Programme
Upwardly Global
Empowering unemployed or underemployed newcomers to the US with the skills, career coaching, and social capital needed to rebuild their lives and careers.
Supporting refugees, asylum seekers, displaced migrants and low-income groups to change their lives through free technical and soft skills training.
CodeYourFuture’s mission is to help refugees, asylum seekers, displaced migrants and low-income groups change their lives through free technical and soft skills training. They provide free courses in Basic Online Skills, Introduction to Digital Skills, Introduction to Programming and Software Development – equipping participants with the technical and employability skills to embark on new career paths.
CodeYourFuture deliver their programmes across the UK, with in-person workshops and sessions facilitated by industry volunteers. They currently have hubs in 5 parts of the UK. As hiring demands in the tech sector have changed, CodeYourFuture have developed their programmes to provide more intensive training to their participants. The Hg Foundation’s grant supports participants on their most in-depth programmes – Intro to Programming and the Software Development Course. The grant is focused on exclusively supporting those who are asylum seekers, refugees, and/or low-income. Part of the grant is also supporting CodeYourFuture’s data and impact measurement, enabling them to refine their programme and assess their impact.
“CodeYourFuture empowers refugees, asylum seekers, and low-income individuals to reshape their futures through free tech education. Thanks to the support of The Hg Foundation, we'll expand our diverse community of professionals, turning lived experiences into powerful tools for social change and economic opportunity. We’re excited by the potential for companies within the Hg portfolio to join our mission, and the guidance colleagues in the Hg Foundation network can offer to our organisation with their experience with growing companies.”
