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Redefining technology education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nayah Solutions - Redefining technology education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Activities After the Android Mobile Development Workshop at The State University of Zanzibar

Two exciting events are happening at the conclusion of the Android Mobile Development Workshop at The State University of Zanzibar, sponsored by Nayah Solutions, Inc.

On June 1, 2013, the university will host a public demonstration of the applications the participants built during the workshop. Participants with outstanding applications will later have the opportunity to submit them to Google Play, the Android market. Also, the workshop instructor, Thiago Santos, will discuss Android development and the Google Glass project. Mr. Santos is an advisory board member at Nayah Solutions and a software engineer at Google, Inc. who works on the development team for Google Glass.

Both events happen on the Vuga Campus (Taasisi Hall) at The State University of Zanzibar from 9.00 am to 01.00 PM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted by: BeLinda Nichols

Android Mobile Development Workshop at The State University of Zanzibar

Nayah Solutions, Inc. is proud to announce the sponsorship of a four-day Android mobile development workshop at The State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) from May 27 to May 30, 2013.

Thiago Santos, a software engineer at Google, Inc. and an advisory board member at Nayah Solutions, is the instructor. Mr. Santos has extensive experience in mobile application design and implementation. He is currently a member of the Project Glass team that develops Google Glass, a wearable computer with a head-mounted display.

 The workshop covers the setup of the Android development environment, basic concepts and abstractions for Android development, and an overview of the Android application market.

The workshop participants consist of faculty and students from the SUZA computer science department. As a prerequisite, participants were required to learn basic Java programming concepts that are useful for mobile application development.

 After setting up the development environment and learning basic Android concepts, participants brainstorm and decide on the applications they want to build. Then they form teams to develop the applications. At the conclusion of the workshop, teams demonstrate their applications and have the opportunity to submit outstanding applications to the Android market.

 The Android workshop reflects the mission of Nayah Solutions to provide training in relevant computing technologies to universities and high schools in Sub-Saharan Africa, and also provides SUZA with tools and content they can use to create mobile development courses for its curriculum.

About Nayah Solution, Inc.

Nayah Solutions, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization in San Francisco, California. It creates relevant computer technologies, such as web and mobile development, to groom university and high school students to be technology leaders and innovators. Nayah Solutions collaborates with local academia, government, corporations, and technology hubs to expose students to real world technology experiences through mentorships. These mentorships also help students develop and nurture skills in leadership, critical thinking, communication, and entrepreneurship.

About The State University of Zanzibar

Founded in 1999, The State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) has quickly placed itself among the icons of academic quality and excellence in the region. As a public university, it focuses on relevant education that accelerates social change and the positive transformation of the socio-economic development of the region. SUZA prepares and shapes future leaders in both the private and public sector to establish a sustainable society, amidst the emerging challenges of the 21st century. In addition to its reputation in offering quality education, SUZA is also building first-class, global research and development initiatives. http://www.suza.ac.tz/

Posted by : BeLinda Nichols

Nayah Solutions Proceeds to Final Selection Phase of Sida’s Calls for Proposals: ICT for Empowerment of Women and Girls

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has selected Nayah Solutions to proceed to the second and final stage of selection of  Sida’s Calls for Proposals: ICT for Empowerment of Women and Girls.

The proposal entitled, Nayah Solutions’ Mobile Development Training for High School Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa, details a plan for Nayah Solutions to partner with universities in Uganda, Senegal, and South Africa to develop a mobile application mentorship program between university students and high school girls. The university students will receive mentoring from software engineers, university faculty, and local developers to prepare them to mentor local high school girls. The girls will receive additional mentoring from local technology and business leaders.

Sida received a total of 301 applications. They selected 35 applications, including Nayah Solutions, to proceed to the final selection phase.  Sida will announce their final decision during the first quarter of 2013.

BeLinda Nichols, co-founder and CEO, of Nayah Solutions stated, “Our team is excited and grateful to make it to the final selection round.  We want university computer science students to mentor local high school girls in mobile development.  We feel high school girls will respond favorably to university students as technology mentors. Since university students are closer to their age, they have the potential to communicate and inspire these girls in a unique and meaningful way. These young minds learn to work together and set the course of technology innovation for their generation and beyond.”