2025-05-15T09:39:36-04:00 2024-12-31 872019598 ACCURATE SERVICES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY P O BOX 23652 FEDERAL WAY WA 98093 990 2024-01-01 833464668 WAKULIMA USA % VENESSA RUNO WAKU 2069460102 23830 PACIFIC HWY S STE 333 KENT WA 98032 VENNESA RUNO Executive director 2025-05-15 false GEORGE KARIUKI P02441290 2067247429 2025-05-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z VENESSA RUNO 1200 TOWN CENTER VILLAGE DR APT 2206 MCDONOUGH GA 302535956 590721 false X www.wakulimausa.org X 2019 WA Wakulima USA is a farming and food business cooperative that advances small business development and food sovereignty for low income immigrants and people of color in the Puget Sound region. Wakulima means Farmers in Kiswahili the most widely spoken language in Africa. Wakulimas founding members are Kiswahili speaking African immigrants who are committed to preserving traditional farming and food ways and creating shared prosperity through cooperative economics. Our organization empowers people to harness their traditional food ways modern farming techniques and food innovation strategies to build successful businesses centered around healthy sustainable local farming and food production. 3 0 0 0 0 0 410655 568088 0 22633 0 0 0 0 410655 590721 0 450 0 0 304236 290881 0 0 0 93700 178441 397936 469772 12719 120949 6633 107466 48059 27943 -41426 79523 Our Food Production Center will serve as our primary storage production and distribution facility. The coop will aggregate purchase store and distribute farm inputs for members and will act as an integrator collecting the output from members undertaking manufacturing and delivering product downstream through our marketing channels. We will make value addition one of our core focuses - transformation packaging distribution and marketing of farm products both crop and livestock. Our Farming and Food Business Development Center will provide farming and food business training support and enterprise incubation to aspiring entrepreneurs from the communities we serve. We will provide the farmers and entrepreneurs we serve with mentorship farmland processing and storage facilities and marketing and distribution support. Our Community Kitchen and Cultural Center will provide a welcoming space for diverse communities to come together and share their foods cultures values and s false false 11957 0 0 Our Farm Program provides farmers with farm space technical support and markets for produce creating food sovereignty and economic opportunities in low income immigrant communities. We empower people to harness their traditional foodways modern farming techniques and food innovation strategies to build successful businesses centered around healthy sustainable local food production. The cooperative currently includes 26 farmers from various countries in Africa who cultivate in Western Washington. Wakulima hosts an annual Mavuno harvest Festival in the fall where we celebrate our farmers. 1000 0 0 One of the challenges facing immigrants and refugees is the issue of Mental Health. One of the main areas of concern is finding supports for our community that enhance culturally relevant ways of doing therapy and offering supports to our community. 17154 0 0 Our youth program invites parents and youth to work together through their adjustment challenges and see common solutions that are long-lasting and amicable. Wakulima hosts age appropriate youth forums that give youth the space to express their feelings and receive peer to peer support. We also host an annual Vijana youth Festival where we provide food and entertainment for youth bringing the community together. 0 0 0 30111 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false 3 0 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true false false false X X Wakulima USA 2069460102 23830 PACIFIC HWY S STE 333 KENT WA 98032 DAVID BULINDAH Operations Manager 52.00 0 X 92342 0 0 DICKSON NJERI Operations Manager 52.00 0 X 53700 0 0 MAURA KIZITO Development Director 52.00 0 X 103774 0 0 VANESSA RUNO Executive Director 52.00 0 X 71700 0 0 BERNARD NYAKIBA operations 52.00 0 X 7830 0 0 RUBY VALLA Communications and Fundraising Strategist 52.00 0 X 9672 0 0 339018 0 0 1 false false false 0 0 0 0 0 568088 0 568088 FARMING 22633 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22633 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 590721 0 0 0 X 0 0 450 0 0 0 0 0 212991 0 212991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77890 0 77890 0 92269 0 92269 0 0 0 0 0 8400 0 8400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 0 225 0 5140 0 5140 0 4252 0 4252 0 0 0 0 0 10370 0 10370 0 87 0 87 0 0 0 0 0 899 0 899 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15204 0 15204 0 4206 0 4206 0 Farming Program expenses 11957 11957 0 0 Mental Health program 1000 1000 0 0 Youth program ,Stipends & Mavuno King county volunteers 17154 17154 0 0 Bank charges & fees 117 0 117 0 7161 0 7161 0 469772 30111 439211 0 0 0 0 0 4795 56318 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76052 24904 1838 51148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6633 107466 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48059 27943 0 0 48059 27943 X 0 0 0 0 -41426 79523 -41426 79523 6633 107466 120949 0 0 0 0 0 X true X true X true false X 0 229955 54625 410655 590721 1285956 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 229955 54625 410655 590721 1285956 1285956 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1285956 1 0.7849 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 76052 24904 51148 51148 Header General | Explanation:| Wakulima USA supports the East African immigrant and refugee community with access to farming opportunities promotion of culturally relevant foods and access to market. We use farming and natural spaces to promote wellness physical and mental health for all ages. We advocate for environmental protection and conservation for the benefit of the community.