Hello everyone, We’re already nearing the end of this exciting new adventure with Codi Tech. One thing is for sure, I definitely plan on coming back to Lebanon. Before I catch my flight tomorrow morning, here are some fresh updates! Here are the main accomplishments of my mission: 1. Two entrepreneurship workshops in Beirut and…
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Codi Tech, a catalyst for social innovation, inclusion, and employment [Newsletter 2 Lebanon]
Hello everyone, I hope you had a great week! I started my mission last Monday alongside the NGO Codi Tech. Hortense, the organization’s founder, scheduled a meeting with me at exactly 8:45 a.m. to go together to Codi. I have known Hortense for several years, and she is one of those social entrepreneurs who inspire…
Omar, a father, electrician, former soldier, and refugee [Newsletter 1 Lebanon]
Hello everyone, How are you? This year, I am participating for the eighth time in a project focused on impact measurement or digitization alongside an exceptional NGO. At each of these opportunities, I have met inspiring entrepreneurs, activists, and changemakers, whether in the Brazilian favelas, the Ugandan jungle, the northern neighborhoods of Marseille, the slums…
Hortense Launched A Coding Bootcamp in Beirut To Support Marginalized Youth and Refugees
Since childhood, Hortense has a profound sens of social justice specially when talented people can not realize their full potential. Against the odds, Hortense quitted a promising career at BCG to launch Codi, a free programming apprenticeship based in Beirut. Their mission is to use coding and digital skills to enable inclusion and employment, and as a catalyst…
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