Our story
ASIST — the African School of Innovations, Science and Technology — began as a single Young Engineers franchise and has grown into Uganda's premier STEM, robotics and innovation education organization. Today we are the parent body behind six major programmes, an innovation hub, and national and international competition platforms reaching thousands of students across the country.
Founded by people who believe African children should not just consume technology but build it, ASIST exists to nurture the next generation of innovators, engineers and problem-solvers — starting in the classroom and reaching all the way to the world stage.
Our vision
A generation of African young people who lead in science, technology and innovation — solving real problems in their communities and competing with the very best in the world.
Our mission
To develop students' abilities through enriched, hands-on STEM and robotics education — making learning engaging, building future-ready skills, and creating pathways from the classroom to international competition.
Our curriculum is recognised internationally — endorsed by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the African Union — so Ugandan learners study to a genuinely world-class standard.
Our values
- Edutainment — learning is most powerful when it is genuinely enjoyable.
- Spiral learning — concepts revisited with growing depth and confidence.
- Creativity & innovation — we prize original thinking and the courage to build.
- Problem-based learning — real challenges, real solutions, real impact.
Why ASIST exists
Talent is everywhere in Uganda; opportunity has not always followed. ASIST closes that gap — bringing world-class STEM and robotics to schools, girls, learners with disabilities and underserved communities, and proving, year after year, that Ugandan students can stand among the world's best.
