Learn mahjong. Lift a community.
Beautiful tiles, jewelry, and lessons for the modern mahjong table where every purchase helps feed, educate, and care for children in eastern Kenya.
Every dollar of profit goes to the Makindu Children's Program.
Find your tile.
Pieces for the table and the player — chosen to make the game more joyful and the giving effortless.
Loved at the table
The Makindu model
Rather than an orphanage, children are placed with guardians - often grandparents or distant relatives - so they benefit from living in the community. The Center is open six days a week, and children can come for a hot meal, to play with other children, or to use bathing and laundry facilities they may not have at home. Emotional support and crisis intervention are available.
Nutrition.
A vitamin-rich breakfast and a hot lunch six days a week.
Education.
School fees paid and uniforms provided for preschool through high school.
Health.
Check-ups, medicine, and crisis care when it's needed most.
Family.
Guardians learn income-generating activities including animal husbandry and receive chickens and goats to create a sustainable income and food supply.
A game that gives back, by design.
Mahjong for Makindu began with three lessons and one sister. The game took hold fast and so did an idea: what if a hobby this social could also do real good?
Every set sold, every charm clasped, every lesson booked sends support to children half a world away.
Our founder is a board member of the Makindu Children's Program and visited the Center in Kenya in 2024. What she saw shapes everything we make.
Start with Mahjong 101.
A friendly, beginner-first introduction to American Mahjong played by National Mah Jongg League rules. Bring a friend - that's how the best games begin!
