Scientific Research and Expertise Center

Name

Scientific Research and Expertise Center

Legal name

Centre de Recherche et d'Expertise Scientifique (CRES)

Website

https://le-cres.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Goma

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: As a non-profit organization (Organisation Sans But Lucratif), CRES operates primarily through grant funding from international development organizations. Pain Pour le Monde (Brot-Allemagne) is explicitly mentioned as a key financial supporter for the PAE program.
2. Training Services (Free to Participants): The Ujuzi program is offered free of charge to participants (formation gratuite). CRES bears the cost while delivering workforce development outcomes. Cost per participant is approximately $160-200 USD, representing exceptional cost-effectiveness.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CRES is a non-profit scientific organization that delivers free technology and entrepreneurship training programs (notably the Ujuzi program covering web, mobile, AI, cybersecurity, and design), operates the MCHANGO regional data platform and the PAMOJA research networking platform, and runs the PAE student accompaniment initiative in partnership with ULPGL and RIO, with funding from Pain Pour le Monde.

Product overview

CRES offers a portfolio of technology training and research programs centered on the Ujuzi program (covering web development, mobile development, AI, cybersecurity, graphic design, and entrepreneurship training), supplemented by the MCHANGO data platform for economic and social data collection/analysis, the PAMOJA research networking program that maps problems and researchers across the region, and the PAE student accompaniment initiative. The organization also operates an agricultural laboratory under PAMOJA for food production research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UJUZI: Tech and entrepreneurship training program transforming theoretical knowledge into marketable skills for youth in Goma. Covers web development, mobile development, AI, cybersecurity, graphic design, and entrepreneurship.
• MCHANGO
• PAMOJA
• PAE

Products and services

• Ujuzi Technology and Entrepreneurship Training Program A free 6-9 month in-person technology and entrepreneurship training program delivered at the CRES laboratory on the ULPGL campus in Goma. Trains young people from universities in Nord-Kivu in web development (MERN Stack: ReactJS, NodeJS, Redux, TypeScript, MongoDB), mobile development (Flutter), AI/ML (Python, Django, TensorFlow), cybersecurity, graphic design (Adobe Creative Suite), and entrepreneurship, using a peer-learning model where trainers are CRES technical team members and alumni from previous cohorts.
• MCHANGO Data Collection and Analysis Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ young people trained in 9 technology domains
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Microsoft Student AmbassadorsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 May 2023CRES was invited to speak at Microsoft Student Ambassadors event, providing expert voice on IT project management. Katembo Kaniki Joseph (CRES Program Manager) delivered masterclass session, demonstrating organizational expertise and contributing to regional tech ecosystem development.
• Programme d'Accompagnement des Etudiants (PAE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021Internal program partnership between PAE and Ujuzi for launching entrepreneurship training axis. PAE provides strategic funding and coordination for student support activities that feed into Ujuzi program.
• Centre d'Incubation d'Entreprises (CIE) of ULPGLcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Co-delivery partner for the Ujuzi entrepreneurship training axis. CIE provides business incubation support and expertise for student entrepreneurship development within the program.
• Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs (ULPGL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Strategic partnership for the PAE (Programme d'Accompagnement des Etudiants) initiative. ULPGL provides campus facilities including laboratory space for CRES training programs. CRES laboratory is physically located at ULPGL campus. Students recruited from ULPGL and other universities in Goma.
• Réseau d'Innovation Organisationnelle (RIO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Strategic partner based in Bukavu, collaborating on the PAE (Programme d'Accompagnement des Etudiants) initiative. Regional partner extending CRES reach beyond Goma.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Andela: Andela is a large-scale African technology talent provider that trains and places software engineers globally. It is comparable to CRES in producing African software talent but operates as a commercial platform rather than a non-profit.
• Aptech Africa: Aptech Africa is a long-established IT training franchise operating across the African continent. It is comparable to CRES in offering IT/computer training but as a commercial, fee-based incumbent rather than a free non-profit program.

Direct peers

• ALX Africa: ALX Africa operates large-scale, no-cost or low-cost tech skills training programs across multiple African countries. It is highly comparable to CRES in terms of free workforce-development model targeting African youth, though it operates at significantly larger scale.
• Moringa School: Moringa School delivers full-stack software engineering and tech training programs across East Africa. Its bootcamp-style curriculum and East African footprint closely mirror CRES's Ujuzi program in target learner profile and technology stack focus.
• WeThinkCode_: WeThinkCode_ is a Southern African software training nonprofit targeting underserved youth with free, employer-aligned curricula. It is directly comparable to CRES's Ujuzi model of free, multi-stack developer training with job-placement focus.
• African Leadership University: ALU is a higher-education institution focused on developing African leadership and technical talent. It is comparable to CRES's mission of bridging African academic learning with workforce outcomes, though at a degree-granting scale.
• MEST Africa: MEST Africa provides tech entrepreneurship training and incubation across the continent. It overlaps with CRES on the entrepreneurship axis of Ujuzi and on building African tech founder pipelines, though at a different stage and geography.
• Generation: Generation is a global nonprofit offering free, employment-focused training programs in technology and digital trades to underserved youth. It is comparable to CRES in mission, free-to-learner model, and emphasis on job placement outcomes.

Emerging players

• African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC): APHRC is an Africa-based non-profit research center producing policy-relevant data across the region. It is thematically comparable to CRES's MCHANGO/PAMOJA applied-research and data-collection orientation, though in a different vertical.
• African Leadership Academy: ALA develops African youth leadership through secondary and post-secondary programs. It is comparable to CRES's youth-development and elite-talent-pipeline mission, though focused on leadership rather than technical skills.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cres_science
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@lecresrdc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cres-science

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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