Transform a Country through Code
summary
Pionerasdev runs monthly meetups teaching HTML, CSS, JavaScript and NodeJS and turns learners into hires: growth from a handful to 1,200 active members across three cities in three years, expansion to six cities planned, and leaders presenting at international conferences. Concrete programs include a bootcamp of 24 women with 85% (≈20) graduating into front‑end roles, a mentor network of ≈400 volunteer mentors, social reach ~5,000 and new local chapters and conferences launched to sustain hiring pipelines.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction and Colombia overview
- 1:52Starting the tech community in Medellín
- 3:19First meetup and growth of Parnell's death
- 5:04Success story of Milady and community impact
- 6:50Addressing unemployment and tech skills gap
- 8:37Expanding to 19 women-led tech communities
- 10:28Latinas TIC conference and national reach
- 11:52Bootcamp success and future plans
- 13:36Creating opportunities and safe learning spaces
- 15:46How to get involved and support the movement
- 17:19Dreaming of Hour of Code in schools
- 19:27Mentorship platform and self-learning culture
- 20:09Closing and gratitude
