An adventure into creative technology and youth empowerment. project led by @AaltoUniversity together with 20 + partners in Sub-Saharan Africa
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The documentary film Play me a new Language, is now available on YouTube.
The film captures the journey of CodeBus Africa in Namibia and it follows the perspectives of the learners from a close distance. Enjoy the film! 🎬🍿🎶
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We wanted to launch the video on the international Girls in ICT day to celebrate our female students and #bosslady instructors. Encouraging more girls into ICT is a joint goal for our 20+ partners. Due to this shared vision we have over 50% female participation!
#GirlsinICT
This documentary film was made by students from @AaltoUniversity. The coding instructors in Namibia were students from Aalto University and Namibian University of Science and Technology @NUST_Namibia. The activities in Namibia were organised together with @FinEmbWindhoek
This recognition for regional &international cooperation by @WSISprocess @ITU goes our partners! @vp_fund @stembees @iceaddis @TunapandaOrg @uonbi @PlanUganda @bunihub @thehackersguild @NUST_Namibia @mlabsa @Geekulcha @ideariohub @nokia @Ulkoministerio @infoDev @NairobiIW #wsis – at Geneva, Switzerland
🏆CodeBus Africa was awarded as a champion for international and regional cooperation. Top 5 out of 62 projects from all over the 🌍 🏆
The winner of this category was UAE Space Agency
The other champions in this category are @internetsociety, @RLabs and @indigotrust #wsis – at Geneva, Switzerland
Have a look at the study we conducted with @WorldBank @infoDev on how tech bootcamps can boost capacity of local tech hubs to run student centered, gender sensitive and creative tech training for youth documents.worldbank.org/cura… – at Geneva, Switzerland
Good morning Geneva! CodeBus is taking part of the world summit on the information society @WSISprocess @ITU this week in Switzerland 🇨🇭! Stay tuned
CodeBus Africa retweeted
Thanks @irenabakic @AaltoUniversity for sharing your expertise with us today and giving continuity to @codebus_africa @Ulkoministerio
What a start for the seminar! What a #bosslady posse 💪💪💪 3 ambassadors; minister of labor, employment and social security; and director of the labor market observatory.
#thenordics
CodeBus Africa instructor @PiiaKuosmanen facilitating panel discussion at #AhtisaariDays and mentioning her work in Uganda. Piia is such a #bosslady both as an coding teacher and as facilitating discussion around Peace building. #We❤️Piia
Breaking stereotypes is crucial while fixing the gender imbalance in gaming and technology. Thank you for the inspirational, empowering and energizing discussions. @UN_Women @phumzileunwomen @Ulkoministerio and the super tech ladies 💪💪💪 #unstereotype #together teapaw.org/sauerka/status/9845220… – at Espoo, Suomi
Welcome to @Ulkoministerio! UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka @phumzileunwomen meeting Finnish female executives of tech and game industries to discuss “Unstereotype Alliance” @Rovio @supercell @ColossalOrder @EnstoGroup @codebus_africa @FinlandUN @helviestinta
Such a wonderful way to end a busy week! Thank you @TiyaniTee @Geekulcha for sharing these happy pictures of these young learners!!! Keep up the awesome work with the project laptops!!!! teapaw.org/tiyanitee/status/98192… – at Espoo, Suomi
I promised @irenabakic that we will put the @codebus_africa laptops to good use after the programme finished last year. Thank you! This has allowed us to get more young people coding and how to build tech startups through the #gkVacWork. @Geekulcha @FinEmbPretoria @mlabsa
CodeBus Africa retweeted
What a great experience it's been watching @codebus_africa teaching highschool & primary school pupils from Kibera & Mathare how to code using music.
#NIW2018
#Codebus
@Tunapandaorg
@Sonic_Pi
CodeBus Africa retweeted
CodeBus Returns! CodeBus started as a #Finland100 project last year between 8 of our African Embassies and @AaltoUniversity to teach African girls and boys coding. Today our partner @TunapandaOrg organized the first CodeBus stop of 2018 at @NairobiIW. Where's next? #NIW2018
CodeBus Africa retweeted
Our session is underway. We are currently running a workshop in partnership with @codebus_africa @MyBizMarketer @bantigito @FinnishEmbNBO #NIW2018
CodeBus Africa retweeted
#Codebus is back! 🎉 Teaching youths coding through fun workshops, Codebus started as a project of Finnish embassies in #Africa Our fantastic partner in #Kenya @TunapandaOrg running workshops again at @NairobiIW #NIW2018 teapaw.org/codebus_africa/status/…
Amazing @TunapandaOrg brings #CodeBusAfrica back to #NIW2018 So exciting! @AGI_tweets @FinnishEmbNBO @NairobiIW teapaw.org/shimanyi/status/971341…
CodeBus Africa retweeted
@codebus_africa setting up to take St.Christine High school,in Kibera,through a coding session at @NairobiIW .@ZydiiAfrica @ochieldavid
#NIW2018
Amazing @TunapandaOrg brings #CodeBusAfrica back to #NIW2018 So exciting! @AGI_tweets @FinnishEmbNBO @NairobiIW teapaw.org/shimanyi/status/971341…
Exactly one year ago CodeBus Africa started it’s journey from Accra, Ghana! 14th of February is also Valentine’s day, which in Finland is a celebration of friendship!
Happy 1st anniversary #codebusafrica ! Let’s celebrate all the friendships we created together! – at Helsinki, Finland
