THE YOUTH IDEATHON BOOTCAMP
THE YOUTH IDEATHON
|1000Ideas|100Business|100million
Implemented for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) by NASE Africa
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| MyPack. Photocredit@StuarTourphotography |
Introduction
The Youth IDEAthon started with a media campaign to raise awareness, inspire youth, and mobilize young people with brilliant ideas across the whole country. The Youth IDEAthon attracted participants from various age groups ranging from 10-70 years, with some of the young ones having been supported by thier parents.
The blog is personal experience with an added journey for Mufasafaris 3D Tours & Travel astartup Virtual Touring company which I represented at the Ideatheon And as well the experience I had with my fellow Entrepreneurs in general in the Bootcamp. The An ideathon fitted my Blog and thats why I chose to write about it,Has it' is like an entrepreneurTour EVENT which is organized for Any entrepreneur To participate and experience with the Skills to be learnt, connections to be strengthened & made, networkings to be mended such spread up with the need to let out people know via my site. As Me a C.E.O and Product Developer with MUFASAFARIS 3D TOURS ,We represented the tourism Of Uganda and Technology sector in the IDEATHON 2021.
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| Some of the Tour Experience will be offering @Mufasafaris3DTours. |
BOOTCAMP DAYS
Arrival
We were noticed of the Bootcamp days and emails and calls where made by the Nase staff to prepare prior the Setoff date.Tuesday 7th Dec On departure at the National theatre Kampala with two buses, I moved in @9:00am set off at 10:40pam and wihile on the bus the Entrepreneurs indeed started off with their chat with getting knowing themselves as I sat with one of neighbor in the bus and him was representative in the health sector Mr puis Atwau (LinkedIn) As on Our way to Garuga.
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| COVID-19 testing on arrival time |
Arrived at midday at garuga country resort and we passed through the security with their work on each one and then Having aCOVID test on spot Reaching the resort grounds then later on we where given refreshers and Some of the equipments we shall use while at the Bootcamp Days.
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| Photocredit @StuarTourphotography |
The screenings on arrival where done and we where introduced to our Rooms where some batch was in Garuga resort Mayattas grounds and others attached to Katomi kingdom hotel.
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| Some Batch of Entrepreneurs where attached to Garuga resort grounds Photocredit @StuarTourphotography |
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| One of the Mayattas attached Photocredit@StuarTourphotography |
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| Katomi hotel was my attached place of residence and some of others Entrepreneurs| Photocredit @StuarTourphotography |
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| The interior view of my Room| Photocredit@StuarTourPhotography |
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| The environment part at my Katomi RoomSparked My stay. | Photocredit @StuarTourphotography |
Later on We All Had Lunch and reached the Hall tent prepared for us. Big thanks to Nase Picking up Slik events who setup the Tent Hall and digital equipments for the Event which was comfortable right in the Shalom compound (Garuga) of the resort next to a shores of Source of the RiverNile named L.victoria also known for the Good Water breezs & sunsets spots.
IDEAthon KICK STARTS Sessions
Programs Kicked off with the speech from the Nase Team As they said of the main aim of the IDEATHON which was to INSPIRE ,SKILLING ,INCUBATE, SUPPORT in this all I experienced while at the Bootcamp from different mentors and Facilitators who engagedUs.
MrAguma Denis CEO Of NASEAFRICA did an introduction Opener, ecouraginglevels of discipline from the Entrepreneurs at the Bootcamp.
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| Mr AGUMA (Twitter@Dennisaguma) 1Qoutes 'Tetuze kusaga wano' meaning we have not come here for a holiday rather aClass which we have to learn & produce results from it. 2Quote 'The one who seeks the most Gets it.' |
Mr kaboda Rogers
took us in Business Models Cavans sessions consultant having an experience of 7-8 years in the tech space and co-founder.
Mr Andrew
From Penda capital took up the financial advising sessions where some of the engagements from the Entrepreneurs where made due to
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| He took us in the Evenings financial sessions. |Photocredit@Nase |
THE BOOTCAMP DAYS-BREAK
The Morning sessions which were Gymnastics during morning hours starting at 5am for those who do Gymnastics and these were Lead by A professional trainer like Golola Of uganda, A KickBoxer & A champion carrying medals for Uganda aswell aBrand ambassador of Uganda Airlines
THE LONG DAYS SESSIONS
Facilitators at During the Bootcamp Some were;
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| MR GILBERT BAREGERYA (@LinkedIn) |
From Makerere innovation and incubation center (MIIC) as introduced and plays alot in the startup ecosystem of Uganda, HeTook us also in the Pitching sessions.
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| MR JOHN BIRUNGI BABIRUKAMU (@LinkedIn) |
He possesses a Media & telecom Experience with NBS and MTN Currently with Hedge Marketing with all this experience He took us in the Digital communication strategies session.
The sessions was engaging Entrepreneurs were with questions where imposed and answers given in each of each sessions and this made The ideatheon camp was to create abond of Entrepreneurs and the facilitators as in the asessions some of the Entrepreneurs talked onthe the ideas and prototypes and the facilitators where advising and making comments on them in order to make some polishments for the grand pitch to come and there was an extra Option Of individual sessions with the facilitators
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| Interactions between the facilitators with the Entrepreneurs | Photocredit@NASE |
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| The Entrepreneurs interactions during the sessions | Photocredit@NASE |
ACTIVITIES CHILL'S
Activities done at the Bootcamp they were quite Are freshener for those who attended and in one of the activities at the Bootcamp was ,
Performances on stage through out every after asessions, Dinner Camp fires, Chats with fellow Entrepreneurs,
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| The After sessions Fun on Stage | Photocredit@NASE |
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| The shore Chills | photocredit@brendBrian |
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| Some of the Moments chat | Photocredit @Adeliah CEo Of myMusawo |
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| Gymnastics sessions |
PITCHING SESSIONS
Self pitching trials And group Pitching trials as the Entrepreneurs where preparing for the Live Pitching sessions
Video of the group Pitching trials
Photo boothes at the camp was much engaged for the Entrepreneurs social medias handles.
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| Here I come (writter) I was so in there Glad to have made It . |
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| Meet Mr Joshua and Mr Steven Kagame pose | Photocredit@NASE |
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| Agroup photo of the Entrepreneurs pose |
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| Meet Mr Eddy CEO of APIS HONEY SOLUTION startup (Twitter: Duke of Edinburg) |
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| Representing the women entrepreneurs Among the 100 | Photocredit@NASE |
Some of the Entrepreneurs and there PROTOTYPES AND CONCEPTS
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| Agriculture fertilizers |
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| Natural sugars |
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| Body supplements |
Video featuring Ms.Nassozi Miriam ,Director of Pearls Biodiversity Startup recycling plastics to Building materials eg Pavers
PITCHING SESSIONS
These where conducted on Day2 &day 3 of the Bootcamp where the first was us the 100 Entrepreneurs pitching their business who had to come up with the pitch decks as taught and skilled in asessions led by @mrAguma And also submitting the pitch prior your Pitching, preparing was encouraged
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| The judges For batch B. Mr Kabode ,Mr Richard and Mr Gilbert | Photocredit@NASE |
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| The Judges for batch A. Mr Kojo M.s Mr Richard | Photocredit@NASE |
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| These were judges for the Top 30 were Mr Denis AGUMA From NASE and Ms Haddie shillah (Twitter@Haddieshillah) from UNDPAcclabs. |Photocredit@NASE |
I personally I pitched as A44 (those at the Bootcamp can relate) and I was Assigned to Judges of Batch A.
and the results came out Big in which they were assessed by Professional judges and the 100 Business where screened and Got abatch of 30 Business announced where the Entrepreneurs to pitch and qualify for the grand prize of 100millions UGX.
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| Met Mr Elly Pitching |Photocredit@NASE |
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| Met Ms.Nassozi Pitching for startup |Photocredit@NASE |
The pitching asessions of the 30 Entrepreneurs who made out were given the stage and pitched to the judges .
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| Mr Gilbert handing over the Top 30 Startup's list to Mr AGUMA |
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| The list of the Top 30 Startup |
And The top 10 where selected as from the 30 and all of these where Livestreamed on channels
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| The Top 10 Entrepreneurs selected |Photocredit@NASE |
Links of YouTube channels on NASE AFRICA YOUTUBE CHANNEL
showing the Pitching sessions
https://youtu.be/4H7AlprZSJg
THIS WAS THE YOUTH IDEATHON 2021
1000 IDEAs which will undergo incubation of 3months
100 business To be Funded
100 Million UGX To THE GRAND WINNER 🏆
ABOUT
The Association of Student Enterprises (NASE) is a Social Enterprise registered and was launched in December 2015 with support from Kingston University, London. NASE focuses on facilitating entrepreneurship and enterprise skills among youths generally, with a laser focus on higher education institutions in Uganda and the region. NASE proposes to build a cohesive skills and enterprise ecosystem that will support and increase the capacity of students and youths all over Uganda by engaging in innovators and entrepreneursAs it inspires, skills ,mentors and finance support.
UNDP in Uganda is dedicated to supporting the Government to achieve sustainable development goals, create opportunities for empowerment, protect the environment, minimize natural and manmade disasters, build strategic partnerships, and improve the quality of life for all citizens, as set out in UNDP Uganda’s Transformative Country Programme (TCP)
AUTHOR/WRITTER
Mr.Tumusiime, AGraduate Of Finance and Accounting, Uganda Ambasasador with IGNITE wadhwani foundation NEN india, A Nominee of best ideas 2020 at Youth citizen Entrepreurship competition campus awards ,Aswell Tour guider ,Tour photographer By passion & Head of operations @ Mufasafaris3D_Tours & Travel.
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