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Powering Lebanon’s next generation with tech skills
“From a 9yo kid who worked in a supermarket without a future… to a person with a dream, my perspective has changed with my newfound skills.” – Omran, 18
CodeBrave is a non-profit working to give young people in Lebanon the tools to lift themselves out of poverty. We do this through coding, robotics and AI education that builds key cognitive skills for the 21st century and instills a love of learning. Our teachers are trained in educational psychology. We are funded by our donors and our social enterprise CodeBrave Tutors – “one of MENA’s top 5 startups” – WIRED.
Our impact so far.
Our Story
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In 2018, Khalil, a 15-year-old living at a homeless shelter, asked the volunteers there to teach him coding. Other kids from the shelter usually ended up back on the streets and got trapped in a cycle of poverty and exploitation. Khalil wanted a different life.
The volunteers responded by setting up coding and robotics classes, where Khalil and others thrived. They built self-driving car robots, coded Ghostbusters video games, and programmed lights to mirror their silhouettes. They also learnt problem-solving, critical thinking, digital resourcefulness, and creativity.
Tech education goes beyond coding; it re-engages young minds like Khalil, building confidence and problem-solving abilities using technology. The most significant impact was on Khalil’s sense of agency. “Other kids in the shelter spent all this time and energy trying to fix the past. Me, I don’t want to fix anything. You can’t fix it. It’s broken. But I can make my future.”
We believe in the potential of every child.
We upskill youth from under-served communities for jobs of the future based on in-demand skills, principally problem-solving, critical thinking, adaptability, creativity and digital resourceful. We do this by teaching coding, robotics and AI. This gives youth the tools and agency to break out of the opportunities normally available in their communities and lift themselves out of poverty.
Many of our students come from backgrounds of conflict, toxic stress or poverty which affects children’s ability to learn. We are leaders in integrating tech education with trauma psychology and educational psychology.
Our Projects
CodeBrave, with World Vision Funding, delivered coding and robotics classes to displaced children and youth in Southern Lebanon.
The Coding Bootcamp in Sour this summer, a partnership between CodeBrave, LFPA and the Malala Fund, aimed to equip 100 students aged 12-18 with essential 21st-century digital skills and build towards their future job prospects.
We teach at Tahaddi, a non formal education centre in Beirut, around 50 students aged 11-14 our Junior Coder course twice per week.
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Donate
You can contribute to CodeBrave’s work by donating to CodeBrave Foundation, a registered charity in England and Wales, no. 1188692.
US supporters through here
You are now able to make tax-deductible gifts to CodeBrave through Chapel & York Foundation. To donate go to www.chapel-yorkfoundation.org/donate/ and select CodeBrave Foundation as the ‘fund holder’. And remember, if you commit to monthly donations you will automatically join the CodeBrave Club!
Crypto Donations
You can now donate in crypto currencies via two trusted platforms by clicking:
– on our profile on Every.org, a 501(c)(3) charity (EIN 61-1913297);
– or on our profile on Better Giving, a 501(c)(3) charity (Federal Tax ID # 87-3758939).
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Our Team
Meet the incredible team behind the hard work at CodeBrave. Our commitment and passion for our mission drive us forward to offer the best tech education for the children and young people we work with in Lebanon. Our team prioritises the welfare of our students and ensures a safe and positive learning environment to help them prepare for the future.
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