BRIGHT Technology and Innovation
Coding skills for the digital economy.
Technology opens doors that borders close. The BRIGHT Code Lab gives young refugees the skills, the mentors and the equipment to build a future in the digital economy.
BRIGHT Technology and Innovation
BRIGHT Code Lab
What we offer.
- Coding courses: computer basics, web development and programming
- Tech bootcamps: intensive weeks that end in a portfolio project
- Hackathons: youth build digital tools for their communities
- Small cohorts with a mentor for each learner
- Laptops and internet access at our Yaoundé centre
- Certificates, portfolio reviews, internships and support to launch tech ventures
- Lead
- Josias Aurel Njouondo Djimi, Head of Technology and Innovation
What we have done
Our activities.
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Computer programming and product management
A collaboration with Mentors Without Borders strengthens practical digital skills; it continues in 2022.
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Digital literacy
Twenty new learners, aged 14 to 24, start photography and digital literacy at our centre.
Results
What it has made possible.
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2
years of programming and product management training with Mentors Without Borders
2021 and 2022
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20
learners in photography and digital literacy
2025
Support Technology
Help a young coder get started.
A laptop, an internet connection, a mentor: every gift brings a learner closer to the digital economy.