Dear Reader,

We are deeply grateful to each of you for attending the EdTech Summit 2024: Kenya Edition and celebrating a significant milestone with us—10 years of EdTech East Africa's impact on the education technology landscape. Your contributions have played a crucial role in shaping the EdTech ecosystem, and this milestone reflects the collective effort of everyone involved.

Over the past decade, EdTech East Africa has been at the forefront of promoting education innovation, fostering partnerships, and driving meaningful change. This summit was a moment to not only celebrate our shared achievements but also to look forward to the next decade of growth, impact, and collaboration.

A special note of thanks goes to our venue partner, CEMASTEA, for their exceptional hospitality and support. Their outstanding facilities and warm welcome provided the perfect environment for productive discussions, collaboration, and innovation.

This Summit, like previous ones, leveraged the power of co-creation, thanks to our incredible partners: Mastercard Foundation, EdTech Hub, Ministry of Education, and the working group that designed the agenda – MoE Directorate of Higher Education, Nairobi City County, Akili Network, Mtoto News, Metis, Steam Labs Africa, iHub, Kenya Connect, Save the Children, Loho Learning, Nyansapo AI, The Action Foundation, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Safaricom Foundation, and EdTech East Africa. Your contributions continue to enhance learning outcomes and create opportunities for learners across the region.

We also thank the Global EdTech Testbed Network (GETN) and AI for Education.org, for the engaging sessions at the Summit.

We are excited to welcome the newly appointed EdTech East Africa Board, who will lead us into the next 10 years of strategy and impact:

• ​Missy Mwendwa-Kago, co-founder and board chair of EdTech East Africa, and CPO at Educate!
• ​Phoebe Khagame, Director at Oxygen Alliance
• ​Joan Mwachi, the collective action lead at EdTech East Africa
• ​Ciku Mbugua, Kenya Co-Lead at EdTech Hub and Innovation Manager at Brink
• ​Isaac Nyangolo, co-founder and CEO at Zeraki

We are confident that this leadership team will drive our mission forward, ensuring that EdTech continues transforming education in Kenya and beyond.

Please take a moment to share your feedback on the Summit by filling out this form. Your feedback will help us create meaningful future EdTech Summits. Additionally, you can access and download summit photos here: Summit Photos and highlight videos.

The Summit was also widely covered by media, and here are a few:

• ​KTN News​
• ​Business Day Africa​
• ​The Star​
• ​KBC​
• ​Nipashe Biz​
• ​People Daily​

Once again, thank you for your continued support and engagement. Here’s to another decade of impactful EdTech innovation!

With sincere appreciation,

The EdTech East Africa Team.

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