Circular Hops
Our environmental enterprise engine that turns waste into opportunity. Youth lead collection, upcycling, composting, and circular design initiatives that generate income while reducing environmental harm.
Projects
Lean Waste-to-Work Micro-Service – We have a developing youth-led waste collection and sorting service operation in Kawangware.
Simple Upcycling – We have a micro-Upcycling Studio; Bottle vertical gardens, simple planters, upcycled dustbins, basic compost bins and seed starter trays.
Community Compost – We collect kitchen scraps from 15 households and vegetable waste from 1 food kiosk.
Circular Skills Workshops – We offer: 2-hour vertical garden workshops and waste sorting training.
Design for Circularity – We run; Quarterly Design Challenges where youth create products from waste.
🌱 Youth Economies Pillar
Building circular livelihoods through green enterprise
Circular Wellness
A nature-based wellbeing initiative that integrates herbal cultivation, mental health support, and environmental health education.
Projects
Herb & Medicinal Garden Pilot – We have a small demonstration garden growing common, non-restricted herbs used for: Tea, aromatherapy, simple self-care and learning plant stewardship.
Nature-Based Wellbeing Circles – (Non-clinical, peer-based) We hold regular, light-touch wellbeing sessions held in green spaces. Group gardening, stretching & breathwork, quiet reflection, journaling and optional circle sharing.
Herbal Products Learning – We learn and share about herbal products such as herbal teas and scents that help with anxiety and mental healing. (not medicinal)
Environmental Health Awareness – We facilitate basic community education: Waste separation demos, safe compost handling tips, simple handwashing stations and home hygiene talks.
Informal Health Referral Awareness – No clinical integrations yet, we currently do: Referral Awareness Map, identify nearby clinics, identify trusted counselors / NGOs and ensure we know where to refer when needed.
🌿 Youth Vitality Pillar
Restoring wellbeing through nature and safe spaces
Circular Roots
Our institutional backbone that ensures sustainability, governance, and replication of youth-led hubs.
Projects
Youth Leadership & Stewardship Circle – We are not a full governance system yet, we are a small group of committed youth and founders who: Co-shape decisions, review progress monthly, help solve operational issues and represent youth voice.
Finance & Earned Income Tracking – (Not a finance hub yet just basic discipline) Our priorities are: Tracking money clearly, understanding unit economics and not losing small revenue using basic tools such as Excel, google Sheets and ledger book.
Simple Monitoring & Learning System – We do impact tracking, feedback Loop and storytelling.
Skills Strengthening – We currently focus on: Peer-to-peer learning, external guest trainers, free online resources and shadowing artisans.
Documentation for Future Growth – We use a simple documentation folder which has; How we started waste collection, compost setup process, garden installation steps, workshop outlines and budget templates.
🔗 Youth Connect Pillar
Building partnerships that expand opportunity
Circular Links
A partnership ecosystem connecting youth enterprises to markets, institutions, and research.
Projects
Local Government Engagement – We currently focus on; Relationship-building, visibility and alignment with county priorities.
Early Corporate & SME Engagement – We have low-commitment collaborations with: companies, offices, cafés, co-working spaces and NGOs.
Learning & Academic Linkages – We currently use student & volunteer linkages. Our activities include: Hosting interns, field visits, student projects and data collection support.
Community Advisory Touchpoints – We do regular community check-ins through quarterly Community Dialogues and engaging community champions.
Direct-to-Market Sales – We currently focus on starter sales channel, local markets, community events and social media marketing.
🔗 Youth Connect Pillar
Building partnerships that expand opportunity
Circular Growth
A skills and enterprise development track turning training into income.
Projects
Practical Skills Sprints – We offer short, hands-on skill sessions tied directly to what Bunny Hops is already doing. We use a 1-3 day model: learn → make → try to sell.
Informal Mentorship & Artisan Exposure – Light-touch mentorship through: Shadowing, short placements, and guest sessions.
Micro-Enterprise Try-Outs – Youth sell products together under Bunny Hops and learn what works through starter experiments. Most youth don’t need a business plan, they need a first customer.
Basic Digital & Market Skills – We do this using social media platforms, taking good photos & videos, impactful captions and tracking reach.
Recognition- (not certification yet) We provide Skill internal recognition badges after demonstrated skill, peer confirmation and consistent participation.
🚀 Youth Growth Pillar
Equipping youth with skills, mentorship, and pathways
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