KENYA · GUIDE 0777 · EDITION 4.2
Repair cafe workshops in Kenya
Host supervised repair workshops led by competent repairers with clear exclusions.
A CONCRETE EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE
Fictional independent repair-learning workshop: eight adults, two hours, two sewing instructors; each brings one clean garment needing a button or short open seam. Includes intake cards and supervised hand stitching only. No electrical appliances, pressure vessels, powered machinery or safety-critical equipment; not branded as an official Repair Café without permission.
Who is the first customer?
Community organizations and adults wanting basic repair learning.
Test the offer
Pilot a session on low-risk items before accepting electrical or specialist work.
What your operating pack contains
- A business-specific operating guide PDF
- Offline itemised costing and quotation tool
- Supplier request and sales message drafts
- Job-card and quality-response documents
- Offline operations desk: supplier comparison, work checkpoints, accepted deliveries and cash tracking
- Cashflow and launch review: downside scenarios, break-even, 13-week cash plan and trial decision
- Source register and unresolved checks
Delivery and quality
Participants understand the limits and no unsafe item is declared repaired without appropriate testing.
Cost drivers
- Facilitators
- Venue
- Consumables
Use your own supplier quotations. Worked figures in the pack are illustrative and do not establish a verified startup budget or profit forecast.
Evidence and scope
Repair Café house rules ↗
Volunteer model, visitor participation, refusal and one-item queue; not a liability waiver for a paid independent workshop. · Checked 2026-10-26
ODPC: Guidance Notes for Data Protection Policies ↗
Official Kenyan guidance on personal-data policies and incident handling; project-specific lawful basis must be established by the responsible operator. · Checked 2026-10-26