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News, ideas, and real stories from the CodeYourFuture community. Discover how people are learning, growing, and creating brighter futures through tech.
Meet Zachée, an amazing volunteer in CodeYourFuture‘s education team. When Zachée joined CYF, he wanted to make an impact in the real world. He also had an interest in learning about it. “I was hoping to meet new people and make friends, sharpen my social skills, interact with people from diverse backgrounds,” he says. Being […]
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Jon has been an outstanding volunteer for CodeYourFuture for some time, helping many grads hone their product delivery skills on their way to starting careers in tech. Jon has also helped CodeYourFuture’s Tech Product team create several products that serve social good. Volunteering in London Jon first encountered CYF while working as a consultant, “We […]
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Looking for a new career in tech Riyaaz was looking for a new career when he found Code Your Future (CYF). He had no previous coding experience but was determined to learn. “At the time of applying to CYF, I was learning on FreeCodeCamp and busy with HTML & CSS,” says Riyaaz. “I had no […]
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A goal of changing careers Shawen was at a crossroads in his life when he discovered CodeYourFuture. He had been retrenched and was struggling to find a job, but he knew he wanted to learn something new and enter a new field of work. After trying to learn coding on his own through Udemy courses, […]
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Dharma Guadeloupe is a volunteer with CodeYourFuture in the North West. Dharma first joined CYF as a trainee. She was drawn to CodeYourFuture’s mission of supporting people from disadvantaged backgrounds to have successful careers in IT. Mission and value-aligned from the start of her CYF journey “I love the idea of helping people who […]
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Ryno is a perfect example of the power of CodeYourFuture (CYF), and how it can help people from all walks of life. Coming from a small town with scarce jobs, Ryno had to make do with upgrading electronics locally. “Finding employment in our community is very difficult,” says Ryno. “Because of this difficulty,I started […]
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Ellie learned about CodeYourFuture while attending a women in tech event in 2019. She was immediately drawn to our mission of diversifying the tech industry. Ellie wanted to give back and share her experience transitioning into tech, so she decided to volunteer with CYF as a teaching assistant and mentor. Ellie said, “I changed careers […]
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Many folks want to make a meaningful impact in their local communities. In this article, we explain what social impact means to us, and how we create positive societal change. We also explain the roles people can play in making a positive social impact along with us. What is social impact in today’s society? When […]
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Mark’s journey with CodeYourFuture began with an introduction to CodeYourFuture by “Bravestarts”, an organisation that helps mature people transition into new roles. Using his experience to make a real impact Mark wanted to use his IT management skills to make a difference in the community and found CodeYourFuture the perfect fit. “I wanted to use […]
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From KPIs to passion Saarah learned about CYF through her employer, Ernst & Young. As part of her individual KPIs and corporate social responsibility, she joined a volunteering initiative at Ernst & Young. She joined as a coding volunteer, but soon found her passion in personal development and became a PD volunteer. Reflecting on her […]
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Before CodeYourFuture, Douglas worked in manual labour. “A typical day involved waking up at 5am to start work at 7am”, he says. “When covid hit in 2020, we could not work for 4 months, I considered the idea of finding an alternative career.” “I’ve always wanted to know what is going on behind the scenes […]
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Colette grew up in a poverty-stricken housing development in Linwood in the 1980s. The area was rundown and desolate – “It was not a healthy environment to grow up in”, she says. Colette only discovered in adulthood that she had dyslexia. As a result of this learning difficulty and the challenges that came with her circumstances, […]
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