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Code for Cape Town


We want to see young women empowered to leverage technology for social innovation, so that there is a greater diversity in the African tech industry. We want high school girls to have an enabling environment to imagine and create new technology that is relevant to a South African context.

Who We Are

Code for Cape Town equips high potential female learners with the coding, problem solving and life skills that will allow them to leverage technology to contribute meaningfully to South Africa’s innovation system.

Code for Cape Town strives to see young women empowered to leverage technology for social innovation, so that there is greater diversity in the African tech industry.

Coding

Learn how to build your own websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript & JQuery. Go on to explore exciting modules from game development to user experience design.

Communication

Learn how to pitch ideas, represent yourself online, communicate professionally and work with online collaboration tools.

Problem Solving

Apply your coding skills to issues you are interested in. You will learn how to tackle complex problems using the design thinking process.

Career Guidance

Explore future options by meeting different companies doing exciting things with technology. We offer career testing and connect you to our network of study institutions and bursary programs.

Our Awesome Portfolio

We equip high potential female learners with the coding, problem solving and life skills that will allow them to leverage technology to contribute meaningfully to South Africa’s innovation system. The program exposes young women to how technology can be used for social innovation and helps them navigate critical study decisions.

Meet Our Team

Meet the lovely ladies responsible for upholding the values, integrity and infrastructure of the Code4CT initiative.

Emma Dicks

Founder and Director

Emma is passionate about providing high quality education that enables young people to bring innovative ideas to life and play an active role in South Africa’s economy.

Andrea Petersen

Operations Lead

Andrea thrives on seeing key players in the Code4CT ecosystem discover how they can make the greatest impact. When she is not co-ordinating the Code4CT family she can be found enjoying the diverse cuisine and great outdoors that Cape Town has to offer.

Tegan Crous

Program Lead

Tegan heads up the high school program. She is spurred on by a heart for people and seeing them pursue their potential in a safe, fun and nurturing environment. She has experience working with youth in various formats and found herself in the tech industry quite by mistake, but with no regrets.

Tracy-Anne Sikenjana

Leadership Program Coordinator

Tracy joined the Code4CT program in 2015 and then matriculated from Rustenburg Girls’ High in 2016. She decided to intern with Code4CT to give back to an organisation that had a large impact on her personal growth and development.

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