Our Impact
Thousands have been impacted by our workI must say, my highlight was when Africa Teen Geeks successfully hosted its first computer science week where we exposed 12500 children from disadvantaged communities to computer science at UNISA labs across South Africa in 2015. 98% of those kids had never touched a computer before; by the end of the day they had written their first code. Some were already dreaming of becoming the next Mark Zuckerberg.
Lindiwe Matlali
Children trained
48,000
2018 Goals
Volunteers
1300
Africa Teen Geeks exists to eliminating the barriers faced by disadvantaged communities in pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
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About my Life Mission
My life’s mission is to close the opportunity gap with regards to access to computing education. The majority of South African children do not have the opportunity to learn computer science. My goal is to expose them to computer science, helping to inspire Africa’s future generation of technology entrepreneurs and innovators.
I Am Driven By
As an orphan my grandfather raised my siblings and I from his pension; he always told me that education was my ticket out of poverty. He always said; “if you persevere at school, one day you will not even remember that you are an orphan”. I am driven by my goal to make him proud and show the world that an orphan raised by a pensioner and a garderner could rise and study at some of the best universities in the world. I am a proud UCT, Stanford and Columbia University student.
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Events
We host numerous events to train and guide the kids. We equally organise workshops, hackathons and community outreach events to foster this cause.
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Serve humanity
Classes are conducted by our volunteers who are trained and supported by ATG and Microsoft. We have over 1300 volunteers working hard to make this honourable course a reality
Africa Teen Geeks relies on volunteers to run its free Saturday Classes at UNISA. Please support us by volunteering at a centre next to you.
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Testimonial
Makhosonke Nkosi
Grade 10 | Khayalami Secondary SchoolThank you for the opportunity to learn to code. Without Africa Teen Geeks I would never have had an opportunity to learn how to code. I now believe that with technology, I can change the world.
Carol Smith
ParentMy daughter had been struggling at school. Africa Teen Geeks introduced her to computer science and she has been doing great. She was selected to attend Festival of Code which boosted her self-confidence and her outlook on life.
Ratesh
Grade 7 | Buccleuch MontessoriI really like computer science. Next year, I will be going to high school so I hope to see you guys there. My favourite scratch project was the platform game. Thank you for coming to our school.
Some people really need your help
Volunteering some time to guide the kids during learning sessions makes a great difference. If you are passionate about training kids and raising the next generation of African and World leaders, please join us.
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