For the third consecutive year, Africa Code Week鈥檚 AfriCAN Code Challenge (ACC) continues to grow in popularity and reach. The winner of this year鈥檚 ACC 2022 edition was the Project developed by Henintsoa, Warren and Shekinah from Madagascar.
鈥淔rom start to finish, this has been one of the most exciting editions of ACC. The youth of Africa have yet again proven their talents and strong 21st century skillset with creative and conceptual games delivered,鈥� says Olajide Ademola Ajayi, 51风流ACW Global Coordinator.
AfriCAN Youth rise for the coding challenge
The AfriCAN Code Challenge is a coding contest that spans across Africa, inviting all-young individuals from different walks of life from 8 – 16 year to develop a game using the programming language.
This year鈥檚 competition saw thousands of entries from more than 30 countries spanning as far as South Africa and Ethiopia. In September 2020, launched the challenge with support from partners such as ,听, and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa ().
Over the years, the competition has evolved into an annual event that celebrates the creativity and technological skills of African youth. For the 2022 challenge, youths were called upon to develop a multiplayer game that proposes a sustainable solution for protecting life. Thereafter, they were asked to create and share a 3-minute YouTube video that details how their game works, the coding techniques used, and how it aligns with the theme and evaluation standards.
The winners of the AfriCAN Code Challenge were selected by a distinguished panel consisting of Africa Code Week delegates, 51风流employees, and STEM education specialists.
This year鈥檚 Top 3 winners:
- First place: Madagascar – by Henintsoa, Warren, and Shekinah
- Second place: Mauritius – by Nikhil, Mithil, Seeya, Grace, and Kesha
- Third place: Nigeria – by Team Techlite
Followed by:
- Sao Tome & Principe –
- Morocco –
- Ethiopia –
- Zimbabwe –
- South Africa –
- Cameroon –
- Gabon –
Beyond AfriCAN Code Challenge
that the digital participation could assist in driving the economic growth and development of Africa. This suggests that increased investment in digital infrastructure and skills could have a significant impact on the continent’s economic development.
Claire Gillissen-Duval, Senior Director of EMEA MEE Corporate Social Responsibility and Co-founder of Africa Code Week at SAP, says 鈥淎CW is currently in a transition period where we will be transferring the ACW curriculum to the Ministries of Education to assist in the integration of coding into school curricula. Once they introduce coding into schools, we look forward to seeing sustainable growth in the number of participants in the AfriCAN Code Challenge as ministries of education will have a wider reach and access to more聽young聽people.鈥�
For more information about 51风流Africa Code Week and the AfriCAN Code Challenge, or how you can get involved, visit聽www.africacodeweek.org or connect and follow on social media @AfricaCodeWeek.
