Fresh from securing a silver medal for Uganda at the Pan African Robotics Championship in Dakar, Senegal, Young Engineers Uganda, a pioneering STEM education program for children aged 4-17, has received a significant boost in the form of VEX Robotics Kits valued at $10,000. This generous donation was made by Baxter Pittman, a serviceman in the US Army. The Young Engineers programme is run by the African School of Innovations, Science, and Technology (ASIST) Limited founded by journalist Arinaitwe Rugyendo in 2016. He founded it to inspire the next generation of Ugandan scientists and problem solvers through a LEGO and…
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8 Children from Young Engineers Uganda, a STEM Education brand of the African School of Innovations Science and Technology (ASIST) Ltd, have won this year’s nomination to represent the country at the forthcoming Pan African Robotics Competitions (PARC 2022) in Dakar, Senegal next month. The ‘Team Uganda’ of 8 are: Queen Ankunda Kajwengye (15)Lowena Mwiza Rugyendo (14)Gabriel Josephat Kawalya (12)Pearl Ayebare (11)Ethan Samuel Kazoora (10)Celine Nyonyozi (10)Leona Pauine Ainemukama (9)Aleem Israel Mangalji (8) In a letter to ASIST Ltd dated June 17, 2022, the PARC 2022 coordinator Mr. Ada Tapily said: “I am pleased to welcome your students to the…
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