“We have learned a lot and are now able to apply the skills we have in solving day-to-day problems facing society using technology. Mobile Apps are a great way of raising awareness on SDGs.” This was the verdict of one of the students at the end of a one-month Kenya National Commission for UNESCO sponsored Mobile Application Development training for Moi University students.
Apart from developing mobile applications that address at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals, the students were equipped with marketing skills, financial skills and research skills, and had to work in teams.
The winning app, FinPlar, focused on encouraging people to save money through effective budgeting and spending only what they have. Through the app, the user outlines their monthly or daily expenses, deposits the money for each budget in FinPlar, and the app then restricts expenditure to the set budget — it will not let you spend beyond the set maximum amount.
Thanks go to Angela Muchai for this great initiative. We look forward to having a formal MoU between Moi University IODeL and KNATCOM UNESCO so as to make this part of our annual activities. Technology is no longer the future but the present.
