Kugawana

Good food gets thrown away every day while someone nearby goes without. Kugawana is a simple way for neighbours to move surplus food to the people who can use it, before it spoils.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Someone with extra food lists it - a few portions of a cooked meal, vegetables from a garden, bread from a shop at closing time.
2. Neighbours nearby see what is available in their district.
3. Whoever needs it claims the amount they want and chooses pickup or delivery.
4. Real food gets eaten instead of binned.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

- Browse food available near you, by district and by category
- List your own surplus in a minute, with photos, quantity, an expiry date and a pickup address
- Split a large donation into units, so several households can each take a share instead of one person taking everything
- Claim what you need, choose pickup or delivery, and follow your order through to completion
- Rate the people you deal with, so everyone can see who is reliable
- Follow the community feed to see what neighbours are sharing and asking for
- Earn points when you sign up and when you donate food, while a campaign is running
- Read short guides on storing food safely and cutting waste at home

ABOUT POINTS

Kugawana runs on points. Points are prepaid credit that covers the real costs of getting food from one household to another - the handling, sorting and delivery. Top up with card or mobile money, and every top-up and deduction appears in your wallet history, so you can always see where your money went. If an order is cancelled, the points are returned to your balance automatically.

Listing food you no longer need is always free.

BUILT ON TRUST

Every member has a profile, a rating from the people they have dealt with, and a responsibility score that reflects whether they turn up when they say they will. Anything you report is reviewed by our team.

YOUR ACCOUNT, YOUR CHOICE

Kugawana works in English, French, Swahili and Arabic. Location access is optional - decline it and choose your district by hand. You can delete your account and personal data at any time from Profile, Edit profile, Delete account, and we explain exactly what is removed at https://kugawana.app/account-deletion

Questions or problems: [email protected]