🇰🇪 Techfugees KENYA 🇰🇪
Techfugees’ local chapter in Kenya, started in early 2017. After a successful hackathon in partnership with the Kenya Red Cross around health in Kakuma camp, Mary and Philomena, our new co-leads picked up the torchin June 2020... stay tuned! 
Connect
We connect a diverse pool of organisations and individuals united towards a similar goal: using technology to solve challenges faced by refugees. Through networking events, meetups and hackathons, we connect like minded individuals around challenges regarding identity, connectivity and health in Kenya
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- October 2020: Recap of Techfugees Kenya July 2020 meetup
- June 2020: Technology in disrupting existing inequalities among refugees in Kenya amidst COVID-19
- July 2019: From Kakuma refugee camp to Techfugees’ Nairobi hackathon: meet Bahana!
- Techfugees Kenya kick-off conference Blockchain & Refugee Emergency Response: can Blockchain technology help save the lives of refugees?
Support
We support refugees & organisations looking to access the resources they need from the tech & entrepreneurial communities. Our main project is Faceless Hackers.
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SHARE
We share our insights with a wider community (conferences & think-tanks) to inform on most pressing issues and needs on the ground. This paves the way for a better understanding & more relevant tech solutions.
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2019, April 26th: Meet our Regional development Volunteer in Africa at the Nairobi Tech Week
2019, March 23rd: Techfugees’ Regional development Volunteer in Africa, Priscilla, will speak at the Facebook Women of Developer Circle’s Barcamp in Nairobi
2018, October 2nd: Panel Discussion @Sandbox x Nairobi Conversations
Philomena Mwangi, Co-lead
PM professional with over 6 years experience in Technology Consulting, her interests are in applying technology to alleviate day to day challenges. She has been actively involved in work where tech is used to bridge gaps in education (access, affordability & quality). She started supporting displaced communities at Kakuma Refugee Camp. By joining TF, she aims to make a positive mark in the lives of displaced people in Kenya, through the use of technology. Get in touch with Philomena Linkedin
Mary MUNYOKI, Co-lead
Mary Munyoki is a technology innovation and entrepreneurship enthusiast with a passion to empower displaced and marginalised youth and women in relation to technology for development. Her specialities are in strategic project management, business development, human resources, multi-stakeholder partnerships, policy engagement and programs operation. Get in touch with Mary Linkedin
Abri Yusuf & John Monychirin, Volunteers
Abri and John joined Techfugees Kenya in 2020. They have a refugee background and are based in Kakuma, as TF Kenya ambassadors. They are both Bachelor of Information Technology Students at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology(JKUAT)
🙏 We would also like to thank Priscilla Queirolo who was Techfugees’ Regional Development Volunteer in Africa based in Nairobi during the first months of 2019 as well as Benjamin Hounsell who led Techfugees in Kenya since day one.
Gemma MAY, Voluntary Fundraising Manager
Gemma is an experienced partnerships and fundraising expert who has worked in the UK and East Africa for over 10 years for NGOs, start ups and education institutions. She has raised over $25 million through foundations and private companies and has extensive knowledge on setting up sustainable fundraising strategies and partnerships. She became involved in refugee projects and saw how technology was a game changer to the lives and opportunities of refugees and displaced people. She is passionate about helping refugees get all the access and opportunities they need to change their own lives.
Dominic KIMATHI, Project Manager
Dominic is a Project Management Consultant and Country Rep for Field Buzz in Nairobi,Kenya. When he's not busy coordinating projects with software developers in Germany & Bangladesh, he's busy organizing intimate, acoustic gigs as the City Co-Lead and Partnerships & Logistics Liason at Sofar Sounds Nairobi. Furthermore, he's the New Sponsor and Sponsorship Relations Coordinator at Project Management Institute, Kenyan Chapter. In addition to that, he's in the SDSN Youth Committee of The Great Lakes Region as well as an Advocate of the Global Schools Program.Other than that, in his free time he plants trees and teaches primary kids how to grow and preserve tree nurseries with Miti Alliance. He's also a mentor with Tim Aridi Foundation.
Beryl ONYANGO, Comms
Beryl Onyango is an entrepreneur and a researcher. She has worked on different migration research projects such as access to alternative livelihood options and safe migration for potential migrants. She is currently researching protracted displacement in the urban world. Beryl has worked with different organizations including KickStart International Inc, The University of Nairobi, and Samuel Hall on research projects. She has a passion for migration issues and in the future she intends to use her entrepreneurial skills to help to improve the lives of displaced people by providing them with training and skills to start small businesses.
Our ECOSYSTEM partners
We engage with a variety of organisations to contribute & bring meaningful tech solutions for and with refugees. Click on the logos below and discover how we worked with them in the past.
