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Every comic, every film, Nyirobi Girl's column and most essays on this site are free to read, and every writer who made one is paid for the reading. A few long essays are sold one piece at a time. Keeping the rest open is only possible because people who can afford to pay do, and people who cannot still get in.

A donation buys you nothing — it unlocks no paid piece, and there is no badge, no early access, no thanks-in-the-credits. It pays a writer in Nairobi for work you have already read for free.

What a donation does

• Ksh 500 — a thank-you for the pieces you have already read.
• Ksh 1,500 — helps keep the free pieces free for everyone.
• Ksh 5,000 — commissions the better part of a new piece.

Any amount works — the numbers above are a starting point, not a menu. There is no minimum and no recurring charge; send it once, or send it again whenever it seems right.

A donation does not unlock anything

A donation is a gift to the writers' pot. It does not unlock paid pieces, now or later, and there is no subscription to take instead. If you want to read a paid piece, buy that piece on its own page for Ksh 50; the money goes to the same people.

Where the money goes

• Writers, first and most — the per-read rate is paid out of this. When there is more in the pot, an editor raises the rate on a piece rather than banking the difference.
• The desks — commissioning a comic, filming a lecture, and paying the people who edit both.
• Keeping the lights on — hosting, the domain, and the tools. It is the smallest line and we would like to keep it that way.

Questions about any of this? Write to us.