Blog Archives – Refactory https://refactory.academy/category/blog/ Skilling African Tech Talent Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:41:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://refactory.academy/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-Refactory_Favicon-32x32.png Blog Archives – Refactory https://refactory.academy/category/blog/ 32 32 Alumni Spotlight: Meet Birimumaaso Rogers Tenyigwa, A Software Engineer Designing Scalable Solutions for East Africa’s Biggest Events https://refactory.academy/birimumaaso-rogers-tenyigwa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=birimumaaso-rogers-tenyigwa Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:12:56 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=3052 The world of software engineering can seem like a distant, inaccessible citadel, particularly for a young high school...

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]]> The Joy of sharing knowledge https://refactory.academy/the-joy-of-sharing-knowledge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-joy-of-sharing-knowledge Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:49:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=1890 You wouldn’t tell by looking what a student-favorite Osman is; going by an easy “Ozzy” short form of...

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]]> Samson Kapeyi is growing the tech industry by investing in its talent https://refactory.academy/samson-kapeyi-is-growing-the-tech-industry-by-investing-in-its-talent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=samson-kapeyi-is-growing-the-tech-industry-by-investing-in-its-talent Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:30:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=1884 While there’s still so much software to build for the world today, Samson Kapeyi reminds us that the...

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]]> Skilling for the Global Digital Economy https://refactory.academy/skilling-for-the-global-digital-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skilling-for-the-global-digital-economy Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:07:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=1870 Over the last three months, I have had the opportunity of meeting entities and individuals that are aggressively...

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]]> A career shift after 7years of being a stay home mum is possible https://refactory.academy/a-career-shift-after-7years-of-being-a-stay-home-mum-is-possible/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-career-shift-after-7years-of-being-a-stay-home-mum-is-possible Fri, 23 Sep 2022 08:42:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=1860 Joyce Sandra Atim is a single mother of three who came to Refactory to learn how to code...

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]]> Foundation’s Program https://refactory.academy/foundations-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=foundations-program Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:40:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=1849 “The Vacist’s program is a Heaven-sent program to us, my wife and I have seen our daughter become...

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]]> My Story – Part 2 https://refactory.academy/my-story-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-story-part-2 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:53:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=1840 While I was Managing Director at Laboremus Uganda Ltd, it was my responsibility to put together a work force...

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]]> Walking the mile – Clarke Bootcamp Team https://refactory.academy/walking-the-mile-clarke-bootcamp-team/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=walking-the-mile-clarke-bootcamp-team Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:36:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=1831 It was September 2020, 40+ people-mostly students log onto Refactory’s zoom call. Many like myself are interacting with...

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]]> Refactory! Dreams Unfolding https://refactory.academy/refactory-dreams-unfolding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=refactory-dreams-unfolding Thu, 08 Jul 2021 20:30:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=1828 Sandra applied to join Refactory and was admitted. I had worked with Sandra at Makerere University at the...

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