"Our goal is to reach 3600 young people within one year."
Co-founded by Emre Şarbak RC 08 and Onur Ünver RC 06, and with Zeynep Basmacı RC 06 as the director, Kodluyoruz Association, has been providing support to youth affected by the earthquake, with the aim of preparing young people for employment.
They established the Depremathon Civil Society Committee, which brought together NGOs, academics, entrepreneurs, and public institutions, to coordinate between different organizations and provide solutions to urgent issues. In addition, with the support of Patika.dev, co-founded by Emre Şarbak, they started the “6-Month Software Support Project” to assist young people aged 18 and above in the web development area. Zeynep Basmacı reveals the details:
“The project began in April and was launched with about 3000 participants. The participants started from the basics of programming and strengthened their algorithmic foundations and are excited to progress to the front-end or back-end fields. Participants with a certain software background are advancing by acquiring content in the full stack field. We also organize events to help participants improve their soft skills.
“With the support of Microsoft Disaster Response, we have initiated the "Preparing for My New Job" project. We conduct face-to-face employability workshops in 10 different cities. We provide training on digital visibility, CV-LinkedIn-GitHub profile creation support, job search techniques, and networking activities. During the online phase, we aim to prepare young people for employment through role model meetings and mock interviews. Our goal is to reach 3600 young people within one year.
“Through the Hi-Kod 2.0 project supported by the EMpower Foundation, starting from August, we will provide introductory software workshops in artificial intelligence, web development, and mobile application development. In addition to all of these, we continue to apply for funding to empower women affected by the earthquake or residing in earthquake-prone areas in the field of software and technology."
To find out more about Kodluyoruz and how to support their work visit kodluyoruz.org
Published July 2023
