Student perspectives

Aretha Mugulusi has just completed her primary seven at Greenhill Primary School and recently finalized the Foundations of Software Development course at Refactory. She spoke to Eddie Ssemakula about growing up techy, admiring a female software engineer, and reforming Ugandan education.

"Refactory gave me a sense of direction. It came at a time when I was struggling to make a fundamental decision concerning my career and what I wanted to do." Babirye Grace is a Refactory alum who now serves as a scrum master for Laboremus Uganda.

Two and a half months into the Catalyst program, Phyllis was on a flight to India to start a new job with a consultancy firm.

Remember Sandra Nanteza, one of the students here at Refactory who came through a partnership with Educating the Children? Here’s a little more about her and the powerful story behind the woman she is today.

For Beatrice, Refactory came at a time when her mother had chased her from home insisting that she find a job. “Coming from a family of nine, I was used to living with so many people. But now I had to learn to go about life by myself. That was the hardest time of my life and also the lowest I had ever been.” Beatrice recalls.

The day started like any other day, I woke up got dressed and made my way to work went through my day just like I always do and at the end of the day I quit my job. Now you must be wondering why? Ronnie one of the boot camp students who recently concluded a project with Laboremus shares his journey with Refactory and the man he is today.

Refactory, a tech skilling program founded by Fontes Foundation and technology company Laboremus Uganda, has officially launched from the home of fellow founding partner Clarke International University in Muyenga hills on Wednesday.

Jumia recently got listed in the New York stock exchange market as the pioneer tech product from Africa to do so and discussions sprung up on various social media platforms debating whether Jumia is really an African startup with its headquarters in Dubai and developer team in Portugal.

“How hard is it to learn code at my big age?”