Student Perspectives Archives – Refactory https://refactory.academy/category/student-perspectives/ Skilling African Tech Talent Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:21:45 +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 Student Perspectives Archives – Refactory https://refactory.academy/category/student-perspectives/ 32 32 A 13-year-old Refactory graduate wants to use technology to reform Ugandan education https://refactory.academy/a-13-year-old-refactory-graduate-wants-to-use-technology-to-reform-ugandan-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-13-year-old-refactory-graduate-wants-to-use-technology-to-reform-ugandan-education Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:14:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=1881 Aretha Mugulusi has just completed her primary seven at Greenhill Primary School and recently finalized the Foundations of...

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]]> I’m grateful he believed in me https://refactory.academy/im-grateful-he-believed-in-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=im-grateful-he-believed-in-me Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:26:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=1803 Babirye Grace is a Refactory alum who now serves as a scrum master for Laboremus Uganda. Before joining...

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]]> Never settle for less https://refactory.academy/never-settle-for-less/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=never-settle-for-less Tue, 19 May 2020 12:23:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=1134 After a 3-year course at the university, Phyllis knew she wanted to grow her skills and become an...

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]]> A conversation with a stranger https://refactory.academy/a-conversation-with-a-stranger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-conversation-with-a-stranger Mon, 27 Apr 2020 05:56:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=1100 I gather the month of March and the year 2020 has started off on a rather difficult note,...

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]]> Always know your “Why” https://refactory.academy/always-know-your-why/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=always-know-your-why Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:28:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=201 For Beatrice, Refactory came at a time when her mother had chased her from home insisting that she...

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]]> Salesman turned software developer https://refactory.academy/salesman-turned-software-developer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=salesman-turned-software-developer Fri, 06 Mar 2020 06:42:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=185 “I was one of the sales personnel for a bank (name withheld) and I never enjoyed my job,...

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]]> Takeaways from the launch of Refactory Tech Academy https://refactory.academy/takeaways-from-the-launch-of-refactory-tech-academy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=takeaways-from-the-launch-of-refactory-tech-academy Fri, 12 Jul 2019 19:48:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=125 This was originally posted on TechJaja on June 15th, 2019. Refactory, a tech skilling program founded by Fontes...

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]]> Here are the mistakes Ugandan software developers are making https://refactory.academy/here-are-the-mistakes-ugandan-software-developers-are-making/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=here-are-the-mistakes-ugandan-software-developers-are-making Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:22:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=118 This was originally posted on TechJaja on April 17th, 2019. Jumia recently got listed in the New York...

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]]> Is it possible to go from zero to software developer in 12 weeks? https://refactory.academy/is-it-possible-to-go-from-zero-to-software-developer-in-12-weeks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-it-possible-to-go-from-zero-to-software-developer-in-12-weeks Sat, 01 Jun 2019 16:36:00 +0000 https://refactory.academy/?p=1 This was originally posted on Linkedin on April 15th. “How hard is it to learn code at my...

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