TechLit Africa is a Difference Maker on WBBM

Tyler Cinnamon is a American programmer and entrepreneur. He started TechLit Africa with Nelly Cheboi in 2018 to disrupt poverty with used IT devices.

Founder & COO

Tyler and Nelly were interviewed by Bernie Tafoya on WBBM, a radio station in Chicago.

Computer Use in Rural Africa on SE Daily

Tyler joined Jeff Meyerson on Software Engineering Daily to talk about the difference between growing up in rural Kenya and growing up in rural America. The show focuses on why TechLit Africa wants to get rural African kids early access to computers.

TechLit on the Front Page of HackerNews

Nelly and TechLit reached the front page of Hacker News the first time Nelly shared her background building Zawadi Yetu and our goals for TechLit.

Tyler Cinnamon

I founded TechLit with Nelly in 2018. We were living and working together&nbsp;in a small apartment in Chicago. Nelly had the idea to teach technology&nbsp;in Kenya by building schools, and I said: "the schools already exist,&nbsp;we just need the computers classes." Since then, I have worn many hats,&nbsp;from connecting hardware and software to lifting boxes and teaching classes.Before TechLit I was a self-taught software engineer. I was immersed in&nbsp;programming from a young age, first hacking on TI calculators and visual&nbsp;languages, and eventually building websites and flash games.Now I’m bringing my love of software and ambitious optimism to TechLit,&nbsp;because I believe everyone in the world should be able to use recent technology.&nbsp;I think we can use technology this way to make humankind as a whole more equitable and efficient.

American Programmer and Social Entrepreneur | How Tyler Started TechLit | Electronic Reuse to Disrupt Poverty in Rural Africa

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TechLit Africa is a Difference Maker on WBBM

Computer Use in Rural Africa on SE Daily

TechLit on the Front Page of HackerNews