Charlotte Akongo

Charlotte's Story I have always had a passion for tech. During my secondary education, I was part of the ICT Club and this exposed me to computers. I got interested in Graphics Design and from there learnt about User Interface Design. I learnt UI Design on Youtube and sharpened my skills by designing interfaces and posting them on Instagram. From there, I wanted to be able to develop the interfaces that I designed and decided to learn HTML & CSS via free resources such as Youtube, Khan Academy. While at university, my school projects were focused on providing software solutions for the healthcare sector in Uganda. In my 3rd year, I collaborated with a team that designed and developed a solution for biomedical engineers that would reduce the use of paper work and most importantly reduce the breakdown of equipment in hospitals due to poor periodic maintenance through timely reminders using the Python framework, Django. I learnt more about coding then and decided to study more. Thought it has been mostly self taught, my journey to this very moment is evidence of my unyielding passion for tech and a strong dedication to continuous learning.