Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2019 Nominee

HackYourFuture


Description

HackYourFuture is a code school (foundation) teaching computer programming to refugees. Our aim is to empower our students through coding and get them to work as software developers. With 40 developers (all volunteers) we have created a 6-month program in which our students learn the fundamentals of web-development. After graduation we guide our students towards employment via our network. Besides learning our students how to code, we also teach them how to work on projects in a modern tech team.

We teach every Sunday in Amsterdam, during the week we coach and support our students online with their homework. Throughout our course our students have multiple business visits, masterclasses from various tech experts, and get individual coaching in their career.

Project website

https://hackyourfuture.net


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C4. Capacity building 2019
  • AL C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 4: Quality education
  • Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Coverage
  • Netherlands

Status

Ongoing

Start date

2016

End date

Not set


Target beneficiary group(s)
  • Refugees and internally displaced people

WSIS values promotion

Our aim is to empower our students through coding and get them to work as software developers.


Entity name

HackYourFuture

Entity country—type

Netherlands Private Sector

Entity website

https://hackyourfuture.net