We want to see young women empowered to leverage technology for social innovation, so that there is greater diversity in the African tech industry. We want high school girls to have an enabling environment to imagine and create new technology that is relevant to a South African context.
Code for Cape Town (Code4CT) is a programme that introduces young girls to basic web building skills and exposes them to opportunities in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector. Participants are trained in web development, design principles, as well as courses in professional development. Code4CT aims to inspire a generation of young girls who are well-prepared with a toolkit of technical and soft skills in order to achieve high impact in the workplace.
Learn how to build your own websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript & JQuery. Go on to explore exciting modules from game development to user experience design.
Learn how to pitch ideas, represent yourself online, communicate professionally and work with online collaboration tools.
Apply your coding skills to issues you are interested in. You will learn how to tackle complex problems using the design thinking process.
Explore future options by meeting different companies doing exciting things with technology. We offer career testing and connect you to our network of study institutions and bursary programs.
Coding Introductory Beginner Intermediate Social Innovation Career & Life Skills Course Calendar Streams Recommended streams Create With Code Series The Create with Code series is designed to give learners an introduction to the exciting world of coding, helping...
Our team Core team Emma Dicks Founder and Director Emma is passionate about providing high quality education that enables young people to bring innovative ideas to life and play an active role in South Africa’s economy. Aside from her work at Code4CT, Emma advocates..
Emma is passionate about providing high quality education that enables young people to bring innovative ideas to life and play an active role in South Africa’s economy.
Tegan heads up the high school program.She is spurred on by a heart for people and seeing them pursue their potential in a safe, fun and nurturing environment.
Tracy joined the Code4CT program in 2015 and then matriculated from Rustenburg Girls’ High in 2016. She decided to intern with Code4CT to give back to an organisation that had a large impact on her personal growth and development.
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4850+
Cups of Coffee
780+
Number of Girls
3120+
Projects Completed
8765+
Hours Coding
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Innovate South Africa, 403 Old Castle Brewery, 6 Beach Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7915