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KC group wants to give Black children the skills to succeed in tech

Mili Mansaray

April 03, 2023 |

The Kansas City Beacon |

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Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

WeCodeKC offers educational training and mentorship to help Black and brown students from low-income neighborhoods break into the tech industry. Participants can learn different programming languages, build their own robots, work on cybersecurity projects, get help with internship and job searches, and more.

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How Osun NGO is Driving Digital Literacy Among Female Students

Taiwo Fatola

March 27, 2023 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo, Osun

The Osun Girls Can Code program provides young women with a week of hands-on training in website development, app development, and coding to help bridge the access gap to technology-related jobs in Nigeria.

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A US based company is helping minority groups across over to the Tech Industry

Funke Abiloye

March 21, 2023 |

HotFm 98.3 Abuja |

Radio |

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Response Location: Nigeria

A U.S.-based nonprofit is providing access to online IT training courses at an affordable cost to allow those who are interested to learn skills in the IT field, thus helping them get jobs. The nonprofit also helps address barriers those in Nigeria face, like lack of internet access and necessary tools like laptops.

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Tucson students help create solutions with invention education

Caitlin Schmidt

November 29, 2022 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

At Carden of Tuscon, teachers have implemented “invention education” to help students learn STEM concepts in a more engaging and accessible way. The framework emphasizes creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills and has resulted in innovative student projects, including a worm counting jar for fishers and a shower-stream soap dispenser.

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To get young Filipinos into farming, initiatives reach them via TikTok, school

Janine Peralta

October 27, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Philippines

Kids Who Farm, an initiative co-founded by a 12-year-old in the Phillippines, is working to teach young people how to start micro-farms and grow the waning youth interest in agriculture.

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Abuja startup training children robotics, coding for free

Mustapha Usman

September 02, 2022 |

International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The free summer boot camp organized by the Dumena Foundation teaches young students how to build and design circuits and also educates them in tech fields like robotics, engineering, and programming. Since launching in 2019, the organization has trained over 3,000 students across 22 schools in the region in order to bridge the gap in tech education and get students on track for careers in the field.

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How fintechs, nonprofits engage students during incessant ASUU strikes

Olanshile Ogunrinu

August 24, 2022 |

AFAS Press |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

TeqProject provides free training for Nigerian students interested in developing skills for the growing tech industry.

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Digital skills key to improved standard of living for girls, women in Africa

Violet Ikong

August 13, 2022 |

Amjambo Africa |

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Response Location: Malawi

Reach Out to Girls (ROG) works to inspire girls, particularly those in rural areas, to embrace STEM, through mentoring programs and training. Through ROG, professional women in STEM fields serve as mentors and, so far, ROG’s programs have directly benefited more than 200 girls.

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1 out of 5 Irving ISD students graduate with industry credentials. The district could be a peek into Fort Worth ISD's future.

Jacob Sanchez

July 05, 2022 |

Fort Worth Report |

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Response Location: United States, Irving, Texas

In Texas' Irving Independent School District, roughly one in five students earn industry credentials and gain real-world experience through more than a dozen "career clusters" designed to help them enter the workforce after graduation. Administrators work with industry partners in the community to target in-demand jobs and continually update the courses to keep them relevant in an evolving professional landscape.

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How poor, out-of-school children gain education in the FCT

Magdalene Offiong Ukuedojor

May 28, 2022 |

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

The Knowledge Skills Solution and Creativity (KNOSK) N100-a-Day Charity School provides an education to children in the area who can’t afford to attend school. KNOSK provides STEM education, uniforms, books, sanitary supplies for girls and free meals to each student for just 30 cents a day.

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