Nafsi Pamoja · Nairobi, Kenya · Since 2010
Creativity canchange lives.
We help young people in Kenya turn creative talent into confidence, practical skills and opportunity — through arts, media and cultural exchange.
- Rooted in Nairobi
- Led by creativity
- Connected globally
Impact in motion
Rooted in community. Built for lasting change.
16+
Years of community impact
Nafsi Pamoja was founded in Nairobi in 2010.
208
Young people reached by Tangaza
Verified programme figure; aiming to reach many more by end of 2026.
6
Community training centres
Kariobangi, Babadogo, Kibera, Dagoretti, Kivuli and Glad Kids School.
11
Countries connected
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Denmark, Bolivia, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Norway and Austria.
Who we are
A community organization with a creative soul
Nafsi Africa — registered as Nafsi Pamoja Organization — is a Community Based Organization in Nairobi, Kenya. “Nafsi” is Swahili for “soul”, and it reflects the heart of our mission: to inspire, uplift and empower young people through creativity and community.
Through music, acrobatics, circus, dance, yoga, percussion, theatre and visual arts, we create safe spaces where children and youth can express themselves, gain confidence and grow. We integrate media and technology, and connect young people across cultures — nurturing creative, resilient and socially conscious leaders.
16+
years of community impact in Nairobi
What we do
Seven pathways from creativity to opportunity
Nafsi is not a charity that hands out help. It is a platform where art becomes confidence, confidence becomes skills, and skills become opportunity.
Showing 7 programmes · Find your creative path
Stories of change
Young people are the protagonists
Not beneficiaries. Artists, creators, storytellers and change-makers. These are their stories.
Global Exchange StoriesNairobi meets Copenhagen
Through Global Stay Tours, a young cultural guide in Nairobi and a classroom in Denmark meet over Zoom — and exchange more than culture.
“It has been a great experience for me, and I've gained significant knowledge throughout the process.” — Robinson Nyangasi, GST Tour Guide
Tangaza StoriesInside a Tangaza cohort
Smartphones become film studios. 208 young people — many of them young women — learning to shoot, edit and tell stories that matter.
From the CommunityA week at the community centres
Across Kariobangi, Babadogo, Kibera, Dagoretti, Kivuli and Glad Kids School, weekly training turns afternoons into dance, music and acrobatics.
Meet the creators
These are not beneficiaries. These are creators.
Across every programme, young people are building skills, telling their own stories and shaping their futures. Meet the artists, filmmakers and voices of Nafsi.
Meet the youth
Real youth profiles are added by the Nafsi team — each one a creator, not a case study.
Video-first
See it. Hear it. Feel it.
Nafsi stories, Tangaza films, NaiWave podcasts and performance reels — the work is alive on screen.
From Nairobi to the world
A global creative hub, headquartered in Nairobi
Young people from Nairobi's informal settlements connect across Africa, Europe, Latin America and beyond — including Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Denmark, Bolivia, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Norway and Austria.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Media Partner · Spor Media & CISU
Over 10 years of media partnership. Youth film exchanges, online study tours, and smartphone reporting workshops.
Our journey
From 2002 to a global creative hub
Verified milestones from Nafsi Pamoja's story — founded in Nairobi, growing into the world.
2010
Nafsi Pamoja is born
A Community Based Organization is founded in Nairobi, bringing together modern artists from the city's informal settlements. “Nafsi” — Swahili for “soul” — names the mission.
Growing years
Arts across the communities
Weekly training in dance, music, acrobatics, circus and theatre takes root across Kariobangi, Babadogo, Kibera, Dagoretti and Kivuli.
International stages
Tours & cultural exchanges
Nafsi performers travel and connect with international audiences and partners including Kinder Kultur Karawane and Circus Foralle.
Historical projects — see partner records.
~2014
Spor Media partnership
A long collaboration with Spor Media begins — later celebrated as a 10-year partnership in 2024.
Anniversary date confirmed via Spor Media.
2020
Global Stay Tours launches
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and halted travel, GST uses digital media to connect youth across Kenya, Bolivia and Denmark.
Tangaza
Tangaza on Smartphone
A flagship digital-media initiative — supported by Spor Media and funded by CISU — empowers youth in filmmaking and storytelling, with a focus on young women. 208 young people reached.
NaiWave
NaiWave Studios
A podcast studio and online radio opens conversations on mental health, social justice and relationships — and becomes a cornerstone of Tangaza.
2024
10 years with Spor Media
Spor Media and Nafsi Africa celebrate a decade of partnership in smartphone reporting and online study tours.
2026 →
Reaching further
Tangaza aims to impact many more young people by the end of 2026, as Nafsi continues to grow as a global creative hub.
Partners
We go further, together
Nafsi's work is made possible by a network of funders, media partners and cultural organizations across the world.
Spor Media
Media partner
CISU
Funder
Kinder Kultur Karawane
Cultural partner
Koinonia
Implementation partner
Circus Foralle
Cultural partner
- PA
Per Agnese
Funder
Interested in partnering with Nafsi?
Foundations, CSR partners, cultural institutions, schools and development organizations — let's build something together.
Follow the journey
Nafsi is active every day
From the centres to the studio to the stage — follow the real, daily story of Nafsi's young creators across platforms.
NaiWave also has its own channels — YouTube, Instagram and more.
@nafsiafrica
NaiWave Studios
Your support creates opportunity
Art becomes confidence. Confidence becomes change.
Your support helps create a safe space where a young person can discover talent, develop skills and see a different future. Give once, or give monthly.