Many Tech Students in Kenya are Not Adequately Upskilled.
Since 2016, we have nurtured employability, innovation, and enhanced learning outcomes for hundreds of Tech students from Kenyan Universities.
Nurturing Skills.Changing Lives.
Up to 85% of university students in Kenya do not receive consistent mentorship outside the classroom, leading to insufficient knowledge and applicable skills in competencies that may not be taught within their curricula but are crucial for global competitiveness. We complement classroom learning for tertiary-level computing students in Kenya using a structured mentorship model that upskills them with 21st-century skills, thus contributing to closing the skills gap left by non-holistic tech curricula. We aim to nurture employability, instill human-centered innovation practices, and enhance learning outcomes for our beneficiaries.
Our People
Our People
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Since 2016, we have served 271 beneficiaries across eight cohorts from 27 universities in Kenya. We observe a strict 50-50 gender composition of students who identify as male or female. In 2024, we are working with the eighth cohort of 38 mentees (19 male and 19 female) from 17 universities, six of those universities located outside the capital city of Nairobi, where we are headquartered.
See who our beneficiaries are here.
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199 industry professionals, including some of our alumni, have contributed their time and skills to support our program. Industry mentors come from varied backgrounds, including tech, social sciences, and leadership. They participate in the program as keynote speakers, ICT Lead mentors, workshop facilitators, competition judges, or one-to-one mentors.
See who our mentors are here.
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Some of our alumni return to serve as peer mentors, thus supporting current mentees with their personal and professional development, while the peer mentors enhance their leadership skills. Since 2018, we have worked with 74 peer mentors as one-to-one mentors and eight peer mentors as ICT mentors.
See who our peer mentors are here.
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We launched the KamiLimu Fellows Program in 2018, which is composed of selected alumni who demonstrate outstanding skills, excellence, and leadership in the Scholarship track and competition. Five fellows have since served on the committee by implementing models that align with their strengths and add value to the mentorship program.
See who our Fellows are here.
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A founding committee of 11 members shaped the nascent years of the organization by defining various mentorship models, the first 5-year strategic plan, and revision of the mentorship curricula. Today, a new 6-member committee, consisting of alumni and KamiLimu's founder, supports the mentorship program and will serve for a period of 3 years.
See the current team and the founding committee here.
