My name is Nomsa Ngoma. I work as a Campus Innovation Intern under the Innovation Unit. I have a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Hanyang University in South Korea and I am currently obtaining my Master’s degree in Trade and Development from Zambian Open University. Â
My first day at BongoHive was full of orientation meetings. My first orientation meeting was with Lukonga, the Executive Director. My first impression of BongoHive was that it is a very chilled environment (although it became quite fast-paced as the weeks went on haha). Everyone was really friendly, I met the team members online first and then later met them in person.
In the 4 months that I have been with BongoHive, I am most proud of the day when I facilitated the human-centred design course for the Standard Chartered Women in Tech programme with Francis, the UI/UX Designer. As someone who learns by doing, I was able to apply the knowledge I had learnt from my team lead. Being trusted with such a responsibility elevated my confidence levels and increased my capacity.
One thing I keep realising in my role as Campus Innovation Intern is that you can’t fail, you can only learn. I want to keep learning and finding ways to apply these learnings to my life; whether it is through fostering innovation and creating room for others to think differently, learning is key. I want to be able to look back at the different projects I worked on and point out that I did that. I may not have known how to complete a certain task when I first started, but now it comes naturally.
