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CodeYourFuture

CodeYourFuture empowers individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds with free coding and software development training.
CodeYourFuture centers accessibility, providing basic tech skills programs to extend digital inclusion and tech professionalization programs. CYF actively removes barriers that reinforce the digital poverty divide, providing trainees with access to laptops, transport vouchers, and childcare reimbursements. Run by volunteer professionals, CYF is both a peer community and a catalyst for career development.

“CYF doesn’t provide pre-made designs or spoon-fed solutions. Now I can transform code into real solutions that are helpful for others.”

Natalie

CYF Trainee

Collective impact

2025
CodeYourFuture became an Akamai Foundation grantee for the first time in 2025, with the shared goal of placing 300+ people into meaningful careers in tech. Support from the Akamai Foundation will allow CodeYourFuture to scale their 2026 training programs, expanding the annual number of cohorts and amplifying the program’s positive impact throughout the United Kingdom (UK).
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