About

About Us

We are a Community & Learning Centre in a remote, rural village in Kenya. The village is called Matakiri, and it is situated in Tharaka South Division, Tharaka-Nithi county. The centre is driven by the community's most urgent needs. These needs are:

  • Access to technical and vocational skills training to out-of school youths. The intention is to provide youths with self-employable skills. The main thrust of our courses lies within Computing and ICT, Agriculture and Entrepreneurship.
  • Sustainable Agriculture - this aspect of our work is geared to helping the community adopt safe and sustainable agricultural practices that preserve the environment and minimise use of pesticides.
  • Elderly care and related services -we aim to provide support to the elderly, to alleviate loneliness and associated challenges by providing regular socialising meetings, food, and medical checks.
  • SACCO - we run a membership-based organisation enabling members to come together, plan projects and support each other especially in matters entrepreneurship.
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MTC is all about Positive Impact

We focus on skills and entrepreneurial values empowerment for the youth. Additionally, we provide a safe environment for the elderly to meet, socialise and access health checks and meals. Ours a community centred approach that enhances livelihoods whilst taking care of the environment.

  • 01 Youth Empowerment

    Our Courses are hands-on, and practical and are geared to ensure graduates are competent and are match-ready upon completing. We drive learning by ensuring realistic projects are undertaken by learners as part of their course. Learners produce an artefact that solves a real-world problem. We encourage entrepreneurship to foster self-employment.

  • We do social events for the elderly to alleviate loneliness. Public health experts provide them with advice on personal hygiene and self-care. We provide regular health checks and referrals where necessary. During social events, there is story telling and encoding of culture and traditions to digitise them for posterity.

  • The main economic activity of the communty is agriculture, espcially crop production. Agriculture is one of our flagship courses and learners spend time in farm learning by doing. For example, we teach and demonstrate the practicing of intensive farming that preserves soil fertility and texture. Also, crop produce preservation and storage to minimise pre and post harvest wastage; Value addition and agribusiness ventures.

  • Besides computer literacy and computing courses for our students, we also have open evenings where members of the community come in to be taught computer literacy. These include how to use word processing and spreadsheet applications, how to use the internet and staying safe online.

  • We have setup a renewable energy system that uses solar for lighting and powering digital devices. We also have setup a water system that is based on harvesting and storing rain water. When this is depleted, we pump water from a borehole. This is the water system that we use for our domestic purposes and irrigation. We provide a water access point to the community. This has been greatly appreciated as the nearest water source is 8 kilometres away.

Courses

Our Courses

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Diploma in Software Engineering

This course will cover the main areas that will enable learners to create large-scale, robust software systems. These topics will be , Software Development Foundations, Web Applications Development and Mobile Applications Development (Android and iOS). Each learner will be expected to undertake a Consolidation Project as part of their studies.

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Diploma in Data Science

The focus of this course is to provide a solid foundation on data analytics, machine learning and natural language processing. The course will cover topics such as Software Development Foundations, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, and Natural Language Processing. Learners will be expected to plan, design and implement a Consolidation Project as part of their course.

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Diploma in Sustainable Agricultural Practices

This course will emphasise agricultural practices that make best use of available precipitation. The course will entail conservation agriculture, pest control with minimal use of pesticides, value addition, post harvest storage and waste reduction, and entrepreneurship. This is a hands-on course where learners spend 60% of their time practicing in the farm or attending professional workshops in farms run by agricultural research organisations.

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Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Financial Management

In this course, learners cover the key steps for turning an idea into a business. The course covers business planning, market research and analysis, and useful aspects of running a business such as creating and understanding financial statements.

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Certificate in Computer Applications

In this course, learners will learn how to use computers. Especially, this will include a non-trivial look into the Windows and Mac OS operating systems and their applications. The course will also cover safe internet use including an introduction to mechanisms such as file encryption, and a rigorous coverage of spreadsheet and document processing applications.

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Team

Our Board

Dr John Kanyaru
John is a Computer Scientist with extensive experience in curriculum design and teaching in Universities. Dr Kanyaru has a PhD in Software Engineering and a BSc in Computer Science at First Class Honours. He is passionate about a hands-on, practical approach to learning. John has experience in consultancies within industry, and has delivered intensive workshops to large organisations such as the BBC, Public Health England, The Scottish Government, Ordnance Survey among others. His areas of expertise include Software Development, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Database Systems, Algorithms and Data Structures among others. 
Director

Bismillah Binti Kader
Bismillah was born in Penang, Malaysia and educated at St George's in Balik Pulau, and the Convent Pulau Tikus.  She did her degree, post graduate studies and research at Birmingham University, UK.  She taught at Birmingham University, Aston University's Business School and in Further Education colleges in the UK.   Bismillah studied and worked for over 30 years in the UK. 


After completing her SSRC (Social Science Research Council) research on the experience of underachievers in Birmingham schools, Bismillah helped the UK government to put together the first Access to Higher Education programme for ethnic minorities in the Midlands.  She was invited by the UK Government to lead other LEAs (Local Education Authorities) to offer similar programmes.  Her work in the area of Access Courses to HE helped the UK Government to realise its policy of widening access to higher education, enabling committed and able mature students to become teachers, social workers, counsellors, probation officers, among others, and then to take up their professions in schools and local authorities to provide support for young adults in schools, encouraging them to stay on in education and to raise their levels of achievement. Through Access Courses to HE, mature students were able to follow an accelerated route to gain higher education qualifications, find fulfilling work with local and central government, and to change the way underachievers were supported in schools.

Due to her work Access Courses to HE became a nationwide alternative route into higher education for mature adults. This success led Bismillah to be invited to join CNAA/CVCP Steering Group, a 13 member advisory and accreditation group, (Council for National Academic Awards/Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals UK).  The Steering Group was later known as the Access Courses Recognition Group (ACRG).  ACRG evolved into The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) which, among other things, has a remit from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to provide advice to Government about Access to HE courses.

From 1988 to 1993, Bismillah contributed to national initiatives for development of academic and vocational schools’ curriculum. She contributed to various local, regional and national projects. She was invited to work with the Further Education Unit (FEU) on FEU’s Gender Advisory Group, as a consultant on FEU projects, and she was a member of the GNVQ Advisory Group which advised the UK Government on management of change from ‘O’ levels to General National Vocational Qualifications. She worked with COPE, a family support group, in London and was a trustee of the William Dudley Trust in Birmingham.  The Trust promotes the education, training or establishment in life of young people in financial need, studying, working or residing in Birmingham. The Trust awards bursaries for students studying and training in Jewellery, Silversmithing and related trades. 

As a member of UDACE Planning and Development Management Group, Bismillah contributed to the examination, discussion and report on language of competence and competencies.  UDACE addressed issues of balance between knowledge and skills in Vocational Education.  She was also external assessor for several higher education programmes and a member of, the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (CCETSW), which was, from 1970 to 2001, the statutory authority charged with promoting education and training in social work, recognising courses and awarding qualifications throughout the United Kingdom.

As a result of her contribution to national and regional agendas and initiatives Bismillah was invited to join the Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) Inspectorate in 1993, when the FEFC was first established.   Bismillah was the only Malaysian to be appointed as a full-time Government Inspector of Colleges.  Bismillah was College Inspector in Eastern Region, East Midlands and National Inspector for Equal Opportunities and Multicultural Education. Dr Sir Terry Melia was then the Chief Inspector.  Sir Terry wrote a letter of commendation on Bismillah’s contribution to the work of the Inspectorate.

Bismillah returned to re-settle in Malaysia in 1996 to continue her work in education and training. Her first position in Malaysia was as the Chief Executive Officer of Internexia Ltd, a British based company, established in 1996, jointly owned by a consortium of UK colleges and Bismillah Kader and her husband David Toeman.  In 1997 Bismillah formed Internexia Sdn Bhd, a company incorporated in Malaysia  to undertake work to transform traditional teaching and learning materials into multimedia format for online learning.  Internexia Sdn Bhd is a MSC status company, specialising in LMS (Learning Management Systems), learning platforms, the design and development of e-learning courseware, learning management and assessment systems and the delivery of interactive multimedia e-learning programmes.


In 2011 Internexia College changed its name to Kirkby International College and established the first dedicated private teacher training institute.  Bismillah now leads a consortium of private institutions with IPTS licences and with faculties of education offering  programmes for teacher education and training. Kirkby International College (KIC) has private and Government-sponsored students. It is supported by the Kirkby Alumni Malaysia and by Liverpool University Alumni.  
Curriculum Lead

David Toeman
David is a graduate of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST - BSc in Physics), Sussex University (MSc in the History and Philosophy of Science) and the Open University (BA in Mathematics and Philosophy). He lectured in science, mathematics and philosophy, mostly in colleges. He was a Tutor for the Open University (UK) and Nottingham University for ten years, in Mathematics and Philosophy.

He has wide experience of training and assessment for competence development at a professional level, through his many years in further and higher education in the UK.

David had 25 years experience teaching and managing in schools, colleges and universities in England before moving to Malaysia in 1996. From 1989 until then David was Principal of Stourbridge College in the West Midlands (UK). Since 1996 David has worked to establish Internexia as an e-learning company operating in Malaysia. David has recently retired as Executive Director of Internexia He has led many projects to design and develop e-learning materials. In particular he was commissioned to develop a set of standards for teachers to use ICT in their professional practice. He was also commissioned to prepare a set of standards for the design and development of e-learning materials, for the Asian Institute of Finance. David has lived and worked in Malaysia for over 20 years.

David’s prime responsibilities with Internexia have been: sourcing education and training materials for specific purposes, standards setting, instructional design for elearning, project management and team leadership, and
quality assurance and evaluation for technology-enabled learning programmes.

The main programmes in which he has been involved as consultant, learning designer and project leader are:
computer literacy by online distance study, teacher training in the classroom applications of ICT, English for self study online, CPD through e-learning, competency development and performance improvement.
EduTech Lead

Edward Kunyanga
Planning & Management

Prof. Wanja Mwaura-Tenambergen
Prof. Wanja Mwaura-Tenambergen, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Systems Management of Kenya Methodist University. She has interest strengthening health systems and quality of learning and teaching at higher learning institutions. Wanja has a PhD in Public Health (Health Financing) and has over 14 years’ experience in teaching and research at higher education. Wanja has published widely in peer reviewed journals. She has vast experience in managing projects and creating linkages to strengthen training curricula and teaching faculty development. She has excellent skills in project implementation and monitoring, evaluation and learning.
CPD & Employability

Peter Wells
Peter spent most of his career in the IT industry, including several years in Kenya.  But more recently enjoying assignments in the Voluntary sector, with London Connection, VSO, British Heart Foundation and Karibuni Children, as well as volunteering and being a Trustee for several years.  When working in Kenya he became acutely aware of the problems facing so many people there, living in conditions that are quite unacceptable.  It changed his life and made him realise that he had to respond to the challenge – this led to being involved for several years with Karibuni Children and now with Matakiri Tumaini Centre.

Charity Governance

Sarah Mueni Mutambu
Sarah Mueni Mutambu is a skilled software engineer with experience in full-stack web
development, mobile app development, and UI/UX design. Proficient in programming
languages like Python, JavaScript, and Java, she has a strong understanding of Agile
methodologies and is capable of delivering efficient and user-focused software solutions.
Sarah is adaptable and continuously seeks opportunities to improve her technical expertise.
She has contributed to various projects, focusing on front-end frameworks such as React
and Angular, as well as back-end tools like Node.js and Django. With a collaborative
approach, she has worked effectively in teams to develop scalable systems and improve
user experiences. Sarah is dedicated to delivering high-quality work in a fast-paced tech
environment.
Software Architect

Fidel Omondi Otieno
Fidel Omondi Otieno is a seasoned Full Stack Developer and software engineer with over four
years of experience crafting innovative web and mobile solutions. Specializing in both frontend
and backend technologies, he is skilled in C#, .NET, React, and Redux, among other tools,
delivering scalable and efficient systems tailored to meet diverse client needs. Fidel’s expertise
extends into Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), leveraging platforms such as
TensorFlow, PyTorch, and AWS SageMaker to build intelligent systems that transform data into
actionable insights.
In addition to his technical proficiencies, Fidel is a dedicated problem solver and mentor, with a
proven track record of leading software development teams to success. His collaborative
approach ensures seamless integration of cutting-edge technologies, from blockchain
development to big data processing, enabling businesses to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving
digital landscape. With a strong foundation in DevOps, UI/UX design, and cloud technologies,
he excels in creating user-centric applications backed by robust architecture.
Fidel’s academic foundation includes a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering from
Murang’a University of Technology, where he also mentored aspiring developers. His passion
for continuous learning and his ability to adapt to emerging trends make him a pivotal
contributor to any project or organization striving for technological innovation.
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Fidel is committed to advancing technology to improve lives and solve
complex challenges in creative and impactful ways.
Software Engineer

Team

Our Advisory Team

Dr Yasmin Bailey nee Weaver
Yasmin has a PhD in Comparative Cell Physiology and a Bachelor of Science (Hons). Dr Weaver has keen in interests in Education Technology. She has an extensive track record in education management including being Principal for an international college. Dr Weaver is experienced in Curriculum Design and implementation has also been manager for schools technology programme in the  UK. 
EduTech Advisor

Timothy Bailey
Tim has has a passion for building teams of professionals confident in developing innovative technologies for promoting learning and inspiring people to strive for continued development. Team has a MSc in Information Systems with a Distinction, a B.Eng.(Hons) Civil Engineering 2:1,  and a Post Graduate Certificate Designing and Facilitating elearning A+, among other qualifications. Tim has a wealth of experience, in particular, involving developing a competent team of software developers, instructional designers, multimedia production specialists, sales and marketing, project management and support and operations able to work cooperatively to deliver quality products and services to the educational, corporate and financial sectors.
Team Builder

Benjamin Makai
 Benjamin leads the Technology for Development (T4D) unit at Safaricom PLC, which designs, co-creates, develops and transition sustainable products and services that unlock new digital opportunities while delivering social impact and in order to position sustainability at the heart of our purpose. This contributes to the overarching goal of establishing a Customer obsessed, digital first organization that is purpose-led.

He is customer obsessed and change catalyst who believes in solving social issues sustainably and with over 15 years of experience in regional (Africa) and local (Kenya) in customer facing roles. He has been instrumental in incubating solutions within Safaricom PLC in emerging verticals such as health, agriculture, education, such as Connected Farmer, DigiFarm, Mtiba, Shupavu291, GOK Fertilizer Subsidy (Evoucher) among others and transitioning them to business units once pathway to scale is fully defined.

Always looking forward to building and maintaining winning partnerships within an ecosystem of industry stakeholders in line with #SDG17 while changing narrative through shared value i.e. embracing business strategies designed to solve social issues profitably by leveraging the resources and innovation to create new solutions to some of society's most pressing issues.

Mr. Makai has a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Egerton University, MBA from USIU and was The League of Intrapreneurs Global Fellow 2020 cohort, Member of BMW Herbert Quandt- Global Responsible Leaders Network, various developing leadership capabilities training from Strathmore Business School, and awarded a certificate of completion for the Rethinking Financial Inclusion Program from Harvard Business School.
Corporate & Entrepreneurship

Colin Turnbull
Practice Services Global Internal Auditor - UK&I, Europe, and Middle East

Career Summary 

Colin is currently employed with an International Multidisciplinary Engineering Consultancy as a Practice Services Internal Auditor. He is principally involved with the maintenance and development of the management systems. He joined the company in 2006 as Quality & Environmental Manager and SHEQ Consultant based at the Reading UK office. In 2018, Colin made the transition into Practice Services, then in 2020 became a member of the Global Internal Auditors Team.

Responsibilities include Internal support and assurance to staff and clients that the company maintains, through audit, both compliance to the Management Systems and Frameworks and ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 and SSiP (UK - Safety Systems in Procurement) Certifications.

Colin has gained extensive internal and lead auditing experience within both consultancy and manufacturing.  He has practical experience using an array of quality tools and methods including TQM, SPC, AQL, HACCP, GMP, GLP, COSHH, 6-Sigma and has a working knowledge of Health & Safety and COSHH chemical risk assessments.

In his previous roles, Colin became proficient in auditing manufacturing sites and suppliers in the EU, USA, Mexico, and China for compliance with the British Retail Consortium Global Standard for Consumers. He has worked closely with multi-national retailers such as Wal-Mart and SC Johnson to ensure that critical product specifications were met, and ethical work practices enforced.

Colin holds a BSc (Hons), Chemistry with Environmental Sciences. 
He is also a Member of the Institute of Quality Assurance (now CQI) and has
Quality Assurance Lead Auditor International Certification - Moody

Certifications include: - 
ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor transition - BSI
Internal IS09001:2015 Quality Auditor – BSI
Internal ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Auditor - BSI
Internal ISO 45001:2018 Health & Safety Auditor - BSI
Colin brings to the establishment, a wealth of experience, having previously worked with companies in various disciplines as listed below: -

Jeyes Limited - Manufacturing (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) 

  • Quality Assurance Manager
Quistwens Limited – Manufacture of pharmaceutical grade iodine-based chemicals

  • Technical Manager
Elementis Pigments – Chemicals producer specialising in iron oxide pigments for - the construction, paint, and plastics industries

  • Head of Quality Assurance / Technical Services Manager
Monsanto Electronic Materials Company – Semiconductor materials – wafer - fabrication processes – ultra pure deionised water systems

  • Utilities Chemical Engineer
CPD & Ethics

Esnas Turnbull
Humanistic & Integrative Counsellor - Blue Pearls Counselling UK


Esnas currently works as a Mental Health and Wellbeing practitioner, specialised in Humanistic & Integrative Counselling in a Private Practice setting. She has a vast experience in supporting clients both in private & Hospice settings, with a commitment to empowering and delivering a client centred support to clients from different backgrounds and age groups. 

Esnas possesses a detailed understanding of the British Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapists professional conduct and ethical framework, with the knowledge that every interaction with others requires understanding, compassion, unconditional positive regard, congruence, all within a set of standards and boundaries.  

She has a sound knowledge of theoretical Counselling approaches, mapping them to the real world of client settings, with a special interest in Humanism, Integrative Counselling, Gestalt Therapy, Person-Centred Counselling and Brief Therapies which encompasses Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness, Solution Focussed Therapy, Existential Therapy (meaning making) and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.  Esnas possesses creative working skills, thus, uses different mediums such as music, creative writing, phototherapy techniques, clay work, Sand play, Nested Dolls, storytelling and creating memory jars for teenagers and adults who have experienced failure or loss of any kind.

Esnas holds a BA (Hons) Humanistic & Integrative Counselling with First class Honours and a Foundation Degree (FdA) in Integrative Counselling. She is also a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (MBACP). Other areas of training include: -

  • Pastoral care & Counselling
  • Internet technology & Service provision
  • An OCR Diploma award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning sector
  • Certificate in Marketing, awarded by the Marketing Society of Kenya
Esnas previously worked for Telkom Kenya Ltd, in various sections of Data Services; Kensat (VSAT) system management, Data installation and ADSL system management. She also worked for Aldean Satellite Networks as an Account Manager, Marketing department. Her role was to track ongoing projects across East & Central Africa, ensuring all Installations are completed to client’s satisfaction and within the set standards. 

In the UK, Esnas has supported different charities such as The Harbour project Swindon. The Harbour is a sanctuary for refugees and asylum seekers. Her role was to minimise cultural conflicts, give hope and to support their Mental Health & wellbeing.  

The Women Aids Refugee Swindon, for women and children fleeing their homes due to domestic violence and abuse. Her role was to counsel and hold the women as they navigated a difficult and unknown terrain of their lives. 

Longfield Hospice, Minchinhampton Gloucestershire. Her role was to Work with clients who struggled after a bereavement, loss, work related stress and bouncing back after along break because of ill health.  She also supported senior counsellors with client booking and record keeping, accurately documenting session outcomes. 

Esnas brings into the establishment a wide range of diverse experience, with Mental Health and Wellbeing as her current niche and area of expertise. 

Community Services Lead

Samuel Gesora
Samuel is an eclectic design thinker and problem solver who embraces challenges and faces them head on using design as a tool to find and apply solutions. He brings on board a drive to employ design thinking to the organisations endeavours in a bid to promote growth and societal development.
Samuel has experience in the field of design and has worked across various organisations as a graphic designer and most recently as a marketing content creator. 
He is a certified graphic designer with a higher national diploma in the same from Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts.
He advises on our social media presence and online strategy as well as providing youthful insight to help in furthering the goals of the organisation in empowering the youth.
Social Media & Branding

Bernice Boore
Ms Bernice Boore is a KRCHN nurse. She is experienced and accomplished in the field with over 20 years experience in acute hospitals, community health care and management. She is very passionate about all that she does. She is especially passionate about health education, preventing and curing diseases,  helping the community and empowering women.
Health & Wellbeing

Dr Patricia Davies
Patricia completed a Doctorate in Educational Leadership, Policy and Management at the University of Manchester and was Head of Computer Science at an American college in England for 12 years. She also holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley and another in Educational Technology from Columbia University in New York. She has memberships in various other professional bodies, including the British Educational Research Association, the American Statistical Association, and the IEEE. From 2016 to 2019, Patricia was awarded Google Educator Grants for upskilling teachers of computing and computer science. Her research includes critically examining educational technology applications and developing learning applications using automated content analysis.
Research & Outreach

Events

Recent and Future Events

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Social for the elderly

Sun, Jan 2, 2022 1:30 PM

We organised an event for the elderly for them to meet and socialise. We also arranged for short speeches among them and the community leaders present. We mobilised local professionals and those in the diaspora to provide lunch and refreshments.

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Photo after the event

Sun, Jan 2, 2022 3:00 PM

We took a photo together and also did record names of call of all that were present. There were 68 elderly (over 70 years) and 14 youth volunteers.

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Meeting with secondary school students from local area

Mon, Jan 3, 2022 12:00 PM

Dr Kanyaru met with these students to motivate them with their studies. They were gentle, cordial and seemed very focussed on their studies.

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Keynote Speaker - Etihad Airways

Wed, Mar 30, 2022 11:00 AM

Dr John Kanyaru was honoured to be the keynote speaker on the role of data science within the airline industry. The event was organised by the Learning and Development Department, Etihad Aviation Group.

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Inaugural Board Meeting

Sun, Oct 2, 2022 12:30 PM

The first Board meeting of Matakiri Tumaini Centre was held at The University of Wolverhampton Science Park, Wolverhapmton, UK. In the face to face meeting were (from left to right) Colin Turnbull, Esnas Turnbull, David Toeman, Bismillah Kader, John Kanyaru and Peter Wells. Joining remotely from Nairobi, Kenya was Wanja Mwaura-Tenambergen. Edward Kunyanga joined from the USA.

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Elderly Safari Park Excursion

Thu, Sep 8, 2022 11:00 AM

On the 8th of September, 2022, Matakiri Tumaini Centre organised and took 26 elderly community members to a Safari Park. This was a one day trip. MTC worked with local youth and professionals to provide lunch for the day and hire a school bus for transport.

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Medical Screening

Fri, Oct 21, 2022 8:30 AM

We organised a social meeting for the elderly (aged 67 and above). Over 300 were in attendance from as early as 8:30am to 4pm. They were provided with tea and bread at 10am, and lunch at 1pm. They all underwent medical screening for conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. The Kenyan Nurses & Midwives (UK) supported the event with over £500 and their presence. The event was also supported by Pathcare Kenya Ltd and the Tharaka-Nithi County Government.

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Data Analytics in the Healthcare Industry

Mon, Oct 24, 2022 9:00 AM

Dr John Kanyaru was been invited by Kenya Methodist University to facilitate a 1-week workshop for delegates within the healthcare and medical profession. The workshop was entitled Data Analytics in the Healthcare Industry. The workshop was essentially part of a work-package involving CPD within a project funded by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and involving a consortium of Universities: 1. University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm (HNU) - Germany 2. The University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa 3. Kenya Methodist University (KeMU), Kenya 4. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) , Tanzania

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THET Project Launch at Tharaka-Nithi County

Tue, Apr 2, 2024 8:00 AM

The Community Health Promoters (CHPs) are an integral part of the healthcare system, especially primary care. Matakiri Tumaini Centre was funded by the Tropical Health Trust(THET) to support the capacity building of CHPs by developing an AI-powered platform for providing access to the skills CHPs need. The co-lead for this project is Kenyan Nurses & Midwives Association UK (KNM) and the core beneficiary is Tharaka-Nithi County and the residents of this county. At this project event, representatives of CHPs attended, including the County Health Director, and the Leader for training programmes within the county. A public health expert and researcher, Dr Susan Mambo, also part of the project attended.

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At The UK-Africa Health Summit 2024

Mon, Mar 18, 2024 9:00 AM

This excellent event took place in March at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in London. The discussions, workshops and collaborative sessions revolved around health workforce mobility and Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship. The summit, organised by THET, convened 348 participants, building on the very strong foundations of previous Summits stretching back over ten years. The summit provided an excellent opportunity for networking to exchange ideas and tackle global health issues.

Partners

Our Partners

City & Guilds

TVETPartner

Tharaka Nithi County Government

Pathcare Kenya

Matakiri Tumaini Trust

BasicEducationPartner

F.A.Q

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have international partnerships or course accreditations?

Some of our courses are accredited by the City & Guilds, UK. Our main licensing organisation is TVETA, Kenya. We also have partnerships with international organisations mainly based in the UK and the USA where the founders of the centre have worked over the years.

Vocational training - do you offer certificate and diploma courses?

Our main subject areas are Agriculture, Agribusiness, Computing & ICT and Entrepreneurship. We provide certificate and diploma level choices for all these courses. Our courses are practical, hands-on where learners are expected to plan, and execute a real-world project by the end of their course. Our certification bodies are mainly from the UK, and we are licensed by TVETA.

ICT seems central to most things these days. How do you expose learners to ICT in your institution?

Regarding learning content, we have our bespoke Learning Management System to which all learners have access. Our tutors are provided CPD courses on their specific subject areas and also on Educaiton Technology. The tutoros have access to laptops and data projector for use in delivering their lessons. Learners on the other hand, have access to tablets that are shared among 3 learners per tablet. These are of course used during some lessons, especially Computing & ICT lessons. Learners are also taught about internet safety and issues to do with cybersecurity in general. Moreover, we have a computer lab with 40 computers all connected to the internet. We teach Computing as a subject, especially, topics such as web applications development, computer programming, building mobile apps, as well as project management tools.

Contact

Contact Us

Our Address

Matakiri Location
Tharaka South Division
Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya

Email Us

info@matakiri.org

Call Us

+254 112 727 453

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