Solomon Benge

Overview

Solomon is the founder and lead trainer of Fundi Bots a Ugandan non profit that uses robotics training within and outside high schools to promote better and more practical STEM education and provides better career opportunities for youth in the technology sector. Prior to Fundi Bots Solomon was founder and CEO of Node Six a Ugandan web solutions firm that is currently in its eighth year of operations and supports more than 500 clients. He started his first business at 20 and currently has two businesses in his portfolio both of which are key players in the Ugandan technology and design industry. Solomon's interests lie at the intersection of design and technology with a bias towards human machine interaction. This coupled with a strong commitment to equal opportunity technology education has led to initiatives like Fundi Bots. Solomons work has been covered by Wired Magazine (UK) BBC and Voice of America.