From community-led environmental action to student-designed health innovations — our projects demonstrate what technology in the hands of communities can achieve.
A smart automated dispensing system designed to improve hygiene, efficiency, and accuracy in the serving of liquids.
A mobile app that transcribes visuals blind users cannot see into spoken words — an affordable alternative to expensive electric walking sticks.
An automated dustbin that opens hands-free within a 10 cm range and pings the user via Bluetooth when full — a cleaner, smarter approach to everyday waste.
A plant-health detection solution that helps identify crop conditions, detect possible disease, and guide users on potential treatment or response options.
An automatic light-control system operated through a phone, designed for schools, homes, and communities to improve convenience, energy management, and automation.
Ongoing
A smart automated dispensing system designed to improve hygiene, efficiency, and accuracy in the serving of liquids.
Ongoing
A solution that uses IV bags to help hospital staff monitor patients on drip-based treatment — reducing nurse workload and improving the oversight of intravenous therapy.
Completed 2023
A six-month community-led environmental protection project — funded by the Atlas Corps Community Impact Fund of the Hilton Prize Virtual Leadership Institute — combining environmental education, practical skills,…
Our partnership with Taibah International School is a flagship model for how Tekvera supports student-led innovation. Using design thinking, students progress through a structured process that takes their ideas from concept to prototype.
Students are currently developing multiple low-fidelity prototypes with great potential for scale-up — addressing challenges in health, education, and agriculture for underserved communities.
Prototype focus areas
View student projectsWe are actively expanding the Tekvera Innovation Lab to more schools across Uganda. If you represent a school or institution interested in bringing design thinking and digital innovation to your students, we would love to hear from you.
Get in touchWhether you are an innovator with a promising idea, a funder looking to invest, or an organization interested in partnering — there is a role for you in the Tekvera project ecosystem.
Fund prototype testing and iteration for a promising student or community innovation
Guide student innovators through the design and development process with your expertise
Bring the Tekvera Innovation Lab to your school, university, or organization
Sponsor cash awards for innovation competitions to incentivize excellence and accelerate prototype development
