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  • Want to Learn How to Build Websites?

    Want to Learn How to Build Websites?

    Here’s an opportunity for you.

    CAMPUS Digital Hub is opening applications for a 2-month Website Development Program in Nakivale.

    You’ll learn how to build websites, work with AI tools, work on practical projects, and prepare your skills for clients, gigs, and future opportunities.

    You don’t have to be an expert. Whether you’re starting from zero or already have some experience, you can apply.

    And there’s more. After the program, CAMPUS will support learners in finding opportunities to use their skills and work toward paid gigs.

    Ready to build?

    Apply here

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  • Ladies in Nakivale, this opportunity is for you.

    Ladies in Nakivale, this opportunity is for you.

    DigiLadies 10X is now open for applications.

    If you’re 16–35, curious about technology, and ready to discover what you could do with it, this is your chance to start.

    2 months. Practical learning. New possibilities.

    Know a sister, friend, or classmate who should apply?

    Tell her. Then tell another.

    Starts: 26 November

    CLICK HERE TO APPLY
    More information: 0774869924

    A program by CAMPUS Digital Hub.

    Community first. Technology forward.

  • MyLittleBigThing 2026/27 Challenge/Opportunity

    MyLittleBigThing 2026/27 Challenge/Opportunity

    Have an idea, prototype, or early-stage venture that can create change in Africa? The #MyLittleBigThing 2026/27 Challenge is open to people aged 18–35 living in Africa, with tracks including Digital & Economic Inclusion, Women’s Innovation, AgriTech, and Governance Tech. Applications are free and close on 30 November 2026.

    Apply here

  • Creatives for Our Future 2026 Opportunity

    Creatives for Our Future 2026 Opportunity

    The Swarovski Foundation’s Creatives for Our Future is a global grant and mentorship programme supporting young creatives working on projects, products, research, or creative practices that use creativity and innovation to address social, environmental, or cultural challenges and advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

    What you can receive: €20,000 grant, mentorship, masterclasses, and opportunities to connect with global creative and industry leaders.

    Eligibility: Young creatives aged 21–30 worldwide
    Deadline: 9 November 2026
    Learn more: HERE
    Apply directly: HERE

  • Verification Exercise Update

    Verification Exercise Update

    The refugee verification exercise is tentatively expected to take place in October 2026. However, the date has not yet been confirmed.

    OPM and UNHCR will communicate the confirmed date and provide further information once the plans are finalized.

    Please follow official announcements and avoid relying on unverified information.

    Note: They will only verify those who are there physically.

  • Mastercard Foundation Scholarships: Study in Rwanda or Ghana.

    Mastercard Foundation Scholarships: Study in Rwanda or Ghana.

    Mastercard Foundation is offering university scholarship opportunities for students who have completed secondary school and want to pursue an undergraduate degree in Rwanda or Ghana.

    🇷🇼 African Leadership University (ALU), Rwanda
    Deadline: 30 November 2026
    Apply here

    🇬🇭 Ashesi University, Ghana
    Applications: October/December 2026
    Apply here

    Check the eligibility requirements and apply early.

  • beVisioneers Fellowship 2027

    beVisioneers Fellowship 2027

    Are you 18–28 with an idea or project solving an environmental problem?

    Join young innovators from around the world for training, mentorship, networking, and in-person experiences. Selected fellows may travel to meet other innovators and grow their projects.

    🇺🇬 Uganda is eligible
    📅 Deadline: January 31, 2027

    Learn more and apply

  • Burundians Return Notice

    Burundians Return Notice

    All Burundians Interested to return to Burundi on the 29 july 2026 should go and register with NRC or UNHCR or call 0774678531/0779316787/0769100218, or drop your photocopy of attestation at KABAZANA Reception center at NRC office.

    Good luck!!!

  • Until Everyone Is Safe

    Until Everyone Is Safe

    We are all people who have lived the search for information, the waiting, and the uncertainty. We are also the ones who chose to build something better from that experience.

    This space exists because we believe information should reach everyone, in time, in language, and in a form people can trust. It is for those who build, and for those who read. One shared reality, one shared responsibility.

    Keep moving forward. Keep building what others can depend on. Keep making sure no one is left behind because they did not know.

    Until everyone has access. Until everyone has opportunity. Until everyone is safe.

    Happy World Refugee Day.

  • ConnectRefugee Tutorial Videos

    ConnectRefugee Tutorial Videos

    Good morning to you,
    As we begin onboarding organizations to start giving updates this week, we would like to share tutorial videos to help you understand how to use the ConnectRefugee app properly.

    If you are not yet comfortable using the app, kindly watch one of the videos.

    Currently, we have uploaded 2 videos:
    • English version
    • Swahili version

    More videos will be uploaded in the coming days.

    Stay tuned for more updates, and have a lovely day.

    WATCH THE VIDEOS HERE.