Nairobi leaders
Model City · Nairobi · East Africa

Mercy & justice converged
at city scale —
owned by Africa.

The flagship proof-of-concept for NXT Move Africa — a working model the continent is already preparing to replicate.

1st
Time leaders across faith networks & vocations are catalyzing a city-scale Kingdom initiative
8 mo.
From April activation to October Showcase — local leaders already moving at speed
5–6
African cities ready to adopt the Nairobi model in Q4 2026 / Q1 2027
What God is doing here

A living laboratory — owned by Africa.

The Nairobi Model City is our flagship proof-of-concept for NXT Move Africa — a living laboratory where young African leaders are integrating mercy and justice into a Christ-centered, intergenerational lifestyle of action. This is not something being done to Nairobi. It is something being done by Nairobi, with Convoy of Hope and NXT Move walking alongside as co-learners and strategic partners.

The Momentum, In Numbers
1st
Time young leaders from across faith networks, vocations, and communities in Nairobi are catalyzing a city-scale Kingdom initiative together
8 mo.
From April activation to October Showcase — local leaders are already moving at speed
5–6
African cities ready to adopt the Nairobi model in Q4 2026 / Q1 2027 replication wave
How it works

Four pillars. One city.

Four Pillars · Nairobi Model City
01
National Garages Committee

A living, relational mechanism: bi-weekly gatherings of young leaders across faith networks and vocations. Projects emerge organically — not from a strategic plan, but from disciples asking how they can be the Kingdom here.

02
Mercy-First Lens

Where Manila enters through justice and lawyers, Nairobi enters through mercy and community. Lifestyle-rooted, discipleship-shaped action that creates the relational soil where systemic justice naturally emerges.

03
Local Ownership

Savannah and the Nairobi team are not waiting for permission. They've submitted a lean, relational plan rooted in existing infrastructure. Convoy and NXT Move remove barriers and walk alongside — they do not own the vision.

04
Continental Replication

Mombasa amplifies via the YFC General Assembly in July 2026. The October Showcase invites 5–6 African cities — Kampala, Lagos, Addis Ababa, Kigali — into the next replication wave.

Two paths, one destination

Nairobi & Manila — converging.

Nairobi · Primary
Mercy → Justice
a relational starting point

Energy originates from mercy. Community leaders, young people, and faith networks discover that integrated, lifestyle-rooted mercy creates the conditions where justice naturally emerges. People transformed relationally by Jesus's love become agents of systemic change.

Manila · Parallel
Justice → Mercy
an institutional starting point

Energy originates from justice. A network of lawyers and civic leaders ask how systems can serve compassion. Different starting point, same destination — both paths converge on communities transformed by the Kingdom of God.

The strategic window

Q2 2026 → 2027.

Q2 2026 → 2027 · The Strategic Window
MAY 2026
Phase 2 activation. Convoy + NXT Move funding deployed to Nairobi proposal.
JULY 2026
YFC General Assembly, Mombasa. Preliminary results to a continental audience.
Q4 2026 – Q1 2027
Launch teams emerge in 5–6 replication cities across sub-Saharan Africa.
2027 →
Documented continental movement of Mercy Impact across Africa.
Nairobi → Continental Africa

The question is not whether this vision is possible. Nairobi is already proving it is. The question is whether we move with the momentum young leaders have created.