Tech Now Global
~/build_v1.0/what_is_build/01
Explainer
[definition]▲ LOADED  School-embedded innovation infrastructure
[audience]▲ LOADED  SS1–SS3 students · ages 14–18
[mission]★ NOTE  Move students from consumption → creation
WHAT IS BUILD?

A school becomes an innovation lab.

BUILD helps secondary students identify real community problems, build solution prototypes, and present them on Demo Day.

// MODEL
6–7 week innovation cycle
// METHOD
B.U.I.L.D Framework
// OUTCOME
Students build real solutions
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01 / 06
Tech Now Global
~/build_v1.0/clarity/02
Not Hype
[not_this]► BLOCK  24-hour hackathon
[not_this]► BLOCK  One-off bootcamp or ICT class
[this]▲ RUN  Structure, mentors, Teacher Champions, playbook, Demo Day
BUILD IS NOT A BOOTCAMP

It is infrastructure.

Competitions end. Interventions fade. BUILD installs a repeatable system inside schools so students keep building after the pilot.

// NOT
Hackathon
// NOT
Coding bootcamp
// YES
School innovation system
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02 / 06
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~/build_v1.0/framework/03
Framework
[method]▲ LOADED  Begin → Understand → Iterate → Lead → Deliver
[rule]★ NOTE  No solution before community understanding
THE B.U.I.L.D FRAMEWORK

B.U.I.L.D

Five steps turn a student's idea into a tested solution with human context, feedback, and a public presentation.

B
Begin with Problem
U
Understand Community
I
Iterate Solutions
L
Lead with Empathy
D
Deliver Impact
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~/build_v1.0/pilot_scale/04
Pilot Scale
[scale]▲ READY  50 schools · 25 public + 25 private
[equity]▲ READY  Minimum 50% female student participation
[sustain]★ NOTE  2 Teacher Champions per school
THE PILOT IN NUMBERS

Big enough to prove.

BUILD is designed to test a model that can scale across Lagos State and beyond.

// SCHOOLS
50 engaged
// STUDENTS
900–1,000
// TEACHERS
60 Champions
// MENTORS
15+ matched
// SOLUTIONS
30+ built
// PATHWAY
Top 3 funded
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04 / 06
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~/build_v1.0/outputs/05
Outputs
[local_problems]★ NOTE  Flooding, health access, markets, transport, absenteeism
[tools]▲ LOADED  Digital tools, prototypes, systems, campaigns, ventures
[ownership]▲ SECURE  Student teams own their solutions
WHAT DO STUDENTS BUILD?

Useful things for real problems.

The right tool depends on the problem. BUILD starts with the community, then chooses the technology.

// WEB
Attendance trackers, flood info hubs, school tools
// MOBILE
Market price apps, youth skills directories
// WHATSAPP
Health bots, transport assistants, no-download tools
// SYSTEMS
Absenteeism tracking, waste coordination processes
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~/build_v1.0/join/06
Join
[schools]▲ OPEN  Apply or refer a secondary school
[people]▲ OPEN  Volunteers, mentors, Teacher Champions
[partners]★ NEEDED  Fund the infrastructure behind the next builders
BUILD STARTS WITH A STRUCTURE

Help students build.

There is no shortage of problems in Badagry Division. There is a shortage of structure. BUILD is that structure.

// SCHOOLS
Apply or refer
// PEOPLE
Volunteer or mentor
// PARTNERS
Sponsor the pilot
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