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Project owner's name :
Mr Yilla Joe
Mr Yilla Joe
Country of deployment for the project :
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sector :
Other
Other
What problem does your company want to solve? :
There is a lack of readily available resources and accessible opportunities for individuals interested in pursuing technology-based careers as a means of livelihood.
There is a lack of readily available resources and accessible opportunities for individuals interested in pursuing technology-based careers as a means of livelihood.
What solution does your company provide? :
Knesst is using a community based approach to provide opportunities for school leavers and college graduates to maximise skills and gain livelihoods in the tech industry in and out of the country
Knesst is using a community based approach to provide opportunities for school leavers and college graduates to maximise skills and gain livelihoods in the tech industry in and out of the country
Describe your project :
KNESST is a community centered social venture approach that seeks to upskill and provide support to tech builders, founders and explorers that are providing solutions to everyday problems through the use of tech, innovation and entrepreneurship. This is done in through our meet ups and our capacity building initiative. We foster community through regular events that people who are interested in technology as a means of providing solutions. Our capacity building initiative is the incubator of skills for within the community to aid in their ability to take full advantage of the opportunities that would come their way including competitions, career development and entrepreneurship opportunities. Our design challenge has ignited the need to have designers and other builders ie. developers, project managers, data analysts to undergo a training for career readiness especially in the tech field/industry. At Knesst we view tech from two different perspectives : tech FOR and FROM Sierra Leone. Therefore, our community building initiatives are a means to develop solutions for challenges in and out of the country.
KNESST is a community centered social venture approach that seeks to upskill and provide support to tech builders, founders and explorers that are providing solutions to everyday problems through the use of tech, innovation and entrepreneurship. This is done in through our meet ups and our capacity building initiative. We foster community through regular events that people who are interested in technology as a means of providing solutions. Our capacity building initiative is the incubator of skills for within the community to aid in their ability to take full advantage of the opportunities that would come their way including competitions, career development and entrepreneurship opportunities. Our design challenge has ignited the need to have designers and other builders ie. developers, project managers, data analysts to undergo a training for career readiness especially in the tech field/industry. At Knesst we view tech from two different perspectives : tech FOR and FROM Sierra Leone. Therefore, our community building initiatives are a means to develop solutions for challenges in and out of the country.