Kimathi Information Centre lies in the marginalized part of the urban estates in Nairobi Kenya Eastlands.How time flies!we have just hit our two years anniversary last month.What reminded me was my yahoo alert! I guess what has made me not remember are the challenges this venture has been facing.Our Internet service providers-(Names withheld) pulled down our efforts towards reaching our goal for approximately one year and 9 months we have been experiencing crazy downtime's until we got a solution sometime ago.This though has not killed our passion to reach out to the whole community by providing a conducive environment towards bridging the digital divide.(That why we call ourselves ICT4D Evangelists)-ICT4D stands for-(Information Communication and Technology For Development)
Our drive comes through after we see what we do on the gr
grassroots.We have individuals who have never gotten an opportunity to touch a computer leave alone getting to understand the jargon's involved in sending an email or writing a text on a document.I cannot forget to mention my young folks who scram the centre during the weekends to play games and relax after having been closed in their houses doing school work and house chores.Kimathi Information centre in its two year existence has brought enormous change by bringing convenience to its neighbors.Now neighbors can surf at the comfort of their homes.We have even gone further to involve the youth towards training them on how best they would write business plans and proposals then hooking them up with mentors and financial institutions who guide them through the process of acquiring start up loans.
We are looking ahead focusing on our vision to reach out to the marginalized communities in our Country.We purpose to give an opportunity to all individuals who want to change.We shall always preach ICT4D towards eliminating poverty in Africa and in particular my community.My beloved community through Kimathi Information Centre.
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