Welcome to UWA

Using tech to transform communities

Who We Are

We believe that refugees and other migrants hold significant economic potential, and that young people in Africa have the ability to support our continent and planet's needs for the coming generations.

Our goal is to unlock the abilities and potential of these people through a long term solution of advanced learning, entrepreneurship experience and lasting leadership, to create positive change.

MISSION

Providing educational, entrepreneurial and professional skills to refugees and low-income communities using Information Technology and empowering them through employment to further support education and development within their communities.

This is how our first class looks like in Uganda
Digital Inclusion for refugee children.

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MIGRATION SUMMIT 2024

Employment and Entrepreneurship Challenges in Refugee Daily Stories

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What We Do

CHILD EDUCATION

We seek to include refugee boys and girls in Digital Literacy by teaching them math and basic computer programming, and searching for scholarships for them.

LEADERSHIP ENTREPRENEURSHIP

We lead entrepreneurship training to young refugees and host communities in order to help them come up with innovative ideas to create their own ventures.

UWA provides leadership training using sports as a tool of bringing young people together for training leadership training skills to promoting peace and human rights in their respective communities.

ADVANCED COMPUTER TRAINING

We aim to provide advanced computer skills to refugees in Web Development, Database Management, Python Programming, Computer Networking and so forth, to inspire them build a career in tech being included in the globally growing tech economy.

ENGAGING WITH PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS

We work in collaboration with NGOs, CBOs, associations and institutions like women associations, youth groups, entrepreneurial institutions, tech companies, schools and universities to leverage together key resources.

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