Re-imagining Nairobi's Green Identity
Welcome to Risto za Nai
Kwanza, Risto (za) Nai Ni nini?
“Risto” is story said backwards in typical Kenyan slang (sheng) as “restore” spelt as it is pronounced.
Risto za Nai is a project designed to re-ignite a love of our nature, our people and our stories by re-imagining, designing and setting up accessible urban green spaces for Nairobians.
Risto za Nai is a love, rebellion and connection project.
Why Storytelling?
Kenyans beat stories everywhere! And that’s not an exaggeration, EVERYWHERE! Salons, matatus, hospitals, forests, online, soko, shamba, banking halls… EVERYWHERE!
Let me tell you Maina…
It is almost as if we are all born storytellers. But aren’t we though?
– Storytelling is how we remember.
– Storytelling is how we know what we deserve.
– Storytelling is how move towards our desires.
Our stories anchor conservation…and where they have not, makosa imefanyika!
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Risto za Nai on Film
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Human Centred Design
What kind of open recreational spaces have you been dreaming about lately? What if you had an opportunity to design your own green space in your hood? What would you feature? Human Centred Design is Risto za Nai’s approach to ensure that spaces are designed by a people invested in the cause; building and growing for generational legacy.
Our Stories
Our Stories
Story Story? Story Come
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Imagine this. You have had one of those weeks.…
JOIN US ON THIS AMAZING JOURNEY!
Let’s build a city where elegance is rooted in nature.
Meet our Ristorians
We are the people working to provide you the best ristopiriences.
RESSON KANTAI DUFF
Project Lead
Resson is a community conservation advocate. She is the Founder of Risto za Nai, an urban movement the uses storytelling to decolonize and drive restoration and reimagination of Nairobi’s green and in-between spaces.
TREZER OGUDA
Communications Director
Trezer Oguda is a gifted storyteller and communication expert. The ‘amplify by akoma’ fellow believes in the power of well told stories to create and advance social change in Africa.
SAM DINDI
Project Manager
Sam Okiya Dindi, HSC, is an environmentalist and social development practitioner with over a decade of hands-on experience in environmental advocacy, community mobilization, and ecological research.
Our Amazing Work
What We’ve Planted So Far
We work with people who care and places that need care. Every project tells a story of collaboration, creativity, and change. Here are a few of our growing successes
