The Nairobi Dev School is a non-profit developer school in Kenya run by 4 young women. It borrows the idea from Hacker School in the US and was funded through online crowdfunding raising 34% of its funds. The school provides a 12-week informal education program for students aged 17-27 teaching web, mobile development and entrepreneurship through collaborative and project-based learning. So far they have graduated 10 students with 4 becoming working developers and 3 freelancers.

1. ● Idea borrowed from Hacker School in US
● Raised funds online to start it - 34%
● Not for profit society ran by 4 young
women in Kenya
● Curriculum - shared ideas and resources
with other dev schools around the world.
● Concept - a tech community can run a
developer school
Funded by the crowd, ran by the crowd

2. ● Web & mobile, entrepreneurship, writing
● Informal education - 12 weeks of
collaborating learning, project-based,
trainees >> trainers
● Started in July 2013
● Physical space located in Nairobi - Malone
House, Kindaruma road
Nairobi Dev School

3. ● Students aged 17-27 (going down to 12
soon :)
● Cohort 1 - M:F = 3:2
● Cohort 2 - M:F = 7:5 (How?)
● 10 graduates - 4 working developers, 3
freelancers
● EA codefest, Eurohack trip
Progress so far

4. ● Curriculum in 2013 - where to start?
● Gender ratio - getting more young women
involved. Divert to only women
● Student bot building their own apps - need
employment
● Resources - computers, trainers
● Try running a free school (without caring
partners :)
Challenges

5. ● Goal: Reach more young women in sub-
saharan Africa.
● Training and competitions particularly for
young African women
● Replicate concept in other cities - hubs
● Formal Education - code clubs in high
schools - resources, trainers
● Costs - trainings for trainers, set up, admin
NDS + UNESCO