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Standing together in the fight Against Cancer, October 22, 2016
On October 22, 2016, Makerere University School of Public Health ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) team members individually joined other stakeholders including; AAR Insurance, Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF), Nakummatt supermarket, All Saints Cathedral, Radio City, MEGA Pix, Café Pap, NTV Uganda, RIHAM, Rwenzori and Wava water in the Royal High Tea event to raise funds directed towards further supporting the children’s’ cancer ward in Mulago National Hospital, Kampala Uganda. The highly attended colorful event which brought together approximately 500 multidisciplinary and cross sectoral participants was held at the Kololo Airstrip. It was organized by Nkesiga Cancer Foundation and honored by Allen Kagina, Executive Director Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) as Chief Guest.
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Makerere University College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology 5th Open Day and Fashion Show 2016
The 5th annual College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) open day and fashion show took place on Friday October 21st, 2016 to Saturday October 22nd 2016 at Makerere University. This event provides an opportunity for students and staff to exhibit and showcase all the innovative projects they are working on. In the same vein, it is an opportunity for the stakeholders to see the first-hand potential available for technological transformation of Uganda. This year, the open day activities were guided by the theme: “Addressing Unemployment among the Youth through Technological Innovation and Advancement”.
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RAN @ the AARSE2016 International Conference
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Africa Code Week (ACW) Day
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RAN 15th Innovation Garage Session on Robotics held on Friday October 28, 2016
The evening of October 30th 2016 hosted Eng. Ephraim Malinga, an innovator and Graduate Research Assistant at the iLabs Project, Makerere University also passionate about Electronics. Ephraim is also a team member of the famous EpiTent project [a Re-Imagined Retrofit-able Humanitarian Emergency Tent] designed by a multidisciplinary team from RAN and Makerere University. He begun by providing an overview on the evolution of technology and shared about the different ways technology has shaped people’s lives and made them work ‘more efficiently’; from computerized messaging to driving, flying equipment to computerized hospital and warfare management systems.
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