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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 central to the continent’s future. For Soliyana Gizaw Hunde, ten year-old coder and recent winner of th...

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 to 16 to develop a game using the Scratch coding language to reimagine school and education and answe...

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 Soliyana Gizaw Hunde, ten year-old coder and recent winner of the inaugural AfriCANCode Challenge, a love ...

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: SAP) Soliyana Gizaw Hunde, a ten year-old Ethiopian coder and winner of the 2020 inaugural AfriCANCod...