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Apex is the educational partner in the Atfal Masr Digital Initiative
- 12/06/2024
- Posted by: Apex Admin
- Category: Latest News
Under the Sponsorship of EG Bank and the Ministry of Social Solidarity, we are proud to announce that Apex Coding Academy has become the educational partner of the initiative in partnership with the Atfal Masr Foundation, a charitable organization that aims to achieve sustainable development goals throughout Egypt, with a focus on the education and health sectors.
Atfal Masr Digital Initiative is an initiative that aims to teach programming and artificial intelligence to children in Egypt. It includes obtaining theoretical and practical content on digital technology and programming for 1,000 students from 10 different governorates across Egypt, aged 8 to 18 years, over 3 consecutive months, divided into 3 different programs according to the age group for each stage. The initiative includes children from the governorates of: “Giza – Alexandria – Port Said – Damietta – Beni Suef – Assiut – Sohag – Red Sea – Luxor – Aswan,” in addition to equipping a laboratory in Assiut Governorate with environmentally friendly materials and several computers for use during the educational program.
EG Bank hosted the launch celebration of the initiative in the presence of the Atfal Masr Foundation team, Apex Coding Academy, the educational partner of the initiative, and some of the program trainers certified by the Stem Org Foundation. During the ceremony, Mr. Abdel Rahim, Executive Director of the Egypt Children’s Foundation, gave a speech in which he talked about the initiative’s goals and its role in empowering children and providing them with the necessary skills to keep pace with technological developments. Eng. Nihad Al-Adly, Executive Director of Apex Coding Academy, also gave a speech in which she spoke about the academy’s role in the initiative through the preparation of educational curricula and the establishment of partnerships with institutions that have computer laboratories and have the same interest in supporting and educating children, she also spoke about the process of the initiative’s progress during its first phase.