EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CODE 247 FOUNDATION, OUR IMPACT SO FAR SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE INITIATIVE IN 2021
Published: 2022-08-24 07:58:00


Just year of existence we have trained and inspired thousands of youths into the Africa Blockchain Space.

**“We believe that Africa can be great, will be great and most be great”**

Code 247 Foundation is on a mission to educate millions of youths across the Africa countries, giving the youths the **technical skill needed to re-inventing** the future of Africa through code. 

**Who we are**

Code 247 Foundation is championed by a group of certified tech experts from different parts of African countries to help Nigerian and African youths with the necessary coding ideas and skills on blockchain technology and to promote **United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a sustainable future.**

Code 247 Foundation is an Incorporated Trustee registered with the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and piloted by a group of purpose driven young entrepreneurs with over five years experience in tech industry.

C2F engage his community members regularly through weekly and monthly meetup where youths are given further training on fundamental technical skills on smart contract development which they can build upon over time and become professional Smart Contract Developer (SCD) in other to build a solution for Africa and the world at large. The training is delivered online/physical with a **live coding and interactive sessions** with other experts across the globe.

We launched the initiative in 2021, drive with the vision creating an excellent tech platform for African youths to unleash their creative ingenuity and reach their full potential. So much has changed since we launched Code 247 Foundation. We have onboard difference facilitators with several years of experiences in the tech space from difference part of the countries such as **Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon and Canada**   etc.  Code 247 Foundation have trained and inspired over 5,000 youths it was found in 2021.
   
**Progress is inspiring**

One major thing that has inspire us at Code 247 Foundation is our progress, within one year of existence, this initiative has partner with a lot of local and international organizations and initiatives doing amazing things in the blockchain space, and also trained over two thousand youths. Recently, we have good number of youth seeking to support us through volunteer. That is totally amazing right. Research shows that nothing boosts emotion, perception and motivation more than making progress in meaningful work no matter how small each step may be. 

**Financing**
 
This initiative is been sponsor and supported by our Code 247 Foundation facilitators. If you are backed by VCs, private equity or angels (that is totally amazing), every dollar you get from real customers is a dollar you are truly earned. Starting and running an initiative can really be challenging if you lack supports from others. I want to use medium to appreciate all the facilitators for your 100% support, committing your resources, time and energy on this amazing task of raising the next generation of Africa tech talents.

**Scaling a initiative requires constant reorientation**

Every new stage brings different challenges and growing Code 247 Foundation to the point where we are today is not an easy task. At first, we have shortage of facilitator but alone the line we onboard some experience experts making it easy to assign roles and responsibilities. As we add more people, the work becomes easy. 

We are not alone on this amazing task of raising the next generation of web3 talent into the **Africa Blockchain Ecosystem.** We are very happy to onboard new board of advisory members who have several years of experience in blockchain space, below is the details.

**Raj Kapoor**


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Raj is the **Founder of India Blockchain Alliance,** the largest Indian emerging technology tech think tank and an Advisory Board Member at over 20 blockchain companies including, Floyx, Spherium, He is a global, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency & FinTech Educator, Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP), Blockchain Solution Architect, and friend of disruptive ideas, protem Chairman for Organization of Blockchain Technology Users (OBTU). He is also the Asia Lead, Technology & Innovation at Blockspace Technologies Ltd.

**Modupe Ativie**


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Modupe Ativie is a learning & development professional with over 14 years experience, her blockchain journey started in 2018 with cryptocurrency trading and in 2020 she got more involved in the technology behind the currencies. She was appointed the **African Lead, Global Blockchain Women Alliance** in 2021 and in 2021 she graduated from the DLT Talents program of the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center.

**Lamar Eitow**

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Lamar is the **founder and CEO of Borderless Blockchain Alliance (BBA).** Lamar Eitow is a blockchain architect and consultant with several years of experience developing and leading innovative projects in the blockchain space. He employs his burning interest in blockchain technology to support diverse projects that positively impact the world.

He also works with multiple teams and organizations on various projects as an advisor and mentor. This decentralized organization is empowering the next generation with emerging technology skills to build personalized solutions and access equal opportunities anywhere in the world. 

Code 247 Foundation team appreciate some special guest who connected with us from South Africa and United State of America, finding out time to share knowledge in the just concluded Code 247 Foundation Summit 2022.

Shadrack Kubyane – **Co-Founder, Coronet Blockchain.** 
Tyler Penning – **Founder & CEO, RE-ORG: The Rise of DAO.**

Code 247 Foundation Summit was an ample opportunity to connect with like minds and boost one's professional network. Code 247 Foundation is a pacesetter, leading the drive to the adoption of blockchain in Nigeria, and looking forward to seeing more young talents doing amazing things in this amazing space.

Watch highlights o the full summit video on YouTube. You can connect with us and join the Code 247 Foundation network at 
**https://code247initiative.org/**  Or follow us on LinkedIn and  facebook: @Code247Foundation

Anticipate C2FS2023, it’s going to be great.