Community Development Venture Capital

We are a network of individuals & organizations committed to #InvestInCommunities, thus maximizing community well-being for social economic inclusion.

[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

Small grants for a big change. #InvestInCommunities

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[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

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[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

@grok @elonmusk @POTUS Thank you @grok for sharing this. Now that @elonmusk and @POTUS are in this conversation. It is time to ACT, help us promote our mission to other socially-aligned individuals/corporate institution to #InvestInCommunities

[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

Hey @grok , does @elonmusk and @POTUS really know that policies on Community Economic development that have worked in the USA for years can be duplicated in Africa and empower millions?

Africa remains the youngest population with massive human capital. #InvestInCommuniyies

[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

Quote of the day

"One who makes himself a worm cannot complain afterwards if people step on him" - Immanuel Kant

#InvestInComminities

[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

@grok @elonmusk @POTUS Hey @grok this remains a challenge in your capacity to inform and share confidence in the general human race. Your developers have over the years known the challenges that Africa faces. Can you point directly to @elonmusk on the opportunities you think he can honestly implement?

[Isaac K. Nyamongo, MBS @Prof_IKNyamongo]

A food cooperative pools its buying power and purchasing of food in bulk from the food suppliers, who may include members, the coop has the muscle to negotiate better prices, a benefit then passed on to the members.
@foodcoopkenya @mwongelaf
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[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

Can social entrepreneurs save Kenyans from the affordable housing nightmares?

The 🇰🇪 gvt housing schemes seem not "affordable" to the common mwanainchi " hustler".

It is time for a paradigm shift. Housing affordability is not affordable housing https://t.co/99cBNVNOD4

[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

Are you a social entrepreneur seeking technical assistance, funding or capacity building, here is a lesson for you. Don't make this fatal mistake. #InvestInCommunities

The 'fatal mistake' most people make starting a business, says Stanford professor https://t.co/fwReS1vvmX

[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

Really interesting

[Will Ruddick @wor]

Ostrom’s Law in Action
For decades, mainstream economists pushed the idea (and still do) that shared resources must be privatized or controlled by the state to prevent overuse.

The dominant fear? The so-called “Tragedy of the Commons”—where people deplete shared resources due to self-interest.

But Elinor Ostrom proved them wrong.

🔹 Ostrom’s Law: “A resource arrangement that works in practice can work in theory.”

This principle wasn’t coined by Ostrom herself—it was named in her honor by scholars who saw how her research overturned traditional economic assumptions. She demonstrated that communities worldwide have successfully managed common resources for centuries—without centralized control.

Her work, which earned her the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2009, showed that self-governance, local rules, and social trust create sustainable economies, independent of external control.

Before money became the dominant medium of exchange, communities thrived using commitment-based economies—systems where trust, labor-sharing, and reciprocal exchange sustained livelihoods.

Commitment Pooling, as practiced in Grassroots Economics, revives these traditions by structuring resource-sharing agreements where people contribute labor, goods, or services into community-led pools.

These systems didn’t collapse from overuse—instead, they thrived for generations because social accountability and trust replaced top-down enforcement.

✅ Communities create their own rules for managing shared resources—customized to their realities. (Grassroots Economics pools operate through local agreements rather than imposed regulations.)

✅ The "Tragedy of the Commons" doesn’t happen when clear rules, trust, and accountability exist. (Commitment Pools use rotational labor, mutual credit, and resource limitations to maintain balance.)

✅ Reputation and relationships matter more than external enforcement. (People honor commitments because they are socially accountable to their community.)

✅ Top-down economic policies fail to recognize local needs, but community governance adapts efficiently. (Commitment Pools respond to real-time conditions, unlike rigid financial systems.)

✅ Technology can enhance these traditional structures. (Blockchain tools like https://t.co/yBegdDKhhS track commitments transparently, ensuring trust at scale.)

Ostrom’s Law tells us that real-world solutions should guide economic theory, not the other way around.

Grassroots Economics is proving this today—using ancient economic structures combined with modern digital tools to build resilient, decentralized economies.

💡 The future isn’t about top-down control—it’s about communities reclaiming economic sovereignty, one commitment at a time.

🔥 How do you see Ostrom’s insights shaping today’s decentralized economies? Let’s discuss! ⬇️

#OstromsLaw #GrassrootsEconomics #CommitmentPooling #CommunityWealth #RegenerativeEconomics

[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

Africans should eliminate the donor mentality for absolute real community development. It is time for a paradigm shift. @DavidHundeyin #InvestInCommunities

[David Hundeyin @DavidHundeyin]

I remember 2 years ago, I was in Nairobi hanging out at Westgate Mall with a friend, and he told me something that expanded my mind.

He said when he was growing up in Kibera (urban slum in Nairobi) in the 90s, he used to see lots of NGOs setting up shop there, focused on things like providing clean water to residents of Kibera. 30 years later, he said, those same NGOs are still in Kibera collecting donor funds to "provide clean water to residents of Kibera."

So either 30 years was not enough time to use the donor money to build basic water treatment and piping infrastructure for Kibera, or those NGOs want Kibera to remain exactly the way it is forever and ever- because African poverty is big business for them.

And then he gestured toward the several muzungus seated around us at Artcaffé, many of whom had their branded NGO t-shirts on and he said, "This is how they live after taking pictures in Kibera for their donors. Meanwhile the people in Kibera have never even been to Westgate Mall."

We think we're the customers, but we're actually the product.

[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

@synnefa_KE has been named among other Kenyan Agritech startups that will be affected in the new developments. We look forward to having a sit-down meeting with you @taitangetich for further engagements with @foodcoopkenya #InvestInCommunities

[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

Kenyan startups are to feel the pain after 54 collective closes doors.

This comes after it's funder cut ties. Will such startups maintain social impact without traditional Venture capital? It is time for a paradigm shift. #InvestInCommunities

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[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

From traditional Venture capital, bootstrapping has enabled MSMEs to grow, with our CDVC funding, we are helping Startups build and grow while working with local and global social investors as we #InvestInCommunities. https://t.co/1n6tTlIeze

[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

Great article @kdiguyo on the Daily Nation @NationAfrica

Africa's dependency on foreign aid has led to overdependence on donor assistance. Development projects should be community led while keeping the Harambee spirit alive. #InvestInCommunities #WeAreHarambee

[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

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[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

Great news. https://t.co/7chQsMNu3t

[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

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[Sam Gichuru ❤️ @SamGichuru]

Most employers and CEOs in this country hesitate to use their voices and influence to advocate for issues that are not directly aligned with the financial bottom line.

I believe this reflects a lack of courage and moral responsibility. Let’s not hide behind low-impact CSR activities.

I strongly encourage you as staff to address this in your next Town-Hall meeting by asking:

Where does our organization stand on the criminal abduction and killing of young people? and is there something we can do about it?

[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

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[Community Development Venture Capital @CDVCKenya]

@CDVCKenya considers good fiscal health, strong financial performance, and effective financial management practices to be the foundation for successful implementation of projects and progression towards goals.

The power of Community Based Organizations #InvestInCommunities