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Welcome to Geekulcha where we create and enable platforms for Innovation and Creativity.

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  • Young learners - grooming the Geeks of the future
  • University students - student leadership on campus
  • Marginalised communities - impact where it matters most for inclusive digital emancitipation

About Geekulcha

GEEKULCHA = GEEK + CULTURE

Geekulcha is where 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 an enhance their skills, and put that newly acquired skill to work. The platform has over 34 000 techies and innovators across Africa.

Established on 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 tech world through industry exposure. Geekulcha is developmental organisation set against inclusion and supporting sustainable growth prospects of the marginalised.

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Creating and enabling platforms for innovation and creativity

Building an African Geek Kulcha Whose Kulcha Is It? Geekulcha has a range of programmes to enable growth and development of techies and marginalised groups across Africa.

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34 000+
Techies / Innovators
840+
Projects Implemented
400+
Hackathons Faciliated
18
Tech Products

What Will You Do With Geekulcha...

Geekulcha has a range of programmes centered on inclusion and incremental development

Start The Journey In Tech

Whether from primary school or late in life, Geekulcha has a programme for you to grow yourself in the world of technology.

  • Youth ICT and Business Vacation Work programme for scholars
  • Digital Literacy training for marginalised communities
  • Training and Development programmes for key industry skills

Live Up To Your Tech Mojo

Geekulcha is dubbed as "Home of the Geeks" and thus, is open and welcoming for techies to connect and grow.

  • Find like minded people and team at tech programmes
  • Collaborate with techies from different past of the world
  • Challenge yourself and put your developer on max level

Continous Development

In the scheme of Training vs Development, Geekulcha leans more towards development - helping grow from where you are.

  • Intense knowledge for growth in the sector or for your solution
  • Conducive and enabling environment for self expression through tech or creative thinking
  • Lead or drive the Geek Culture in your own setting or locale

Geekulcha Goals of Development

Incremental evelopment is at the centre of what Geekulcha does in empowering young African techies.

1

A Vibrant Tech Community

Enabling African techies to connect and build together.

2

Digital Emancitipation

Digital culture shift and achieving a state of active and safer digital consumers./p>

3

Have More Producers

Africa must become a high-end creator of technologies for global consumption

4

Inclusive Tech Culture

Leaving no one behind and, creating a conducive and enabling environment for all.

State of Geek Kulcha

More Young People Building

A new breed of developers have a platform to build solutions.

Ripe Student Leadership

The Geek Kulcha is alive and igniting on campus.

Shaping The Discourse

The Geeks form part of national and inclusive development strategies.

Hackathons Now Mainstream

Many organisations are hosting hackathons for solutions or talent hire.

Key Figures of the Kulcha

Mr Rodwyn Grewan

Senior Manager (KES), Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism

Leads and guided the Geek Culture in the Northern Cape with more than 30 hackathons hosted in the different parts of the province to date.

Mr Muzi Ntombela

CIO, Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI)

A champion of solutions for local needs, built by the youth. Mr Ntombela is a novel hackathon mentor is always on the ground in most marginalised communities, driving skills and innovation development.

Mrs Eva Mamabolo

Lecturer, Sol Plaatje University

A lecturer extraordinaire who has created models that help students win many hackathons or challenges and is a designated mentor at hackathon.

Our Superpowers

With over 12 years of experience, Geekulcha has acquired and demostrated a range of capabilities including these below.

Our capes are always on to respond to the needs of the local Geek Kulcha
We have worked with governments, universities and many organisations from around the world and thus exprienced in multi-national programmes.
A trusted voice in the tech ecosystem and is authority on a number of South African tech streams.
Multiple awards bear testament to our strides in localisation and innovation enablement.
We have reach in corners of the country and different tertiary institutions.
Fully understand what needs to happen at the hackathon and we are responsive to the needs.
We know how to build applications and have developed tech solutions for a range of needs and used by thousands of people.
Culture is in our name (and DNA too) and we are well equipped to build and align to different cultures.
Range of experience in curriculum development, coordination and delivery of training programmes that are centered towards development.
Massive digital reach into the tech ecosystem across the country.
Curation of workshops, ideations and other means of innovation and creative thinking drive.

Frequently Asked Questions



How do I join Geekulcha?

Although the organization is limited with resources, various ways are made to help local Geeks and industry be part of the Geekulcha platform including:

Community Member: Staying up to date with the shifts of the industry and opportuinities
Lead Geekulcha on Campus: Be part of the GKSS structures on campus
Provincial Champion: Represent Geekulcha at your own province
Mentor: Support local Geeks with their growth paths
Future GeekStar: School learners can become scholars through the VacWork programme

I want my child to learn how to code

We have the Future GeekStars initiative which is used as a platform to monitor the progression of learners from high school to tertiary level and then to the job market so that the transition is made easy.

The main focus is on skills development and fostering entrepreneurship and innovation that will make them be active leaders of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry.

School learners may be registered for the holiday VacWork programme.

I'm a student at tertiary institution, how does Geekulcha help me?

Geekulcha was primarily created for university students and still has a key focus on them hence the organization leverages on academic partnerships to create and enable more opportuinities for students.

Students at universities can take part of these programmes:

Student Leadership on campus (GKSS)
Hackathons and Mapathons
Student VacWork Programme

I have an app idea, can you assist?

In most cases, Geekulcha crew would be busy with other projects and as such, we would refer you to a developer in the community.

Does Geekulcha have any presence ko kasi or in rural areas? From time to time we host the programmes in the townships. Digital Literacy programmes or trainings are set for rural and remote areas.
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