There are no coding schools in South Sudan that focus on training young women to enter a high paying field like technology — By Jan-Juba Arway, a refugee from South Sudan In today’s technology-centric world, computer coding is the number one desired technical skill among employers. Yet, many developing economies lack the skilled workforce to take full advantage of these technological innovations.

We have partnered with La Juventud del Mañana to teach computer coding skills to high school students in Ecuador, with a focus on female empowerment. — Investment in technology education helped turn India into one of the fastest-growing developing countries in the world. In the 1980s, India received significant foreign investments into its technology industry, which helped its citizens achieve two essential economic development goals.