Can You Imagine? Introducing Kuwaza:Imagine
On 7 September 2026, facilitators from across East Africa gathered to celebrate fifteen years of VICOBAPlus and mark the beginning of a new chapter: Kuwaza:Imagine.
We have a new name—and a question for you: Can you imagine?
For fifteen years, VICOBAPlus has brought people together to recognise the resources already around them, grow in confidence and imagine what they can achieve together. On 7 September, we celebrated that journey with facilitators from across East Africa and introduced our new name to the world.
VICOBAPlus is now Kuwaza:Imagine.
A new name, rooted in fifteen years of possibility
This launch is a celebration of the communities, friendships and shared learning that have shaped the movement. It is also an invitation to look ahead.
At Kitega Community Centre, we have seen how a different question can open up new possibilities. Alongside asking what is missing, we ask what people already have: their skills, experience, relationships, ideas and the strength of their community.
Kuwaza:Imagine carries that spirit into the next chapter. Our new name invites us to keep dreaming—and to explore what those dreams can become when we act together.
What can we imagine together?
We imagine existing communities growing in confidence and power, recognising their potential and shaping their own futures.
We imagine gradual, organic growth into neighbouring communities across East Africa, carried through relationships, shared experience and local initiative.
And we imagine sparking interest in the power of dreams around the world, inviting others to discover what becomes possible when people begin with what they already have.
A celebration—and an invitation
Our gathering on 7 September brought facilitators together to celebrate fifteen years of VICOBAPlus and softly launch Kuwaza:Imagine. We also marked the name change with a rap video, with thanks to Joel for helping bring the announcement to life.
To our friends, partners and everyone who has walked alongside this work: thank you. Your relationships, encouragement and participation are part of this story.
Now we invite you to help share the next chapter. Watch and share our launch video, follow Kuwaza:Imagine on social media, and share the stories and ideas that speak to you.
Discover Kuwaza:Imagine and explore the movement at we-imagine.org.
Most of all, tell us what you can imagine—and how we can be part of it.
This is an invitation to join us in the next fifteen years.
Can you imagine?
