2022-03-04T03:36:37-07:00 2021-12-31 990EZ 2021-01-01 823071147 THINK ZAMBIA FOUNDATION THIN 5202518602 1100 BELLEVUE WAY NE STE 8A 30 BELLEVUE WA 98004 Tikwiza Botha Vice President 5202456362 2022-03-04 1 11 0 AAL2 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X WWW.THINKZAMBIA.ORG X X 50833 50833 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50833 0 0 10000 27431 10525 2000 0 49956 877 1491 0 2368 1491 2368 0 0 0 0 1491 2368 0 0 1491 2368 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. In 2019, Think Zambia Foundation was able to create awareness around its mission to overcome the digital divide and empower underprivileged youth communities in Zambia to enhance their lives through digital literacy and grow in technology. Think Zambia foundation laid the groundwork to start building a hub that will host technology center and offer free resources to the communities in Zambia. This groundwork and forming partnerships in 2019 has been key to what our 2020 goal is. 0 0 In 2020, our collective goal as Think Zambia was to break ground and build our first computer lab. True to our mission to overcome the digital divide, we settled in Ndeke Village, a neighborhood in Kitwe, Zambia. While Ndeke is in the third-largest city in Zambia, the opportunities for economic advancement are vast! And the opportunities for improving people's lives with technology are equally great! As a bonus, we were able to secure a plot adjacent to a local Primary School, which has become instrumental to the program's success. In Q2 of 2020, we launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money to finish construction and received a total of $8400 in donations, which was 84% of our campaign goal of $10,000. The money donated was put to work immediately to complete our first computer lab in September of 2020. By Q4 of 2020, we were able to begin piloting our Digital Literacy Programs. We managed to execute 3 Hour-of-Code sessions with 2 Primary schools in Kitwe. In addition to this, we piloted our Problem-Oriented Learning program with a recent CBU (College) graduate with computer science. 0 0 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 0 Wongani Botha President 30 0 0 0 Tikwiza Botha Vice President 30 0 0 0 Chisanga Mwiche IT Manager 30 3000 0 0 Chansa Kapapula Project Manager 30 4200 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 0 265 8338 50833 59436 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 265 8338 50833 59436 59436 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59436 0 X 2000 1720 9242 8338 50833 72133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 1720 9242 8338 50833 72133 2000 1720 3765 1920 10656 20061 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 1720 3765 1920 10656 20061 52072 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 2000 1720 9242 8338 50833 72133 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED