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The Barn is run by the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CITI), a non-profit company.
The Hub, Khayelitsha (Image Source: Mary-Anne Gontsana, GroundUp)Source: UGC
Its aim is to drive technology inclusiveness which means they want to make technology accessible to more people.
It is mainly funded by the City of Cape Town and the provincial government.
This property used to be a hall, but it was converted into a township tech hub in 2015.
So we had to find out what the reason was, said Mavuso, who manages the Barn.
We were looking for programmers, coders and anyone who has a technology business.
When you talk about technology to them its like you are talking about something foreign, she said.
But they have got technology tools in their hands.
But they do not know about this.
The Barn has a lab with 40 computers which are used for teaching basic literacy courses.
Then there is the office space where people can work and have meetings.
It has a lounge area, and people can bring their laptops and connect to WiFi.
Today its still a bargain at R500 per month, including internet access.
Also on offer are printing services, administrative support, help with branding, marketing, financing and crowdfunding.
Entrepreneurs who join the Barn must have registered, operational and legally compliant businesses.
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She has a Bachelor of Commerce & IT from the University of Nairobi and joined Briefly.co.za in November 2019.
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