Tech Talk by Andrea Ramirez on Team4Tech
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Transcript of Tech Talk by Andrea Ramirez on Team4Tech
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!
