Lisa Katusiime just completed her Bachelor of Software
Engineering degree at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. She awaits
graduation in January 2014. Lisa was fortunate to be funded by the Network
Startup Resource Center (NSRC) to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women
in Computing Conference in Minneapolis (2-5 October 2013).
Lisa is a ‘go-getter’ kind of person who does not let
opportunities for growth pass her by. She loves coding and is
proficient in Java, CSS, HTML and Shell scripting. Together with Isaac Omiat she
recently won the first prize of the Community Innovations Awards funded by Orange
Uganda Ltd. They created an
agricultural app called AgroMarketDay
that features details of agricultural markets, market days, farmers and the
products sold in different markets and districts in Uganda.
About the GHC 2013 experience, Lisa had this to say: “Listening
to great women in technology talking about their experiences is a testimony of
its own that any girl can become whatever she wants if she puts her heart to it
and start working towards achieving it. It’s so great when women come together
to network and share brilliant ideas because through such networks great ideas
are formed that lead to greater things. One of the speakers at GHC, Megan Smith
the vice president of Google [x], said something that I would like to share with
women in technology that are upcoming ‘When you find your passion, you’re
unstoppable because then you can do amazing things that you never imagined
before’. Ladies find that one thing that you love doing and put your effort
to it because ‘in effort there is joy’”.
Lisa has created a Lean In circle
called Afchix as a way forward for African women in technology to “come up with
ideas that will impact people’s lives in our communities as well as moving our
careers ahead. Please go to this link and join the circle” Lisa is
grateful to the Afchix Network, Anita Borg Institute and the Network Startup Resource Centre for making her
dream come true.
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