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"They wouldn’t be so many as to overwhelm the budget. We should be able to handle all of those patients who are in immediate need of treatment for their very survival."

"It’s not a Ugandan-peculiar situation, but certainly there is need for increased funding."

"There are more than those who have already started on treatment. And therefore, my message was to request for continued support to Africa so that we can treat the huge numbers of people, who are still in desperate need of life-saving medicines."

"And yet those in immediate need of antiretroviral therapy are estimated to be over seven million."

"If we don’t get increased support, not only from PEPFAR, but the global community, we may lose ground and start losing the impressive gains that we have achieved over the last seven years."

"The numbers, not only in Uganda, but across Africa, are still many."

"Our parents always emphasised that the greatest gift they could give was education and I am blessed to have fulfilled their dream"

"The young Dorothy was passionate about mathematics and solving problems which is what engineering is about."

"women and girls cannot wait another year, another political or budget cycle."

"The use of ICT and similar technologies can produce a clash with traditional ways of doing things - but one that can be managed. For example, e-learning can be used to enable more study hours for the female child even while at home but does not address the stereotype that girls do not need to be educated - where such is the belief."

"Without attention to violence against women and girls, this well-intentioned support cannot have nearly the impact that is needed."

"This is the time for us to get together and discuss how we can have our data speak to each other and influence decision-making."

"We found that the death rate was 25 times higher in children with CP, compared to the general non-CP population sample. In the CP group, females, and older children (10-18 years) had the highest relative risks of death in relation to the non-CP general population. Furthermore, in children with CP, there was an almost 7 times risk of death in those with severe motor impairments compared to those with milder ones."

"These results show that Universal Health Coverage is just a slogan, and health care and schooling are not reaching these children."

"Districts can be the lead in bringing together everything that happens together in the district.” “Sometimes even the ministry is not in control of what happens in the District."

"I represent women all over the world. I represent women in Africa. I especially represent women in my home country, Uganda."

"There is also a lot of opportunity for civil society to get involved in the working groups, as we try to harmonize efforts and direction, which civil society does best."

"This award highlights the importance of neurodevelopmental disorders which are a great health problem worldwide, often diagnosed late and treated poorly, It affirms my contribution to science in Africa, strengthens advocacy for gender equity in science and education and makes me a role model for others, increasing my influence in the scientific community."

"I was also their first hire in Uganda and was entrusted with setting up their operations here."

"I also found that I missed being on the front line, working directly with clients and making things happen."

"This was a perfect fit because I loved the idea of using technology to make a difference in the lives of everyday people."

"When it became much more about maintenance, I grew bored."

"I researched what career opportunities existed within this new world of computers that I had discovered and went on to opt for computer science at university."

"After secondary school, while waiting to decide what I would study at university, I worked at a university library which had a computer lab."

"For a while I worked for a large corporation in the telecommunications sector."

"I joined them at a time when they were doing a lot of setup work which I really enjoyed."

"I was fascinated from day one and I remember asking the lady in charge so many questions to try and understand how computers worked."

"I moved on to join a startup called Solar Sister which distributes solar solutions and empowers rural women to better their livelihoods."

"During my career I realized I loved the process of setting up new systems."

"This experience made me fall in love with entrepreneurship and gave me the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of setting up a small organization from scratch. ‎*After that I knew I wanted to start my own organization."

"Having previously been with a small IT support company."

"I became interested in computer science around the age of eighteen when I was exposed to computers for the first time."

"I did a lot of things my brothers did and choosing tech was a no brainer."

"But even long before that my father had always encouraged to me to study sciences."

"I would say the recognition from Anita Borg Institute as the Change Agent Award winner still tops my milestones."

"Some thrive in a group setting, some grasp the information quickly from a teacher, and others prefer to learn on their own."

"That’s why the concept of Blended learning where teaching is done partly using technology and traditional teaching methods works better for young children."

"Helping a couple of start-ups gain a foothold and start operations."

"His dream was for me to become a doctor, but I hated chemistry and anything to do with blood so that just wasn’t going to happen."

"What’s important is finding unique aspects of each child’s learning ability and capitalizing on that to make them better."

"It can be as simple as using technology and complementing that with a teacher, or adding different aspects like peer-to-peer learning, self learning and technology."

"The blended learning approach helped children learn better and retain the knowledge more easily."

"lending a hand in helping mentor young women in technology are other key ones."

"I was never afraid to do things."

"I felt it was an open field; if boys can do it, I too can."

"I see tech as an enabler."

"This space excites me a lot because the possibilities are endless."

"This was where I got the opportunity to sit in front of a computer for the very first time."

"Every single evening after that, I found an excuse to go to the lab, sometimes not leaving until very late."

"What’s happened over the years is that millennials are more empowered to step into the entrepreneurship and innovation space to come up with ways to solve some of the most pressing needs using enterprise and innovation."