Sabrina’s Technovation Journey – Technovation
Please read this wonderful article on Sabrina. Sabrina spent a year working with Oysters and Pearls, one of Technovation’s partners that implements their program in Uganda.
3-D Designs Make Difference for Gulu Primary Blind Annex
3-D Original Designs Make a Difference for Primary Learners at Gulu Primary School Blind Annex.
O&P-UG Assisted Students to Excel in National Exams
Two students who got financial assistance from Oysters & Pearls-Uganda are among the top students in the just released national examination results for entry into University and other institutions of learning.
Known as Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education, UACE, the examinations are marked out or 25 points.
Mathew Awucu Mathew Awucu, who gradually lost his sight in a span of one year (December 2014-January 2015), scored 15 points out 25, beating all 15 sighted students who sat the same examination with him late last year, from Gulu High, a blind inclusive School.
Mathew said he only scored 9 points in his mock examinations which gave him the drive to study harder.
“I am an orphan so my future depends on my grades at school. I spent sleepless nights revising my books and having discussions with fellow students, that is why I got a good grade,” he said.
“Oysters and Pearls-Uganda also gave me a Victor Screen Reader, enough brailed and scanned notes that helped me during revisions,” he said.
Daniel Odoch, the head of department of special needs at the school, described Mathew as a disciplined and hardworking student, who never got in trouble.
Mathew said he has always wanted
Ugandan students prototype device to cut food waste
O&P-UG Tech Camp students do research then prototype projects that can benefit their community.
Ugandan students happy business module added to O&P Tech Camp
At the Oysters & Pearls Uganda 2020 Tech Camp, a business module was added which was very helpful to the students.
Students hope to have clean water after O&P Tech Camp
At the 2020 Oysters & Pearls Tech Camp, a class is held on the importance and how to purify water.
Art is as important as Science, says Ugandan Artist
Art in Uganda has for long been perceived as a field for the less brainy. But art is as important as Science, says Ugandan Artist, Julian Dokcen.
January 2020 Tech Camp Kicks-Off With Team-Building Sessions
First day at the annual January 2020 Oysters & Pearls-Uganda Tech Camp with several fun challenges for the participants.
Virtual Reality Games Excite Gulu
Virtual Reality was celebrated in Gulu this year and hosted by Oysters & Pearls-Uganda.
Blind and Visually Impaired Ugandan Teachers More Keyboardinated after Touch- Typing Training
Eight months ago, a number of blind and visually impaired teachers in Uganda had the privilege of a touch typing training during Oysters & Pearls – Uganda sponsored annual technology camp.
The results are now remarkable!
Touch typing is an idea that each finger has its own location on the keyboard. It eliminates the need to look at the keyboard, hence, it is one of the most important and useful skills blind and visually impaired persons need.
Lawrence Apil, a blind teacher at St. Hellen’s Primary School in Mbarara, is among those who benefitted from the training. Before the experience, Lawrence spent time working on his laptop, and had to get the help of sighted teachers to assure him that his spelling and punctuation were correct.
“I no longer need to give my typed work to a colleague to help me correct misspelled words. It [the training] gave me a sense of computer-independence”
A great number of blind and visually impaired learners and teachers in Uganda lack access to assistive technology to aid their learning and teaching, respectively. Lawrence suggests that organizations supporting the blind and visually impaired should do more than just advocate for their rights, but empower them with enough skills and gadgets, like O&P-UG is doing, to make them