The 1 Slum 100 Computers project provide free computer training and entrepreneurship mentoring to disadvantaged youths in Eastern Nairobi slums and informal settlements. At completion of the training and mentorship, loans them computers and other technological devices to help them set up a computer based business such as cybercafé, respectively to the business plan designed during the training/mentorship.
Within a session of 6 months, 30 youths in 3 groups with 10 members per group receive free Computer training in applications related to cybercafé business services:
1. Introduction to computer: Ms. Office and Typing
2. Graphic design
3. Internet /web services.
Simultaneously, these youths will receive an entrepreneurship mentorship - Each group is requested to identify a local mentor and the Project assigns another mentor to each Group (a mentor: An experienced business person with 15+ years of diverse general business experience). These mentors help the group members to complete 9 modules course intended to help them create a business plan for the group and to document this plan with an elevator pitch, a business plan summary, and an Investment Profile. 9 modules course:
1. Mission, opportunity and strategy
2. External Environment
3. Target Market statement
4. Operations and value chain
5. Organization/Human Resource
6. Business Model
7. Metrics
8. Operating Plan
9. Financing .
At completion of this training & mentorship, each group (Leader) present their Business Plan Summary to Project and partners Leadership, mentors, and invited audience in a Public graduation conference. Each group then receive a loan package of basic equipments worth not exceeding 3200 $, respectively to their business plan. For self-sustainability, the program requires loan repayment with interests of 12-15% if paid within 6 months and 12 months respectively.
Note: the 1 slum 100 computers project was developed and is operated by International Transformation Foundation (ITF) a youth led nonprofit organization on principles of stimulus and inspiration of change and transformation of youth for individual achievement. Providing youth self development programs encompassing leadership and entrepreneurship. ITF Secretariat is based in Nairobi-Kenya under the leadership of Secretary General-Mr. Venuste Kubwimana.
The 1 slum 100 computers project provide local youth who are generally poor combined with
Opportunities to make self earned income, the project’s idea is to challenge the participants to design and run computer based services resolving the community’s challenges whereby they could earn revenues from providing services to the residents and from other services already offered in the community but lacking computer/technological aspects.
Each 1 slum 100 computers project activity is measured against own pre-designed metric:
- Computer training: each course has deadline and participant pass a test
- Entrepreneurship mentorship: each course has time limit and worksheet that each participating group must be able to complete it.
The 1 slum 100 Computers program operate in sessions with one session comprising 3 youth groups with 10 members each and each session last for 6 months.
It is possible for youth who could not afford basic education to successfully run their own businesses provided they have a tailored training.
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