OPINION: Why Uganda’s Young Innovators Need Experienced Co-Builders—not More Judges

For fifteen years, I have sat in rooms full of young Ugandans building things over a weekend. I was in the room for Garage48’s first hackathon in Kampala — the event that kicked off the country’s modern hackathon culture. I’ve mentored, judged, and coached at MTN Uganda’s hackathons, the World Bank’s water hackathon, CAMTech’s events at Mbarara University, and dozens more hosted by nearly every…