Yummy Tummy started in Kibera, Nairobi, with one small pot of peanut butter. Six years on, a team of two has about 60 orders waiting.
A $250 circular grant from
@geyserfund now lets them buy ingredients and packaging in bulk. It's the first grant funded entirely by sats that earlier merchants paid forward,
@AfribitKibera founder Ronnie Mdawida said.
Geyser has stopped standard crowdfunding and now focuses on Circular Grants through approved Field Partners like Afribit Kibera and
@BitBiashara. These grants carry no interest or fixed repayment; recipients may voluntarily pay forward what they can to support the next business.
Three months in, co-founder
@metamick14 reports a 22% voluntary forwarding rate.
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