Kids That Code Partners With Chess In Slums Africa to Teach Coding to Kids

Kids That Code (KTC), an initiative aimed at empowering kids for the future by encouraging them to code early, has partnered with a non-profit organization, Chess In Slums Africa, to help rehabilitated teenagers find life-changing opportunities, by unlocking their innate potentials through the skill of coding.

Kids That Code, since its inception in 2018, has impacted over 2,000 children, creating a safe community where kids and teenagers interested in learning, building, and sharing tech knowledge, can thrive. This partnership will see these youngsters rehabilitated by Chess In Slums Africa, equipped with the tools, mentorship, and vital skills required to conquer the world.

This partnership, which will begin with a 5-week intensive coding camp, is made possible by donations from sponsors such as Get Equity, Flutterwave and Venture Garden Group (VGG).

Founder of GetEquity, Jude Dike commented that we have argued here the benefits of the pipeline from the streets to Tech vs getting into “yahoo.” Well a few of us have decided to test this theory.

Convener and founder of Kids That Code, Adejoke Haastrup, called on well meaning individuals to support the program, “Coding is an essential tool to prepare kids for the future, giving them a chance to compete with their peers on a global scale, you can support an indigent child today, by donating to their positive change and reformation, for a brighter and better future.’