There is so much potential in Nigeria and Africa!

Given the right skills and opportunities, the youth have the potential to transform the future.

Join us in changing the world with a purpose through our free capacity development initiative.

HackforNaija supports underserved/underprivileged communities by providing them with information technology skills.

Hackfor Naija was established and held a hackathon and several coding workshops with great success in 2020!

We now have plans to organize more free tech workshops in 2023 to increase capacity, develop soft skills, and launch careers in STEM.

Our goal is to offer participants a whole month of transformative free tech skills.

Additionally, we intend to conduct an inclusive hackathon that encourages innovation, problem-solving, and exposes participants to new opportunities.

We want to inspire, challenge, and spark the creation of ground-breaking solutions that transform society by bringing like-minded people together.

The most phenomenal part of the HackforNaija initiative is the remarkable volunteers who share their experiences, expertise and knowledge to bridge the skills gap

Acquire the technical skills needed to pursue a career in Tech by attending this intensive 1 month Bootcamp like tech skills workshop! . Learn the skills employers want in 1 month of intense workshops.

This is a great way to break into coding without a Computer Science degree. Just have the passion, commitment, internet access and you can apply to be one of the participants.

The goal of our program is to equip young people from underserved communities with the abilities they need to work in the software development industry.

On the weekends in September, HackforNaija is providing a month of FREE tech skills workshops. Tech professionals from a variety of companies and countries volunteered their time to this cause as workshop facilitators.

The free tech workshops are intended to increase capacity, develop soft skills, and launch careers in STEM while addressing pressing local issues.

The initiative also includes participants getting hands-on help with their resume, LinkedIn profiles, GitHub profiles, how to prepare for whiteboard interviews, practice Data Structures and Algorithms, and leverage the tools to structure their daily job hunt, a capstone project for their portfolio and a chance to participate in a hackathon so recruiters can see the best our participants have to offer.

Are you ready to turn your passion for technology into a promising career?

Don't miss the opportunity to kickstart your journey by registering for our FREE Tech Skills Workshops!

Some topics that will be covered during our Free Tech Skills Workshops in the month of September include:

1. Introduction to Product Management;
2. Opportunities in the Tech Space; Intro to Git & CLI;
3. Intro to CSS;
Introduction to Web Server Management;
4. Domain Names & Identity;
5. Web Control Panel;
6. Business Opportunities for Dev; Introduction to System Design (System Architecture; Storage);
7. API; Introduction to HTML;
8. Intro to JavaScript; DOM Manipulation with JavaScript; Asynchronous
9.JavaScript and API Calls; JavaScript on the backend-
10.An introduction to NodeJS;
11. Writing Tests.

Figma

Introduction to Design Systems (Foundations; Components; Patterns)
Prototyping & Testing
Typography & Color
Understanding UX
Design Thinking
Wireframing
UX Research
UX Design - Analysis & Planning
Figma - Designing Interfaces
Data Analytics
Query Data

Your LinkedIn Profile

Resume Curating Your Portfolio; Demystifying Generative AI for Devs Working As A Dev in A Sprint

Did you know?

You are not just participating in an hackathon alone, but their Will also be hackfornaija learning day workshop, which will commence on Sept 2 - Oct 7, 2023.

Are you prepared to transform your love of technology into a lucrative career?

Enroll in one of our FREE Tech Skills Workshops today to get your trip off to a great start! Introduction to Product Management, Opportunities in the Tech Space, Git & CLI, Introduction to CSS, Introduction to Web Server Management, Domain Names & Identity, Web Control Panel, Business Opportunities for Developers, Introduction to System Design (System Architecture, Storage), API, Introduction to HTML, HTML, Intro to JavaScript, and DOM Manipulation with JavaScrip are some of the topics that will be covered during our Free Tech Skills Workshops in September.

Our goal is to equip young people from marginalized communities with the skills they need to find employment in software development. HackforNaija is offering a month of FREE tech skills workshops, held on the weekends in September.

The workshop facilitators are tech experts from various businesses and locations who have donated their time to this cause.

We plan to host more free Tech workshops to build capacity, soft skills and jump start careers in STEM while solving day-to-day problems in our local communities.Learn the technical skills necessary for a successful profession.

Empowering innovation through collaboration, our vision is to host a whole month of life changing Free Tech Workshops for participants.

We also plan to host an inclusive hackathon that fuels creativity, problem-solving, and opens participants to opportunities.

By bringing together passionate individuals, we aim to inspire, challenge, and catalyze the development of groundbreaking solutions that drive positive change in our society.

Workshop Timing [Date]:

September 2nd - October 14th, 2023
[Time]: Saturdays and Sundays 5am CST (11am WAT) - 1pm CST (7pm WAT)

Eligibility Criteria

1.African origin,primarily Nigerian.
2. Between 18 - 40 years of age
3. Access to a computer with a stable internet connection for the duration of the programme
4. Must be able to commit to 6 hours Saturdays and 6 hours on Sundays through the duration of the Free Software Development Workshops (Bootcamp)
5. Workshop Timing: September 2nd - October 14th, 2023

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