Liambi : My Name is Willy LIambi, I am the CEO of Programage ltd, a company specialized in modern information technology on various platforms Desktop, Mobile and Online
Reporter : Would you please describe to us in short terms what area of activities is Programage ltd involved in?
Liambi : Programage ltd, as its name seems to suggest is a company that designs computer programs or software, of various nature to assist business in their day to day activities. This comes in different forms, one of which is promoting the business online as a website, Where people can find various information about our clients, another thing we do is software development to help in resolving a particular type of problems that a business can have such as accounting and finances , human resources, tasks and documents management, ect.
Reporter : Thank you. Would you also tell us where you got the idea to start Programage ltd.
Liambi : The idea came in the form of an accident and also a lot of luck,When I was still studying in Butare in the first year our only course was english only. Which gave us a lot of free time during which I was lucky enough to meet with a student that was in his last year of University, He asked for my assistance in writing his memoir that he was working on, which coincidentally was related to web development, that is where I learned all of it, by reading, and he also showed me the courses that I could follow online; He also gave me links that I could visit to increase my knowledge of the subject matter, that is how it all started from that day to today.
Reporter : How much help did you received when you were beginning?
Liambi : Help was a lot, I can say. Not only from the student with whom we studied, at the University of Butare, But there is also help that one received from mostly on the Internet, On Google there was nothing that one could have a problem without and not be able to find a solution. Because if you face any sort of trouble in your studies and you know how to ask the question on the internet, you can go on Google write and get an answer.
Reporter : Was that all the help you got?
Liambi : More help came from the student with which we studied. Some of them were in the fourth year by the time we were still in the first year.
Reporter : From the day you started what are the challenges you are facing and how do you resolve them.
Liambi : In the field of computing and technology all we face is challenges, it is the nature of the business, this is a permanent state of affair and it will never end, because computing is a field that changes a lot, everyday, every hour even every second. Therefore we don't take challenges as a problem rather we take them as the world we live in, so there are new challenges every day and there is no escaping from them.
Reporter : Please tell us about one and about the way you deal with it.
Liambi : One problem is technical, on a personal level there are a lot of things that we don't have knowledge about, which requires continuous training on a daily basis. Especially then if you are setting up a computer company, the first problem is to find a qualified personal who is ready to sit and work, Because nowadays most of these kids all want to build their own businesses start up, so it makes it hard to find employees because everyone wants to be their own bosses. That is the main problem we face as a company.
Reporter : Is there any program at your company that you do to assist young people who are still starting in programming, may be twice a year to help them get knowledge?
Liambi : This is a good question because that is exactly what we do, there is so much work that no single individual can handle everything, we have a permanent internship program almost as if we continuously have new employees. Most of them high school students, and some of them who are just getting started with University, When they come to us we give them all the knowledge we can and if we are lucky and find a child who has will and love what we do, they turn into one of our employees, so this is a permanent program in our company.
Reporter : What advice would you give to anyone who wishes to become a programmer like you?
Liambi : The first advice I can give them is to not wait for sponsorship or financing, because their first and only investment they need is their head and grey matter. For the parents though the best way to help a child who has shown interest in programming is to just buy for them a small computer, as for the internet there are many places they can get free wifi access, the government recently set up an office called k-lab where the youth can meet with free internet, and electricity more importantly they can talked to others who can help them for free, as you can see a lot in our field is free there is not much to purchase. As for the youth who want to succeed in computer, first they need not fear, second to have a strong will and lastly to use all available free resources to them for example getting online to find the answers to the problems they face and talk to others who can give them answers for free as well. So there are no further investment that to have the will to use all the free opportunities available to them.
Reporter : What are the websites you have created that are well known here in Rwanda and abroad?
Liambi : The first website we created which is also the most beloved in the country is , igihe.com it is the top ranking website in Rwanda to give fast information to as many people as possible in Rwanda and abroad. Other websites we created is your website Ubukungu tv, it is us who created it for you and we believe you are very satisfied with it as your presence here can testify.
Reporter : Thank you.
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