Shain Mukungu
Project & technical lead
Programme management, learning platform coordination, digital systems development and participant coordination.
The team
Who is
running this.
A small team across Namibia and Botswana, working with external mentors, instructors and technical contributors.
Core team
Tumisang Kedidimetse
Head of academics
Curriculum coordination and academic oversight across both lesson blocks.
Baboloki Chipo Mazhani
Data & operations
Data analysis, operations and logistics coordination, financial administration and monitoring.
Calvin Dichaba
Marketing & branding
Marketing and branding lead, graphic design and outreach across both countries.
Geno Gurirab
Partnerships & outreach
Institutional partnerships, university and community outreach, and mentor coordination across Namibia and Botswana.
Mentors
People who have
built the real thing.
Finalists are matched with mentors ahead of the October pitch.
Ian Jones OBE FIET CEng
Mentor
CEO at Ibbynet AI, and founder of Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd — the satellite and deep-space communications facility in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Supported by
IAU Office of Astronomy for Development
AstroBizNet is an OAD-funded project, run in Namibia and Botswana.
