Our goals are ambitious and can only be met in partnership with others. We work with a range of partners that help us achieve
EkoBits is a youth based social enterprise that uses ICT creatively to improve the lives of
less privileged youth from non-formal settlement. The target population for Ekobits are
youth from marginalize communities in Lagos, Nigeria
These youth are faced with many socio-economic challenges that hinder them from progressing
in life and making meaningful contribution to the society.
Youths Impacted
Male
Female
Our trainers help the students achieve success by teaching the technology skills needed in the labour market and beyond.
We copiously take participant on web programing, ensuring they understand the basic and intermediary tools for developing progressive web applications and making good use of APIs as well as understanding the DevOps concept.
Participant learn building a resource libary for cameras, `Compositional Rules in Photography and Mastering Lightroom Photoshop and understanding ISO Sensitivity.
We walk participant through the Creative Process Layout, Composition and Typography Colour using various designs softwares such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Light Room, Corel Draw, and various proto-typing tools eg, Figma.
Over the past 4 years, EkoBits with the help of Poise Nigeria has been infusing our students with competencies, behaviors, attitudes, and personal qualities that has helped them navigate their environment, work with others, perform well, and achieve their goals.
We offer ICT training for these youth to give them skills to enable them engage in gainful income generating activities. The training is conducted in three levels/stages which include taught theory and practicals’ and hands on training through internship..