The tech field yields a big portion of high-paying salary jobs with quite a few profession paths. Nonetheless, marginalized communities are shut out of those job opportunities as a result of lack of sources and entry.
One outstanding younger Nigerian girl managed to defy the odds and employed by a school in the UK to teach others about coding.
Emmanuella Mayaki is a 10-year-old coding and programming prodigy just lately acquired her first job on the Southfield Primary School in Coventry, England, as the after school coding club teacher.
She can be answerable for educating different youngsters her age concerning the fundamentals of coding together with HTML and CSS. The school selected her for the job due to her extraordinary ability and knowledge within the area.
Mayaki’s passion for technology began at 7 years old, where, in another two years she would get hold of a diploma with a specialty in a number of software program packages together with Advanced PowerPoint, Desktop Publishing, and Superior Excel.
She continues to be actively studying different coding languages and packages to develop her knowledge even further.
“In the club, there are currently about nine pupils. Hopefully, the club will increase its members in September,” she said in an interview with Face 2 Face Africa.
“Today, my Academy App among others is already on Google Play store where I pass on knowledge of coding and graphics. I remember at age seven, I set a target to become a professional web designer and analyst at age nine, and I have accomplished it,” she added.
“In the first week, I was pretty nervous because I had never taught a group of children. Although, my experience was sublime because I gained experience and I also enriched my skills. My observations were that not everyone grasps how to do it on their first try and there are some that they rush through it in a breeze.”
