Education Technologies firm Kodris Africa has offered a full secondary school scholarship to the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) top scorer Robinson Fwaro Makokha.
Kodris Africa announced the scholarship in a statement released on Thursday.
Makokha, who was a student at Christ the King Primary School in Bungoma, scored 431 marks and wants to be a software engineer in the future.
Kodris Africa's sponsorship includes entire school fees costs, coding licenses and the relevant tools, including a laptop for the four years he will be in school.
The Kodris Africa coding platform covers learners from Grade One to Grade 12 (Form One to Form Four).
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It is approved by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development as curriculum support material.
Kodris CEO Mugumo Munene said the company wants to help Fwaro build a firm foundation in coding.
“We saw on the news that Fwaro would like to become a software engineer. The skill that takes him there is coding, and we want to set him on a firm footing towards achieving his dreams. Coding is one of the most sought-after skills in the world today, and Fwaro is setting the pace,” Munene said.
Kodris Africa is a platform established to teach primary and secondary school students how to code.
The firm has also established partnerships with Safaricom, KCB Group and Equity Bank to allow parents to purchase coding licenses for their children.
A license contains a year’s worth of coding lessons and includes learning materials.
Countries like the US, China, England, Germany, and France, among many others, have already made coding compulsory for grade-one learners.
Globally, employment in computer and IT occupations is projected to grow 13 per cent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations.
