Welcome to KYIC
Inspiring Creativity, Engineering the Future.
Our Vision is to mentor, support and promote African Innovation by creating an enabling, safe and standard space to harness the power of innovations in the continent.
Established since 2021
About us
The Kamara Yokie Innovation Center (KYIC) is a first of its kind youth-owned and youth-led Innovation Center in Sierra Leone, which aims to create a safe multi-cultural space where innovators, creative minds, and problem solvers come together to create solutions to pressing challenges affecting local people. Through a human-centered problem-solving methodology, KYIC leverages 21st-century entrepreneurial leadership and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education principles to unlock the latent potential of young minds.
Our Vision
Our Vision is to mentor, support, and promote African Innovation by creating an enabling, safe, and standard space to harness the power of innovations on the continent, empowering youth with STEM education and entrepreneurial skills for a prosperous future.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build a generation of creative thinkers and problem solvers by 2030. Through STEM education digital literacy training, we are tackling the current global STEM skills shortage among Sierra Leonean Students and beyond.
We Believe That Education Is An Important Aspect In Every Person’s Life
Creativity stands as a beacon within the heart of the Kamara Yokie Innovation Center (KYIC), shining as an indispensable core value that fuels our mission and operations. In an era where the world is rapidly advancing, with technology and innovation driving societal transformation, the essence of creativity becomes not just a tool but a vital lifeline for the youth, the leaders of tomorrow. The founding story of KYIC, rooted in the visionary zeal of Hawa Dominica Yokie and the insightful leadership of Abu Kamara, underscores the transformative power of creativity in bridging gaps and fostering growth.
Our PROGRAMS
Experience the Difference Our Enrichment Programs Can Make!
STEM for Us-by-Us conference
STEM Discovery Labs
School Clubs
KYIC by Number
Creating Tomorrow's Tech Leaders through STEM Education
Students
Mentors
Projects
Our Socials
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Our Team
Meet Our Board of Trustees
Mr. Abu Kamara
Founder
Miss Hawa Yokie
CEO and Co-Founder
Ing Alimamy Seray Lewis Conteh
Meet our Partners
Empowering Kids to Engineer Their Dreams with STEM Education
Part of what we do at the Innovation Center is to build children’s capacity in innovation and technology. Sonia and her friends are testament to the work we do