COUNTRY FOCUS: SIERRA LEONE
“Sensi is scheduled to organise and host the
Guinean, Liberian and Nigerian editions of
the hackathon later this year,” added Marah.
“In addition, Sensi is one of British Council
25 West African Creative Hubs Cohort
members along with creative hubs from
Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal.
“Going forward, Sensi aims to continue
running its current services and programme.
Sensi plans to focus on funding more viable
and sustainable tech and female lead
startups and existing businesses with great
invested outlook through the Firestarter
Fund. Sensi also plan to develop more
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sustainable relationships with existing and
new local and international partners that
drives our mission and vision. training which teaches young people basic
and advance ICT, Photoshop, graphic
design and coding.
“Furthermore, in line with our sustainable
development plan, Sensi plans to grow and
strengthen Its ICT solution consultancy
services to limit dependency on donor
funding, scale as a business, grow our
reserves, improve quality and delivery of
services and open our options to do business
and operations in Sierra Leone and beyond.” “Through our tech solution consultancy
service, we’ve developed tech tools
including an SMS messaging system,
data portals, mobile apps, websites and
crowdfunding platforms.
Sensi’s work involves a wide range of
technology, including digital literacy
“Sensi provides training in ICT, business and
entrepreneurships while our events are diverse
ranging from Law Clinics, Show and Tell Open
interaction nights for entrepreneurs, tech
meetups and hackathons.”
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