Theme: One for Rusinga

TEDxMbita was created to collect creative entrepreneurs from Rusinga Island to see how can we work together to bring change.

Wasaria Primary School
Mbita street
Mbita, Nyanza
Kenya

Anne Salim

Anne Salim manages iHub’s research work on education technology. She studies the growth of African mobile-based education with a focus on the sustainable use of technologies in schools. In her previous role, Anne led iHub’s m-Governance study, which focused on the role of mobile devices for enhancing transparency in governance of the water sector. Anne studied Business Information Technology from Strathmore University and her interests include applying Design Thinking processes to Kenya, as well as facilitating Hackathon events.

Daniels Jung

“If the next summer-camp won’t be better, I will never go on any camp again.” This is what I told my mum when I was 11 years old and she just picked me up from my first Christian-summer-camp. The following year I got to know a camp method that fascinated me. Living in a different time, together with 200 other kids in the middle of the woods, learning how to build fortresses, experiencing what is like to fight together with Robin Hood for justice, and asking my self what that actually is, “justice”? Does the end justify the means? With the age of sixteen, I started helping at these experiential educational camps, later I organized and led them, went abroad to teach camps and youth-groups using this method. Today I am the president of an international network for Christian experiential education. In my talk I will investigate how this “Robin-Hood-Camp” could have such a strong impact on my life and how these tools can also be used in education and youth work in Kenya."

Dave Rowson

Experienced project management educator/practitioner. Diverse background consisting of financial, analytical, technical, educational and managerial skills. Twenty-six plus years professional experience including a cross-matrix of skills within engineering, information technology, consulting, education and project management fields. Builds successful client relationships and excels in progressively more responsible assignments. Excellent written, verbal,organizational and problem solving skills. Outstanding ability to maintain flexibility in a changing work atmosphere. Skilled at risk analysis and assessment. High level of professionalism, initiative, independence and time management skills.

Dennis Siroh

Having worked in 5 different counties in Kenya, I decided to come back to Rusinga, my homeland because I believe in the potential and ability of my people to change their lives, to lead better lives and sustainably develop the society we live in.

Edwin Omondi Ogillo

ABOUT MYSELF:I am about 5.5 ft, slim in body and dark in complexion. I come from a rich culture of Luo community living around the Lake Victoria,a fifth born in a family of eight. I speak luo dialect, Kiswahili, English and a little French. WHAT I DO: I work in the rural communities on project planning, establishment and management.Currently, I work with Challenge Africa in Partnership with Access Aid Mission on Community Driven Self-Sustainable Community Development Initiatives. As well, I am a student taking under-graduate course at Maseno University on BA Sociology and Anthropology, and IT.

Linda Okatch Mungayaka

Linda Okatch Mungayaka is a 69 year old retired teacher, living on Rusinga Island. She will be one of our speakers on TEDxMbita. Linda is a business owner and environmental sustainability enthusiast. She is owner at Wayando Beach Club Eco-Lodge.

Luna Djirackor

“You give them something to eat” is the staggering solution offered to the disciples of Jesus when they are faced with over 5000 hungry people in a remote area. Whatever your religious inclination is, isn’t the focus here, but the weight of this statement. One day upon reading this verse in Matthew 14, my mind began to go wild and a moment of epiphany struck me like lighting. ‘You have the answer’, I began to think. On that day, I began a beautiful journey. I stopped looking up waiting for someone else to come and give me this great idea that would change my life. It then became about me and what I could give back to my society. The ‘Beautiful Feet’ project was birthed out of there. I believe like Dr.Munroe rightly stated, “In the cemetery there is buried the greatest treasure of untapped potential. There is a treasure within you that must come out. Don’t go to the grave with your treasure still within YOU.''

Nick Jeffries

Nick is an international development expert and environmental engineer with a huge amount of field project successes in developing countries. Nick has worked for large international NGOs and charities including Save the Children.

Wachira Ndaiga

Wachira Ndaiga manages the Build Lab at iHub Research, building knowledge by building up people who build hardware. An avid and eager learner with a passion for social enterprise and empowerment through Technology & Innovation. Wachira holds a BEng (Honours) in Mechatronic Engineering; a calling that has seen him collaborate on various technically ambitious and award-winning projects such as PanyaBot. His drive for social empowerment has also seen him work on a number of Maker and Boot Camps such as Kids Hacker Camps and the Intel Galileo Boot Camp and Competition.