17/07/2026
We're incredibly honoured to be featured by BongoHive as part of the Women in Tech Zambia Cohort 6.
What started as a vision to make education smarter and more accessible has grown into a mission to help schools, colleges, and universities embrace digital transformation through Eduroot.
This recognition belongs to our team, our partners, and every institution that believes technology can improve education. Thank you, BongoHive, Standard Chartered Zambia, and Village Capital, for believing in founders building solutions that matter.
The journey continues, and we're just getting started.
Meet the Founders | Women in Tech Zambia Cohort 6
Chifula Nambela
Building Smarter Schools Through African Innovation
For Chifula Nambela, transforming education began with a simple observation. Too many schools were still relying on manual systems that consumed valuable time, slowed decision-making and limited opportunities for both educators and learners.
That conviction grew even stronger after participating in the Huawei Seeds for the Future Programme in 2023 and the Digital Tour in China in 2024. Seeing firsthand how technology was reshaping education around the world inspired Chifula and her co-founder to ensure African schools would not be left behind in the digital revolution.
Together, they founded Techroots IT Solutions Zambia Limited, an education technology company helping schools, colleges and universities embrace digital transformation through affordable, AI-powered solutions.
At the heart of the company is Eduroot, a cloud-based Education Management System that enables institutions to manage admissions, academics, finance, communication and reporting from one secure platform. By bringing administration and learning together in a single digital ecosystem, Eduroot helps institutions reduce administrative workloads, improve communication and make better, data-driven decisions.
More than a school management system, Techroots is building technology that empowers institutions to focus on what matters most: delivering quality education. With plans to launch Eduroot LMS and an AI Suite, the company is creating tools that support smarter teaching, personalised learning and more inclusive education across Africa.
Since launching Eduroot, Techroots has successfully piloted the platform with educational institutions in Zambia while earning recognition as one of the Top 10 finalists in the Women in Tech Zambia Accelerator Cohort 6. The company has also been selected to participate in the Seaside Startup Summit 2026 in Armenia, further validating its vision of transforming education through locally built technology.
Looking ahead, Chifula envisions Techroots becoming one of Africa's leading education technology companies. By expanding Eduroot to hundreds of institutions across Zambia and neighbouring countries, the company aims to equip schools with the digital tools they need to improve learning outcomes and prepare students for a technology-driven future.