Yamkelani Velaphi | SheCodes Foundation

Yamkelani Velaphi

🇿🇦 South African living in Johannesburg, 🇿🇦 South Africa
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Yamkelani's Story I was once in an engineering programme, within the first year I was enrolled in a programming course, with no background knowledge and zero understanding of coding I failed. With the understanding I now have after changing to a biological degree, my interest has gradually grown to learn how things work and how to interpret data.

🙋‍♀️ Yamkelani's Motivation

I believe SheCode will equip me with the knowledge and proper tools I need on my journey to be within the bioinformatics industry. I am currently pursuing a degree in Genetics and Microbiology, with hopes of combining it with coding in order to expand my career opportunities.

🤹‍♀️ Yamkelani's Hobbies

One of my favourite things to do is to cook for my family and listening to music. I enjoy hiking and any other outdoor experience.

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Yamkelani's coding training

Yamkelani has gained access to SheCodes Basics and SheCodes AI Basics at no cost. Together they are a 6 week coding training that’ll take her from a complete beginner to building her first websites and AI projects.

She'll learn the foundations of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, plus how to build with AI and modern development tools. She'll also get to build her own online portfolio to showcase to potential employers!

📦 Foundation students get access to these coding workshops:
1. SheCodes Basics (3 weeks)
2. SheCodes AI Basics (3 weeks)
She’ll gain access to each portion after finishing the preceding portion. She’ll build up her coding knowledge gradually along the way. 🙌

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The SheCodes Foundation Mission

Women hold only 25% of coding jobs and earn 30% less than men. In many developing countries, over 65% of women lack bank accounts, making it difficult to invest in their education.

The SheCodes Foundation is changing that. We provide women in developing countries with free coding education, equipping them with the skills to build a better future. In partnership with SheCodes, we offer training in product development, design, and management, empowering women to thrive in the tech industry.

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Why learn how to code?

Coding knowledge creates new job opportunities, improves your analytical thinking, and enhances your personal or professional skill set.

Get a Job in Tech

Learning how to code provides you with new career opportunities and helps make you a more marketable employee in our increasingly technological job market.

Expand Your Skill Set

Master coding to boost creativity, logic, and efficiency—valuable for any career path.

Sharpen Your Analytical Thinking

Improve your problem-solving and analytical skills, giving you a competitive advantage in today’s workplace.