New-look SAP Africa Code Week Begins

The SAP Africa Code Week (ACW) has officially begun across the continent with a number of changes and developments aimed at empowering the youth of Africa with the learning of digital skills.

Development Diaries understands that the ACW has positively impacted millions of young people and thousands of teachers in Africa.

It was noted that the 2020 ACW will allow expansion of the programme’s reach to 54 African countries with all learning materials translated into Portuguese and French for the large Francophone and Lusophone African communities.

Also, a new ACW mobile app is available to provide easy access to smartphone material in support of all-inclusive learning.

‘A big part of this year’s Africa Code Week efforts will be focused on engaging more women teachers and students. Globally, women hold only 24 percent of jobs in the ICT sector, and there are 250-million fewer women online than men. Our mission is to ensure that every child has an equal opportunity to attain the skills they need to contribute meaningfully to the future workforce’, a South African TV news anchor, female tech entrepreneur, and ACW Ambassador, Faith Mangope, said.

Another development for this year is the AfriCANCode Challenge, which is a coding competition aimed at engaging participants through a number of fun and exciting activities.

SAP’s president of EMEA South, Claudio Muruzabal, said, ‘Offering accessible, hands-on digital support to Africa’s youth and teachers helps put people in a position to meaningfully participate in today’s digital economy. This is vital and SAP’s commitment to Africa Code Week remains firm.

‘Through invaluable partnerships with UNESCO, ADEA, Irish Aid, BMZ, and all the partner NGOs across Africa, the 2020 ACW initiative can effectively leverage the skillsets of networks and knowledgeable local ICT experts to ensure every workshop is a sound success’.

Source: IT Online

Phone source: Paul Kagame

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