"We started this initiative after realising there was a gap in creative sector to empower youth and women who are engaging in making artisanal products."

"There are so many projects to skill youths and women, little or no emphasis has been put on marketing their products."

"We developed a platform to help them market the products across the globe."

"This has encouraged me because the youth and women artisans have got visibility for their products."

"With the launched e-commerce platform, the products can be easily bought."

"Arthur Kasirye is a valuable member of the WordPress community in Uganda."

"He is the leader of three communities"

"The Elementor, WooCommerce, and WordPress Community in Uganda."

"I was doing digital marketing for a guy selling men’s clothes, watches, and other men’s outfits."

"I would read about the trending fashion styles and then copyright."

"I did it for some time until I thought of creating an agency to do online marketing for other businesses."

"Not only did I grow to love fashion, but I always wanted to challenge the status quo because when I was growing up, I observed people's mindset towards my mother as a fashion designer."

"People often said that tailoring is a job for the uneducated."

"I wanted to change their mindset that it is not for the uneducated but also the reason people can not walk naked."

"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."

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

"The two subjects I loved were physics and mathematics, so I focused on those."

"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."

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

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

"I see tech as an enabler."

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

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

"I was never afraid to do things."

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

"When children are in one big class, it’s easy for educators to treat them as equals but what you don’t realize is that each child is unique and learns differently."

"Learning that is personalized, unique and treats each child as different is key to helping children thrive."