OCTOSTUDIO × CCFUGANDA

CREATE • CODE • IMAGINE • SHARE

Give a child a phone.
Open a world.

OctoStudio puts creative coding in young people's hands — so a simple mobile device can become a studio for stories, games, animation, sound and ideas that solve real problems.

Partner with the journey → See the story ↓
09.08.2024Uganda launch at Makerere University
7–18+Learners, educators & mentors
MobileCreative computing beyond the classroom
Young people and educators at the OctoStudio Uganda story
THE JOURNEYFrom first tap → first idea → first creation
01DISCOVERCuriosity becomes a question.
02CREATECode turns imagination into something visible.
03SHARELearners explain, collaborate and inspire.
04IMPACTPartners help the ecosystem reach further.

THE STORY

One launch. A bigger invitation.

We are building a pathway where access to creative technology is not the end goal — creative confidence is.

01

09 AUGUST 2024 · MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

When OctoStudio arrived in Uganda, the question was never only “Can children code?”

It was: What could children create if the tools were close enough to touch?

Creative Child Foundation launched OctoStudio in Uganda at Makerere University, with Rwanda joining online. The launch brought learners, teachers, mentors, technology leaders and public-sector voices into one room around a simple idea: mobile devices can be creative instruments, not only consumption devices.

“The most powerful technology story is the one where a young person moves from using a tool to becoming a creator with it.”
Creating with Code at the OctoStudio launch
ARCHIVE MOMENTCreating with CodeFrom the original OctoStudio page archive.

A PLATFORM FOR PEOPLE

Different starting points. One creative journey.

JUNIOR

7–12 years

Stories, characters, sounds and playful experiments that make coding feel natural.

SENIOR

13–18 years

Deeper projects, creative problem-solving, collaboration and pathways into technology.

MENTORS

19+ years

Teachers, facilitators and champions who help young creators turn curiosity into capability.

WHY PARTNERS MATTER

Move from sponsoring an event to enabling a generation.

OctoStudio becomes more powerful when schools, mentors, technology partners, funders and communities connect around the same learner journey.

ACCESS

Put creative tools within reach.

Support devices, connectivity, learning spaces and school access so geography and resources do not decide who gets to create.

CAPACITY

Grow the people who make learning stick.

Back mentor training, workshops and educator communities that can continue creating long after a single event.

SHOWCASE

Give young ideas an audience.

Help us document projects, tell learner stories and connect promising creations to wider networks and opportunities.

PATHWAYS

Connect curiosity to the future.

Open doors to competitions, internships, innovation challenges, technology communities and real-world problem solving.

VIDEO STORIES

LAUNCH STORY

The day Uganda began creating with OctoStudio.

Keynote by chief guest.

YOUNG CREATORS

Let the learners tell the story.

learner projects and classroom moments

PARTNERSHIP

What becomes possible when partners join in.

partner message

ARCHIVE PRESERVED

The original visual story is still here.

MIT Media LabCreative ComputingChildrenCompetitionUnplugged
Additional original OctoStudio archive photograph Creative Child Foundation archive portrait

THE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Help turn more screens into studios.

Partner with Creative Child Foundation to expand access, strengthen mentors, document learner stories and create pathways from first experiment to future opportunity.

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