SwahiliBox IoT BootCamp – When Kids Innovate
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On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, the team was excited to host a successful information session on SPRING, which is a pioneering accelerator program by GrowthAfrica that supports businesses whose products and services could transform the lives of adolescent girls. The session attracted quite an audience with an attendance of close to 50, as the GrowthAfrica Kenyan Team introduced themselves, their partners, played a small video and explained about the program.
The audience had a lot to learn and discover about SPRING and why it specifically targets girls. And we couldn’t quote the reason better than what is already on its website; “When girls have the freedom to learn, earn, and save without harm, families become stronger both economically and socially, student numbers increase, agricultural productivity goes up, while rates of child marriage, teen pregnancy, and HIV/AIDS go down.
Girls therefore have a unique ability to transform lives and end the cycle of intergenerational poverty. This is the “Girl Effect”. Now that Mombasa has been enlightened on this amazing opportunity for our girls, it’s our greatest hope that we can get as many startups and businesses to apply for our society to progress and reach the heights we all envision. A community is only as strong as its people, so why not strengthen every community member, including girls.
This is also a brilliant chance for those businesses whose products or services are centered and designed for girls to get finance, world-class mentors, and technical expertise. Talk about hitting the jackpot for those businesses that will make it into the accelerator. For those of you who missed out on this interesting day, here are some snapshots to what transcended.
We are fascinated to announce that SwahiliBox sub initiatives are taking shape – and are fully managed by our volunteer community members. There are various departments, which we call “Branches” of SwahiliBox:
SwahiliBox Arts
Because Mombasa and the Coast is rich in Arts, Heritage and Culture. Let us use technology to allow the Coast to reach its maximum potential. We have Fikrah Teule working with us on this. This will also work in line with tha Authors group. They include:
Training & Mentorship
Training & mentorship is a branch of SwahiliBox that will give both techies and other stakeholders access to professional training and mentorship networks. Volunteer team leads:
SwahiliBox Events
SwahiliBox Events is a branch of SwahiliBox that is geared towards the creation and management of high quality events for the community. Volunteer team leads:
SwahiliBox Research
What is technology without hard facts, figures and statistics? Team lead Harris Mwashalo working with:
SwahiliBox is a project of M-Power (CBO). The Technology Open Space in Mombasa, Kenya which focuses on socio-economic technology empowerment, inspiring and developing individuals and help them develop new and innovative ideas through networking, access to training and support and professional mentoring and coaching. It brings together investors, donors, entrepreneurs, experts, artists, and other individuals and provides them with an opportunity to share knowledge, learn, find mentors and expound on their talents, abilities and innovative ideas that will lead to the development of Kenya and globally at large.
Keep an eye on our blog. We are working hard to bring you interesting content to showcase our great work in Mombasa.
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