Showcasing Tech Innovations for Social Good in Africa.
What is Tech for Good?
The Tech for Good (T4G) is an annual conference that aims to showcase the impact of using Technology for Social Good in Africa.
It is the intentional use of technology to try and have a positive, measurable impact on the world. It’s about using technology to solve big social and environmental challenges.
Why Tech for Good?
There is a lot of negative information being spread out there concerning Tech and its use in Africa. We created Tech for Good to solve this problem.
First, the evolution of technology is beneficial to humans for several reasons. At the medical level, technology can help treat more sick people and consequently save many lives and combat very harmful viruses and bacteria. … Technology has also increased the productivity of almost every industry in the world.
Technology affects the way individuals communicate, learn, and think. It helps society and determines how people interact with each other on a daily basis. It’s made learning more interactive and collaborative, this helps people better engage with the material that they are learning and have trouble with.
In summary, it has become an intricate part of our being.
There is a lot of good being done in the Tech Space, startups, innovators, individuals, companies, NGOs are working tirelessly to ensure lives are improved. How much of those actions are being showcased especially in the international media?
T4G brings together students, communities, hubs, organizations, Non-profits, etc to explore veritable use cases for using technology for social good.
Aims and Objectives
- Showcase innovations in Technology across African Continent
- Foster Collaboration
- Provide mechanisms for people to access or use technologies in an open, cost-efficient, and sustainable way.
- Promote Diversity and Inclusion in Tech. Tech for Good welcomes everyone who has made an impact using Technology in Africa.
Event Recap
The Tech for Good Conference was held on the 2nd October 2021 at TechCreek, Rivers State ICT. Port Harcourt.
The event featured;
- Talks
- Kickstart Award Presentation
- Inaugural Ceremony
Event Stats
No of Attendees: over 250 attendees
Social Impact Orgs: 10
Social Impact Projects: 2
Speakers: 5
Partners/Sponsors: 2
Present at the Conference was;
Mr Ibifuro Asawo (SA to Rivers State Govt.) was represented by Ella Blaise. She spoke on the topic Driving Social Good Innovations and Youth Development using Technology
- Daniel Don (Founder, Frontend Mentorship) spoke on Using your Tech Skills for Social Good
- Goodnews (CEO, Dantown Multiservices) spoke on Using Blockchain for Social Good
- Stephen Okonkwo (Product Lead, Voyance) spoke on his Journey in Tech
Social Impact Organizations
Accelerate Hub was represented by the Women in Tech Accelerate Lead.
Fairexx Solutions was represented by Godfrey Ayaosi, Product Manager.
HerTechTrail was represented by Alex Chibueyim, Design Director at HerTechTrail.
CodeAmbassadors representative speaking at the Tech for Good Conf.
OlotuSquare was represented by Bruce Lucas, CEO OlotuSquare.
FemCode Africa was represented by Shullamite, Founder of FemCode.
TechnovilleNG was represented by the Founder, Technoville – Richard Sodienye Pepple
Kickstart Award Presentation
The award was presented to the recipients of the Kickstart Award Scholarship which consists;
- Personal Laptop
- Data support
- 6months Training.
The recipients of the scholarship were;
- Prince Onuzulike from Inama International College
- Chijioke Egbomuche from Hybrid College
Read more about the TechingTheYoung Outreach 2021.
A Look at Our Partners and Sponsors
Dantown is a fintech company that solves on-ramp and off-ramp payment problems by providing a secure environment through its mobile application, where users can trade cryptocurrency and gift cards.
Our services are geared with customers’ needs in mind. This is the reason we focus on securing the funds of customers, provide a 24/7 helpdesk service, and also offer great digital asset-to-fiat rates.
The company’s goal is to provide more services within the coming months that will further make financial settlements safer, easier and more accessible for the unbanked.
Productsio is a learning hub for product builders. we train product makers to build products that are intuitive, that deliver real, usable and commercially valuable innovation through research and understanding in-depth the different cultural keys that go into making a product attractive to local markets.
Inaugural Ceremony
Techrity is a tech non-profit that began its operations in December 2020, incorporated in April 2021 and officially launched on 2nd October, 2021 focused on talent development and building innovative solutions using technology for social good in Africa.
We aim to bridge the gap in unemployment, gender inclusion and poverty by providing the vital resources needed to kickstart young talents into tech and build solutions for social good in Africa.
We envision an Africa where everyone has equal access to opportunities. Has a motivation to pay it forward. We’re engineering the spirit of social good in Africans. We believe if we solve the problem of the digital divide, gender inclusion gap, unemployment and target more social innovations with technology we can inspire social good actions in others.
You can follow the updates from the Tech for Good conference on Social Media using the hashtag:
- #T4G
- #techrity
- #sdg9
Important Links
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- Shop our Merch
For enquiries. Send a message to: hello@techrity.org
Tech for Good Livestream is available on Youtube.
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