This archive report was first published on 18 November 2019.
On November 18, 2019, KampaBits, a youth-based organization in Uganda, was named the 2019 Grand Prize Winner of the prestigious Miss.Africa Digital Seed Fund.
The organization received a $5,000 grant to improve youth's access to productive employment and increase girls' participation in STEM fields.
According to Ms. Mbawomye Justine, Project Manager, KampaBits Uganda, "We are extremely honored to emerge as winners of the prestigious Miss Africa Digital Seed fund grant 2019. Winning this grant is one big step that has opened doors for us to be part of something great as well as positively impact the girl child in the technology field."
The organization plans to use the grant to increase its capacity, accommodating and facilitating more girls in its technology training.
"We would like to thank DotConnectAfrica for their initiative aimed at empowering more women to engage in STEM and related careers. We can’t wait to see our training empowering more and more girls with the soft & programming skills," Mbawomye added.
Other winners included BasaliTech from Lesotho and Ace Communications from The Gambia, which received $1000 each to support their initiatives in the STEM fields.
