2023-04-10T15:12:43-07:00 2022-12-31 990EZ 2022-01-01 823071147 THINK ZAMBIA FOUNDATION THIN 5202518602 1100 BELLEVUE WAY NE STE 8A 30 BELLEVUE WA 98004 Tikwiza Botha Vice President 5202456362 2023-04-10 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X WWW.THINKZAMBIA.ORG X X 29298 29298 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29298 0 3861 14714 2671 7654 0 0 28900 398 2368 0 2766 2368 2766 0 0 0 0 2368 2766 0 0 2368 2766 The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, scientific, religious, literary or educational purposes, within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), including, without limitation, to empower under-served Zambian communities to enhance their lives through technology. We had a successful year at Think Zambia. Thank you, our donors, and partners for your support, as we couldn't have made it here without your generosity. We are pleased to announce that we hosted 15 virtual, physical, and hybrid events to combat digital literacy in Kitwe, despite the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hats o to the Think Zambia Operations team for stepping up to the challenge and connecting with over 56 people and organizations during these events. Our open day was a huge success; we invited the community to our Lab in Natwange to discuss our mission and plan to build a community around technology in Kitwe. During the open house, people could try our learning management software, Katanga. We believe it's by opening up our doors and starting conversations about technology that we will find the right solutions for the community. True to our mission, we opened up the Hour of Code program to the community. Parents can sign up their children to attend our Bi-weekly hour of code sessions. There is a growing interest in this program, and we look forward to seeing more schools on board as we try to reach more children. This was all possible due to our growing team! We increased sta in both the operations and developer sections, with 8 interns and 5 sta members joining us in 2021. We look forward to more growth in 2022. When we put out the Ad for software engineering interns, we did not anticipate receiving over 250 applications in Kiitwe alone. We had to quickly implement a workflow to funnel these applications and narrow it down to the 8 interns who would join us at Think Zambia. During our technical phone screen, we realized that a handful of these applications were not software developers but related fields such as Information Systems, Digital Marketing & Mathematics. We have implemented a new internship program targeting Candidates that show strong interest in software development but don't have the technical skills to be part of our Software Developer Program. A total of four Software Developer Interns joined us in 2021 and successfully participated in the program, which enhanced their skills and experience of working in the tech organization. The candidates participated in developing production-ready software, which enabled them to have hands-on experience in designing and building software at industry standards. Think Zambia's passion for improving communities' tech adoption and fostering digital services were well exhibited in developing the app, Njila. This was built in partnership with the Local Cowboy Tours of Livingstone, which runs a community school funded by the revenue from the bicycle tours of that tourism town. The app provides a convenient way for tourists to book bicycle tours and get local context around the tourist attractions. Community is at the center of what we do at Think Zambia. We use our social media platforms to spread awareness of our work. Our hope is that this inspires more people to join our program and help us have a more significant impact. In 2021 our socials grew significantly after developing a consistent presence on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. LinkedIn had the highest number of followers at 500, and Instagram had the highest engagement rate of 55 percent. Our total Audience grew to 967 across multiple social networks. This year we want to solidify our online community to bring more growth opportunities to Think Zambia. We will focus more on our LinkedIn and Twitter platforms to draw attention to the right crowds and engage our community to have relevant conversations around technology in Zambia. We look forward to your support on our social media platforms. 0 0 PLEASE Refer to our Website Annual Report available at https://thinkzambia.org/ 0 22368 22368 Wongani Botha President 25.00 0 0 0 Tikwiza Botha Vice President 25 0 0 0 Chisanga Mwiche IT Manager 40 5000 0 0 Chansa Kapapula Project Manager 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WA Tikwiza Botha 1100 BELLEVUE WAY NE STE 8A 30 BELLEVUE WA 98004 5202456362 0 1 ZA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 265 8338 50833 29298 88734 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 265 8338 50833 29298 88734 88734 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88734 29298 X 1720 9242 8338 50833 29298 99431 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1720 9242 8338 50833 29298 99431 1720 3765 1920 10656 7000 25061 0 0 0 0 0 0 1720 3765 1920 10656 7000 25061 74370 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1720 9242 8338 50833 29298 99431 0.74796 0 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED