Working in rural Kenya, Lumen scales digital literacy through data collection to inspire community- driven change.
Lumen provides rural ICT education by partnering with schools to create computer labs in communities where digital learning is inaccessible. By structuring our curriculum around data collection, Lumen creates a financially sustainable model for computer learning by linking education to a means of data collection and market research for external organizations.
07/05/2018
It's website official! Announcing our newest partnership, we are joining companies such as BRCK, Eneza Education, Moringa School, and Andela as EdTech East Africa's newest partner.
P.S. Follow our logo link on the EdTech East Africa page to check out our newly revamped website!
22/03/2018
A snapshot of students taken by Teacher Kevin during the recently wrapped Lumen Labs Program with WISER School for Girls in Muhuru Bay.
At the end of the program, students were given a feedback survey about the course. They were asked to evaluate the following statement on a scale of 0-10: "I am more encouraged to solve problems in my community after Lumen's class". We were incredibly encouraged to see a "10" marked on every response.
Digital literacy is not just about mastery of skills, but about applying those skills with purpose. By pairing computer literacy with explicit instruction in creative problem solving, we are betting on the ability of youth to drive change in their own communities.
09/03/2018
Belated share and good feelings from our shenanigans last year:
Lumen Labs Awarded APUS Idea Path Prize for Innovation in Online Education as Part of 2017 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition Charles Town, W. Va., November 27, 2017 — American Public University System (APUS) today announced that it presented an Idea Path prize to Lumen Labs of Kenya as part of the 2017 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC). The early-stage entrepreneurship recognition, part of APUS....
05/12/2017
We are so honored to be awarded the 2017 Idea Path Prize after pitching at the Millken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Conference this week with 12 other finalists!
The Milken Penn Competition is considered the most prestigious and longest-running education business plan competition in the U.S. A HUGE thank you to the wonderful Lumen team for your hard work this year, and congratulations to all the other finalists and winners!
Happy Halloween everyone!
We're excited to announce that Lumen has been named a finalist in the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition hosted by the University of Pennsylvania! We'll be in Philadelphia in December pitching at the finals held during the Reimagine Education Conference & Awards 2017
Check out Lumen and the other finalists here:
Finalists Announced For 2017 Education Business Plan Competition Idea Path from University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education & the Milken Family Foundation | Penn GSE The University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE) and the Milken Family Foundation today announced the finalists for the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC) Idea Path. Entrepreneurs are pursing ideas that could change education around the globe, from pai...
30/09/2017
Team Lumen 😊
19/09/2017
And We decided to pose for photo before we head to class today early morning 😊
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07/08/2017
This is it- the LAST day to apply for our 2-month teaching fellowship opportunity in Homa Bay County! If you are a recently graduated Kenyan student, this all-expenses paid fellowship is a great way to build work experience, and transition into a career in education or technology.
Info and application here: http://lumenlabs.cc/fellowship
Teaching Fellowship Lumen is seeking teaching fellows passionate about the intersection of technology and education to teach in our Lumen Labs. Designed for current or recently graduated university students, Lumen's teaching fellowships are a great way to gain work experience, and transition into a future in education…
06/08/2017
Tomorrow is the LAST day to apply for our all-expenses paid, two month teaching fellowship in Homa Bay County! If you're a recently graduated Kenyan student, this is a great opportunity to gain professional/work experience, and transition to a career in education and technology.
More information and application here: http://lumenlabs.cc/fellowship
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31/07/2017
We were happy to have Baris Karadogan, CEO of Endless Solutions (Endless Computers), drop in from San Francisco to visit our lab at Jwelu Primary this week.
Endless has been our earliest partner, and an absolutely awesome team to work with. Check out the revolutionary OS and hardware being used in our Lumen Labs: www.endlessos.com
27/06/2017
Play gives children a change to practice what they are learning ~
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20/06/2017
Some photos snapped as the community gathered for Lumen's ceremony this weekend! Ribbon cut and lab opened by Eunice Owingo-Ogendo, County Chief Office of Education and ICT for Homba Bay County.