Jokkolabs is launching a new coworking space in Dakar (Senegal)!
5 residents company in IT/services are the founders (around 10 pax):
- Maarch Senegal : opensource archiving and DMS editor branch in Africa (http://www.maarch.org/en);
- KITEK: technologies for social change! an opensource integrator and social outsourcing copany. It's an employee's owned company (65% share of the company!);
- ONE POINT and OPENSYS: consulting firms;
- Ouest-TV: the interactive departement of African Television News, a video news agency.
Space open to coworker (generator, wifi, air conditioner, secretary, access to the community collaborative e-platform, coaching if needed, print, copy, fax) :
- One openspace with a library, 8 offices and capacity to arange for training, event (up to 20 pax chair in theater);
- 2 meeting (12 pax around table max) /offices room (with 4 offices each = table 140x80 for each pax);
- 2 leisures room (kitchen).
OFFICIAL (Formal) LAUNCH IN OCTOBER !
Jokkolabs is a non profit initiative by KITEK... is animated by Karim SY a serial entrepreneur
Jokkolabs have 3 focus area:
- a think tank on disruptive development policy for Africa and the contributive economy;
- animation of a community of doers, makers, technologist, thinker, policy makers form private or public sector and civil society around a e-platform and the coworking space;
- capacity building/training on leadership, entrepreneurship, project management, etc.;
- coaching of entrepreneur and start-up company (even leverage seeds funding form 5 000-20 000$).
SEE THERE! more info send mail to : [email protected]
