Jokkolabs Banjul will kick-off the 2019 Africa Code Week in The Gambia by working towards bridging the gender gap in Tec through a free coding training workshop for girls on October 22nd to 25th from 10:am to 3:00 pm.
In collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE), 200 middle school girls from various government schools in The Gambia will meet at the YMCA Computer Training and Digital Studio for a four-day training in scratch coding application.
Africa Code Week is an important event that works to instill digital literacy and coding skills in the young generation. And also build community capacity and drive sustainable learning across Africa. Last year, Jokkolabs trained 100 teachers in coding to provide them with skills they can implement in their school curriculum.
“This year, we intentionally focus on girls to bridge the digital and gender divide. We want to create an opportunity for girls in the Gambia to grasp the concept of computational thinking and gain proficiency in coding. We want girls to have an equal job opportunity with the skills to match.” Said Poncelet O. Ileleji MBCS, Jokkolabs Banjul Coordinator.
“This is a great opportunity for students, especially those who would not otherwise have access to learn and develop fluency in ICT literacy skills.” Said Tida Jatta Jarjou, Director at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education
About Jokkolabs Banjul
Jokkolabs Banjul is part of The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre and Digital Studio. It is an incubator hub and creative space to help start-ups, individuals and businesses develop their full potential. As a multi-functional digital social innovation centre Jokkolabs Banjul aims to empower young people and the community through skills development and positive engagements; to support socio-economic developments.
Facts about Africa Code Week
- 4.1 + million young African introduced to coding since 2015
- 70,000+ free coding workshops organized since 2015
- 37 participating countries
- An initiative by SAP
