SERVICES

Job creation and social impact

Per the 2018 Kenyan Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Manufacturing Deep Dive report, the Kenyanelectronics sector has a ratio of 1 direct job to 3 indirect jobs. Furthermore, as the direct jobs created byGearbox Europlacer are highly skilled and well paid, the induced economic impact will much higher thanthe traditional manufacturing sector.

SDG 8: Strengthening local industries, creating employment opportunities, both skilled and unskilled, especially for younger people.

SDG 9: Developing quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient products locally, as well as supporting domestic technology development, research and innovation

SDG 12: Commit to recycling of electronic wastes, minimizing environmental harm

SDG 4: Revenue contribution from Gearbox to their training academy for apprenticeship schemes

SDG 5: Technology empowering women (50% Gender parity)

Internships & capability building

One of Gearbox Europlacer’s mission pillars is to propagateinnovative technology in building smart solutions that solve localproblems. To help bolster this technical skill in developing thissolution, Gearbox Europlacer commits to developing a robustinternship program that will develop well rounded electronicsengineers. The program will have the following goals:

Internships

• Attract final year undergraduate students from the Electronic andMechatronic programs form Kenya’s top Universities.
• Provide hands-on-skills in world class electronic manufacturing, productdesign and engineering management throughout the internship program.
• Use the internship program as a key driver to establishing gender paritygoals.
• Reduction of capital in holding large inventories of imported finished goods.
• Local access to world-class machines and manufacturing processes. Aftersales IoT support (RMA, testing and diagnostics, and repair).Recouping the 16% VAT Exemption in the Financial Act of 2019 that is afforded to the local manufacture of motherboards and all inputs used in their manufacture.
• Aftersales IoT support (RMA, testing and diagnostics, and repair).
• Recouping the 16% VAT Exemption in the Financial Act of 2019 that is afforded to the local manufacture of motherboards and all inputs used in their manufacture.

Capability building

• In conjunction with Gearbox Academy, Gearbox Europlacer will supporthackathons and conferences to foster innovation.