Overview by the Numbers:

Currently Serving: 250 students

<aside> <img src="/icons/sharing_blue.svg" alt="/icons/sharing_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Summary of Team4Tech Contributions and Collaborations (2024):

• Partnership began in 2021
• 4 projects with 48 pro bono consultants
• 1,094+ pro bono hours committed
• $229,700+ value of pro bono consulting
• $60,000 in grant support </aside>

Background:

<aside> 📌 NairoBits empowers underserved youth aged 17-24 in Kenya with tech education, presenting them with opportunities to succeed & end poverty.

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🤝 Partnership Objectives:

NairoBits partners with Team4Tech to scale their programs to serve a wider range of youth, regularizing updates to curricula, and scaling the “Bits” model to other East African countries. Team4Tech supports this vision through helping build a robust online system, upgrading tech infrastructure, and building and developing the capacity of NairoBits staff and trainers.

NairoBits Trust Partnership Overview

📊 Metrics:

Learner Engagement

• Gender balance ratio in classes and projects
• Learner attendance of classes
• Number of students progressing from certificate to diploma level

Learner Growth

• Number of people impacted through ICT projects
• Number of students securing internships
• Number of graduates per year

Teacher and Staff Effectiveness

• Capacity building engagements for staff members

Organizational Sustainability and Scale

• Number of new partnerships per quarter
• Number of programs available each year
• Number of student exchange programs per quarter

Grant Budget Analysis:

<aside> <img src="/icons/library_gray.svg" alt="/icons/library_gray.svg" width="40px" /> NairoBits puts their grant budget toward:

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• strengthening tech capacity and teaching skills, investing in teacher training, trainer laptops, student laptops and tablets
• upgrading technology by securing a Learning Management System, building a media center, investing in podcasting equipment, and bolstering internet connectivity.

Pro Bono Capacity-Building Projects:

• March 2021: Skills for Impact Project with Deloitte (drop down for more)
• September 2021: Design for Impact Project with Zendesk (drop down for more)
• October 2021: Virtual Strategic Project with Zendesk (drop down for more)
• May 2022: Skills for Impact with Zendesk (drop down for more)