ICT Education & Job Creation for Rural Africa

Mambo,

So many things have happened since we wrote you the last time. One thing is that we are super excited to host our third donation-hike in Germany next month, but see for yourself:  

LÖWENMARSCH
On the 4^th September you are warmly invited to participate at Löwenmarsch, a fundraising hike that is taking place in the Bavarian alpine upland from Kaltenberg to the beautiful castle Neuschwarnstein. The aim is to hike up to 100 km within 24 h while collecting funds for each kilometer hiked. Even though 100 km is the great goal, it is also possible to join also for a smaller section of the way. More information about how to participate, the safety guidelines and how to donate here: www.löwenmarsch.de .

GUARANTEED FAIR TRADE BY WFTO
Since a few months our sister organization Digital Lions is the first digital fair trade agency and admitted into the WFTO (World Fair Trade Organization). You can see one of the article writing about how Digital Lions got a member, and why this process took over two years here: Press Release of WFTO . We are very happy and proud to becoming a guaranteed fair trade enterprise and are very excited to see more corporations coming up in future. 

LOOKING FOR A WEB-, GRAPHIC OR 3D-DESIGNER?
If you or a friend of yours is in need of a new website, graphic design, video or 3D-design, do not be shy and try out the service of our sister organization Digital Lions. The graduates of Learning Lions are offering their service here and are excited to use their skills to help you achieve what you need. You can contact them here. 

You see, there is a lot going on. 

Stay tuned for the next report,
Stefanie

Dear friends and supporters ,

the year is already three months old, and we are looking forward to give you an update on what is happening these days. There is a lot to tell, but see for yourself:

HELP WANTED

We are currently looking for support in our communication team. As our sister organization Digital Lions is progressing with its Fair Trade certification, we are in need for a PR/campaign manager to do a campaign around the topic “Fair Trade goes Digital”. For more details check this out or contact us via Email.

VIRTUAL TOUR OF OUR NEW ICT CAMPUS WITH HEIKO MAAS

It was a privilege to guide Heiko Maas, the German Foreign Minister, on a virtual tour around our new ICT campus during his meeting with Kenya Foreign Minister Awour Omamo (see Twitter post of Auswärtiges Amt). During the tour the Minister was  interacting with our students and asked questions about our program. We are very honored to be recognized by the German government and hope to one day welcome the Minister in person on our Campus.

A LITTLE TOUR OF OUR NEW ICT CAMPUS ON FACEBOOK

Rikard and Bonface give a little tour of the new and modern ICT campus on the shores of Lake Turkana online. Rikard is one of our great volunteers who mentors lions on web development and Bonface is our Lead System Administrator, taking a great care of Learning Lions equipment and systems. They explain a little of the amazing project by KÉRÉARCHITECTURE that is optimally tailored to the needs of an ICT campus in the semi-desert of Turkana: Innovative construction methods (windows, ventilation, second roof) are to create perfect working conditions. The building includes classrooms, co-working place and accommodations for the Lions. You can see the full video of the campus tour on our Facebook page: 

I hope you enjoyed this small update from Lodwar and you will stay connected with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram .

Kwaheri,
Stefanie