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"A group of Latin American entrepreneurs and startup engineers have joined forces to launch Coderise, a non-profit that empowers kids in developing nations by teaching them how to code. If its Indiegogo fundraising campaign is successful, the initiative's first stop will be Latin America.\r\n\r\nAs a matter of fact, the team behind Coderise is planning to organize an 8-week teaching and mentoring program in Medell\u00EDn, Colombia. It is set to welcome 20 kids,\u00A0at least half of which will be girls. Once the training is over, they should\u00A0have the knowledge necessary to build their own simple web application.\r\n\r\nThe idea to teach kids how to code isn't new, and CoderDojo already organizes coding clubs and sessions for young people in a few cities such as London.\u00A0Yet, it is very interesting to see this vision come to emerging countries; according to its founders, &amp;quot;Coderise hopes to tackle inequality in developing nations through code.&amp;quot;\u00A0Here's a short video about the project:\r\n\r\nhttp://vimeo.com/47140918\r\n\r\nAccording to EmprendeSocial's founder\u00A0Andrea Cornejo, who is also Coderise's leader and director, the initiative can contribute to lifting societal barriers that are specific to Latin America:\r\n&amp;quot;By giving these kids not only access to technology but the knowledge to create with it, they no longer have local dependencies to reach their full potential, with an internet connection and knowledge on how to create software, they can participate in a global economy, work with local startups or change the world bringing their own ideas to life,&amp;quot; Cornejo said.\r\n\r\n\r\nSeveral team members of New York-based startup Onswipe are supporting Coderise - its founder,\u00A0Andres Barreto, its senior software engineer,\u00A0Camilo Aguilar,\u00A0and its VP of engineering,\u00A0Juan Pablo Buritic\u00E1, who is also the\u00A0founder of Bogotaconf. Other backers\u00A0include Twitter engineer\u00A0Daniel Loreto and serial entrepreneur Alex Torrenegra, founder of Voicebunny, WeHostels and co-working space HubBog.\r\n\r\nWhile many of them live in the US, their Latin American origins will help them serve as\u00A0mentors\u00A0and role models to the kids who will participate in Coderise. As for its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, the team sees it as\u00A0a means to involve a wider tech community in the program.\r\n\r\nAs we reported in our post about 18 Latin American tech cities\u00A0you should know, Medell\u00EDn is consolidating its position as a startup hub, thanks to initiatives such as Medell\u00EDn Digital,\u00A0not to mention the local chapter of the Founder Institute."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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