MOTIMAGZ
No Result
View All Result
Sunday, April 18, 2021
  • Login
  • MOTIVATION
    • LIFE
    • SUCCESS
    • ADVICE
  • PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
    • FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • RELATIONSHIPS & MARRIAGES
  • SUCCESS STORIES
  • PROFILES
  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP
    • BUSINESS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • CREATIVE HUB
    • POEMS
    • SHORT STORIES
    • DOWNLOADS
Subscribe
MOTIMAGZ
  • MOTIVATION
    • LIFE
    • SUCCESS
    • ADVICE
  • PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
    • FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • RELATIONSHIPS & MARRIAGES
  • SUCCESS STORIES
  • PROFILES
  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP
    • BUSINESS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • CREATIVE HUB
    • POEMS
    • SHORT STORIES
    • DOWNLOADS
No Result
View All Result
MOTIMAGZ
No Result
View All Result
Home INTERVIEWS

Interview With ‘ Dzidzo PaDen’ WhatsApp Chatbot Visionary

by Motimagz Magazine
March 8, 2021
in INTERVIEWS
Reading Time: 3min read
0
Interview With ‘ Dzidzo PaDen’ WhatsApp Chatbot Visionary
157
SHARES
2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

By: Bongani Mwonzora

Trueman is one of the rising young entrepreneurs who are doing disruptive things in Zimbabwe. Here is an interview that he recently had with one of our mentees Bongani Mwonzora who is currently doing pre-varsity at Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa (UWCSA’)

RelatedPosts

From A Street Kid to A ZIMA Award Nominee, Tongai Moyo Jnr sees a Bright Future.

Knowing Nics Tapera: #Interview

Interview With ‘Tunga’ Takura

Up Close with Ultron Reign$

B.M (Bongani Mwonzora)Please tell us about your educational journey and where you are now?

T.M (True man Mabumbo) Learnt at St. Ignatius College from 2015-18 (Form 1-4) then took a gap year taking an intensive leadership training program at the STAR Leadership Academy (2019) then proceeded to Advanced Level at St. George’s College currently studying Upper 6.

B.M: What is it that you love about your educational journey?

T.M: Having to meet different people who have impacted my life in many different ways. My educational journey has largely shaped the person I am today and who I want to be.

ADVERTISEMENT

B.M: What are some of the challenges that you have met along?

T.M: The normal challenges I guess having to balance school stuff and extracurricular activities because I do quite a lot outside of school.

Advertisements

B.M: Please tell the World about your initiative.

T.M: Dzidzo Paden is an automated WhatsApp-based chatbot that distributes academic resources to students who do not have regular access to the internet. It was initiated as a way to bridge the gap and neutralize the disparities that exist in our education model. It is trying to take a step in the direction of providing an inclusive approach to our educational system through catering for the underprivileged. By leveraging the most popular social media platform in Zimbabwe it seeks to provide a low-cost alternative to the otherwise exorbitant online learning.

B.M: What made you think of that as a solution

T.M: Saw a meme with a child who was holding two water containers with a caption that read ‘we are not against online learning but what about us’ that made me realize a lot of students were unable to learn during this global pandemic and in access to educational resources was still a major challenge. That prompted me to act and think of solutions.

B.M: Are there any challenges that you faced with your initiative? Which ones

T.M: In access to financial and human resources. Essentially I didn’t have the money to cover all the expenses and I also didn’t have a team to work with. And I also didn’t have the technical skills needed to program this.

Advertisements

B.M: What’s your progress check in terms of user turnout?

T.M:  We have close to 40’000 users with about 30’000 using the system daily.

B.M: What are your plans for upscaling?

T.M: In terms of Zimbabwe we want to be able to get resources for Grade 1s to Upper 6s in our system. We also want to create a more interactive chatbot mainly for primary school kids… So that they are more engaged when they are learning. And then Dzidzo Paden as an organization will continue to find out more ways of adopting an inclusive model to our education system to continue bridging that gap and ensuring that every child has an equal opportunity to succeed.

B.M: What advice can you give to your entrepreneurs in our continent out there who are embarking on various initiatives?

T.M: The most important thing is to understand the problem you are solving and finding ways in which you can solve that problem that is contextually relevant for the audience you are creating the product or service for. Entrepreneurship especially for profit-making isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme you need to be resilient and constantly find opportunities to learn.

B.M: To whom do you attribute your success story?

T.M: Dr. Tamuka Chidyausiku, my family and friends, UNESCO, and God the Almighty who has always empowered me in my endeavors.

Tags: dzidzo Paden

Motimagz Magazine

African motivation blog and magazine focusing on personal and business development, success stories and motivation

Related Posts

tongai moyo jnr
INTERVIEWS

From A Street Kid to A ZIMA Award Nominee, Tongai Moyo Jnr sees a Bright Future.

by Motimagz Magazine
April 14, 2021
1.9k
nics tapera
INTERVIEWS

Knowing Nics Tapera: #Interview

by Coach Mallvine
April 12, 2021
1.9k
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Roadrunner farmer

Interview With Princewell ‘The Roadrunner Farmer’

January 26, 2021
Entrepreneurship Thinking

Understanding The Entrepreneurs’ Thinking Process: Entrepreneurship Series Part 2

December 11, 2020
How I Landed My Dream Internship At A Big-4 Firm

How I Landed My Dream Internship At A Big-4 Firm

March 18, 2021
Coach Morbie

25 Life Lessons At 25

March 22, 2021
African Entrepreneurs

African Entrepreneurs

0
“Waterless Bath” Meet the Brain Behind: Ludwick Marishane

“Waterless Bath” Meet the Brain Behind: Ludwick Marishane

0

Factors Determining The Costs of Small Business IT Systems

0

HOW TO CHOOSE A BLOG TOPIC?

0
Campus Life with The Ever Broke “rasta” Who Pretends To Be Living It Up!

Campus Life with The Ever Broke “rasta” Who Pretends To Be Living It Up!

April 15, 2021
tongai moyo jnr

From A Street Kid to A ZIMA Award Nominee, Tongai Moyo Jnr sees a Bright Future.

April 14, 2021
farm hut

Farmhut and the Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) forge a new Partnership

April 13, 2021
nics tapera

Knowing Nics Tapera: #Interview

April 12, 2021

Magazines

Motimagz Vol 2: Edition #7

Motimagz Vol 2: Edition #7

File Size 2.06 MB
Downloads 99
Download
Motimagz Volume 2 Edition 6 : PDF Download

Motimagz Volume 2 Edition 6 : PDF Download

File Size 2.70 MB
Downloads 165
Download
Motimagz Vol 2: Edition #5 (PDF DOWNLOAD)

Motimagz Vol 2: Edition #5 (PDF DOWNLOAD)

File Size 2.40 MB
Downloads 17
Download
MOTIMAGZ Newsletter Vol 2: Edition #4 (PDF DOWNLOAD)

MOTIMAGZ Newsletter Vol 2: Edition #4 (PDF DOWNLOAD)

File Size 1.72 MB
Downloads 71
Download
MOTIMAGZ Newsletter Vol 2: Edition #3

MOTIMAGZ Newsletter Vol 2: Edition #3

File Size 2.54 MB
Downloads 154
Download
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

MOTIMAGZ © 2021

No Result
View All Result
  • MOTIVATION
    • LIFE
    • SUCCESS
    • ADVICE
  • PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
    • FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • RELATIONSHIPS & MARRIAGES
  • SUCCESS STORIES
  • PROFILES
  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP
    • BUSINESS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • CREATIVE HUB
    • POEMS
    • SHORT STORIES
    • DOWNLOADS

MOTIMAGZ © 2021

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Logo
Don't have an account yet? Register Now
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.