Sam Mwogeza, the Stanbic Bank Executive Director hands over a dummy cheque to St Josephs High School Namagunga who won in the Student Spark Cate
HABARI DAILY I Kampala, Uganda I Innovation can be rewarded in a big way, students got to learn recently.
They received accolades through Sani Troll, an innovative trolley-like machine with adjustable components to perform both indoor and outdoor cleaning, has won two students of St Joseph High School Namagunga a top prize.
The designers, Elton Kigozi and Gordon Walugembe, both S4 students said their machine can mow, scrub and also mop at the same time.
“It’s like a trolley in the supermarket and the ‘Sani’ comes from the word sanitation, because basically it is a cleaning machine,” said the winners in the just concluded 9th edition of the Stanbic National Schools Championship (NSC).
The NSC is the flagship activity under the Stanbic Bank’s Corporate Social Investments (CSI) aimed at driving youth empowerment and improved access to quality education.
It equips teachers and students with the necessary skills and confidence to become the job creators of tomorrow, fostering a brighter future for themselves and their communities.
This year, the number of schools applying for participation shot up to 265, more than double the figure in comparison to eight years when the NSC was first launched.
Fourteen schools made it to the grand finale held at Hotel Africana last week. According to the five-person judging panel, St. Joseph’s emerged overall winners in the Student Spark category with their Sani-Troll business proposal.
The winners walked away with a solar system worth sh20m for their school, their teacher/patron took home sh1.5m. Each of the students that won was handed a brand-new laptop.
Guests during the National Schools’ Championship Grand Finale recently at Hotel Africana
George Mutekanga, the Commissioner of Private Schools and Institutions at the Ministry of Education urged Stanbic to take the National School Championshipto all the 20 sub regions of Uganda.
Sam Mwogeza, the Stanbic Bank Executive Director said the passion with which students share their ideas and the clarity of vision on the desired impact is exceptional.
Skool Bike Uganda emerged top in the Alum Grow Category, a running project offering affordable, reliable bicycle transport for students, reducing absenteeism and supporting consistent education.
Sheema Girls School took the prize for the Teach Innovate Category with their Gamified Learning project. This project tackles low student morale and engagement by integrating game elements into the learning process, making education more engaging.
In the Student Grow category, the winner was Katwe Noor S.S-Library Simplified. Their Library Information Simplified platform enhances access to library resources, improving students’ research capabilities and learning experiences.
Diana Ondoga, the CSI Manager at Stanbic Bank said a dozen projects drawn from all regions of Uganda faced off, in a grueling final that followed several months of a competitive process which attracted the participation of over 60,000 students representing over 100 schools in over 100 districts of Uganda.
