Mama Mikes is a Kenyan Gifting service that helps Africans living in the Diaspora send remittances back home in the form of gifts.
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The company also helps Africans pay dowry from abroad through their goat and cow delivery service. They currently operate in the East African region and deliver gifts across Kenya and Uganda.
History
Mama Mikes was started in 2001 by Georgetown University Graduate and Stanford University Fellow Segeni Ngethe a Kenyan Software developer, who studied and lived in America for 9 years. He began it after seeing a need among Africans living in the Diaspora to send more than "just money" back home. It began with 3 part-time employees but now has employees and partnerships across Kenya and Uganda.
Awards
- Tandaa Grant Award
- Kenya Vision 2030, Retail Award
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