TekSHAQQ C.I.C.

TekSHAQQ C.I.C. is a social enterprise (community interest company) arising  from my doctoral research. 

This research highlighted: 

1. The lag between the digital skills children are exposed to in school and those they need to get ahead outside and after school, 

2. Children’s often unfulfilled wish for digital engagement in school which can lead to school disengagement 

3. The digital disadvantage faced by children in lower socioeconomic status homes due to limited/no digital access/no digitally enabling environment and 

4. The pervasive digital skills deficit found among teachers.

TekSHAQQ C.I.C serves children, young people and adults in London, UK who are at risk of being left behind by technology due to low socioeconomic-economic status and subsequent marginalisation. 

1. Digital skills gap experienced by children, young people and adults in deprived communities of London.
2. Subsequent unemployment, under-employment and financial hardship
3. Poor life outcomes in deprived communities due to financial hardship
4. Resulting poor mental wellbeing in deprived communities
5. Lack of social mobility in deprived communities
6. Crime due to societal marginalisation

1. Facilitating social mobility through digital capacity building and digital access.
2. Fostering better life outcomes through enhancing school engagement and completion (research links digital engagement & school engagement, school engagement & school completion, and school completion to positive life outcomes)
3. Giving adults a chance to engage with digital education and skills
4. Fostering mental wellbeing through a sense of purpose, self-efficacy, agency and community. 
5. Positively engaging children and young people to reduce their engagement with crime
6. Advancing Sustainable Development Goal 4, Target 4.4.1

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TekSHAQQ is a social enterprise bridging the digital divide and marginalisation experienced by children, young people and adults in low socioeconomic areas. 

We achieve this by delivering transformative digital experiences which make technology more accessible, facilitate the acquisition of digital skills and help our patrons to both see themselves working in technology-related fields and to actualise this vision. We aim to foster digital access and capacity building, leading to social mobility and enhanced wellbeing. Our solutions are based on research and established educational practices. They are designed and delivered by team members from the same communities and with the same experiences as those we serve.

TekSHAQQ C.I.C.’s founder and C.E.O. Is Dr. Oma Eguara. It is presently run by a board of directors and a team of associates and volunteers.