We are Transforming Africa Through STEM Empowerment

Founded by enthusiastic Ugandan youth during the challenging times of the COVID-pandemic, we are dedicated to transforming lives through STEM-based programs. Our initiatives are specifically targeted at the most vulnerable communities in schools, hospitals, refugee centers, and rural villages where we equip women, refugees, and youth with essential skills, resources, and mentorship to foster education, health, and wealth. Our interventions focus on building self-reliance within these communities to enable in-situ transformation. As a result, individuals in these communities gain confidence in their inherent abilities to shape their own destinies.

Who we are

We are a dynamic non-profit organization with a relentless mission of transforming lives. Guided by our core values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Equity (ICARE), we have in the past 4 years been empowering vulnerable communities across Uganda. Our five founders have navigated the intricate challenges of education, health, and wealth which are prevalent in African communities. Their resilience birthed this revolutionary organization. We harness the immense potential of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) to create sustainable change. Our adaptive programs, fueled by cutting-edge technologies, address unique community needs. We use feedback from data and rigorous evaluations to ensure that our programs are constantly improved while remaining resourcefully efficient. Most importantly, we don’t just provide aid; we instill self-realization. Individuals recognize their innate potential, becoming chief agents of transformation.

Our Mission

Board of Directors

Benjamin Bugema

Management Consultant at Deloitte Uganda

Ian Jacobs

President and Vice Chancellor Emeritus UNSW

John Ggolooba Ngobi

Chief Financial Officer at UAP Old Mutual

Nakayiza Victoria

Senior Internal Auditor at Equity Bank

Richard Ridge

Senior Consultant and Founder DidgeNet

Leah Angom

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Sonja Duncan

Co-founder and CEO SD Strategies Australia

Selena Griffith

Country Chair/CEO Enactus Australia

Fred Tuhairwe

Program Manager at Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company

Our Leadership Team

Crevan Black

Chief Operations Officer

Docus Abenaitwe

Senior Finance Manager

Moses Alicwamu

Program Manager – Clean Water

Andrew Mayanja

Program Manager – Clean Energy