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Meet Ethiopia’s Ten-Year-Old Coding Champion

Soliyana Gizaw Hunde, ten year-old coder and recent winner of the inaugural AfriCANCode Challenge ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 18 May 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Much has been written about the importance of advancing digital literacy on the African continent, especially among its younger citizens. With more than half of the world’s under-25s expected to live in Africa by 2050, mobilising and inspiring this youthful population to be active participants of the global digital economy is centr...

Shares Soliyana Gizaw Hunde is the coding champion for this year’s annual AfriCANCode Challenge. The 10-year old attributes her win to her love for Math and Science that inspired her to develop a fun and engaging way to practice Math and raise awareness of COVID-19 related health protocols. The AfriCANcode Challenge was introduced after the 2020 SAP Africa Code Week program shifted to an all-virtual format in the wake of the global pandemic. This year’s competition challenged youth aged 8 t...

Meet Ethiopia’s ten year-old coding champion   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 18 May 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Much has been written about the importance of advancing digital literacy on the African continent, especially among its younger citizens. With more than half of the world’s under-25s expected to live in Africa by 2050, mobilising and inspiring this youthful population to be active participants of the global digital economy is central to the continent’s future.     For Soliya...

Ten Year-old Develops a Game to Create Awareness About Covid-19 Ten Year-old Develops a Game to Create Awareness About Covid-19 Soliyana Gizaw Hunde, a ten year-old Ethiopian develops Mathstainment, a game to create awareness about Covid-19 and offer a simple, fun and engaging way to practice mathematics. 0 2 minutes read Soliyana Gizaw Hunde, ten year-old Ethiopian coder and winner of the inaugural AfriCANCode Challenge developed Mathstainment game to create awareness about Covid-19. (PHOTO: S...

Soliyana Gizaw Hunde, ten year-old coder and recent winner of the inaugural AfriCANCode Challenge ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 18 May 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Much has been written about the importance of advancing digital literacy on the African continent, especially among its younger citizens. With more than half of the world’s under-25s expected to live in Africa by 2050, mobilising and inspiring this youthful population to be active participants of the global digital economy is ...

Apr 1, 2021 Every organisation arguably entered a survival mode when the first lockdown was announced in late March 2020. By Cameron Beveridge, regional director for southern Africa at SAP With offices closed, workers and families confined to their homes, and most economic activity restricted or outright banned, organisations had to adapt quickly to maintain business productivity. Over the past twelve months, the pandemic has demanded of every organisation and every worker to continuously adapt...

January 27th, 2021 in Featured. Closed According to organizers Soliyanas submission called "Mathstainement" won the Pan-African prize topping participants from 54 countries. (Courtesy photo) Tadias Magazine Updated: January 27th, 2021 New York (TADIAS) — 10 years old Soliyana Gizaw from Ethiopia has been named the winner of the 2020 African Code Challenge, a newly launched continent-wide tech competition where young people were asked to create an educational computer game....

Youth from 22 countries compete in final round of first AfriCAN Code Challenge 29th Dec 2020    |    Source: African Media Agency Youth from 22 African countries are waiting with bated breath as the final round of judging in the inaugural AfriCAN Code Challenge [2] takes place. According to Olajide Ademola Ajayi, Africa Code Week Global Coordinator, the engagement by youth has been inspiring throughout the challenge. "Despite the pandemic disrupting schooling for hundreds of millions of ...

Young Kenyans among finalists in the African Code Challenge 2020 Shares Youth from 22 African countries are eagerly waiting for the final results as judging concludes in the inaugural African Code Challenge. The challenge was launched by SAP Africa Code Week for the first time this year. The coding competition involved youth aged 8 to 16 who were tasked with coding a game using the Scratch programming language to answer the question; How will your tech change the future of education? The youth...