Umdlovana Coding Club
A BIG thank you to all our sponsors for contributing to the launch of this project:
Digital skills training equips youth for their future careers. Just through learning to code they learn:
Critical thinking
Problem Solving
Creative expression
Team work
Leadership
Communication skills
Greytown Collaborative Education Initiative - Umdlovana Coding Club
Context:
The Greytown Collaborative Education Initiative NPC was established to serve 11 schools (primary and secondary) in the Greytown area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. About 180km from Durban and 70km from Pietermaritzburg, Greytown is part of the Umvoti municipality. This is primarily an agricultural area with little industry. According to the Municipality's IDP, in 2019/2020, 53% of people in the municipality were dependent on Grants and more than half of the total labour force is unemployed. In terms of the Provincial Deprivation Index (which considers Income Levels, Employment, Health, Education and the Living Environment), the Umvoti Municipality was ranked 39th out of the 52 Municipalities in the Province.
Vision: To provide equitable access to excellent education for all children, especially those in rural and under-provisioned areas, through community outreach programmes.
Specifically they deliver:
Programmes that address needs in education provision, curriculum support, governance, whole school development and safety and security at schools and other educational institutions;
Educational enrichment, academic support, supplementary tuition and outreach programmes for the poor and needy;
Providing bursaries and holistic support for learners participating in studies through the Departments of Basic and Higher Education.
About the beneficiaries:
Tbe organisation follows the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act, No. 53 of 2003 definition of beneficiaries. Only black children will benefit and 30% are female.
If you would like youth in your community to benefit from learning to code:
Click below to review the Waloyo processes or submit your application.
How youths benefit:
Learning future workplace skills that will help them to actively participate in the global digital economy
Learning critical thinking and problem solving, skills they can immediately apply in their own lives
Learning to collaborate, communicate and lead – skills that are helpful at any age but certainly key to building their future career
Learning creativity and expressing themselves visually
What Waloyo offers: Approved non-profits will receive a fully funded computer coding training program that includes:
Computer equipment (where necessary)
Facilitator training & Fee
Training material and platform (incl. license fee where applicable)
Contribution to internet connection (where necessary)
Facility and Admin fee
Measurement and evaluation reports