Alumni Spotlight: The success of Teksafari in Tanzania
Our alumnus Ignas (RBC 2020-22) from Tanzania has founded the organization teksafari with the aim to build a tech-literate country; what started as a summer project during his time at RBC has grown into a full-fledged organization that has already impacted 3000 young adults.
“Growing up, I didn’t have the opportunity to explore technology early on — in fact, I afforded my first laptop when I came to RBC. That’s why Teksafari was and still is a deeply personal project to me. With the $1,000 annual Go Make a Difference grant that Arboy and I received through RBC, we launched what was initially planned as a small summer project. If you had asked me back then, I could never have predicted its path. What started as a one-month initiative quickly extended to three months, then six, and within a year, Teksafari had evolved into a fully-fledged organization operating in Tanzania.
Our mission has always been clear: to build a tek-literate country—and over the past two years, we’ve done just that. We’ve expanded to seven regions, impacting more than 3,000 young individuals, some of whom have completed the cycle and earned scholarships to UWC schools. We remain committed to closing the education gap, particularly in technical fields.
This summer, we launched ThinkStudio, a design and innovation hub where young people – especially those from underserved communities – can come together to think, create, innovate, and tackle challenges within their communities.
UWC’s influence echoes throughout this project, evident in the partnerships we’ve forged with local and international organizations to maximize our impact.
It has been while since a graduated from RBC, and it’s only now, looking back, that I can fully see how life-changing the experience was. Despite the challenges, the invaluable support I received during those two years truly made the journey easier and shaped who I am today — I owe RBC a lot! It was the project weeks, the EEs and IAs, the service work, house meetings, SFDs, café chats, and those moments spent conversing at the Mensa that collectively equipped me—and continue to enable me—to lead and make an impact in my community.
I am forever grateful of the opportunities RBC has opened for many of us.”
