A SOFTWARE ENGINEER’S

SERVICE LEARNINGSTORY FROM KENYA

EXPANDING

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY

PARTICIPANT

OBSERVERS

HOW IT ALL

STARTED

IT STARTED AT

PI DAY

Expanding  opportunity  through  global  connec4ons

MY EXPERIENCE

LOCATION

25 MILES NORTH OF NAIROBI

THIKA, KENYA

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INTEL & VMWARE VOLUNTEERS MEETFOR THE FIRST TIME

TAXI RIDE TO

THIKA

WHAT WE DID

SCOPE

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STAKEHOLDERS &

TEAMS

Local CommunityLocal TeachersPrimary Schools

TEAM TRAINING

TEACHERS

TECH TEAM CONFIGURING LAPTOPS

CLASSMATE PERSONAL COMPUTERS

aka “CMPC”

WHAT WE

ACCOMPLISHED

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DEPLOYED

2COMPUTER

LABS

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16DELIVERED

HOURS OFTECH SKILLS

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LOCAL TEACHERS

60TRAINED

CLASSROOM

BEFORE

CLASSROOM

AFTER

WHAT I

LEARNED

RETROSPECTIVE

TRUST, RELATIONSHIPS &

GOING WITH THE FLOW

RENEWED

PERSPECTIVE

ASSESSING RISK& DEVELOPING

INSTINCTS

REPLACE  PIC?

BUILDING

RELATIONSHIPS

TO SOLVE

PROBLEMS

I GOT MORE THAN I GAVE

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“... It’s less about thecomputers & technology than it is about helping a child see future

POSSIBILITIES”- TAD KINCAID Program Director of Orphans Oversees

THANKYOU!