Second Youth Digital Literacy Cohort Graduates 18 Learners

Six weeks of evening classes in basic computer use and mobile-money safety wrapped up at the Mwiki community hall this month, closing out our second cohort of the year.

The Details

Eighteen young people completed Camp Nuo's second digital literacy cohort of 2026, covering basic computer navigation, internet safety, email use and mobile-money transaction safety. Classes ran two evenings a week for six weeks at the Mwiki community hall, facilitated entirely by volunteer trainers donating their evenings and, in several cases, their own laptops.

The course was built around what learners said they actually needed rather than a generic curriculum: safe mobile-money habits topped the list, followed by basic email skills needed for job applications. Several graduates have since used what they learned to apply for entry-level jobs, and at least two have registered as small mobile-money agent businesses in Mwiki.

A third cohort is already being planned for later in the year, with a waiting list forming faster than in previous rounds — a sign, organisers say, of how much demand for this kind of practical, low-cost training still outstrips supply in the area.

"Our group manages its own money now, on paper we all understand and trust." — A table-banking group member, Mwiki

Why It Matters

Basic digital and financial literacy is increasingly a precondition for entry-level work and safe participation in Kenya's mobile-money economy. Without structured, low-cost training, that gap tends to fall hardest on young people and small traders who cannot afford private computer courses.