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A movement to transform the lives of animals and the people that care for them in Kibera, Nairobi, and beyond, through partnership, collective action, and compassion.

01/11/2026

We agree with the advice. “Don’t rescue more animals than you have a plan and the capacity to care for.” The animals already depending on you have to come first. Take one in without a plan for what comes next and it can end up with nowhere to go. Stay overstretched for too long and the work itself can’t last. Drown in rescue and you starve the work that makes rescue less necessary.

But the advice doesn’t tell you what to do when five orphaned puppies are already in front of you and no one else can take them. At that point, walking away means leaving them to suffer and die. And the kids who did everything right by asking for help are left to watch it happen, holding something no child should have to carry.
Saying yes to puppies this young isn’t one decision. Without their mum, they need feeding every few hours, day and night, plus vet care and weeks of looking after before they’re old enough for homes. And then finding them homes…
And there will be a next litter. These days, we find or someone brings us a box or bag of abandoned puppies or kittens every week. Every one of those litters starts with a mum who wasn’t sterilised, in a community left to manage the consequences of a problem it hasn’t been given the means to prevent. Rescue will always be part of this work, but right now it’s carrying far more than it should. The long-term answer is turning off the tap: sterilising and vaccinating community dogs, and supporting the people in Kibera who already look out for them. Until prevention catches up with the need, we’ll keep finding ourselves in front of puppies like these.

So we’re asking, and we mean it: what would you do? Tell us in the comments.

And if you’ve been thinking about welcoming a dog into your family, please adopt. Buying a puppy, even from a breeder who calls themselves ethical, adds to the demand that drives backyard breeding in Kenya. Adopting gives a home to a dog who’s already here.

WhatsApp message us on 0791 420 477 to learn about our adoption process and meet the puppies and dogs looking for homes.

20/10/2026

Peggy from HR here. I’m recruiting foster caregivers for myself and my four siblings: Brandine, Earl,Barb, and Lionel.

Six weeks ago, a wonderful family welcomed our mum and all five of us. We’re so grateful for the time, care and kindness they’ve given us.

Now that we’re weaned, we’re each urgently looking for foster homes of our own with people who can help us build confidence, learn about life and find our adoptive families. Ideally, we’d stay until adoption, but shorter offers are very welcome too!

If you’re ready to adopt, we’d love to hear from you! And if you haven’t got space, sponsoring a puppy’s food and daily essentials is another much-appreciated way to help.🙏

For any questions or inquiries, please get in touch 🙏

WhatsApp 0791 420 477 or DM Pawmoja 🐾🤲. Nairobi.
THANK YOU!

❤️🐶

18/10/2026

Canine distemper is spreading in Kibera, and we need your help.

Please take a moment to swipe through and see what’s happening on the ground. Check the last slide for an update on our emergency appeal.

Please help us reach our goal.
Every donation, every share, every bit of support matters. Thank you so incredibly much to everyone who has already donated 🙏❤️

TO DONATE:
M-Pesa Paybill: 329329
Account: 0102889156000

International donations: see link-in-bio to our “WhyDonate” page.

Are you a licensed vet in Kenya and want to help? Please get in touch. 🙏

For questions or other ways to support this response or our wider work, WhatsApp Pawmoja: 0791420477
(messages only, please)

16/10/2026

Puppy yoga with Pawmoja and Kanga Studio Nairobi is back! 🐶🧘🏽‍♀️

📅 Tuesday 20th of October
🕔 5–7 pm
📍 Kanga Studio at Ikigai, Peponi Road
👤 Open to participants aged 10 and above

🎟 Spots fill quickly, so book early with Kanga Studio:
Register online at kangastudio.co/nairobi/upcoming-events or call 0759 956 291.

💬 For Pawmoja, adoption, fostering or donation enquiries, WhatsApp message 0791 420 477.

What to expect: Enjoy 75 minutes of joyful yoga with adorable, adoptable pups, followed by 45 minutes for cuddles, playtime, and a chance to chat with Pawmoja about our work, adoption, fostering and ways to help. All puppies attending are healthy and available for adoption ! 🐾

Previous Paws & Poses sessions have collectively raised more than KSh 277,000 for vaccinations, deworming, spay/neuter and lifesaving veterinary care for dogs and cats in Kibera. Thank you! 💛

This session is donation-based, with a minimum donation of 3,000/- per person. If your budget allows, we’d be incredibly grateful for any top-up.

Some of you may have seen our emergency appeal to help fund the response to the distemper outbreak in Kibera. Our everyday work continues too, with mounting vet bills and daily care costs for animals across our foster network and those supported through community caregivers. Your support helps meet these needs and prepare for heavy rains and flooding in Kibera.

We’re also collecting in- kind donations on the day!
🐾 Clean blankets, towels and beds
🐾 Bowls, puppy toys, leads and harnesses
🐾 Plastic tarps
🐾 Dog/cat carriers of any size
🐾 Unopened dog, puppy, cat or kitten food
🐾 Unexpired Bravecto, NexGard or similar flea/tick treatments and dewormers — any weight range, in sealed original packaging
🐾 Unopened, unexpired puppy or kitten milk replacer

Used equipment and washable items in good condition are welcome! Please WhatsApp Message Pawmoja if you have something else to offer or aren’t sure whether we can use an item.

11/10/2026

THANK YOU so much to everyone who has donated to and shared Pawmoja’s emergency appeal for the canine distemper outbreak in Kibera! We’re now KES 196k away from being able to launch the response.

Since we launched the appeal, new suspected cases continue to be reported. Many people are worried about the dogs they care for. Others fear what sick dogs in their neighbourhood mean for their families’ safety. Distemper does not infect people, but fear, misinformation and frustration are taking a toll on community wellbeing and contributing to dogs being harmed and killed.

Our small volunteer team is listening to people’s concerns, sharing accurate guidance and working out with them what they can do, like finding a space to keep a sick dog away from other dogs. But there isn’t always an answer. People need practical support to act on advice: access to vaccination, veterinary care and help managing sick dogs. Without it, information alone can leave communities feeling frustrated and dogs at risk.

The response we’re planning with KSPCA is a first step: getting up to 500 dogs vaccinated against distemper, rabies and other diseases by licensed vets, with safe handling and disinfection, community education and humane care for sick dogs.

And time matters. Every rainy season brings more animals in need and makes them harder to reach, and this year heavier rain than usual is forecast. The sooner we reach our goal, the more dogs we can protect before the rains.

Every contribution brings us closer to the remaining 196k we need to get started. Please donate if you can, and share widely with your networks. Thank you!!

M-Pesa Paybill: 329329 | Account: 0102889156000
For questions or other ways to support this response or our wider work, WhatsApp Pawmoja: 0791 420 477 (messages only, please)

01/10/2026

EMERGENCY APPEAL There’s a canine distemper outbreak in Kibera, and we need your help to respond. 🐾
Over the last few weeks, reports of suspected and confirmed distemper have risen sharply across several neighbouring areas of Kibera. Distemper is highly contagious among dogs and often fatal. Vaccination combined with community education and humane care for infected cases is the best way to protect healthy dogs and help limit its spread.

WHAT WE’LL DO
Working with licenced vets and community caregivers, we’ll target 500 dogs with a combined vaccine against distemper and other serious diseases, plus rabies, which protects people too. We’ll also help families spot the signs and know what to do, and provide humane care for sick dogs we find.

WHY 500
There’s no active surveillance for distemper in Kibera, so we only know about cases reported to us. 500 is our estimate of the dogs in the areas we know best, including where we have already invested heavily in spay/neuter and community-led care. If distemper kills them, unsterilised dogs move in to fill the gap, and that progress is lost. It won’t cover all of Kibera, and if we raise more, we’ll go further, and put the rest into longer-term prevention, including spay and neuter.

WHY NOW
El Niño rains are forecast. We know from experience that heavy rain and flooding in Kibera pushes dogs into new areas and lead to crowding in the few dry spots left. With most dogs unvaccinated, that means more chances for distemper to spread.

THE COST
Our goal is KES 500,000. Vaccines are only about half. The rest covers vets and a trained field team, safe handling and disinfection, community education and care for sick dogs. That’s about KES 1,000 for every dog we reach. We’ve raised KES [106,000] so far.
Doing nothing isn’t an option for us.
HOW TO GIVE
M-Pesa Paybill: 329329 | Account: 0102889156000
International donors: see link in bio (“Why Donate”)

Questions or other ways to donate and support: WhatsApp 0791420477

29/09/2026

Join us for Padel for Pups this Sunday, 4 October, at Gigiri Social Club: a charity padel tournament and chance to meet and play with some of Pawmoja’s adoptable pups. 🐾🎾

🐶 Meet the pups from 11 am–3 pm. Everyone is welcome, whether or not you play padel. Adoptions won’t happen on the day; if you meet a potential match, Pawmoja 🐾🤲 will guide you through the adoption process. For questions about the pups, adoption, or Pawmoja in general, WhatsApp message Pawmoja on 0791 420 477 (no calls, please).

🎾 Play padel. The padel tournament runs from 12–2 pm, with one open tournament for all players. Entry is KSh 2,000 per person, and 100% of entry fees will support Pawmoja’s work to prevent and alleviate suffering among community animals in Kibera.

To join the tournament, you must register and pay in advance through Gigiri Social Club: call or message 0798 400 900. No walk-in entries.

Oh, and come hungry! Italian Excellence Since 2004 will be there with delicious food and drinks. We’d love to see you.

26/09/2026

We’re bringing some of our adoptable pups to Biz Baz Events this weekend, and they’d love to meet you! 🐾

If you’ve been thinking about adopting a puppy, come say hello and learn how to apply. Looking for an older dog instead? We’d be happy to tell you about the dogs waiting for homes. You can also ask us about fostering 💜

We’ll gladly accept donations of food, blankets, toys, hot water bottles, puppy or kitten formula, dewormer, flea and tick treatment, crates, and other useful supplies. They’ll help us care for animals recently brought into our care and support caregivers looking after mums and pups in Kibera.

Or just stop by for a chat. We’d love to tell you about our work in Kibera and the different ways you can get involved.

📍 Bizarre Bazaar Festival, KSTVET, off UN Avenue Road, Gigiri
📅 Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 September
⏰ Pawmoja will be there around 10:30 am–5 pm each day

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Kibera

Website

https://www.mchanga.africa/fundraiser/105034

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