CNN has nominated Nelly Cheboi to be the next network hero.
The 29-year-old Technologically Literate Africa (TechLit Africa) CEO will be contesting the tittle with nine others.
Through her organisation, Cheboi uses recycled computers to create technology labs in schools in rural Kenya.
So far 4,000 kids have benefited through her initiative.
“I know the pain of poverty and that’s why I feel so passionate about it,” Cheboi, a software engineer who splits her time between the US and Kenya said.
“I never forgot what it was like with my stomach churning because of hunger at night.”
According to CNN, her organisation now works with freight and shipping companies to transport the donated computers so it’s more cost efficient.
“We have people who own a specific skill coming in and are just inspiring the kids (with) music production, video production, coding, personal branding,” Cheboi said.
“They can go from doing a remote class with NASA on education to music production with our artists.”
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Nelly Cheboi brings technology to young people in her native Kenya. Upcycling old computers, she offers the tools & education for brighter futures.
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