EdTech Gumzo

In this episode, Nyapara speaks to Dr. Silas Wandera, the founder of Tutor for Africa Learning about his journey from teaching in the United States to building an education technology solution in Kenya.

He narrates how his interest in EdTech sparked during his high school days when students had to share a single book. Now, Dr. Silas Wandera has set out to level the playing field for learners everywhere in Kenya. How is this working out for him? Listen in 

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Jennifer Kaberi, the founder of Mtoto News, discusses how she started a children's digital media house in Kenya, and why representation of African children matters in all sectors.

Listen to how Mtoto News empowers and provides children with resources to develop, participate and create solutions for problems that they face.

In this episode, Jennifer shares why she advocates for digital literacy becoming a taught foundational course in Kenyan schools, plus why designing digital products for humans and not for profit will ensure digital safety and child protection.

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What life skills do we need to thrive in the 21st century? As the world advances in technology, how can educators ensure that the big 3 skills: (1) Critical thinking (2) Effective communication and (3) Collaboration are integrated across the education value chain? 

Join Faith Ngogoyo-Mwangi, the Founder of Tanda Tech Hub, on her journey of building the school of 21st Century Skills. 

Tanda Tech Hub equips teachers, students, leaders, and education institutions with life skills, including AI literacy, emotional intelligence, entrepreneurial thinking, and career readiness. 

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Mumbe Mwangangi tells the story of a soon-to-be 30 year old’s desire to create something and how it led to Nyansapo AI. This episode features a messy break up with the co-founder, taking a break from being a Founder, and navigating AI acceptance and resistance in Kenya.

How does Mumbe pick herself up after quitting her own organisation and eventually returning to it? Find out how this WISE EdTech Accelerator recipient is improving foundational numeracy and literacy in Kenya using AI. 

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Isaac Nyangolo, the Founder of Zeraki talks about his journey from employment to becoming a Founder of an EdTech company just 2 months after leaving his job. Using his combined experience in education and technology, he decided to build a localised EdTech Analytics solution to manage school performance data to assess the kind of help learners needed. 

In this episode, he reveals the push that came with the first mover disadvantage when teachers couldn’t integrate their technology in schools despite buying into their solution. Plus, how Zeraki has scaled to 9 other African countries beyond Kenya. His advice to entrepreneurs is “Focus on selling from the word go.” #EdTechGumzo #EdTechFoundersSeries #AfricanFounders

Founders of EdTech East Africa, Jennifer Otieno and Missy Mwendwa, kickstart our Founders' Series by sharing their journey growing the EdTech East ecosystem. From their first gathering of 12 people to hosting regional and the national EdTech Summit in Kenya. How did they do it? And how do you move from "event" to creating lasting impact?

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In this episode of EdTech Gumzo, we explore key insights from the East African Community Regional Education Conference, focusing on how stakeholders are working to bridge gaps in education across the region. We host a conversation with Christine Okello (Education Program Officer at Global E-Schools and Communities Initiatives), Naftali Muroki (Associate Director of Community and Advocacy at Metis), and Joan from EdTech East Africa.

Join us for an inspiring dialogue on how Pan-African collaboration could drive change for learners across the region.

In this episode of "EdTech Gumzo," We discuss leveraging WhatsApp to enhance foundational learning. Joan, from East Africa, shares her experience leading a three-month sprint to create a WhatsApp community for teachers and learners, emphasizing the app's role in supporting literacy and numeracy. Beryl Oyuer, from Nabu.org, explains how Nabu uses WhatsApp to distribute educational resources, and to engage parents and teachers. The episode highlights the transformative potential of Low-tech tools like WhatsApp in education, addressing challenges like data costs and technophobia while promoting collaboration and innovative teaching methods.