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About

DevelopHer Kosova is the first and only full-stack coding academy offered to young women in the Balkan states, specifically Kosovo, with a flexible online program offered tuition-free for participants.

A joint initiative between two US-based organizations: Coding Dojo and Flora Stationery and two Kosovo-based organizations: Girls Coding Kosova and Innovation Centre Kosovo.
We seek to empower young women in Kosovo with technology-based skills to be employed in the 21st century job marketplace.The mission of the initiative is to both address the nearly 60% youth unemployment rate that plagues Kosovo and the lack of female participation in the technology industry through creating leading role female role models with global opportunities.

The online program is a flexible alternative that provides online access for students to easily manage their schedule to work or attend university classes while enrolled.

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Partners

Flora Stationery

Flora Stationery is a United States-based, nonprofit organization which supports educational opportunities for young women in Kosovo. What first started as a stationery company selling unique stationery products featuring original artwork from students in Kosovo to support a scholarship fund for young women in Kosovo, has blossomed into a dynamic organization that seeks to empower the next generation of female leaders in both academia and the workplace.

Girls Coding Kosova

Girls Coding Kosova's mission is to encourage women to reach their full academic and professional potential in technical fields and its network spans across all municipalities in Kosovo and includes over eight hundred (800) active young members aged between fifteen (15) and twenty-five (25).
Girls Coding Kosova is constantly working on bringing events to the young and enthusiasts girls of Kosovo to encourage them to code, launch companies or work as developers in other exciting startups in the country.

Innovation Centre Kosovo

Innovation Centre Kosovo (ICK) is a center whose aim is to connect research and development component of scientific field with the business sector, focusing on creating new job opportunities oriented towards the future, based on knowledge and new technology.
Innovation Centre Kosovo was founded to support entrepreneurship, innovation and commercially based business development, with a focus on information and communication technology. The centre supports both startups and existing companies with the potential for growth.

Coding Dojo

Coding Dojo is the bootcamp education done right. Unlike most boot camps, we don’t just teach you how to code to get a job. Our industry–leading curriculum accelerates you into an entirely new career in the tech–industry, and becoming a developer is only one of many exciting paths to take.

Coding Dojo is the only school in the world to teach three full stacks of software development in 14 weeks: an ability only acquirable through years of refinement and only enabled by a staff of seasoned web developers through decades of programming experience.

Supporters

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Activities

During a 6 month period, a cohort of ten women go through the Coding Dojo online coding bootcamp, which is taught by live instructors on their web platform accessed daily by the cohort. The students either complete the courses at the co-working space provided by Innovation Centre Kosovo (ICK) or within their own homes.

Typically, the women meet daily at ICK co-working space to go through the courses together, collaborate on assignments, and help answer any questions that may arise within the course.

By the end of this program the cohort will have skills of a Full Stack Web Developer, by completing three (3) modules:
Web Fundamentals inculding: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery;
Python including: Flask and Django frameworks;
MEAN Stack including: Node.js, AngularJS, Express and MongoDB.

Check out some of the pictures from the activities of the awesome 10 developers during the first program.

ICK environment
ICK environment

Meet Our Cohort

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

Team Member
Computer Science

Favorite: Javascript, Express, Angular, Node and MongoDB.

Argeta Morina

Team Member
Computer Science

Favorite: Javascript, Express, Angular, Node and MongoDB.

Dhurata Kamberi

Team Member
Computer Science

Favorite: Python, Flask, Django and MySQL.

Edisa Heta

Team Member
Computer Science

Favorite: Python, Flask, Django and MySQL.

Egëzonë Haziri

Team Member
Computer Engineering

Favorite: Javascript, Express, Angular, Node and MongoDB.

Erëblina Hasani

Team Member
Computer Engineering

Favorite: Javascript, Express, Angular, Node and MongoDB.

Eriona Kollqaku

Team Member
Computer Science

Favorite: Python, Flask, Django and MySQL.

Patrisa Imeri

Team Member
Computer Engineering

Favorite: Python, Flask, Django and MySQL.

Saranda Sadiku

Team Member
Computer Science

Favorite: Python and MySQL.

Vjosa Preniqi

Team Member
Computer Science

Favorite: Python, Flask, Django and MySQL.

Yllka Gojani

impressions

"It was the first time I really felt like I was part of a group. We all worked together and we really got to meet each other. I can say they are, beside coworkers, really good friends. I really liked that we can develop together as a group and the fact that we are all girls in that group, makes it more special. I have learned from other experiences and combined with what I have known, makes a new improved experience."

- Argeta Morina

"Being member of DevelopHer was the most beautiful thing that could happen to me! The curriculum seemed pretty comprehensive, I liked how it really covered the full stack. Instructors and TAs were willing to help at anytime and I really appreciate it. I would recommend every girl to be part of DevelopHer, to be more inspired than ever to give coding a shot and learn the feeling of building something. I promise you won’t regret it! :)"

- Dhurata Kamberi

"DevelopHer was a great opportunity for me to learn and improve my skills in programming.But learning and practicing would not be the same if i didn't have this amazing team,that were willing to help anytime. I highly recommend this opportunity to every girl who is interested in programming."

- Edisa Heta

"var fs = " FloraStationery ";
var gck = " GirlsCodingKosova ";
var ick = " InnovationCentreKosovo ";
var cd = " CodingDojo ";
console.log(fs + gck + ick + cd + " => " + " DevelopHer is grateful and loves coding ^_^");"

- Egëzonë Haziri

" The opportunity of being part of this amazing team has lead me to an incredible journey of fulfilling my goal to be a full stack web developer. Working together with these girls and having all the support from people around us, has given me more confidence and helped me improve my programing skills. I would recommend every girl that is ambitious about programming, to try this opportunity to be part of DevelopHer team and make their future carrier more brighter! "

- Erëblina Hasani

" Developher was absolutely the best way of starting my programming carrier. The great CodingDojo platform and the commitment of incstructors made learning fun and creative. This six months journey was worth it every minute and I learned so much more than programming skills. "

- Eriona Kollqaku

"The biggest step towards achieving my goal to be a web developer was the opportunity to be part of DevelopHer project.. Girls Coding Kosova and Flora Stationary have done a great job in giving us the opportunity and the space to learn new skills and accomplish our engineering dreams, to whom, I will always be thankful. Being part of an awesome team of techy girls feels great."

- Patrisa Imeri

"DevelopHer has helped me make a step into a career that I love and enjoy! It provides an online learning platform called Coding Dojo which has a very structured program. I learned the important concepts of web-development and now I can see the big picture of what is required from me in order to have a successful career as a full stack web-developer. Furthermore what has been a huge help for me during the Developher program was the friendly environment of Innovation Centre Kosovo (ICK), where all of the group could gather, work with each other, and go through the learning material."

- Saranda Sadiku

"DevelopHer was a great Idea at first, then it became a successful project that has had a great impact on us. We DevelopHer girls, thanks to coding dojo platform, have achieved to raise our capacities in full stack development. The way of learning and practicing modules, was a great experience and at the same time it was and challenging too. I strongly believe that this experience will help us on finding job opportunities and start successful careers."

- Vjosa Preniqi

"DevelopHer made a great impact on my social and career life. It transformed and shaped my abilities as a programmer. I can say without a doubt that DevelopHer is a wonderful opportunity for every novice programmer. I appreciate everyone who worked with a lot of commitment to bring this program to life, including here Coding Dojo instructors and TAs, Ashley and Victoria from Flora Stationary, Blerta from Girls Coding Kosova, everyone at Innovation Centre Kosovo and of course my wonderful teammates."

- Yllka Gojani

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