Fund the access. See what they build.
CodeWeekend works with foundations, companies, education platforms, and community organizations to remove the practical barriers between Afghan learners — especially women and girls — and a future in technology. Every partnership is shaped around a concrete need, with clear scope and reporting.
Mahdia HassaniSafeNet Home
Jamila WaziryAfghanBuddy
Fareshta FoladiBrainNote AI- 2014Founded as a volunteer developer community in Kabul
- 100+Sessions, events, and trainings since 2014
- 2019First coding bootcamp, launched as a free pilot
- 2021Bootcamp went fully remote for learners inside and outside Afghanistan
Talent isn’t the gap. Access is.
Our students bring motivation and ability. Partners provide what turns that into skills: a funded seat, a working laptop, a reliable connection, and people who open doors.
Outcomes you can see
Support maps to specific costs — a seat, a laptop, a month of internet — and to real work. Graduates present the apps they built at Demo Day.
Accountable by design
CodeWeekend is a registered non-profit society in British Columbia, Canada. Scope, responsibilities, reporting, and safeguarding are agreed before any partnership begins.
Delivering since 2014
We started as a volunteer developer community in Kabul and have run live, mentor-supported bootcamps since 2019 — remote since 2021, for learners inside and outside Afghanistan.
Choose the barrier you want to remove.
Partnerships can be financial, in kind, or built on your team’s expertise. Many combine more than one.
Scholarships
Fund full or partial seats so more admitted learners can take part in an upcoming cohort.
Past partnerLinda Norgrove Foundation — funding since 2025, including 30 full scholarships. Hackajob — scholarships for 20 women (2022).
Laptops and internet
Provide personal devices and connectivity packages so students can attend every live class.
Past partnerGiveInternet — laptops for 10 students and three months of internet for 30+ (2026).
Curriculum and platforms
Give learners access to courses, tools, and learning platforms that deepen what they learn in class.
Past partnerScrimba — a year of premium course access for 100 learners (2022).
Instructors and mentors
Lend your team’s experience as volunteer instructors, technical mentors, or guest speakers.
Individuals welcome tooBecome a mentor
Internships and hiring
Offer internships, portfolio reviews, and fair hiring pathways that help graduates take the next step.
Hiring now?Meet our graduates
Events and operations
Support Demo Day, community events, and the non-profit capacity that keeps each cohort running.
Past partnerLinda Norgrove Foundation — support since 2025 for the wider costs of running the bootcamp.
From a funded seat to a working app.
Graduates of the 2026 Web & AI Bootcamp finished with capstone apps they designed and built themselves. Here are four more.
PitchPilotLima Rahimzai
SmartClosetMaryam Moostamandy
CatchyRemindersRahimah Ansari
AI Movie AnalyzerRoqia Stanikzai
My biggest achievement since joining CodeWeekend has been working on real-world team projects, especially building SafeNet. I learned JavaScript, React, Tailwind CSS, Git, GitHub, APIs, and AI concepts, which helped me grow from building static websites to creating and deploying dynamic web applications.
Mahdia Hassani2026 graduate · SafeNet Home
Read the 2026 bootcamp storySimple to start. Clear from day one.
Tell us about your organization
Share who you are, the kind of support you’re considering, and the best person to talk to.
We shape it together
We agree scope, responsibilities, reporting, and safeguarding expectations before anything starts.
Your support reaches students
Seats, devices, connectivity, or expertise go where they’re needed, when the cohort needs them.
You see the results
We report on what was agreed and publish applications, admissions, and graduations as separate numbers.
Partners who have already opened doors
- Core funding partner since 2025
- 30full scholarships
- ~30internet packages
Funding since 2025 for scholarships, internet packages, and the wider costs of running the bootcamp.
- GiveInternet (opens in a new tab)
2026: laptops for 10 students and three months of internet for more than 30.
- Hackajob (opens in a new tab)
2022: scholarships for 20 women, plus a fundraising marathon.
- Scrimba (opens in a new tab)
2021–2022: remote-learning support and a year of premium access for 100 learners.
- RapidIteration (opens in a new tab)
Support for CodeWeekend’s community, technology work, and earlier website delivery.
Each description covers specific years and activities and doesn’t imply a current agreement. See all partners
Let’s plan the next cohort together.
Tell us about your organization, the support you have in mind, and who we should talk to. We’ll follow up to shape a partnership that fits.
Prefer to email directly? partnerships@codeweekend.net