Ep 202 – The Founder Of TechLit Africa On Building A World Without Poverty
Ep 202 - The Founder Of TechLit Africa On Building A World Without Poverty
What is your ‘why’, peers? For today’s guest, her ‘why’ has been her whole life. Growing up in a rural Kenyan village, Nelly Cheboi dreamt of a better life for herself and her community. After witnessing the dehumanising effects of poverty, Nelly worked hard to earn a full scholarship to America. Now, she is the Founder of Non-profit organisation, Techlit Africa but according to Nelly, her greatest accomplishment is helping children to live a better life.
In this episode of Peers2Peers, powered by Shopify, Nelly shares how her mother passed down her entrepreneurial spirit, the grief of realising your dreams have shifted, and how she’s working on sustainable solutions to poverty.
Nelly Cheboi:
For us entrepreneurs it’s easy to get caught up in the big ideas. From getting the dream investor to making it on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, these accomplishments can be what drives us. But what if you stripped all of those titles and achievements away? What would you be left with? For today’s guest, Nelly Cheboi, it was never a question of why she was working on her goals.
In this episode of Peers2Peers, powered by Shopify, the Founder of Techlit Africa, a non-profit organisation that redistributes recycled technology to build computer labs in African schools, shares how to be inspired without comparing yourself, why we should redefine success on our own terms, and how to start with what you have.
Street Cred:
Nelly Cheboi is the Founder of Techlit Africa, a non-profit organisation that redistributes recycled technology to build computer labs in African schools. With 4,000 students and 20 teachers, the organisation has built 10 computer labs in rural Kenya and is currently working on the next 100 computer labs. Nelly has a degree in computer science from Augustana College, Illinois.
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