Startup Weekend Education (SWEDU) Nairobi hosted by Spire Education, seeks to bring youth voices and educator experiences front and center. These groups are in the best position to both name and design the solutions for education’s most critical challenges.

Our event transcends the traditional Startup Weekend style; we will focus on bridging the entrepreneurial startup spirit with youth and educator informed issues. Through design thinking, innovative business strategies, relentless hacking and designing, this weekend will produce new ventures that are poised to create high caliber outcomes for local Education entrepreneurs.

Groups will work together over 54 hours to create a tech tool that addresses a concern either in a school or in a student’s community. Ventures can range from a mobile app for students, a gaming console app, to a variety of online learning tools!

We believe that a wide range of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, passion, talents, technical knowledge and skills are needed to create ventures that have the highest potential for lasting impact.

Join us to explore how innovation can disrupt the education space. No previous experience required.

Registration: Pay for your tickets in advance via MPesa – Till# 864465

Students 500/-

Entrepreneurs 800/-

Groups (Minimum 5+) 400/-

Your registration fee includes your meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) during the event, free #Edtech254 SWAG, access to coaches, mentors, industry leaders, and in addition to numerous prizes.
We are looking for:
Youth Innovators: Entrepreneurs interested in hacking, UX/UI design, business, education and collaborating on a unique solution to a challenge they’re facing.
Teachers: Instructional leaders in the classroom working in Nairobi schools and within its environs- this category is essential to a successful Startup Weekend Education!
Educators: Community Organizers, District Administrators, Education Non-Profit Leaders and Professionals working in the school wrap-around services space
Champions: Individuals who will keep student voice and perspective on the top of their and the group’s mind- this could be a parent/relative, youth development professional or others who work closely with youth and are interested in collaborating with and supporting students on a team
Developers: Mobile App Developers (IOS, IOS SDK, Android) Programmers (JAVA, Objective C, CSS3, etc.) Web developers (front end and back end)
Designers: UX/UI designers (Adobe Suite Applications, Axure, iRise, Omnigraffle, etc.)
Entrepreneurs: Innovators, Thinkers, Business Strategists, Marketers, Finance Gurus, Project Managers, Philanthropists