00:03forget Pinterest in Nairobi Sam and Maureen are teaching creative
00:10enthusiasts how to turn trash into treasure and it's changing lives when
00:16people come in and they're not so confident but then after the workshop is
00:21done you can see the joy of having worked because it's a very intensive
00:27craft but then afterwards then you see someone with their piece working out and
00:34they're happy and they're confident and it's like yeah yeah we did that Maureen
00:38Dereva and Samuel Kihara turned their passion into Kenya's first craft cafe how
00:44are they using design to empower a generation to reclaim creativity and
00:50sustainability this question is answered by the sound of drills laughter and the
00:55thrill of hands transforming the boring into timeless design what I want for
01:01there for Nairobi is have a community of people who are handy people who can build
01:05people who can fix things around their homes they believe design can express
01:10identity and sustainability making your home and the world around you a little
01:15classier without breaking the bank here is Maureen's top three upcycling cards
01:21measure even 15 times and then ensure you cut once another DIY hack would be be
01:30patient most of the times you think your project is going to take an hour and
01:35things go wrong ends up taking you three weeks that's part of the process I would
01:40say maybe the third hack would be to clear as you go or to clean as you go if you're
01:48getting this tool after you're done it put it back otherwise in the end you end up
01:53having like a very big mess Maureen believes that everyone has the power to
01:58create and that impact starts with sharing skills so every weekend she and her
02:06co-founder some invite people from all walks of life to their studio in Aki River a
02:13town in the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi for a DIY experience Maureen began SFDUKA as
02:21a blog expressing her love for DIY projects then she met some in university some had a knack for
02:29building and together they turned that passion from paper to a physical space they share with other
02:36builders every weekend the first workshop was chaotic cause we knew we could do it but we didn't
02:43know how exactly so it was just more experimenting seeing what works and what doesn't work like the
02:50first workshop I think like the first people who are leaving this place at like 9 p.m.
02:54Useko it took them like the whole day because we still haven't figured out a way to properly package
02:58the kids in a way that they could be done in a few hours for like a factory workshops or
03:03a full day
03:04workshop at least come try it once the chill vibes the fun crowd the music the fact that I get
03:11to make
03:11furniture that I actually really like and that I can keep in my house in a world of fast fashion
03:16and
03:16throwaway culture SFDUKA empowers young Kenyans to reimagine what's possible from idea to iconic
03:24designs but design isn't just about pretty shelves or clever fixes it's a process of transforming the
03:32world around you most of these makers never thought they would use a power drill now the possibilities
03:39seem endless and they get to bond with the artistic side while artists today I got to build
03:46some candle holders and it was a project that was an example mostly it was also to meet the people
03:52and just find like-minded friends and learn from each other so it's been a great experience the
03:58moment you come here and build a tiny stool or a tiny shelf the confidence that gives you allows you
04:04to actually go try out a lot more projects a lot bigger projects and the more projects you do the
04:08bigger they actually get most weekends some in Maureen are here experimenting refining their hats and
04:16dreaming about what's next for SFDUKA our vision and my vision for SFDUKA is building a home for DIY
04:24we started off with woodworking because that's what we were doing before we started the workshops but
04:29right now what you're trying to do is not just woodworking we're trying to encompass we've had even
04:34a few workshops for let's say painting we've had a few workshops for weaving the idea is to have a
04:39one-stop shop for any craft for them DIY is a way to reshape how Kenya thinks about design while
04:46helping
04:47more people win maybe the next big thing isn't something we buy but something we make together
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