BUTTERFLY PAPER NO. 1
2008, Netherlands
During Surprising Africa, special at Picnic, we launched The Butterfly Paper N°1: a manual for global citizens who intent to start their own “positive chain of events”.
The Butterfly Paper N°1 provides insight in the Mentality of Butterfly Works and the ideas on which all projects are based. By publishing the Butterfly Paper N°1 we share our experience and lessons learnt in the last decade by examples derived from our first and initial project - NairoBits.
Mark Kamau of NairoBits presented the first copy. Currently manager at the Kilimanjaro filmschool, Mark himself is a graduate of the NairoBits program.
The Butterfly Paper N°1 comprises a detailed case study of this digital design school in the slums of Nairobi. NairoBits is doing well, with a near 100% employment rate for its graduates at almost all web companies in Nairobi.
Emer Beamer, one of Butterfly Works’ founders: ‘We hope The Butterfly Paper N°1 can inspire everyone to start his or her own “positive chain of events”. We show that courage, creativity and devotion are the key for success.’
