How Students in Kenya and Uganda Are Building Apps with Zero Coding Knowledge
Zohoās Young Creators Program trains 150 East Africans in low-code, empowering athletes and students to build apps without complex coding..
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Zoho's Young Creators Program recently completed a tour across East Africa, teaching individuals with little to no coding experience how to build functional apps using low-code platforms and AI. The program, which trained 150 participants across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Madagascar, aims to foster "citizen development" in emerging markets.
- A total of 150 participants were trained across four nations.
- Leonard Bett, a steeplechase athlete, was one of the attendees in Kenya, aiming to build a platform for athletic performance analysis.
- In Uganda, the program focused on inclusivity with a "Women in Software Engineering" edition, training 43 women.
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