ABOUT US

Wear Your Language. Learn Through Culture

Swahili Panda is a cultural edtech streetwear project designed to make Swahili cool, fun, and accessible to youth in the United States, across the African diaspora, and in non-Swahili-speaking regions around the world.

We transform clothing into a cultural learning experience—where visuals, storytelling, and identity come together. Swahili Panda isn’t just something you wear; it’s something you learn through.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is simple:

To make Swahili cool, accessible, and unforgettable for youth in the U.S., the African diaspora, and all non-Swahili regions through innovative, culture-centered learning tools.

WHY SWAHILI PANDA EXISTS

Swahili is one of the fastest-growing languages in the world—spoken by over 200 million people and taught in more than 100 universities across the United States.

Yet for many learners, Swahili feels distant, academic, or disconnected from everyday life.

Swahili Panda introduces the language through:

• Visual learning

• Cultural storytelling

• East African everyday life

• Micro-learning built directly into fashion

By embedding language into streetwear, we make learning natural, social, and memorable.

We’re building more than a product—we’re building a movement that connects identity, language, and style

WHO WE SERVE-A Two-Speed Community

Swahili Panda serves two overlapping communities, each engaging with the language in their own way.

Swahili Pros

Native speakers, East African communities, educators, and heritage buyers.
Swahili Pros wear it to represent identity.

Swahili Explorers

Non-Swahili Africans, curious learners, travelers, students, and culture-driven Gen Z. Swahili Explorers wear it to explore, connect, and learn.

Curious. Continental. Global.

Together, these two groups create the energy that drives Swahili Panda—where cultural pride and curiosity meet through design.

THE COMPANY BEHIND THE MOVEMENT

Swahili Panda is a product of Mokomatic LLC, a cultural edtech company based in Kansas, USA.

At Mokomatic, our broader mission is to make African languages—starting with Swahili—cool, modern, and accessible through the intersection of design, culture, and technology.

START YOUR JOURNEY

• Shop the Swahili Panda T-Shirt

• Learn How It Works