DUFUNA — My First Quarter Experience

Humainah Raji
Aug 31, 2018 · 2 min read

On the 15th May 2018, I got a mail from the Dufuna team that I had been selected as one of the beneficiaries of the Dufuna Scholarship. Dufuna scholarship is an initiative sponsored by Cotta and Cush Limited ,the dufuna scholarship was named after the dufuna canoe. Its aim is to build future problem solvers, who can apply their knowledge of mathematics, physics and materials to solve problems. The program started on the 1st of June and has been on for three good months! Before you drool on these details, let’s get to the exciting part<insert your favorite emoji/>

An Excited woman

That was my expression when Damilare A. Adedoyin sent the scholarship broadcast to our department whatsapp group chat. Before I signed up for the program, I have always been curious of what software engineering entails. I knew it was much more than just writing a bunch of codes but I still couldn’t wrap my head around the concept. Hours on google yielded some result but not enough to build a structured plan so when I saw the broadcast, I didn’t think twice before signing up and that has been one of the best decisions I’ve made this year.

Every great achiever is inspired by a great mentor — Lailah Gifty Akita

The training involves weekly submission of tasks to our respective mentors. Having great mentors like Mr Tega , Mr Kanyinsola and Miss Kehinde makes it difficult for me to chicken out of my responsibilities as a scholar. They are always there to help with any difficulty we encounter and I can’t thank them enough for their effort.

Team Work

Dufuna Scholars in the University of Ibadan

Though we are still working on the rapport between scholars, I know for sure that we aren’t where we were three months ago and any meaningful relationship takes some time and effort.

In all, I believe I am on the right track with a bunch of marathoners and good coaches(pun intended) and I can’t wait to make full use of all the knowledge and skills I will acquire in the course of this program.