Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2025 Nominee

Geekulcha


Description

Geekulcha is where the young, skilled, creative and ambitious tech minds meet to connect with each other, share knowledge, collaborate on projects, network with industry leaders, obtain training to further improve and enhance their skills and to put that newly acquired skill to work. The platform has over 9 400 students across Africa.

Established 15 March 2013, our focus is on empowering young geeks through ICT skills development and training while giving them a taste of what awaits them in the big world through industry exposure.

Project website

https://www.geekulcha.com/


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C3. Access to information and knowledge 2025
  • AL C4. Capacity building
  • AL C7. E-learning
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 4: Quality education
  • Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

Coverage
  • Africa

Status

Ongoing

Start date

01 March 2013

End date

Not set


Target beneficiary group(s)
  • Youth

Replicability

Has expanded to other countries in Africa: We currently have representatives in Mozambique, and also have key partners in Kenya. So, when we host our annual Geekulcha hackathon here for example, our partners have hosted it at the same time in Kenya both in 2015 and 2016. With Mozambique, we’ve been working on a skills exchange program, whereby their developers traveled down to see us and our team is heading there in September.


WSIS values promotion

We create platforms that enable innovation and creativity. We bring excitement and enlightenment around technology, by building co-creation spaces, organizing hackathons or meet-ups, and facilitating tech trainings.


Entity name

Geekulcha

Entity country—type

South Africa Private Sector

Entity website

https://www.geekulcha.com/

Partners

infoDev Digital Entrepreneurship Program