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Field notes, not press releases

What we're building, what broke, and the people who show up anyway.

STEM
6 min readAug 2, 2026

How a broken laptop became a robotics club

We fixed one machine with tape and stubbornness, and three years later it is a weekly club of forty students.

By Chanda Mwansa
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Software
5 min readJul 21, 2026

The school fees app we built in a weekend

Two schools, one shared problem, and a payment trail that used to take a week to reconcile.

By Kofi Mensah
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Give Me Five
7 min readJun 28, 2026

What a Talent Discovery Day actually looks like

The queue at 7am, the robot nobody wanted to leave, and the quiet girl who built the best thing there.

By Amina Yusuf
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News
3 min readJul 12, 2026

Meet the 2026 Give Me Five Fellows

Eighteen students from six countries, each with a scholarship, a mentor and a project to chase.

By The Team
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Events
4 min readJun 15, 2026

Festival 2026: everything you need to know

Dates, travel tips, what to bring, and why you should apply to exhibit before the stalls fill up.

By Regina Chilufya
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Community
5 min readMay 30, 2026

The parent who showed up to every club

She never missed a session, cleaned the cables, and eventually ran our parent orientation herself.

By The Team
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