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Bridging the digital divide and making coding accessible to learners without the need for computers or electricity, fostering future tech innovators.

Tangible Africa offers an innovative offline approach to teaching coding and computational thinking, focusing on developing essential skills like problem-solving, teamwork, and logical reasoning. Our approach doesn’t rely on computers or internet access, making coding accessible and engaging for children in any environment.

Physical Coding Kits: Our kits use colorful tokens with specific ins...

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Tangible Africa offers an innovative offline approach to teaching coding and computational thinking, focusing on developing essential ski...

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Great for

  • For schools as well as for teachers
  • Future generation tech innovators
  • Both rural and urban areas of the world, we made coding accessible for all.
  • Non profit organisations looking to empower youth with problem solving skills
  • Clubs that are looking for a fun way to learn coding skills, problem solving, and teamwork

Tangible Coding Club project essentials

5 Step Guide

  • Choose your location
  • Learners and team
  • Plan for needs
  • Kits and online training
  • Launch Let’s Play

Time

Suggested: You will require a team of four members to ensure a successful implementation. Your team will need 4 hours to start the teacher training online and then an hour per week for 3 weeks to implement the program in school's, community's or club's. So, in total, this initiative will require 7 hours of your time.

Resources

More information on how to get started and any resources shared by the Tangible Coding Club

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Meet the Social Innovator

Welcome to Tangible!

It’s time to rethink how we view learning how to code—no complicated jargon, just playful discovery. With tokens and our intuitive app, coding becomes a hands-on, engaging experience for all. Whether you're just starting or guiding others, explore how you can unlock the magic of coding and make the complex feel simple. Let’s turn learning into an adventure!

Jackson Tshabalala - Engagement manager

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