A group photo of NairoBits and Google teamsWe had an awesome googleriffic day recently when Google team visited our training center at NairoBits. It was an exchange program that was meant to expose the Google team to the environment of developing countries. For our just graduated students it was a moment of learning what it takes to make it big in the ICT and Multimedia industry. We shared earth moving stories that were narrated by individuals from both Google and NairoBits. What seemed similar were the challenges each one had to surmount to make to the Multimedia and design industry. We had a story of a young man who was once a mason working in a construction site in Argentina to make a living. Everyday he would study anything about computer programming and designing after work .One day a friend wanted a website for his small scale enterprise and he offered to make it for him. He completed the website one of the finest website his friend had ever come across.
Testimonial session from google staff memeber
It was right then that he realised he had a passion for ICT which he later pursued in a university through sponsorship. The rest was history as he became the best in his class and subsequently attracted the attention of Google.
This story resonates well with the stories of so many of the youth we train. They hail from informal settlements where they are sometimes the head of the families, or sometimes they are forced to do menial jobs that do not pay well and sometimes they just stay within the estates doing nothing. This extreme idleness has made many to wonder into drug dens and illegal gangs for survival.
To share the power of education through such stories shone light and acted cornerstones for courage and motivation for self improvement and personal development. We therefore thank you Google for taking your time to let your staff members share a day with us, a day of inspiration motivation and encouragement.
