Story of Patience Ankunda
I attained a First Class Honors Degree of Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science on 22nd October 2021 from Uganda Christian University.
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| Ugandan Girl Patience Ankunda Graduate with First Class Honors Degree in Computer Science |
This award is not only a symbol of my success but it is the perfect ending to a very long and turbulent journey. In 2018 as I was heading to my third year of Bachelor of Architecture at Makerere University, I made the bold decision to change career after 10+ years of hoping to be an Architect. This did not come as an easy decision as I was forfeiting my government scholarship in favor of a course in a private university. However, after the exposure I got in the tech sphere before and during architecture, I just knew it was the right decision to make.
I not only worked hard to excel in the course but I also worked smart to balance school, extracurriculars, and my business. I started and grew a Google Developer Student Clubs at UCU which made me the first female GDSC lead in Uganda. I represented Uganda in regional and international Squash championships. I volunteered with Technovation to mentor high school girls in technology as well as became a Regional Judge for the 2019 regional pitch events, and I started and still growing a Ugandan fitness-based business called Afrocanfit which provides quality products at affordable prices and it is my goal to merge fitness and tech to provide solutions built by Africans for Africans.
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| Ugandan Girl Patience Ankunda Graduate with First Class Honors Degree in Computer Science |
Yes, being an Architect was my lifelong dream but all this may have not been possible if I had not given "possibility" a chance despite all my fears and now the sky is the floor for me. I emerged as the only female and one of the two students in the entire Faculty of Science and Technology to get a first-class degree for which I am more than humbled given the fact that few women thrive in Science and Technology let alone in Africa.
I am proud of the person I am becoming and I can only pray that my future becomes brighter, doors of opportunity fill up a tower, and all that I hope to achieve see the light of day.
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