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Cape Town Arts Festival powered by Ariva Arts Foundation in partnership with African Girls Code funded by Business Arts South Africa (BASA) Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP) CYCLE 1 and Department of Sports and Art and Culture (DSAC) is calling all art–based creatives to apply for a 3-month intensive training program in low code full stack software development boot camp (UI design, Data architecture, and backend logic practical approach) from 1st of October 2023 – 31st January 2024.

The training is part of Cape Town Arts Festival's EMPLOI (Education Mentorship Programmes for Leadership Ownership and Innovation) to develop and empower local artists, especially after the devastating effects of COVID-19 on creatives.

ELIGIBILITY
• You must be an unemployed art-based creative.
• Participants must be matric and computer literate.
• Working age (18 – 35 years) can participate. Preference will be given to the youth, women, and persons with disabilities.
• Participants must have an original ID and/or original refugee status documentation.
• Participants must have a local bank account, in their name, and will produce all relevant account details on the day they sign the contract.
• The Participant cannot be concurrently enrolled in any other public employment program such as the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), the community work program, the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme, or the Youth Service.
• People receiving a full disability grant or NSFAS are NOT eligible.

Interested people must send their bios, CV, and profiles to [email protected]

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Thabiso Tema is in conversation with the CEO of African Girls Code , Baratang Miya to share her journey.

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African Girls Code is breaking boundaries by empowering women & girls through tech!
We meet the CEO and founder Baratang Miya who is passionate about the inclusion of women and youth in the technology and entrepreneurship space.

African Girls Code is breaking boundaries by empowering women & girls through tech!
We meet the CEO and founder Baratang Miya who is passionate about the inclusion of women and youth in the technology and entrepreneurship space.