MAK Hosts National Technovation Challenge 2017 Finals

MAK Hosts National Technovation Challenge 2017 Finals

The Global Technovation Challenge is an annual global technology entrepreneurship program and competition for girls around the world between the ages of 10 to 18. The program instills in these girls, key skills in mobile application development, entrepreneurship, problem solving and team work. Activities of the Global Technovation Challenge in Uganda are coordinated by the Makerere University School of Public Health ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) Eastern Africa Resileince Innovation Lab (EA RILab) under the RAN4Gals initiative.

This year, RAN together with participating schools and partner organizations like the Oysters and Pearls in Gulu-Northern Uganda, organized and hosted regional pitch sessions for the Global Technovation Challenge in Northern and Central Uganda. Additionally, the Technovation Challenge team in Uganda has reached out to 562 students and teachers in over 30 schools from four regions of the country (Eastern, Northern, Central and Western Uganda). 40 Finalist teams presented their ideas at the National Technovation Challenge Award Ceremony on Friday July 21st, 2017 at the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) Conference Hall, Makerere University. Prior to this ceremony however, RAN together with ‘Stempower’ and ‘Innovate Her’ co-facilitated a fun-filled, hands-on capacity building event on Thursday July 20th, 2017 at the RAN Innovation Lab located on Plot 28, Upper Kololo Terrace, Kampala Uganda

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