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Igniting The African Geek Kulcha
With over 29 000 techies, this is a chance to connect with like-minded techies across Africa.
A platform to learn
There are many opportuinities to learn and acquire new skills for your developmental needs.
Share with your knowledge
Help the ecosystem grow by sharing and enlightening your acquired knowledge onto the community
Inspire The Future
A quest to help young school learners see what is possible and build up same energy and stamina on them.
What does Geekulcha really do?
Geekulcha exists to create and enable platforms for innovation and creativity through tech excitation at a contextualised and developmental approach.
Championing development of these groups:
Starting Them Young: Building excitation and enlightenment onto young minds from high school. Geekulcha guards tomorrow's Geek Culture.
Tertiary - Student Growth: Academic excellence through tech and innovation leadership on campus. The GKSS initiative also builds Tech and Innovation leadership capacity.
Young Professionals: Development onto one's career and getting exposed to opportuinities. The programmes expose techies to technologies and industry leaders.
Marginalised Communities: People from low-income, the elderly, women & girls, people living with disabilities, rural/remote areas and historical marginalised.
Geekulcha Goals of Development
The following are 6 goals that Geekulcha seeks to achieve in developing a future proof Geek Kulcha.
SUPPORT GOALSIndustry Exposure
An ultimate showcase of tech talent for work or collaborative opportuinities
An Inclusive Tech Culture
Leaving no one behind and creating conducive and enabling environment for all.
Capable Skills Force
Channeling skills development for the needs of civilization and a forecasted future.
Digital Emancitipation
Digital culture shift and achieving a state of activive and safer digital consumers.
Sustainable Development
An accelerated business value, enterprising mankind and creating better environment
More Producers Than Consumers
Africa must become a high-end creator of technologies for global consumption
tech events
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AI Expo Africa 2024
Oct 30, 2024Sandton Convention Centre -
Bxrderless Hackathon
Aug 31, 2024Johannesburg -
Giyani School Visit
Jul 20, 2024Gauteng -
Code Retreat 2024
Feb 17, 2024Pretoria -
Geekulcha Annual Hackathon
Sep 29, 2023UNISA Muckleneuk Campus -
PSI Hackathon 2023
Aug 23, 2023Cape Town -
Top 15 Young Geeks 2023
Jun 01, 2023Virtual -
Startup Huddle Gaming Economics
Apr 25, 2023Johannesburg, Gauteng -
Northern Cape VacWork - Springbok
Feb 22, 2023Springbok, Northern Cape -
Lesotho Public Financial Management Hackathon
Jan 24, 2023Maseru, Lesotho
In Numbers
Composition of the Kulcha
Appland is completely creative, lightweight, clean & super responsive app landing page.
Community
Across Africa
29 0000+
Hackathons
Munching on code
374
Projects
Built at different programmes
489
Work Opportunities
Team members since 2013
127
Champions of the Kulcha
These are some of the minds who have helped guide Geekulcha or continue to be on the ground in making light work.
Original fan of the Geeks, Linda helped Geekulcha understand the landscape of the industry. Also played a role in getting Geekulcha involved in the creative industry.
A senior manager responsible for the Knowledge & Innovation Economy at Northern Cape DEDAT - Mr Grewan has provided light and access to reach even more marginalised communities in the Northern Cape
Dr Mclean Sibanda always had an open door policy for Geeks. His passion for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship has helped Geekulcha learn more about the ways of the industry.
The Geekulcha Digital Fossil, Mr Steve Jump is fundamental at Geekulcha programmes especially through providing guidance in Information Security skills development.
A lecturer of a kind - Miss Eva Mmamabolo is a perfect example of the Geekulcha mantra. Her will and drive to exposing students to different programmes in the industry has been very crucial.
Geekulcha's counsin - Muzi is always with Geekulcha on the ground enlightening and imparting skills where it's needed the most. We also thank his organisation, the CPSI for the support.
Frequently Asked Questions
Although the organization is limited with resources, various ways are made to help local Geeks and industry be part of the Geekulcha platform including:
Community Member: Staying up to date with the shifts of the industry and opportuinities
Lead Geekulcha on Campus: Be part of the GKSS structures on campus
Provincial Champion: Represent Geekulcha at your own province
Mentor: Support local Geeks with their growth paths
Future GeekStar: School learners can become scholars through the VacWork programme
We have the Future GeekStars initiative which is used as a platform to monitor the progression of learners from high school to tertiary level and then to the job market so that the transition is made easy.
The main focus is on skills development and fostering entrepreneurship and innovation that will make them be active leaders of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry.
School learners may be registered for the holiday VacWork programme.
Geekulcha was primary created for university students and still has a key focus on them hence the organization leverages on academic partnerships to create and enable more opportuinities for students.
Students at universities can take part of these programmes:
Student Leadership on campus (GKSS)
Hackathons and Mapathons
Student VacWork Programme
In most cases, Geekulcha crew would be busy with other projects and as such, we owuld refer you to a developer in the community.
From time to time we host the programmes in the townships. Digital Literacy programmes or trainings are set fr rural and remote areas.