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Explore this ideaKoddEdu — Coding Schools for High Schoolers
Network of after-school coding schools training Senegalese high school students in web and mobile programming and applied artificial intelligence in 6 months.
The Problem
Senegal trains very few developers: fewer than 2,000 computer science graduates per year for a digital economy that needs 10 times more. Senegalese high school students have no access to coding education in the public school system. Existing coding schools (CTIC, École du Code) target adults and are too expensive and too long for high school students.
The Opportunity
Dakar tech companies (Wave, Expresso, startups) hire developers at 300,000-600,000 FCFA/month right out of training. The African tech freelance market doubles every year (Upwork, Fiverr, Toptal). Families are massively investing in supplementary education for their children — digital after-school is the new private tutoring market.
The Concept
KoddEdu opens after-school centers with 20 workstations in partner private high schools, with 2-hour classes on Wednesdays and Saturday mornings. The 6-month program teaches: HTML/CSS/JavaScript (months 1-2), React web development (months 3-4), simple mobile app development and AI introduction (months 5-6). Each student leaves with a portfolio of 3 concrete projects. Top students are connected with Dakar ecosystem startups for internships. The rate is 25,000 FCFA/month.
The "Secret Sauce" (USP)
- Portfolio of 3 real projects: the student leaves with concrete showable achievements — superior to paper certifications that prove nothing
- Startup partnerships for internships: top high schoolers are directly recommended to partner startups — motivation and concrete career paths from age 16
- 25,000 FCFA/month rate: accessible to middle-class families — 3x cheaper than adult training and adapted to high school student budgets
Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
To get started quickly:1 pilot center with 20 workstations in a private Dakar high school, 1 certified trainer, first cohort of 20 high school students over 6 months, curriculum validated by a senior developer.
