Edgetechies Blog

This year’s International Day of Education draws attention to a critical idea: education delivers the greatest impact when it is  co-created . At Edgetechies, this is not a slogan. It is a practical approach shaped by years of working with schools, educators, young people, and public institutions to improve learning outcomes in real contexts. Education is not a side project for us. It is a core focus area that runs through our work in technology, business development, and capacity building, because systems that work better produce better results for learners and teachers alike. Moving Beyond Access Across Africa and other emerging markets, education conversations have evolved beyond access. The more pressing challenges today are  quality, relevance, administration, and outcomes . We have worked with schools struggling under fragmented systems, limited data visibility, and administrative overload. We have partnered with teachers who are committed to their students but constrain...

At Edgetechies, we believe internships are more than just learning opportunities, they’re launchpads for growth, exploration, and building confidence in real-world problem solving. This month, we’re excited to spotlight Raahil Junaid , a Mathematics and Computer Science Major at the University of Birmingham, who recently completed a six-week internship with us, diving deep into both technical and professional development. Building Skills Beyond Code From day one, Raahil embraced the opportunity to strengthen not just his technical skills, but also key professional competencies. He honed his communication , mastered time management , and built greater resilience when faced with challenges in coding projects. These skills, he notes, were just as valuable as the programming knowledge he gained. Week-by-Week Highlights Week 1: Laid the foundation by exploring how the internet and websites work, backend development essentials (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), databases, microservices, and clo...

  As one of our capability development initiatives (which spans consulting, corporate training programmes, focus group workshops and tech events) the team at Edgetechies has started the roll out of an intensive IT training program for students of select secondary schools in Nigeria. Led by 'Tunde Ajiboye with years of experience cutting across networking, programming, project management and corporate ICT training,the team has successfully set up functional ICT facilities from scratch in pilot schools to enhance the practical lab sessions of the specially designed training curriculums. The pictures below show classes taking place in one of the pilot schools: Imola College Iju Lagos. The young students are exposed to basic and intermediate level programming and the hands-on use of creative design softwares with mind-blowing results so far in learning outcomes. It is our aim to strategically deploy the self-sustaining model across select schools in the entire nation. The goal of initi...