From The Art Room to Tech | Using WordPress to Build Communities & Opportunity in Uganda

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Many organizations still treat websites as one-time projects, build it, launch it, forget it. The result is broken platforms, poor domain choices, outdated content, and zero real impact.

This session challenges that mindset.

Drawing from a journey that spans education, community mentorship, and hands-on WordPress implementation, this talk demonstrates how WordPress can be used as a long-term infrastructure for social good, not just a publishing tool.

We’ll walk through real-world deployments across schools, alumni networks, and non-profit initiatives in Uganda starting from simple WordPress.com blogs to fully managed domains and dynamic platforms. These include education websites, alumni ecosystems, and even a live-updating league system built to engage communities beyond the classroom.

The session will also address hard truths often ignored:

1. Why websites fail after launch.

2. Why domain choices matter more than most developers admit.

3. Why sustainability, ownership, and user training are non-negotiable.

Finally, we’ll explore how modern tools, including AI, can accelerate development, while reinforcing that community, structure, and purpose remain human responsibilities.

Tusiime Boub

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