Founded in Kabul
Jamshid Hashimi founded CodeWeekend on June 4, 2014. The volunteer community went on to organize sessions, events, and training programs and support hundreds of developers.
- 100+sessions, events & trainings
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Impact · Since 2014
A decade of opening doors. Every number on the record.
CodeWeekend began as a volunteer developer community in Kabul and grew into a registered nonprofit running free, fully-live Bootcamps for Afghan learners, with a focus on women and girls. This page keeps the numbers we published at every stage.
Since 2014
The record at a glance.
Every figure on this page is labelled with its year.
- 2014founded in Kabul as a volunteer developer community
- 100+sessions, events, and trainings run by volunteers
- $0tuition for every learner accepted into a Bootcamp
- 2025registered as a nonprofit society in British Columbia, Canada
Demand
Far more people apply than we have seats for.
In every cohort where we published both numbers, applications far outnumbered places — and the gap keeps growing.
- 2022 250+ applied 30 joined
- 2025 280+ applied 50 admitted
- 2026 476 applied 50 admitted
The 2019 and 2021 cohorts published participant numbers only, so they are not charted here.
Our story
Every chapter built the next.
From a volunteer community to a nonprofit Bootcamp for women and girls — with the figures we published at each stage.
Community sessions in Kabul Structured training begins
CodeWeekend made structured Bootcamp training its main focus, starting with a free pilot.
- 20learners accepted
- 12graduated
A remote cohort for Afghan youth
After the events of August 2021, the Bootcamp became remote and full-time for learners inside and outside Afghanistan, with continuing coaching and mentorship.
- 75participants
- 6months, live & full-time
Student project, 2022 More access for more learners
More than 250 people applied for the third cohort. Hackajob funded scholarships for women, and Scrimba gave learners a year of premium access.
- 250+applied
- 30joined
- 20Hackajob scholarships for women
- 100learners with Scrimba premium
The Bootcamp continues
Another cohort learned fully live and online, keeping structured training going for Afghan learners.
Student project, 2025 A Bootcamp for women and girls — and nonprofit status
CodeWeekend launched its Web & AI Development Bootcamp for women and girls in Afghanistan, supported by the Linda Norgrove Foundation, and incorporated as a nonprofit society in British Columbia, Canada.
- 280+applied
- 50admitted
- 30full scholarships
- ~30internet packages
Online Demo Day, 2026 Bigger, and building with AI
Applications rose from 280+ to 476. Graduates built their own AI-powered apps and presented them live at an online Demo Day.
- 476applied
- 50admitted
Latest cohort · 2026
476 applied. 20 took the Demo Day stage.
12 weeks, fully live, for women and girls in Afghanistan. Each number is a different stage — none is an employment total.
- 01 476applications received
- 02 50women and girls admitted ≈ 1 in 10 got a seat
- 03 25graduated
- 04 20presented their own apps at Demo Day
Partners
None of it happens alone.
Every cohort since 2019 has depended on partners and individual donors, including these.
- Since 2025
Linda Norgrove Foundation
Our core funding partner. 30 full scholarships in 2025 and again in 2026, plus internet packages and the wider costs of running the Bootcamp.
- 2026
GiveInternet
Laptops for 10 students and three months of internet support for more than 30 in the 2026 cohort.
- 2022
Hackajob
Scholarships for 20 women in the third cohort — and a team half-marathon to raise funds for developers in Afghanistan.
- 2021–2022
Scrimba
The learning platform behind the 2021 remote cohort, and a year of premium courses for 100 learners in 2022.
How we report
Numbers you can take at face value.
Each stage, separately
Applications, admissions, scholarships, graduation, and Demo Day are different measures. We publish them separately and never present one as another.
No promised outcomes
We don't count admissions as graduations or promise jobs. Internships and hiring depend on people and organizations who choose to open a door.
More to come
Future reports will add verified completion, portfolio, internship, and employment measures as they become available.
Help write the next chapter.
Every scholarship, laptop, and internet package turns an applicant into a learner. Support the next cohort, or partner with us to open more seats.
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