Why you have to know Kinu?

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What is KINU? We are a Social Enterprise with the mission of concentrating, growing and accelerating the Tanzanian tech and social landscape.

Why Kinu?

• The Tanzanian tech scene needs to be brought together to form a community, develop a culture of co-creation and innovation which will become the catalyst for growth and capacity building.
• A collaborative space is needed to enable the community to participate into the co-creation process and make a joint effort to generate new solutions.
• We must establish the environment needed to ensure that the next generation of African innovators has the freedom to build products services which will reach out to the rest of the world.
• By concentrating technology innovators that are building businesses in specific areas of interest, we make it easier and more likely for financiers such as venture capitalists, angel investors or profit / non-profit driven corporations to find them and their products and services.
• Build an ecosystem that facilitates transfer of knowledge and allows people to feed off each others’ skills and expertise, for a symbiotic relationship that benefits everyone.

Who Can Benefit from Kinu?

• Tech startup companies
• Freelancers
• Mature technology companies
• Non-profit organisations
• SME’s that need technology help
• Government agencies and entities

What is the KINU Hub? An open space for Tanzania’s tech community to foster a culture of co-creation, spark innovation and augment capacity building.

The Tanzanian tech scene needs to be brought together to form a community, develop a culture of co-creation and innovation which will become the catalyst for growth and capacity building.

The KINU Hub is the collaborative space needed to enable the community to participate into the co-creation process and make a joint effort to generate new solutions to social challenges.

We must establish the environment needed to ensure that the next generation of Tanzanian innovators has the freedom to build products services which target the local environment yet can reach out to the rest of the world.

The KINU Hub offers:

• Refreshments
• High-speed internet access
• Data storage and backup
• Knowledge center
• Showcases (Exhibition space)
• Industry meet-ups & events
• Innovation competitions
• Hot-desks
• ICT  Workshops
• Testing environments
• Webinars
• Translation Center
• Application testing

Knowledge + Innovation + Collaboration = New ways of thinking and doing!
People who do things together + Place to meet, work, innovate, learn and relax = Idea that might just change the world

Meet the KINU Founders – A dynamic and energetic team that jumpstarted Tanzania’s tech community with events such as BarcampDar, Hackathon and Apps4Africa:

Luca Neghesti - Change agent entrepreneur passionate about empowering the youth and elevating Tanzania’s role in the global ICT scene. Founder of Bongo5 Media Group (@bongofive) Luca is a serial entrepreneur involved in various sectors including logistics, media, tourism and ICT.
Twitter: simplyluca
Email: luca[at]kinu.co.tz

Jones Mrusha - His passions and experiences are diverse, ranging from Pan Africa Telecoms, Word Major Bank’s Computing, Renewable Energy for IT, Start-ups, user interface design and development.
Twitter: mbongo
Email: jones[at]kinu.co.tz

Catherinerose Barretto - Recruitment Consultant and Trainer, a Political Science graduate with a passion for changing lives through employment and skill development.
Email: cr[at]kinu.co.tz

Emmanuel Feruzi - Part-time lecturer who is heavily involved in open source and free software evangelism. Dedicated to distributing skills and sharing knowledge in the areas of programming and IT.
Email: feruzi[at]kinu.co.tz

Taha Jiwaji - An entrepreneur who believes that technology is the next frontier in enabling businesses to grow in Tanzania. Founder of Bongo Live! (@bongoSMS), an sms and mobile services start-up.
Twitter: tahajiwaji
Email: taha[at]kinu.co.tz

Johnpaul Barretto - Political Science graduate with a Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, has spent a year working for the Democratic Party of California on campaigns for California State Senator.
Email: jp[at]kinu.co.tz