Computer Training Center
“Life-changing internship” at the CTC: Student becomes the Teacher
A young lady transformed from "shy" and unskilled student to "self-confident" and skilled instructor through the HFC CTC internship program.
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!
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 [...]
Peter Muwanguzi finds a job thanks to free training at CTC!
Peter landed a job after getting free training from our CTC. But he served as a volunteer instructor in the CTC for eight months! He lost his job after the company went bankrupt and he's still volunteering!
Introducing Jackline
At 19, Jackline has the passion and talent to be a computer instructor.. if we can raise the money to bring her on board.
Littlebits training in Uganda
Littlebits education continues in our Jinja Computer Training Center!
The Long Journey to the US!
Big announcement for the Long family! We are moving back to the US for a while. While it’s typical for most ex-pats / missionaries to schedule home visits on a regular basis, we haven't had any real time “back home” in seven years, and a “return home” is long overdue. Honestly we [...]
Two new brilliant “Street kids” taking free training
Kirundi Ibrahim Katibo is 15 years old. After his father was “Driven mad” after an unidentified disease, Ibrahim was left with his mother who is jobless. He was later taken to his aunt’s place where life “did not move well for him” even though he attended some free elementary-level education sponsored by [...]
“Skills for the survivors”: Rose Mary Kobusingye
A great story about a young woman "helped up" from awful, unforgiving circumstances.
3D Printing, Robotics and Electronics “Road Show” in Kenya
When we first came to Uganda seven years, our goal was to put computers in schools because we knew that technology training was not only a necessity, it's fun and inspirational, especially when the students have had limited (or no) access to equipment. However, installing computers in classrooms was a problem because [...]