Computer Training Center
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 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 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!
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 education continues in our Jinja Computer Training Center!
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 [...]
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 [...]
A great story about a young woman "helped up" from awful, unforgiving circumstances.
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 [...]
Goal Zero (solar) really went above and beyond to help out our work in Uganda!
