Empowering Nigerian Youths through Technology: A Conversation with Kemi Bamro

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Kemi Bamro, the founder of SANTH Technologies Limited, is a product manager and UX researcher passionate about using technology to make life easier for Nigerian youths. In this interview, she shares her vision and strategies for shaping the destinies of Nigerian youths through orchestrated technology brands in FinTech, EdTech, and e-commerce. Through her work, Kemi aims to drive empathy, deliver user-focused solutions, and bridge the gap between user needs and business objectives.

Key Takeaways:

  • SANTH Technologies has organized training sessions and learning platforms via YouTube to empower Nigerian youths with digital skills, driving growth, profitability, and user-focused solutions.
  • The company has been able to impact hundreds of Nigerian youth, making them technology aware and compliant, with many progressing from basic computer skills to mastering the latest trending apps.
  • Kemi's brand is unique, focusing on delivering user-centered experiences that resonate with people's connections with best products, and striving to deliver innovative solutions that bridge the gap between user needs and business objectives.
  • One of the main challenges Kemi faces as a woman in the tech industry is gender bias, which she overcomes through continuous learning and engagement with her male counterparts.
  • With over 72 Nigerian universities offering AI programmes, AI is significantly changing Nigeria's education system, with benefits such as improved engagement, personalized learning, and affordable solutions to traditional classroom constraints.
  • Kemi advises Nigerian youths to acquire software skills like SQL, JAVA, and PYTHON, as well as graphic design skills, to become employable in the job market.

Statistics:

  • SANTH Technologies has impacted hundreds of Nigerian youth, making them technology aware and compliant.
  • 72 Nigerian universities offer AI programmes, with AI acting as virtual tutors, improving engagement, and providing affordable solutions to traditional classroom constraints.
  • Kemi's FinTech platform, Paypetal, has been successful, combining all financial tools into one sleek, user-friendly app, and offering multiple cards and seamless transactions with contactless payments.
  • The integration of AI is expected to continue changing Nigeria's education system, with quantifiable benefits.

Sources:

  • This article was written based on an interview with Kemi Bamro, founder of SANTH Technologies Limited, and published on an online news platform.
  • The World Bank pilot programmes on AI in Nigeria's education system.