Chao Mbogo

“For the foreseeable future, sound programming skills will be crucial in STEM subjects, especially at a foundation level. As long as this situation persists and students’ access to mobile phones and tablets grows, the techniques developed through this project could offer a smart solution that allows the continent to keep producing young programmers.”

“Strengthen your personal and professional skills to excel in STEM. To succeed in STEM, you cannot focus on technical skills alone. For example, learning how to communicate your science through public speaking and professional writing will enable you to explain your technical work to mixed audiences, experts, and non-experts. Learning how to write winning applications for grants and scholarships will open doors for expanding your training or networks.”

“One of the biggest challenges I have faced as an African researcher is the inability to produce research output consistently. This is partly due to limited avenues for relevant funding and increased workload.”

“I realized how much research and innovation are intertwined. Through my doctoral journey, I was inspired to increase my impact in innovation; thus, I consider myself a computer scientist who is a researcher, educator and mentor.”

“There’s too much pressure to decide what you want to be too early. Take your time to discover the areas of real interest. They often come later and that was my experience.”

“I wanted to help a larger group of students with skill building that I had identified as lacking, partly through my own experiences. The name of the non-profit organisation is a play on Swahili words meaning ‘whole education.’”