Deliberate interventions by actors fostering gender equality across different sectors, time and time again continue to improve gender parity and create a lasting impact in the lives of beneficiary girls and women. There is indeed a rise in resultant outcomes for women in education, income, STEM and so on.
BitsAscend: Heading for the skies
On October 27th, NairoBits held its biggest event of the year, gathering over hundreds of virtual attendees from its community. The event was a celebration of impact created over 2 decades of working with youth from informal settlements and low income backgrounds.
The Inertia Analogy
about the two forms of education that exist within the African society: African Traditional Education (ATE) and the contemporary western education brought forth by the missionaries. It goes without saying that many scores of people feel that the latter was wiping out the former.
Alumni Spotlight
It’s been a rollercoaster. At least for the couple of months since COVID-19 found its way into Kenya and prompted several containment measures by the government. This has seen our way of life change completely, some more than others. But we have adapted and so have our students and Alumni.
Developer with a conviction; Meet Halima
ever imagined life without one hand? Imagine no more because we are here to tell you the story. Meet Halima Jamila Shaban – 28 years old. Halima is a versatile and passionate young
The Numbers
Numbers rule our lives because they shape our stories in age, salary, item costs, height, horse power or in the current day the number of people infected by the Corona Virus. In the same way that numbers determine reopening, numbers have been shaping the lives of many since March.
A mom, a bit too early…
The first half of 2020 saw about 152,000 adolescents aged 10 – 19 get pregnant. At the release of this report, it immediately became apparent that even COVID-19 that has halted many aspects of our lives, shall not halt the epidemic of social inequity.
Innovation & Technology
The transformational power of information communication technologies and the associated solutions has been observed in several advanced nations all over the world. Its ability to drive the economic advancements, innovation and entrepreneurship in African nations cannot be undermined
Will the career path I chose weather another Pandemic?
One Lesson the pandemic has driven home with a heavy blow is that nothing is ever certain. The virus has brought about grave economic and societal consequences. COVID-19 has not only cause but also exposed many inequalities of life including issues in healthcare
The Student Spotlight: David Buluma
Typical of hard times, many of us resign to our fate and try as we may, find it hard to get up and try something utterly different to survive. That is not the case for our students here at Nairobits. The word to describe the spirit shown across would be…