TechSkills Marketplace Program
2026 Testimonials across the network
Msesenyane Makhongela TechSkills Marketplace Intern: Medical Consortium of Africa
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During my internship, I experienced a
completely new world of work. The best part was seeing how the concepts I learned in class could be applied to solve problems that
people across the continent face.
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Interns played a crucial role in the development of a system called Earth Observational Health Analytics.
Notably, they presented the system at Converge Africa in Cape Town, Southern African Development Community
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Industrial Conference and to University of Pretoria’s Head of Mathematics and Applied Statistics.
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Priscilla Alkara TechSkills Marketplace Intern: Farm Mall
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Not only have my technical abilities
improved, but I have also learned how to pick up new skills, balance the need for speed with that of precision, and how to
think critically and solve complex problems.
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Farm Mall TechSkills Marketplace Supervisor Testimonial
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The TechSkills Marketplace Internship Program connected us with exceptional
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talent. As a startup, we greatly valued
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having an intern who was adaptable, intelligent, curious, and a fast learner.
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Clintone Omondi TechSkills Marketplace Intern: AceleAfrica Ltd.
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Through this experience, I have learned how to translate real operational needs into useful digital tools. I designed and built the foundation of a platform that now enables the team to track battery cells and packs more accurately, maintain reliable records, and improve overall efficiency.
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AceleAfrica Ltd. TechSkills Marketplace Supervisor Testimonial
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Our intern demonstrated commitment to the assignment and has made meaningful
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progress in laying the foundation for a
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functional and sustainable database system.
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Abdurrahman Balogun TechSkills Marketplace Intern: Cervitech
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It was my first time working on a real
development team, and I learned to collaborate within a chain of command, take ownership of tasks, and apply solid
engineering principles in production.
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Cervitech TechSkills Marketplace Supervisor Testimonial
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Our startup has benefited a lot from the program because of the skilled interns
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that were assigned to us. It was a win-
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win partnership.
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Sokhna Fatou GUEYE TechSkills Marketplace Intern: INNOVAKK SAS
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This experience has redefined who I am.
Today, I am a builder, convinced that Africa does not need talent from elsewhere: it has its own, in the form of young women who
dare to create.
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This experience demonstrated the value of
university–SME collaboration in fostering
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skills transfer and the professional
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integration of young talent into highimpact technology projects.
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Marlyn Mayienga TechSkills Marketplace Intern: Pebla
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My time at Pebla has been the most
stretching and rewarding stretch of work I've done so far. The kind where you're handed real responsibility on a growing product and
discover you can rise to it.
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Pebla TechSkills Marketplace Supervisor Testimonial
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I’ve been extremely impressed by the quality of talent and have already started
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conversations with my executive team about potentially retaining every one of them.
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Kenza Ait Brahim TechSkills Marketplace Intern: GET Dist Group
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This experience gave me a much clearer vision of the career I want to pursue. While university provides a strong academic foundation, an internship offers insights into what it is actually like to work in a particular field, something that coursework alone cannot.
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The intern’s work provided useful insights that continue to inform our ongoing digital
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transformation initiatives, demonstrating the
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positive impact that collaboration between academia and industry can have on innovation and organizational development.
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Omar Wael TechSkills Marketplace Intern: EMASS
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I had a golden chance to contribute first-hand to the design of a renowned AI accelerator chip that is currently being baked on real silicon to help hardware engineers all over the world
unlock even more interesting AI applications.
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EMASS TechSkills Marketplace Supervisor Testimonial
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The student’s contribution brought meaningful value to EMASS by supporting our engineering workflow and strengthening our capacity to undertake advanced semiconductor design activities.
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