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November 18, 2024

Call for Proposals - TVET Capacity Assessment

In our quest to extend critical skills to as many young Ugandans as need them, we seek competent...

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A conversation with a stranger

I gather the month of March and the year 2020 has started off on a rather difficult note,…

We need more women in the tech space

The month of March is typically one in which women are celebrated for their resilience, courage and their…

Always know your “Why”

For Beatrice, Refactory came at a time when her mother had chased her from home insisting that she…

Salesman turned software developer

“I was one of the sales personnel for a bank (name withheld) and I never enjoyed my job,…

Refactory goes to Uganda Christian University (UCU)

Lillian the Operations lead at Refactory started by thanking the students for choosing to spend their Saturday with…

Refactory goes to Mbarara

“The launch of a website used to be an event.” Program Director Michael spreads his arms and looks…

Takeaways from the launch of Refactory Tech Academy

This was originally posted on TechJaja on June 15th, 2019. Refactory, a tech skilling program founded by Fontes…

New academy seeks to educate tech leaders of tomorrow

This press release was originally released on December 14th, 2018. Exciting times ahead as Clarke International University, tech…

Here are the mistakes Ugandan software developers are making

This was originally posted on TechJaja on April 17th, 2019. Jumia recently got listed in the New York…

Is it possible to go from zero to software developer in 12 weeks?

This was originally posted on Linkedin on April 15th. “How hard is it to learn code at my…