++++GACACA GODWIN — SOFTWARE BUILDER
Software for the world outside the IDE.
I build offline-first software, Kinyarwanda tools, and things people can actually use.
From Kigali, with a little curiosity.
A FEW THINGS I'VE BUILT
From an idea to your hands.
THE WORK / SELECTED PROJECTS
Ideas, made usable.
Nine projects. Different problems, one approach: make software useful in the world people actually live in. Open a workspace, explore the product, and try it for yourself.
9 selected projects · apps, platforms & language tools
ASK ABOUT THE WORK
A conversation starter.
Projects, skills, and how we could work together.
For an introduction, a proposal, or a question I haven’t covered: email me ↗
README / THE HUMAN
Made in Kigali.
Built for real life.
I'm Gacaca Godwin. I build software that works when the network doesn't — with Kinyarwanda first and a budget Android as the target device.
What matters to me
A product should fit the people using it. That means thinking about connectivity, language, payments, and the everyday details that decide whether software is useful.
My work spans offline-first web apps, hospitality systems, public transport, African publishing, and language tools.
Still learning. Always building.
I'm studying Electrical Engineering at the University of Rwanda. I also write novels and build the tools that turn them into printed books.
TypeScript · React · Astro · Vite
Node · Express · PostgreSQL
Prisma · Firebase · Cloudflare
Python · PyTorch · tokenizers
PWAs · Service workers
Open to roles, contracts, and collaborations — remote worldwide or in Kigali.
gacacagodwin@gmail.com ↗Background and project notes from my GitHub profile ↗
BEYOND THE CODE / WRITING
Some stories need
more than code.
I write books too. Fiction, history, learning, and the things that stay with us. I also built a Python typesetting pipeline for print-ready interiors and covers.
She Who Said No
The story of Zura Karuhimbi, who sheltered people during the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi.
The Beast in Me
A novel. A different kind of world-building.
Plongée: French by Immersion
A beginner's course built around immersion.