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DESCRIPTION:AI for Humanitarian Innovation Workshop and Community Challenge
 \n\nThe IEEE SIGHT Uganda Group\, in collaboration with the IEEE Uganda Se
 ction Humanitarian Student Ambassadors 2026\, IEEE SIGHT Student Branch Af
 finity Groups and IEEE Kyambogo University Student Branch\, are organizing
  a two half-day workshop focused on the application of Generative AI and e
 merging technologies to address humanitarian and sustainable development c
 hallenges in Uganda. Scheduled for November\, the workshop is expected to 
 attract up to 30 participants\, primarily students\, innovators\, and tech
 nology enthusiasts.\n\nThe hybrid event will feature the following activit
 ies:\n\nDay 1: 14 November (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM EAT)\n\n- Welcoming Remarks
 \, delivered by Abdul Rashid Kizito\, Chair of the IEEE SIGHT Kyambogo Stu
 dent Branch Affinity Group.\n- Keynote Address: "Be Job Creators\, Not Job
  Seekers Through Innovation" by Nobert Mpumuriza\, Founder and Executive D
 irector of MysticBridge IT Consultancy Limited.\n- Community Innovation Ch
 allenge\, where selected participants will showcase AI-driven solutions de
 signed to improve livelihoods and address community challenges. The presen
 tations will be evaluated by the Guest Speaker\, together with available u
 niversity staff and IEEE professionals if any.\n\nDay 2: 15 November (2:00
  PM - 3:00 PM EAT)\n\n- Online Training: "Generative AI Tools for Solving 
 Community Challenges" presented by Mohammed Ayan\, IEEE Volunteer and AI E
 ngineer from India. The session will introduce practical Generative AI too
 ls and demonstrate how they can be leveraged to develop innovative solutio
 ns for real-world community problems.\n\nThe workshop aims to inspire part
 icipants to apply AI and technology for social impact while fostering inno
 vation\, entrepreneurship\, and humanitarian problem-solving.\n\nCo-sponso
 red by: MysticBridge IT Consultancy Limited and Rap-Tech Communications\n\
 nKampala\, Uganda\, Uganda\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/590
 307
LOCATION:Kampala\, Uganda\, Uganda\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.or
 g/m/590307
ORGANIZER:ekirapaemmanuel6@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:31
SUMMARY:AI for Humanitarian Innovation Workshop and Community Challenge 
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/590307
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div>\n<p><strong>AI for Humanitarian Innovat
 ion Workshop and Community Challenge</strong></p>\n<p>The IEEE SIGHT Ugand
 a Group\, in collaboration with the IEEE Uganda Section Humanitarian Stude
 nt Ambassadors 2026\, IEEE SIGHT Student Branch Affinity Groups and IEEE K
 yambogo University Student Branch\, are organizing a two half-day workshop
  focused on the application of Generative AI and emerging technologies to 
 address humanitarian and sustainable development challenges in Uganda. Sch
 eduled for November\, the workshop is expected to attract up to 30 partici
 pants\, primarily students\, innovators\, and technology enthusiasts.</p>\
 n<p>The hybrid event will feature the following activities:</p>\n<p><stron
 g>Day 1: 14 November (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM EAT)</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><str
 ong>Welcoming Remarks</strong>\, delivered by Abdul Rashid Kizito\, Chair 
 of the IEEE SIGHT Kyambogo Student Branch Affinity Group.</li>\n<li><stron
 g>Keynote Address:</strong> <em>"Be Job Creators\, Not Job Seekers Through
  Innovation"</em> by <strong>Nobert Mpumuriza</strong>\, Founder and Execu
 tive Director of MysticBridge IT Consultancy Limited.</li>\n<li><strong>Co
 mmunity Innovation Challenge</strong>\, where selected participants will s
 howcase AI-driven solutions designed to improve livelihoods and address co
 mmunity challenges. The presentations will be evaluated by the Guest Speak
 er\, together with available university staff and IEEE professionals if an
 y.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Day 2: 15 November (2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EAT)</str
 ong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online Training: "Generative AI Tools for Solv
 ing Community Challenges"</strong> presented by <strong>Mohammed Ayan</str
 ong>\, IEEE Volunteer and AI Engineer from India. The session will introdu
 ce practical Generative AI tools and demonstrate how they can be leveraged
  to develop innovative solutions for real-world community problems.</li>\n
 </ul>\n<p>The workshop aims to inspire participants to apply AI and techno
 logy for social impact while fostering innovation\, entrepreneurship\, and
  humanitarian problem-solving.</p>\n</div>
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