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Yunga Wins the African Prize of Engineering Innovation 2023 

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Meet Yunga, A local rescue digital network bundled for connected communities in Africa.

Africa’s Sub-Saharan region is increasingly becoming more insecure, In Uganda alone, Police revealed a 3.3% increase rate in house break-ins and related crime as of 2021, and with the post-covid-19 impact, this rate is expected to double from the previous years.

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A Ugandan engineer (Yunga CEO) has won Africa’s top innovation award

A Ugandan engineer has won Africa's top innovation award, The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Anatoli Kirigwajjo is the founder of Yunga, a digital security network that connects neighbours in a bid to tackle crime in their local community.

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How A Ugandan startup Yunga, Emerged Winner at the African Prize for Engineering Innovation.

On 6th July 2023, Uganda security-tech start-up, Yunga, was announced the winner of the prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation organized by the UK's Royal Academy of Engineering walking away with 25,000 Euros  (about shs 118 million)

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AFRICA NEW

In the suburb of Kyaliwajjala in Kampala, Uganda, ensuring security is a community effort.

To stop notorious thieves, Stephen Ssali and his neighbors have joined a digital network that links them to the nearest police posts.

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Yunga is Combining Community Engagement and IoT to Reduce Crime

Collaboration within communities is crucial to maintaining safety and averting acts of violence. In Uganda, Yunga Technologies has developed a device to ease community policing among residents.

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Ugandan engineer, South African national share Shs92m innovations award

Uganda Electrical Engineer Anatoli Kiligwajjo has jointly the 2023 African Prize Of Engineering Innovation along with South African Biomedical Edmund Wessels - the first time the nine-year-old prestigious award has been shared.

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How new security innovation will help fight criminality

As the country continues to grapple with wide spread criminality, a group of six fresh graduates in Computer Science, software engineering and electrical engineering have come up with a security work that will help address the problem.

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Ugandan Startup “Yunga” Rolls Out Community Policing System

In a bid to enhance community policing, a group of young innovators have rolled out a support system to boost neighborhood watch in order to reduce crime especially in residential places

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Ugandan engineer takes Africa’s top innovation award

Uganda’s Anatoli Kirigwajjo is the founder and CEO of Yunga, a local digital security network that enhances neighbour-to-neighbour safety. He was recently awarded “The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation” dedicated to developing African innovators.

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