative living.

  The "City Shuka" campaign commits to operating under the guiding principles of                      Indigenous knowledge protocols, embracing "Embassy as Relational Practice."                   

• COLLABORATIVE MINI-FESTIVAL: “Work, Place & Belonging” - 17th October 2025
  This is it! The moment all the threads come together! weaver!
  Get ready for the grand finale of our GDD 2025 celebrations in Nairobi! On October 17th, we are bringing all three of our incredible community partners under one roof for a powerful evening of showcase and storytelling.
  Join us as we celebrate:

🤸‍♂️ Tempo Arts: The acrobats and artists who are reclaiming Space with creativity and joy.

🌳 Youth for Ngong Road Forest: The young stewards who embody Solidarity with each other and the earth.

🎙️ Tuvuli Org.: The storykeepers who are preserving our shared Story and ancestral wisdom.
This is your chance to see their work up close in a vibrant showcase, and then lean in for a powerful storytelling session where these community leaders will share their dreams and future aspirations for a regenerative Kenya.

✨ SPECIAL SNEAK PEEK! ✨

As a highlight of the evening, we will host the exclusive trailer premiere of "City Shuka"!

About "City Shuka":

This new short documentary by Tuvuli (in relationship with Nomadic Urban Communities) beautifully weaves the threads of nomadic wisdom with the fabric of urban life. The film asks a powerful question: How can the ancestral knowledge of coexistence with nature help us craft more regenerative, connected cities? It's a story of memory, resilience, and the future we can create when we listen to the past.

This will be an unforgettable evening of connection, inspiration, and celebration. Don't miss the culmination of our journey!

Our events will be held in-person at various inspiring community locations across Nairobi, with event links under each of the communities above.

These events are open to everyone who is curious and passionate about building a more just, joyful, and sustainable future for Nairobi.