About Kimotho Project

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John Kimotho is a champion and thought leader in Education Technology in Africa. He is a consultant in technology in education, nurturing and scaling impact driving technologies in society including skills development of the citizens.  Currently a senior consultant leading the RESPECT™ Platform, and the Head of Office (Africa) for the Spix Foundation. He is also a consultant with World Bank Global EdTech team and EdTech Hub. Researcher & Co-author of ‘A Leading Perspective on Digital Courseware in LMICs (2024), Lead Consultant in ‘Africa EdTech 2030 Vision & Plan (2025)’, Lead Consultant in the forthcoming ‘Policy Framework for Advancing Standards Based Vendor Neutral EdTech for Africa (2025), Lead in developing ‘Guidance Note for AI in Foundational Learning (2025) among other Continental and Global EdTech initiatives. He provides research, technical and advisory leadership to Innovations Africa and Digital Government Africa organized by Brains Global, eLearning Africa and Smart Africa.  Kenyan Passport CK0730, mobile: +254 722 859508, Emails: john@kimotho.org, jogitabi@gmail.com, jkimotho@spixfoundation.org, and jkimotho1@worldbankgroup.org.

Daniel Baffour-Awuah is an international expert in technical and vocational skills development, science, technology, and innovation, with over 35 years of experience in research, planning, and management of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) across Africa, Asia, and Europe. He has supported governments at various levels over the past 15 years in developing policies and strategies for STI and TVET. He has collaborated with multiple governments in preparing, implementing, and monitoring national TVET policies, as well as sector-specific and institutional strategic plans. He has recently reviewed the implementation of the African Union Continental TVET Strategy (2015-2024), made recommendations, and actively participated in the development of the 2025-2034 African Union Continental TVET Strategy for Sustainable Development, Social Justice, and Employability for All. He is currently the Executive Director of Workforce Development International.

Ghanaian Passport G4798549. Mobile +233244965487, danawuah@gmail.com, d.baffourawuah@wfdint.org  

Poncelet Ileleji is a highly experienced ICT and institutional development expert with a comprehensive 25-year tenure in the field. His professional engagement has been centered around leveraging Information and Communication Technology as a pivotal tool for sustainable development. Throughout his career, he has actively participated in various ICT initiatives, research endeavors, and capacity- building programs.

Additionally, Mr. Ileleji has served as the Lead and CEO of Jokkolabs Banjul in The Gambia, contributing significantly to the organization's

leadership and strategic direction as its founder.

Mr. Ileleji is an active member of the Association for Progressive Communication, as well as the founding member of the Information Technology Association of the Gambia and acted as its president from March 2010 to April 2014. Poncelet is the national resource person for the West African Internet Governance Forum and former board member of Africa ICT Alliance. He also served on the Working Group for WG 3 – Privacy and Transparency Online for Freedom Coalition, and represents this organization in the Open Data Charter as a Steward on the implementation committee.