Our hackerspace robotics team take gold medals in kampala uganda!
Our robotics team in our hackerspace is doing some incredible work learning skills, having fun and winning competitions!
Great Training in The Uganda CTC
Just wanted to post some photos of our awesome instructors at work in our Computer Training Center in Jinja Uganda. These folks are really doing some great work helping tech technology skills to the community! We have a lot of love for these guys and are so thankful for them!
The power of passion, community and mentorship
A great time of high tech, mentorship and dreaming in our Uganda Hackerspace!
Empowering our neighbors with hands-on computer training at the CTC
The YMCA (“Young Men’s Christian Association") College of Business Studies, Jinja Uganda branch was started in 1962, the year of Uganda's independence. It is located in jinja town, along Jinja-Kampala Highway, across from the Crested Crane Hotel and Tourism Training Institute. This vocational college was started with the goal of training young [...]
Training Center graduate Jessica finds employment in Jinja, Uganda
What an amazing story! I don't have words. It's better to tell it in the words of our local Uganda staff. Here's the full update from our team in Jinja: NAGAI JESSICA AS SUCESSFUL YOUNG LADY FROM SLUMS. Nagayi Jessicawas born to unknown teenaged mother, she was raised in Work block walukuba village [...]
DerbyCon VIII (2018) Wrap-up
As always, and amazing conference that's much more like a family reunion.
Iganga Senior Secondary Robotics Club Seven years after our first install!
This is an interesting post to write because we set up the computer lab at Iganga Senior Secondary in Uganda way back in 2011! Check out that post here. We've come back to Iganga SS seven years later, and found the lab in great shape, and an active body of excited tech-savvy students. [...]
Nanso School LittleBits Workshop
Awesome news from the HFC Hackerspace, reported by Michelle from the Just Cause Uganda Blog. We borrowed an amazing “Little Bits Workshop Kit” that Johnny, the Hackers for Charity founder had brought to the Hackerspace but that had not seen any action as of yet. This is a really simple snap-together magnetic [...]
It doesn’t get better than this!
Awesome news from the HFC Hackerspace, reported by Michelle from the Just Cause Uganda Blog. This project is incredible. And incredibly DIFFICULT. We have been working with kids in Canada and the kids in Uganda to see if it is possible to develop a system where we can control one another’s [...]
The power of passion, community & mentorship
The power of passion, community & mentorship Awesome news from the HFC Hackerspace, reported by Michelle from the Just Cause Uganda Blog! There were drones, there were robots, videography, photography, interviews, demos, teaching, learning and a whole lot of fun! A day that none of us will forget! Emma from Malaika Media in [...]