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Samasource helps small software and web development firms, freelancers, and students in Africa learn how to build Facebook applications by organizing “Developer Garages” around the continent.
In 2009, we organized Garages in Nairobi, Kenya; Accra, Ghana; Kampala, Uganda. See below for more information on each Garage.
Kampala, Uganda | 13 December 2008
Photos | Facebook Event Page | Press | Presentations
Accra, Ghana | 6 December 2008
Facebook Event Page
Nairobi, Kenya | 27 March 2008
Presentation in PDF | Photos
Overview: As part of our mission to put African developers on the map to consumers, Samasource is organizing a conference on application development for social networks in Nairobi in partnership with the University of Nairobi’s Department of Computing and Informatics. This event will feature speakers from a range of technology companies, culminating in a Developer Garage sponsored by Facebook, aimed at teaching students and professional programmers how to build applications on the platform and earn a side income. Click here for an agenda.
Program 1-1:20pm: Opening remarks by Professor William Okelo-Odongo, Director of the School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi
1:20-1:40pm: Presentation by Leila Chirayath, Founder and CEO, Samasource; Visiting Scholar, Stanford University Program on Global Justice
1:45-2:10pm: Keynote address by Dr. Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Information and Communications
2:15-3:30pm: Panel on social networks, technology, and socio-economic development with:
3:30-4pm: Refreshments and networking4-7pm: Facebook Developer Garage with coaches in Silicon Valley, California (via webchat) and Nairobi