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TechLit Africa

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1 year

Debugging triumphs #techlitclasses #techlitkids

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

It took a lot of debugging but Sammy and Irene finally got their robot to stack three cubes #techlitrobotics

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1 year

Sammy and Irene testing out their cube stacking code. #techlitrobotics

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6 months

Oh my oh my 😍😍😍

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1 year

Sammy and Irene just successfully coded the robot to stack these three cubes #techlitrobotics

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11 months

Do you see his website in the background? #techlitkids

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1 year

This is Irene Nafula. She was the first one to complete our day’s robotic challenge. #techlitrobotics

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1 year

Intro to Python #techlitclasses #tylerkwaground

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1 year

Intro to Python in Swahili 🇰🇪

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1 year

Bowen is back with some CSS animations lessons 🤩 #techlitkids #techlitafrica

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8 months

They got to fly today 😍

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1 year

Sammy and Irene spent hours to figure out stacking four cubes. Had to go home and come back the following day to continue with their quest #techlitrobotics

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8 months

Learn Python with Bowen. Today we are learning about functions, for-loops and interpolation 😻 #techlitafrica #techlitcurriculum #techlitkids Also Gravity Forms is matching all donations $1 for $1

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@techlitafrica

1 year

It is the way he celebrates for us. Sammy doesn’t give up easily. He tries and tries and dances once he figures it out. He makes his classmates believe everything is possible. #techlitkids

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1 year

A quick tutorial on creating, deleting and renaming folders in bash. #techlitkids

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4 months

Teacher Bowen 😍 #techlitafrica #techlitkids

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1 year

She wants you to see the folders she created from the terminal 🤩

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

2 years

@techlitafrica : the love story❤️

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1 year

Digital skills in Kenyan schools 🇰🇪

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1 year

Intro to bash. #techlitclass

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

11 months

Hi Mom 🤩, look at the website I have just made ~ Randy, Grade 6 #techlitkids #techlitafrica

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

It is a robot dancing 🕺. Checkout Sammy and his robot 🤖 #techlitrobotics

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

2 years

We have a plan. Teach kids in rural areas in-demand technical skills. Teach them how to build a brand and get a job remotely. We still have 11 more days of voting for CNN hero of the year. Vote here 👉

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

11 months

Future designer right here. In our CSS class today, Irene was very intentional on the colors she chose. Her work inspired the rest that they would come to her for advice. Her feedback : “that is too hard to read”, “those colors are too similar”. #techlitafrica #techlitkids

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TechLit Africa

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1 year

We installed six computer labs this week 🎉🎉 That is six new schools. ✅Two in Nakuru County, ✅Three Laikipia county and ✅One in Busia County 🎉🎉🎉

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

11 months

Big Goals. Big Screen #techlitafrica #techlitkids

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11 months

Irene coded a dancing robot, Nelly volunteered to help test it 🤩 #techlitrobotics #techlitafrica

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

We are back in Mogotio 🇰🇪🇰🇪and ready for the 2023 academic year

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

And the crew is ready to deploy and teach HTML & CSS in all the schools. All our students will be learning the fundamentals of building a website and extension the internet. We are currently hiring in Kitui County, wanna join us? 👉

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

11 months

In our CSS class today, Irene was very intentional on the colors she chose. Her work inspired the rest that they would come to her for advice. Some of the feedback she had for them were: “that is too hard to read”, “those colors are too similar”. #techlitafrica #techlitkids

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@techlitafrica

1 year

Robotics just entered the chat 🤩

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@techlitafrica

3 months

Kwa ground hapo UG 🇺🇬 #techlitafrica #taptengeleihq

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@techlitafrica

3 months

Allan loves his new keyboard @Logitech ❤️ #techlitafrica #taptengeleihq

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

9 months

This kid right here has been at it for weeks. His focus is unmatched. Touch Typing takes a lot of practice and Allan has been taking any free time to practice. He on the homestretch now. What an honor to play a part in his tech journey ❤️ #techlitkids #techlitcurriculum

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

New computer lab loading 🤩

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@techlitafrica

3 months

Unajua five years si mingi. Wacha nianze bussiness card yangu mapema 🤩 #techlitafrica #taptengeleihq

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

11 months

Welcome to #techlitafrica robots class. Allan was determined to have his robot stack for cubes. #techlitrobotics

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

@Roba_kweli Mogotio, Baringo county

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

9 months

Look at him go 😍

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

(recap 14/14) Nelly wins CNN Hero of the Year! #techlit206 #techlitrecap #recap2022 --- This holiday season, consider joining our monthly giving program: 100% of website donations directly fund tech literacy in rural Africa.

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

Heading to Kitui County 🎉 All the way from @kidsoncomputers , in Denver USA

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@techlitafrica

9 months

Feels like @techlitafrica 2.0

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

11 months

Maureen is so engaging. Look at her HTML intro. #techlitafrica #techlitclass #techlitkids #techlitteachers

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

8 months

Minetest has been his creative outlet lately. His recent project: his school. In the basement, he has bed rooms for all his friends and a soccer ⚽️ stadium. These kids continue to amaze and inspire us. What an honor to play a part in their tech journey ❤️ #techlitkids

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

9 months

After weeks of practice, Allan finished touch-typing. This kid can now touch-type, use the command line, code in python and make basic websites. Imagine six years from now. Who gets to hire this kid? #techlitkids #techlitcurriculum #techlitafrica

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

7 months

Marsha has a tour for of her computer for you #techlitkids #techlitafrica #techlittutorials

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

10 months

At TechLit, we believe you don’t have to leave to make it. With the push to remote and the right skills our kids could be working for any company in the world from their communities! We have been working super hard on our curriculum to deliver that promise.

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

10 months

Michelle has an HTML tutorial for you in Kalenjin. Buckle up she is quit a teacher Also Gravity Forms is matching all donations $1 for $1 🔗👉 . . . . #techlitafrica #techlitkids

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

3 months

These headphones came just in time for our music production classes 🤩 Thanks @Logitech ❤️ #techlitafrica #taptengeleihq

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

Day 1/14 We started TechLit because rural Africans lack opportunities to make a living, but digital skills unlock global opportunities. In 2019, after starting a failed resource center, we left our tech jobs to connect used computers to rural Africans in a way that works. 1/5

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

10 months

When we say growing up with Tech. We mean literally 🤩. Also Gravity Forms is matching all donations $1 for $1 . . . . #techlitafrica #techlitkids

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

11 months

They worked really hard on inline styles only to learn they were bad programmers 😂 They are READY for CSS #techlitcurriculum #techlitafrica #techlitkids

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

3 months

Git entered the chat 🤩 #techlitafrica #taptengeleihq

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

This is Bowen. He wants to be a software engineer at @google . He has been working on his website now hosted on #techlitkids

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

8 months

Learn Python with Bowen Today we are learning about building websites with python. Using Common Gateway interface (CGI) #techlitafrica #techlitcurriculum #techlitkids Also Gravity Forms is matching all donations $1 for $1

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

11 months

We have loved hosting our friends from Madagascar 🇲🇬

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

3 months

Join Bowen for a journey through our latest collection of amazing gadgets, courtesy of @IEX These devices are so slick. Thank you Obi and @IEX . If your company is looking an alternative way to repurpose old tech, we can’t think of a better investment 🤩 #techlitunboxing

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

2 years

In Kasane, Botswana 🇧🇼. They welcomed us with such a wonderful traditional dance. Naturally, I had to show them our Kenyan dances 🇰🇪 We may not speak the same language but we dance to the tune of Mama Africa.

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

(recap 9/14) The purpose of TechLit Africa is to empower rural Africa with excellent opportunities to earn a living through digital skills. #techlit206 #techlitrecap #recap2022 🧵

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

8 months

Shipping used to be our biggest challenge, but not anymore! Thanks to the power of our logistics partners, we are now able to receive computers right at our doorstep and ship them to any school. Our process is now super distributed, allowing us to unlock nine counties in Kenya

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

(2/14) We made so many tech improvements in our classrooms this year! TechLit classrooms are stitched together from all kinds of used hardware and free software. Most of our tech choices were made after trying many other options and choosing the best fit for our classes. 🧵 👇

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

😲😊

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@techlitafrica

1 year

The Kenyan urge to instantly balance anything on your head #techlitrobotics

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

(Recap 4/14) When we started TechLit, we wanted local operations to be funded locally. This would enable us to scale quickly. It also meant once we get computers into the community, they create jobs, educate kids and run sustainably forever. 🧵🧵

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

9 months

Betty has a multiline edit tutorial for you in her native language: kikamba . . . . . #techlitafrica #techlitkids #techlitcurriculum

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@techlitafrica

3 months

How music production classes are about to be so lit 🔥 Thanks @Logitech #techlitafrica #techlitcurriculum #taptengeleihq

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

4 months

Taptengelei HQ hapa ❤️ We are making Taptengelei real for 10,000 kids across nine counties. #techlitafrica #taptengeliehq #remotework

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

4 months

Bowen got his first business card ❤️. Every time someone visit them, they are excited to host them and show them around their programs. They also teach them a few things. At the end they exchange emails to keep in touch. Bowen was Amy’s teacher today. So when he went 🧵👇

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

Tanzanians are so sweet ❤️🇹🇿 Sisi ni NGO, tulianzia Kenya 🇰🇪 (Founder wetu @nelly_cheboi ni Mkenya). Tutakuja Tanzania hivi karibuni. Labda mwaka ujao? elezea mashule zenu kutuhusu

بو سالم 🇹🇿

@Rahim_Meghji

1 year

Hii ni Kenya Ni lini elimu ya kibongo itafikia level hizi

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

4 months

#techsaturdays

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@techlitafrica

11 months

Rolling into Uasin Gishu county like 🤩 ✅Baringo County ✅Nakuru County ✅Mombasa County ✅Laikipia County ✅Kitui County ✅Kwale County ✅Busia County ✅Uasin Gishu County ◻️Nandi County #techlitafrica #techlitschools

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

5 months

How do we teach complex stuff to kids? Through a lot of play. This is our rich text class. They are learning about user interfaces, inline and block formatting, basic design and communicating effectively ❤️ #techlitkids #techlitafrica #techlitcurriculum

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

Pure bliss #techlitrobotics

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@techlitafrica

10 months

Learn vim with Allan #techlitafrica #techlitkids #techlitcurriculum Also Gravity Forms is matching all donations $1 for $1 upto 25,000 🤯👉

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

9 months

Learn Python with Bowen. Today we are learning about strings, variables and concatenation 😻 #techlitafrica #techlitcurriculum #techlitkids Also Gravity Forms is matching all donations $1 for $1

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@techlitafrica

2 months

Making the TikTok logo with just shapes. #techlitafrica #tylerkwaground #techlitcurriculum

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@techlitafrica

10 months

Story time. This is how the vim class started. It inspiring how much these kids can learn . . . . #techlitcurriculum #techlitafrica #kosikwaground

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

8 months

Learn Python with Bowen Today we are learning about if/else statements #techlitafrica #techlitcurriculum #techlitkids Also Gravity Forms is matching all donations $1 for $1

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

10 months

You know Bowen 💻⚽️. Well he has a python demo for you. #techlitafrica #techlitkids #techlitcurriculum Also @gravityforms is matching all donations $1 for $1 upto 25,000 🤯👉

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

Iko sawa Fidel #techlitkids

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@techlitafrica

1 year

(recap 11/14) Bowen is a fifth grader in Mogotio developing his own websites with version control. His plan is to deploy often to Github and include tutorials about what he learns. #techlit206 #techlitrecap #recap2022 🧵

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

9 months

Good morning ☀️ from Funzi Island 🏝️

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@techlitafrica

10 months

Show and tell 🤩 For this activity: 🗂️They created a txt file for each of their classmates using shell 🎁✍️Added a present with vim 💻Demoed the presents with ranger #techlitcurriculum

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

11 months

We had some friends visit from Madagascar 🇲🇬. So we learnt some french in between HTML tables. #techlitafrica #techlitkids #techlitclass

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

Happy Friyay #techlitkids #techlitclass

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

Do you see what we see? Programmers in the making. Optimize screen use✅ Debug problems ✅ Intense Focus ✅ Using Terminal ✅ #techlitclass #techlitkids

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

2 years

Tune in tommorow at 8 PM EST to celebrate @techlitafrica with the world #cnnheroes

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

10 months

Just a quick break away from the keyboard #techlitkids

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@techlitafrica

3 months

Our raster’s curriculum has been fun 🤩 #techlitkids #techlitcurriculum #techlitafrica

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

New county unlocked 🎉🇰🇪. Driving in to install computer labs at a school Laikipia county 🎉🎉

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

10 months

Show and tell 🤩 For this activity: 🗂️They created a txt file for each of their classmates using shell 🎁✍️Added a present with vim 💻Demoed the presents with ranger #techlitcurriculum

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

3 months

Bowen loved Mac Mini’s slick design 🤩 #techlitafrica #techlitunboxing

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@techlitafrica

3 months

It is amazing how scary smart these kids have gotten. FYI: we are actively looking for computer donations. What does your company do with its old computers? Might they donate to us? #techlitafrica #watotonoma #taptengeleihq

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

10 months

When one terminal is just not enough. Allan’s got you covered with a tmux tutorial #techlitafrica #techlitkids #techlitcurriculum Also Gravity Forms is matching all donations $1 for $1 upto 25,000

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

2 years

Such an honor

CNN

@CNN

2 years

After growing up in poverty in Kenya, Nelly Cheboi found her passion in computers. Now, she's teaching tech — and bringing hope — to a new generation.

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@techlitafrica

1 year

#tylerkwaground

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1 year

#tylerkwaground at the end of class

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

1 year

Our newest computer lab runs completely on solar. This is Mdengerekeni Primary in Kashani, Mombasa County. Would you like to teach them? Apply here👉

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

10 months

Shell scripting can be fun. Here is their chicken dance in between practices #techlitkids #techlitcurriculum Also: @gravityforms is matching donations up to 👉

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TechLit Africa

@techlitafrica

11 months

This energetic team right here came with @GivePowerFdn to install solar at our HQ. Here is a sneak peak of their swahili lesson after a full day of digging qnd hardwork #techlitkids #techlitafrica

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