Over 200 ghetto youth of Katwe community to benefit in ICT skills
The community leaders are optimistic that the hub will provide pupils, students and residents access to computers, online resources and digital learning tools intended to support education, innovation and economic opportunity.
Pupils attend an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) lesson at Nsambya Full Gospel Primary School on June 25, 2026. (Credit: Wilfred Sanya)
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Over 200 ghetto youth from the ghetto community, Katwe slum in Nsambya suburb of Kampala City, have enrolled for a free course in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills and digital competencies.
The Facility established at Nsambya Full Gospel Primary School will provide free computer services, internet connectivity and digital skills.
Ritah Atuhaire, the country Coordinator, Computer Works Uganda Limited (CWU), says that they chose a partnership with Nsambya Full Gospel Primary School and Katwe LC1 to combat youth unemployment after acquiring skills in formal education using ICT.
“We have donated 20 computers, established an ICT laboratory, of which we carry out maintenance, and provision of internet for the first six, and they will management of the community shall retain responsibility. We shall provide free internet connectivity for the
computers for six months, " she revealed.
(Credit: Wilfred Sanya)
The community leaders are optimistic that the hub will provide pupils, students and residents access to computers, online resources and digital learning tools intended to support education, innovation and economic opportunity.
"Empowering youths with computer skills is a proven strategy to divert them from crime and unemployment, which is a big challenge the country is facing. The ICT will offer them to learn basic ideas to develop skills to create employment, and that is how we shall bring development to the grassroots," Atuhaire stated.
She explained that CWU identified the needs of the Katwe ghetto community linked to a high literacy rate among street children, especially those hailing from Karamoja and other parts of the country.
“We need to support school dropouts, single mothers, and unemployed youth as one of the ways to reduce the crime rate by making them busy with computer lessons, she explained.
“The community will learn computer skills in word processing, format documents and how to save files. The adults will learn how to apply ICT in their work to cope with the current ICT development,” Nabende said.
John Nkwanga, the director of Nsambya Full Gospel Primary School, said ICT skilling is necessary in all aspects of life, including service delivery and product management.
Shaban Kwezi, the counsellor for LC2 Katwe 2 zone, praised the founder’s school in the Katwe area, which used to be a den of thieves.
“The shift towards open, distance, and e-learning has given students the flexibility to attend classes, carry out assignments, and graduate without having to commute to a physical campus daily. It is a massive advantage that allows young professionals to balance their work and improve their education carrier,” said Nkwanga.
Joseph Sabiiti, a director in the school, said the digital transformation roadmap envisions a fully connected nation where technology enhances service delivery, drives innovation, and creates opportunities for all citizens.
Sabiiti said that with Covid 19, in all walks of life, you only need to use ICT for things to move no matter what part of the country, and that is why if such an opportunity is brought in the area people should not take it lightly other using it to extend their life to another level.