Achille Massoma is the Co-Founder of Kinshapes, a creative incubator that introduces coding and programming, 2D and 3D illustration, virtual reality, and so much more to children in underserved communities. Kinshapes started nearly two years ago and has had nearly 300 students go through both their introductory and/or cohort workshops. Find out more about Achille and his vision for Kinshapes on today’s show! 

 

Key Takeaways:

[3:00] What is Kinshapes all about?

[6:45] Achille shares what makes Kinshapes so sustainable. 

[11:30] How are the workshops at Kinshapes structured? 

[18:10] The students develop a product by the end of the 6-8 week cohort workshop. 

[19:45] How do the students know when a project is done? 

[22:55] Kinshapes has a big interest in teaching children virtual reality. How did that first begin?

[29:35] It’s important to move from being a consumer to being a producer. This way you can acquire skills that will help support you, your family, and your community.

[30:45] What kind of products and services have the students brought to market?

[33:05] How does Kinshapes find its students?

[35:40] Kinshapes plans to launch a virtual reality club. What is the goal of this club? 

[40:45] What’s next for Kinshapes? 

 

Mentioned in This Episode:

Giving Back Podcast

Kinshapes

Achille Massoma on LinkedIn