Course 2 and 3 Selection.

It was only yesterday, when everyone was celebrating from there qualifying for the course one level then. Now it’s a different story. Over the past few months 300 plus students have been working for the next level. Now it was time to look at what their work had amounted to.

The day was bright and all the Nairobits trainers were up and about preparing for the interviews. The students were all enthusiastic and nothing seemed to would cloud their day.

The interview kicked off as scheduled at 10 am at the Go down art Centre Nairobi. The panelist involved



group 1-
Wilson Masaka and Stella Pamba



Group 2-
Roy Philip and Amanda Chew


Group 3-
Damaris Moragwa and joseph Mbithi


 
Group 4-
Samuel Muraya and Emily Anyango



Group 5-
David Mwangi and Geoffrey Otieno








Coordination- Tobias Ouma
Photography- Ken Kioli

The interview continued for the better part of the morning without any hassles. The student waited patiently each one of the waiting for what was insured for them. The interviews were an opportunity to get one on one gimps of what the future of the course 2 and 3 would look like. This was followed by a close review of their 2 months in course 1 as well as an internal exam set and overseen by their training team.


Their performance during the interview proved that each one of them deserved the right to proceed to the next level. Making the cut was difficult and this only made the day longer for all the trainers. The students went through the process and were then relied and the trainers left to make the final review on the students’ performance. A quest that took the team till the late hours of the night.


But in the end, the choices had to made; and out of all the ups and down of the following day, the wait was over. The entire Nairobits training team was met by an enthusiastic lot waiting to hear what was in stored for them. And then we had it. The new course 2 and 3 class of July to December 2012. The entire course will take the next 6 months. Where they will be expected to and adopt new skills not only in design, but animation and development.

This time the selection was a bit different for all the other times. This was because the number of students selected for the level was increased from the usual 60 students to 90. This was due to the opening of a new course 2 and 3 Centre in maj mazuri. This greatly increased the chances of even more students learning.

Congratulations to the students who got selected. All the best.

Visit by Quest team

A team of leaders in development will visit NairoBits on the 27th March. They need to understand our competencies and what we have done in the past. Therefore they will need two students to share with them about NairoBits and how their lives have been impacted by llifeskills, Entrepreneurship, SRHR and ICT courses. They will also listen to us and brain storm on how we can get to the next level. Of course this will involve identifying gaps and strengths.

FGD And Educational Excursion At Rowallan National Scouts Camping And Training Centre On 24th March 2012


NairoBits courses seek to promote positive formation of self; positive relationships; healthy habits; good communication skills; and, positive attitudes and behavior. By so doing, these courses address health related problems; school and college dropout rates; crime and deviant behavior; abuse and exploitation; limited participation and lack of opportunities. The training uses sports and recreation as an entry point through which to engage youth around the main issues of concern.

Therefore to address these pertinent issues of life and soft skills, the first quarter FGD and educational excursion will this time take place at the Rowallan National Scouts camping and training center in Ngong on the 24th of March 2012. NairoBits students of all cadres of highly trained multimedia professionals are eligible to attend. The event will heavily lean on discussing life skills, debating about entrepreneurial skills and playing team building exercises.

Agenda

1. Routine check-up of Soft-skills levels.

2. Sexual Reproductive health Debate.

3. Entrepreneurship discussion.

4. Team Building: Games, Competition and much more.

Program

7:30-8:30- Participants meeting at the Go-Down arts center.

8:30-9:30- The buses leave and we ride to Rowallan Camp site.

10:00-12:00- Life-skills gauge and SRH debate (snacks served at 11:00am)

12:00- 1:00- Entrepreneurship-” Skills development”

1:00 -2:00- Lunch

2:00-5:00- Team building activities

5:00-6:30- Departure and drop off in Town

Participating centers

The following centers will have students participating in the event: Mukuru Medialab, FHOK’s course two and three, Majimazuri’s course two and three, and NairoBits main center’s Medialab.

Committee of planning and programming

Steve Wanyoike – Shopping

Linda Atieno - Program operation

Annah Mbura -Food and snacks

Lydiah Akello -Food and Games

Roy Philip -Entrance

Samuel Muraya -Games

Peter Gawo -Debate

Edgar Alochi -Debate

Andrew Longilai -Debate

Medialab committee- student’s welfare

Kennedy Kioli -Games

David Mwangi-Games

Stella Pamba- Games

Frankline May-Games

Geoffrey Otieno -Photography

Tobias Ouma -Transport

Myriam Wambui - Students welfare for the day/General management

Damaris Moragwa- Alumni representation

Joseph Mbithi - Students welfare for the day/General management

Wilson Masaka – Dress code and discipline

Victor Omondi – General coordination and movement of program

Generally we aim to achieve certain programatic abjectives as listed below:

  • The FGD will take students away from their normal learning environment where they will be able to interact with other students.
  • Sports and recreation will be used as an entry point through which to engage youth in the main issues of concern
  • They (youth) will also take the opportunity to share their experiences from business clubs formed

Lastly under EU every quarter we are required to sensitize students on policies that affect them. Thus, the forum will be used to sensitize them on democracy, right to vote, importance of voting and the need to enhance peace.

MEDIA LAB STUDENT’S SELECTION REPORT

Finally we have our Medialab students for the first and second quarter of the year 2012. We had trained 60 students in course two and three for the period July-December 2011.Out of these sixty students, two dropped out of the course for reasons unknown to us, eight were eliminated and 50 were selected for Medialab.

Lucky,Annah and Linda sharing after successfully proceeding to Medialab

Geoffrey leading the process

Tension filled room as results were about to be read

NairoBits value gender balance and as such we selected 23 boys and 27 girls for media lab. The selection procedure and criteria was very transparent and fair. We did look at: - the exams-results, attendance, discipline, skills mastery, availability for training, soft skills, and attitude in general.

The rigorous interview and strict selection process had twist and turns. Victor Nyaga had been selected to attend Medialab course but rescinded his position after receiving invitation to attend University training. After lengthy consultation with the trainers’ in-charge, Mary Njeri Njoroge was selected to replace him.

Victor Nyaga talking to peers moments after relinquishing his position

Roy,Eli and Mark interviewing Mary Njeri who got Nyaga's spot.

As we begin on the 19th January 2012 to 15th June 2012, we have a total of 50 students in the class. Five of these successful candidates are on probation. This means that these are students with specials training needs that need extra attention and care. We believe they possess a lot of potential but would not deliver if not pushed to do so.

At the staff level we had Eli Mnuve promoted to a higher level within the organization. And from this January he will be working across border specifically at Musoma in Tanzania. In Eli’s place we have contracted one of our former best students in the name Kennedy Kioli. We do appreciate and remain grateful for the great services rendered by Eli and it is in our hope Kennedy will fill in the big gap left behind.

RE: ADVERTISEMENT

Job description

Position: Driver/ Office Administrator

Youth Vocational training program

Project summary: The European Union and Kinderbothilfe are supporting vocational training in three Kenyan organizations Nairobits Trust, Ethi and East Leigh community centre. The implementation of this project is done by a secretariat stationed at Nairobits.

Position summary: The secretariat is seeking candidates for the position of driver/office assistant. Under the direction of the Program Manger EU/KNH project, the officer will serve both the coordination office and the three implementing organizations in the vocational training initiative. The candidate MUST be familiar with Office Administration work, have accident free driving record and should have performed similar duties for a period of not less than 5 years. The driver is a member of the project team and should therefore, be able to provide basic administrative support to Nairobits and the coordination office.The position is based in Nairobi with frequent field travels.

Skills and Attributes

1. 1. Possession of a valid national driving licence

2. 2.Certificate of Good Conduct

3. 3. Additional occupational training such as first aid, defensive driving, security awareness would be an asset.

4. 4.Hold a certificate in motor vehicle mechanics

5. 5. Sound understanding of wide range of General Management principles and practices

6. 6. Good Public Relations techniques

7. 7. Good communication skills both spoken and written

8. 8. Familiarity with Youth development those from vulnerable backgrounds

9. 9. Good working knowledge of computer

10. 10.Willingness to work with minimal supervision

11. 11. Excellent leadership skills and initiative ness

12. 12. A proactive personality

13. 13. Good team player

14. 14. Ability to work for long periods

15. 15. Possess post secondary School qualification preferably a Diploma in Business administration will be an added advantage.

Experience

1. At least 5 year’s work experience as a driver, preferably with the government or non-governmental organization

2. Safe driving record

3. Good knowledge of and experience as a driving in Nairobi and its environs as well as other parts of Kenya

4. Knowledgeable and ability to operate office equipment e.g. photocopier, digital camera, video recorder and maintain files

5. Experience in vehicle mechanics

6. Work experience as an administration assistant in a busy and efficient NGO office.

Application Procedure

Interested and qualified persons should send their CV, name of 3 referees and quote expected salary to; Nairobits Trust E.U/KNH coordination Office using email; vacancy@nairobits.com before 5th December 2011.

Acknowledgements will be sent to only short listed applicants. Kindly apply only if you meet the stated criteria.

Apply to fill this vacancy at Nairobits

Musoma Trainer Job Advertisement
Nairobits is youth empowerment initiative that draws target youth from the informal settlements (slums) around Nairobi. Nairobits primary objective is to provide vulnerable youth from East Africa with technical, life and entrepreneurial skills that will allow them to improve their prospects in life. With a focus on Information and Communications Technology (ICT, Nairobits endeavors to give youth marketable skills than enable them to challenge the social and economic factors that make them vulnerable.
Owing the success of concept in Nairobi Kenya, Terre des Hommes Netherlands is supporting Nairobits to replicate this concept in Musoma, Tanzania. The project is called Musoma Information Centre. Musoma Information Centre is recruiting a trainer.
The position is available from January 2012 for an initial period of six months. The candidate must be available immediately and willing to work as an intern and undergo an intensive training of trainers training.

Main purpose of the job
To design, deliver information and communication technology (ICT) training specifically in areas of computer applications, creative thinking and web design in consultation with the senior trainers in Nairobi. The trainer will also train the centre’s specific courses of Multimedia, entrepreneurship and life skills.

Key responsibilities and tasks:
1. Assist in curriculum development
2. Recruit students
3. Train students in ICT skills
4. Administer assignments and examinations
5. Mark assignments and examinations
6. Attend to student concerns
7. Attend to inquiries about the training and program in general
8. Work hand in hand with senior trainers
9. Keep up to date with developments in the ICT field
10. Basic machine maintenance and repair.
11. Organize graduation ceremonies
12. In charge of Musoma Information Center equipment in the centers
13. Undertake all administrative duties in the center.
14. Give monthly and periodic reports.
15. Be able to have new ideas.
16. Work hand in hand with the host and partner CBO
17. Create partnership with different organizations.
18. Act as a linkage between Musoma Information center and Business partners.
19. Willing to work outside the country
20. Portray a good image of the organization in the community one works in
21. Any other duties as assigned by superiors

Job specification:

Academic and Professional Qualifications:
A NairoBits Medialab Diploma
Be able to write, speak and communicate in English
Any other relevant ICT qualifications an added advantage

Skills and Attributes:
- Thorough knowledge in MS Office suite
- to design using Photoshop.
- Able to communicate well with others
- Delivers informative and well-organized presentations.
- Generates learning enthusiasm among students
- Conducts effective progress evaluations in a timely manner.

Working Experience:

One year experience as a trainer
Interested candidates are invited to send their CVs before the 11th January 2012 to Rukia Abdallah via rukia@mamabits.com. Kindly apply only if you qualify and please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

‘DANCE FOR LIFE’ A RESEARCH PROJECT BY UNITED FOR BODY RIGHTS (UFBR) ORGANIZATIONS.

The theme of this workshop was “Increasing acceptance of sexual reproductive health and rights in the community.” The second phase of research training workshop on SRHR was hosted on the 3rd and 4th November 2011 by Center for Study of Adolescents (CSA) at Rosamystica. CSA was leading research on behalf of partners like CSA, AMREF, Africa Alive, Saipeh and NairoBits under the umbrella of UFBR’s project ‘ Dance for Life ‘ .

The second phase will see a number of FGD’s conducted within the community. They would be 15 to be precise. There will be five targeted groups of people within the community as shown below.

a) Young people of the ages between 10 and 24 years who will be further subdivided into girls and Boys. 10-14 years, 15-19 years, 20-24 years.

b) Women of the ages 15-35 years further subdivided into groups 15-24 and 25-35 groups of both married and unmarried.

c) Men of the ages 25-35 years further subdivided into groups of both married and unmarried.

d) Marginalised groups where we have disabled people, LGBH and people with special needs within the community. This group deals with special groups of people in the community such as those who have experienced SGBV and sexual diversity.

e) Community Marping for the community leaders, Government leaders, CBO leaders and Church leaders.

At the end of the FGD a report will be written and produced to advice issues of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in the country. The research results from the FGD will be shared country wide even though these FGD’s will be conducted in Mumias, Loitoktok, Mombasa and Nairobi. The research has been sponsored by WPF and Dutch government to support issues of Body rights and SRHR in Kenya and other African states.

CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR NAIROBITS BY ECABO on 17th and 18th October



NairoBits has partners (Sasol and Ilker) in the Learn for work project and in the past meetings with her networks she met Dutch professionals/universities who helped Sasol and Ilkerin with construction. And in the same breath she sought to find the same treat but this time Dutch professionals in ICT industry. NairoBits concerns were that its concept didn’t fit in that mould of construction and therefore she requested to be linked with a partner within her core business.


NairoBits request for support/partnership was based on the areas of design and development because she worked with Joomla, PHP and MYSQL when making CMS websites. If there was a possibility to have a relevant linkage with school/professionals that did this kind of works, it would be more relevant to learn from each other as this was within what she did.

As a result of these prior meetings NairoBits is hosting ECABO who is the Dutch ‘Centre of Expertise on Vocational Education, Training and Labour Market’ for the economic/administrative, ICT and security professions. It is recognised by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, and a major proportion of its statutory tasks are funded by the government of Dutch. ECABO will be facilitating a design and development workshop attended by NairoBits training staff for two days. The workshop will be conducted within the facilities of NairoBits from morning to evening.

Objectives of the workshop

  1. To make live websites
  2. Creating functional websites based on analysis made and approved by the customer
  3. Improve websites creatively using tips and tricks
  4. Provide distant support for the participants

Goals of the training

  1. Looking at and working with different processes concerning application development
  2. Choosing the right website platform
  3. Useful things concerning Application design
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