Children and young people are vulnerable to many risks while online including cyberbullying, internet predators, phishing, exposure to inappropriate content, hate speech & recruitment violent extremist groups. In 2017, Kenya lost about USD 212 million to cybersecurity. In a project funded Google, Sote Hub organized a series of Online Roadshows on how to […]
In the wake of International youth day 2018 celebrations regionally, Sote hub played critical partnership roles alongside other organization focusing on youth development in Taita Taveta with this year’s edition being themed #SAFE SPACES FOR YOUTH. Across the various sub counties, the hub had its presence through staff representation that helped champion the cause of […]
The anticipated women in tech workshop organized Sote Tech Queens was a huge success. All speakers, interestingly all alumni of Strathmore University opted for an interactive session to an audience composed of previous graduates and start up founders. Martin Tarus a software engineer spoke about his personal and professional background and the upheaval it […]
The premier edition of the Jichanue youth forum went down great at Mwatate CDF Hall last Saturday. The forum courtesy of the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) organization in partnership with the Sote Hub will certainly be one to remember for the over 400 young people who attended. The Jichanue event aims to enlighten the youth […]
Sote Hub is turning out as the place to be. On 18h of November, they hosted three great women speakers, Margaret Ondeng, a Software Engineer and Coordinator of StartUp Africa in Kenya, Irene Opondo of KPMG East Africa and Charlotte De Ridder Co-founder Yusudi. If you were to come up with a product, how would […]
Understanding markets and customers is the bedrock on which business planning and strategy are built. Without knowing your customers’ needs and wants or understanding demand, your business will be under constant threat from competitors and may be failing to extract the maximum value from your market. Are you are aware of this, if yes so […]
After weeks of waiting, Django girls’ comes, an opportunity of training women into programmers and designers. Starting with an orientation party late evening of 25th November 2016 Next day we had an early start. In the workroom every girl typing away, 50 0f them. Language HTML and Python with an ambitious goal of making a […]
The Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) in partnership with the County Government of Taita Taveta hosted successfully three days (9th -12th July 2016) training workshop at the County Biashara Centre at Voi where over 30 youth where trained on entrepreneurship and how to Access Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO). Sote Hub a partner of Biashara Centre […]
On the 8th of July 2016 four startups at Sote Hub were selected for grant funding. Apart from the grant the startups are also to undergo a six month incubation process. The incubation process was due to be held every Monday and Friday at Sote Hub with it having been officially kicked off on 1st […]
Sote hub organized a series of training to prepare startups with essential financial modeling skills that they require in their business venture. On the 27th of June we had training on budgeting and its importance Jennifer Mkombola from Masinde Muliro university. The training went on successfully a good number of startups attended and they […]
