Africa Code Week

Exconc Studios Services, creator of Flinger Nose comics, is proud to be associated with Africa Code Week. From the 18th-25^th, 0ctober 2017, we shall be Introducing coding to 500,000 young Africans aged between 8 to 24years across 35 countries.

 

Spearheaded by SAP in 2015 as part of its social investments to drive sustainable growth in Africa, Africa Code Week is the story of hundreds of schools, teachers, governments and nonprofits getting together to bridge the digital and gender skills gap in Africa. Their goal: empower the young generation with the coding skills they need to thrive in the 21st century. 

 Half a million youth engaged so far

With 426,000 young Africans introduced to coding in 2016 alone, not to mention 10 Governments and hundreds of partners on board already, Africa Code Week is not just one of the largest digital literacy initiatives ever organized on the African continent; it is also living proof that public-private partnerships are the key to drive sustainable change in the digital age. This vision is fully in line with the African Development Bank’s conclusion that “the scale of the youth unemployment problem in Africa requires bold, ambitious approaches (that leverage) strong partnerships to bring coherence and scale to youth employment interventions across the continent.”

 Empowering thousands of teachers

Africa Code Week is about mobilizing the collective efforts, expertise and resources to deliver on joint education priorities. Every year, SAP sends skilled volunteers to targeted African countries to train thousands of teachers that will, in turn, train their peers and students. This model provides a sound, scalable structure for inter-group knowledge sharing, unlocking people’s potential and desire to serve as resources for each other.

 “Historic. Arguably the first initiative of its kind on the continent.” 

                                                Savious KwinikaCEO & Editor-in-Chief

SUPPORTED BY:

 

AN AWARD-WINNING INITIATIVE

Feb 2017: ‘Philanthropist of the Year’Community Foundation for Ireland

Sep 2016: ‘Judges’ Choice Award’MIT Inclusive Innovation Competition

March 2016: ‘Education of the Future’World Communications Forum, Davos

Coding is a new language and every child deserves to be fluent.

 Get onboard!

And help young Africans crack the code to the continent’s future. Contact Julie today: Africacodeweek