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Coders4Africa

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www.Coders4africa.org is a 501(c) with an aim to leverage the rapid development and evolution of the wireless communications and Internet access platform in Africa. Our mission is to create and support a Pan-African community of competent, internationally certified IT professionals focused on developing the IT tools for African Agriculture, Business, Education, Health Care, Government and general Social needs. Our Goals: To educate and accredit 1000 Pan-African software developers utilizing mobile, web and database development platforms by 2016. To build capacity by introducing DevHubs across Africa, providing developers an open space to innovate and create solutions that solve problems their community faces. To create, via these solutions, economic development and growth across local communities, including the smallest farmers and businesses. To utilize the Pan-African community of IT professionals to create free Open Source solutions that respond to local African problems and demand. To stimulate growth of the African software industry by tapping into local talent and human resources. To assure the Pan-African community becomes a catalyst, playing a prominent role in providing technology-based tools in Agriculture, Business, Education, Health Care, Government and general Social needs.