Category Archives: Interesting
The Lewa Marathon: My Experience
October 9th, 2019 by Lillian Owino
Camping, outdoor fun, and keeping fit are part of an undocumented culture within BRCK. You see, more than half our team is always very excited when there is an outdoor activity. The Lewa Marathon is a significant activity on our calendar and BRCK has taken part for the past four years. This experience is purely about […]
Read moreInspiring the Next Generation of Leaders
February 6th, 2019 by Brian Birir
From the 15th to 17th of January 2019, four students from the ALX Launchpad (a leadership accelerator program) joined BRCK to get a feel of how the company operates. Each of the students shadowed an employee of BRCK based on their career preferences and they had the following to say during their short stint at […]
Read moreReflecting on 5 Years of BRCK
October 15th, 2018 by Erik Hersman
It was 5 years ago that we created BRCK as a company, and I’ve had the great joy of being on a journey with some fantastic people, including the three here with me in this picture (Reg Orton, Emmanuel Kala, and Philip Walton). We had an idea of what we were getting into back in […]
Read moreCrisis Stack: A microserver for disaster response teams
February 5th, 2015 by Erik Hersman
The heritage of BRCK is that we were born out of Ushahidi, which builds platforms for changing the way information flows in crisis and disasters events globally. It shouldn’t be a surprise then that we think a lot about how BRCK hardware can help extend the ability of disaster response teams around the world. 1: […]
Read moreBRCK Nile Expedition Redux
December 19th, 2014 by Paul Birkelo
With all the hubbub about the team’s epic three week dash to South Africa and back, some may have forgotten that only a month and a half ago, the other half of the team were cruising Lake Victoria and the Nile in Uganda. The video edit is done, though, so we’re bringing it back! We started […]
Read moreHow the Internet of Things Can Help Save Our Rivers
November 16th, 2014 by Paul Birkelo
You’ve been hearing a lot about our recent trip to Uganda, and we’re not through yet! In addition to working with Hackers for Charity, connecting schools around Jinja, and wirelessly controlling underwater robots, we wanted to explore the IoT side of the BRCK, too. A number of people we’re working with are keen on using […]
Read moreExpedition 2014 – Exploring Edtech on the Water
November 1st, 2014 by Paul Birkelo
It’s that time of year in Kenya again – the “short rains” are coming, there’s a slight chill in the air, and every now and then, the sky opens up for a brief deluge of water. It’s hard to avoid getting wet during the rainy season here, something we’ve designed the BRCK to handle (in […]
Read moreBRCKs in Schools – Part Two
September 16th, 2014 by Paul Birkelo
Those of you that have been following our blog for a while know that a number of our partners work in the education technology sphere. Today, we went back to a school in Kawangware that we first visited in April with eLimu, a Kenyan edtech startup that introduced a tablet program to help primary school […]
Read more“40% of the world is on the internet” and other 2014 stats
May 12th, 2014 by Erik Hersman
The ITU has just put out a new report showcasing some astounding numbers on general internet penetration, mobile broadband (wireless) use, and how the developing world compares to the rest. [2014 ICT Facts and Figures ITU (1.7Mb PDF download)] A couple of the interesting statements and figures Internet user penetration has reached 40% globally, 78% […]
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