Uganda Hackerspace
Our makerspace in Jinja, Uganda is funded by the hacker community and provides free advanced instruction and resources for budding technologists. We teach robotics, design, programming and much more. Although it has been funded by the hacker community since 2015, we are seeking corporate donors to continue the funding of this terrific project. The annual operating costs for the hackerspace alone is approximately $5,000.
A group of local high school students and university-age young adults has taken an intense interest in advanced technology study and has founded a competitive robotics team based in our hackerspace. Take a moment to visit their self-built webpage:
To learn more about our hackerspace, read the stories below, or to get involved, please join our community.
Tales from our hackerspace
HFC Hackerspace: A family affair
Good grief it's been a lot of work getting the HFC hackerspace set up! I've had to inventory a lot of equipment in the past month. This is because YOU ALL have donated so much gear through the years! THANK YOU SO MUCH! It's been pretty funny because sometimes you [...]
The Secret of The Hackerspace Safe
Our hackerspace in Uganda had a massive locked safe inside. This is the epic tale of the Secret of the Hackerspace Safe. Lock picking and hacking and all sorts of bypass fun to uncover .. well, you'll just have to watch.
Video: HFC Hackerspace Move-in week
It's taken YEARS to get to this point, but we're finally moving in!
Hacker Heatstroke .. Avoided
Thanks to the hacker community, our hackerspace construction is underway again! (Video)
Hacker Heatstroke! Need help with A/C in our Ugandan hackerspace..
We're so close to launching our hackerspace, but can't because it's too hot to work in the closed hall.