Facebook and Andela have partnered to up-skill developers across Sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria and South-Africa) through a six-week immersive program where selected developers will work in agile remote teams to innovate on projects relating to the SDGs.
Application Deadline: 30th March 2020
Eligible Countries: Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria and South-Africa
About the Award: The #BuildForSDG program is committed to helping empower you to build real-world, locally and relevant solutions focused on the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) while gaining skills you need to advance your career.
With a goal to engage 7.5k developers, #BuildforSDG challenge will give developers real-world experience working on high-value, high-impact projects to help improve their market-readiness.
Type: Contest
Eligibility: You must be 18 and above by January 2020 to be eligible for participation
Number of Awards: 7500
Value of Award: Grow your demand by advancing your developer skills while working on projects that matter.
Why Apply?
Program Timelines: The BuildforSDG program is a 6-week immersive program where selected developers will work in agile remote teams to innovate on projects relating to the SDGs. This program will run in three(3) Cohorts.
Kindly note that dates for Cohort 2 and 3 are tentative.
These dates are subject to change by the program partners.
How to Apply: Apply Here
Visit Award Webpage for Details
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