Local startup PulaSpace has announced that it is launching code clubs in Selibe Phikwe and Mmadinare in collaboration with Abaricom, Yarona Fm, U.S Agency for Global Media, Horizons Investments,and the Ministry of Education and Skills Development.
The launch event will be held of Wednesday March 8th in the Selibe Phikwe-Mmadinare region during international Women's Day under the theme #Digital4All. The aim of the clubs is to empower young people with computer programming skills.
The code clubs will provide a platform for young people to learn coding skills and gain practical experience in software development. In launching this new initiative the U.S Agency for Global Media populary known as Voice of America ( VoA) will be the host and will offer a tour of its technology broadcasting facilities to 40 girls from 20+ schools in the Selibe Phikwe and Mmadinare region in Botswana.
Speaking at the event pre- launch brief, the Acting Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Molebatsi Shimane Molebatsi, emphasized the importance of digital coding technology skills for the future of Botswana's economy.
"We need to prepare our youth for the digital jobs of tomorrow, and coding skills will be crucial to their success," he said.
The code clubs will offer virtual and physical weekly after-school sessions for students aged 9-12 and 13-18 years old. Participants will learn how to code using languages such as Python, HTML, and CSS, and will have the opportunity to work on real-world projects with the guidance of experienced mentors from Pulaspace global networks such as Coderdojo, Codeclub and Raspberry Pi. The new code club initiative is given the brand asset “Hands-On-Code™".
"We believe that the NEW code clubs will be a transformative experience for the youth in Botswana," said the General Partner of the tech startup- PULASPACE, Mr. Mooketsi Bennedict Tekere.
"Our aim is to inspire young people to make, create, invent with Hands-On-Code™ and become the next generation of software developers, digital entrepreneurs, and disruptive innovators for the world."
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