This series of events includes an open science symposium, bioinformatics workshops, instructor training events, hackathons for collaborative mini-projects, and a conference, with goals of blending open science and bioinformatics and training researchers to conduct open, reproducible, and collaborative science. The project is spearheaded by BHKi and OpenScienceKE in collaboration with H3ABioNet and hosted by the international centre of insect physiology and ecology. We apply the model "sensitize, train, hack and collaborate" to build capacity and create networking opportunities for early career researchers in Kenya and Africa. Find more on Open Science KE here.