Simplon.co
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Skool for Good
Hungary · Erd · Transnational · See the Hungary profile
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 82% 52/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice
Skool for Good offers disadvantaged regions and target audiences the opportunity to apply useful 21st-century technology knowledge to support their future by applying design learning concepts and methodology. Their free trainings include basic programming skills and the most inno
Details
- Promoter
- Skool - Foundation for Technology Education — website
- Type
- Service
- Status
- Ongoing
- Target groups
- Marginalised young people and children
- Period
- 2014-01-01
- Region (NUTS)
HU10- Keywords
- disadvantaged, digital literacy, accessible, training, 21st Century skills
Context
Skool - Foundation for Technology Education, based in Hungary, believes digital literacy must be equally accessible to everyone, especially in the tech sector which is developing most dynamically and offers the best job opportunities in Hungary.
Objectives
To give disadvantaged regions and target audiences the opportunity to apply useful 21st-century technology knowledge, including basic programming skills and topics such as game development, mobile and web development, AI, Big Data, Fintech, machine learning and IT security.
Activities
Free, project-based 10-week sessions are delivered in children's homes (in partnership with Stalk Children's Home and Stalk Nursery), where young people learn programming basics with the help of experienced professional mentors, supported by jointly developed curricula and a mentoring network; partners include Accenture, Facebook and Google.
Results
The organisation's own account states that programmes organised at tech companies let girls meet developers who act as role models, and that teaching programming basics improves participants' critical and logical thinking, systems approaches, and problem-solving skills; no quantified outcomes are reported.
Implementation
- Indicative cost
- Medium (€50k–€500k)
- Time to results
- Long (> 3 years)
- Staffing & skills
- 16 operational staff, Experienced professional mentors from partner companies (Accenture, Facebook, Google)
Conditions for success
- Partnership with children's homes (Stalk Children's Home, Stalk Nursery) to reach the target group directly
- Jointly developed curricula and an active mentoring network involving technology-company volunteers
Where it fits
- Governance type
- non-profit foundation with corporate partners
- Scale
- national (Hungary)
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Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- MEDICI / Digital Inclusion Atlas — accessed 2026-06-14
- Practice website — accessed 2026-06-14
- Information source — accessed 2026-06-14
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