Nurtured at KiBO

The word KiBO refers to the highest peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Therefore KiBO was set up with an aim to propel the youth to great heights. KiBO foundation has two managing directors; Abraham Temu and Judith Butagira-Temu. Beside the two directors the foundation has an accountant(Allen) , receptionist(Diana) two tutors( Jonathan Ebuk and Patricia Ayo) and a librarian( Emmanuel Masaba).

In Kampala, the foundation is situated at Kansanga, a Kampala suburb, Nkuzongere road plot 796 Lujumwa house.

KiBO offers the youth a chance to learn skills in ICT and leadership free of charge, beside learning the youth have the responsibility to give back to the community as the KiBO's mission is "Changing communities and lives one partnership at a time" Basically students undergo a three months course where they learn various computer skills such as typing and computer application packages. After the course they are expected to team up, initiate a project and implement it. The scope of the project aimed at giving back to the community in various ways. To date five groups of youths from Sub-Saharan Africa have had an opportunity to undergo this wonderful program.

Some of the projects that have successfully been run are; The facilitation of Nsambya Babies Home, Mulago Cancer Ward, and Deaf Link Uganda. These projects have depicted the real value of this program, as the turn out to join the upcoming classes has been quite high. This is a clear indicator of the program's impact.

Indeed the KiBO program is a unique one, having undergone it I can tell stories and stories. One most important aspect the youth gain is employability. Youth from Sub-Saharan Africa, where unemployment have with time shot up, should consider undergoing mentorship before they start the search for any job. The reason behind this is that they lack basic professional skills, and to add salt to injury in Africa am sorry to write, the education system is too theoretical than practical.