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EdTech East Africa
EdTech East Africa is a nonprofit community organization focused on improving education access and quality in East Africa. It connects various stakeholders in the edtech ecosystem to foster collaboration and innovation.
Overview
What EdTech East Africa does
What EdTech East Africa is
EdTech East Africa is a nonprofit community organization focused on improving education access and quality in East Africa. It connects various stakeholders in the edtech ecosystem to foster collaboration and innovation.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2014
- Approximate age
- About 12 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 11, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
EdTech East Africa as a community
Community overview
EdTech East Africa is an organization founded in 2014 by Jennifer Cotter Otieno and Missy Mwendwa Kago, initially as a community for innovators in the education technology sector in Nairobi, Kenya. The organization aims to foster collaboration and innovation among stakeholders in the EdTech ecosystem across East Africa, including Nairobi, Kampala, and Dar es Salaam.
Community focus
EdTech East Africa focuses on improving education through technology by facilitating collaboration among various stakeholders, fostering innovation, and strengthening collective action. Their initiatives are aimed at creating a more evidence-based and coordinated approach to technology-enabled teaching and learning in the region.
Member value
Members benefit from networking opportunities, collaborative discussions, and access to resources aimed at accelerating progress in the EdTech sector. The community provides a platform for sharing ideas and insights related to technology in education.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- hybrid
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students · Researchers
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and other
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Education
Community activity
- Annual events
- 1
Events and activity
EdTech East Africa hosts several key events, including the National EdTech Summit, an annual two-day event that convenes public and private sector players in the EdTech ecosystem to discuss challenges and opportunities. They also organize EdTech Mondays, regular meetups that facilitate discussions on the use of technology for teaching and learning.
Notable members
EdTech East Africa collaborates with various partners and stakeholders in the EdTech ecosystem, including organizations like the Mastercard Foundation, Acumen, and Imaginable Futures.
Common questions
What to know about EdTech East Africa
Upseed classifies EdTech East Africa under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 11, 2026
Known limits
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