This is two pronged programme where Sunpawa arranges InterHub Circuits or Boot Camps and Makers Competition for new Makers working on solutions that have major impact on local problems aligned towards SDGs.

The Makers are hosted by/in a partner innovation hub as they work with a local Makers working on the same area/problem to pilot demonstration of the solutions on actual sites etc. This pairing and camping of makers result into faster development of solution both at design, prototyping and access to market.

The first programme dubbed DesignInKenya in partnership with Shenzhen Open Innovation Hub (www.szoil.org) is already underway

The programme will domesticate DesignInKenya Initiative whereby with partners

  1. Organize a nationwide competition on hardware design
  2. Professionally evaluate and identify individuals/ or groups with most relevant projects (200)
  3. Rank the design and take the first top 50 design for collaborative prototyping
  4. Work with hardware experts from Shenzhen (5) to assist in project evaluation
  5. The competition to run for approx 2 weeks
  6. The experts to stay in Kenya for those two weeks
  7. Pick the best 5-10 projects based on the big 4 agenda or vision 2030
  8. Prototyping of these to be monitored by SZOIL and Sunpawa in collaboration with the experts
  9. We can work with the ministry of education, science and technology, Universities, KCIC,….et.

Also in reciprocation Shenzhen ihub partners also organise the same for our local makers whose projects have qualified under the DesignInKenya Initiative.

This programme intends to initiate innovation diplomacy and cooperation while powering bothe the government Big4Agenda, the SDGs and the Rail and Road projects.