Kateme Mercy

Mercy started her first year at Kyambogo University in 2018 and is pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Not only is Mercy a part of a relatively new program at her university, she is also one of the few females participating in it. In her application, Mercy  acknowledged, “There are few female engineers in the country and I want to be among the few female engineers.” Now that Mercy has started her program, she wakes up at 5am each school day to review her coursework until 7am and then prepares for the lecture that begins at 9am. 

At the end of her first year, Mercy completed an internship in industrial engineering with SUPERcom Technologies, a company based in Kampala. Mercy said, “I gained embedded systems skills, how to wire structures right from the main switch, and how to switch on the security lights automatically by including the relay switch in the wiring in the security lights, then a little introduction on using packet tracers…” She was able to gain professional experience in many different aspects of IT, engineering, and business. Although she chose to focus on industrial engineering for her first internship, she is not limiting herself to that specialty yet. She is excited to learn more about transformer and motor design in her upcoming classes. 

Mercy’s Vision for the Future

Mercy chose electrical engineering since she is interested in electronics and the impact that it has had on our world. She understands that our society would not be able to function without them and would like to be on the forefront of bringing new technological advances to Uganda.

More about Mercy’s Background:

Mercy grew up self-sufficient. When her parents passed away, she ended up working on the streets to provide for herself and her aunt. After rejoining school with the help of C.R.O., she was able to expand her leadership skills. In secondary school, Mercy served as Class Representative and Assistant Dormitory Captain. She also participated in numerous other extracurricular activities, while still dedicating her time towards reading and lending friends a listening ear.