20 Oct
Resilience Program: How Mukunzi overcame her fear ...
When Alana Mukunzi took time off her finance job to take care of an ailing family member, she began thinking of what to do for a living in the meantime. As she saw a truck painted with various species of mushrooms, the
14 Oct
Hello Income, Goodbye Debt: Magero achieves more t...
More than two decades into his life, Simon Magero is laying a foundation for a better life. When his dream of studying electrical engineering was halted by the absence of school fees, he sought employment to earn a living in 2019. In his
29 Sep
How one skilling event inspired a chain of busines...
Raymond Mwesigwa has always wanted to be a businessman. Even after earning a university degree, his eyes were set on being his own boss as opposed to finding someone to employ him. Upon the invitation of the community manager of
12 Aug
How A Young Refugee is Positively Influencing His ...
Before Issa Mwamba Patrick left his homeland the Democratic Republic of Congo to seek refugee, he was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Development Studies at the university. The political instability in DRC forced him to flee in 2017 to Uganda
09 Aug
Sparkling Drop Water: Purifying Water In Mining Co...
It took a few recurring bouts of typhoid and consistent visits to the hospital before Frank Munguriek discovered that impure water was the cause of his health problems. This led him to unlock a lucrative business in water sanitation. Munguriek
15 Jul
Ayebazibwe On Building An Empire One Art Piece At ...
Growing up in Mbarara, Uniq Fred Ayebazibwe witnessed his mother create beautiful art on ordinary house items. Using her hands to embroider, his mom turned ordinary curtains into artistic masterpieces. It is at this point that Ayebazibwe interest in making
08 Jul
The Bootcamp Creating Coding Queens
For a while, Jane Masawi nursed the dream of a career in coding. Even as she pursued a degree in business computing which despite its name, offered no meaningful programming training, she didn’t give up. Opportunity knocked for her to
05 Jul
The Innovation Village Mbarara: One Year Of Accele...
The story of The Innovation Village Mbarara begins in an unconventional way. It is the quintessential story of a rose that grew through the concrete given the circumstances of 2020, a year that is marked by an unprecedented havoc-wrecking pandemic
01 Jul
Wambutsi Is Making Mental Health Care Accessible T...
Cynthia Stacey Wambutsi loves flowers. They have been symbolic of ideals that she wants to carry into mental health. With a mind being one of the major sources of drive and functionality for human beings, she hopes that everyone’s mind
29 Jun
How A Business Foundations Course Is Transforming ...
With a heart for entrepreneurship, Augustine Busimba always thought that the most important thing to have for any aspiring entrepreneur is a business plan. This changed instantly after attending the two-day Business Foundations Course at The Innovation Village. “I asked
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