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February 5, 2025

From Structural Engineer to UI/UX Designer: How Abdullah Pivoted His Career with Re:Coded Abdullah always knew he wanted to solve big problems. As a structural engineer, he felt constrained by repetitive work, craving a career that allowed him to use his creativity to make a meaningful impact. Nights were spent learning graphic design on his own, but he wasn’t sure how to turn his passion into a profession—until he found Re:Coded. In this story, Abdullah shares how he took the leap, navigated the challenges of a career pivot, and ultimately launched his own ethical design studio. His journey is proof that with the right support, a willingness to learn, and a drive to create change, anything is possible.

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November 11, 2024

Re:Coded is thrilled to announce its partnership with the London Digital Jobs and Skills Hub, a pioneering initiative funded by the Mayor of London as part of the Mayor’s Academies programme. This collaboration aims to empower unemployed and underemployed Londoners with the skills and training necessary for successful careers in the tech and digital industries.

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October 8, 2024

In a partnership aimed at revitalizing the Ukrainian tech sector, the UK-Ukraine Tech Bridge has teamed up with Re:Coded to provide crucial digital skills training to Ukrainian citizens, including those displaced by the war, helping them continue their professional development and adapt to the rapidly evolving global tech industry.

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October 7, 2024

Re:Coded, a global non-profit dedicated to empowering displaced and underserved individuals to start careers in technology, is pleased to announce a new partnership with TalentLift, a non-profit organization that connects talented people living as refugees with job opportunities in Canada. This collaboration will provide TalentLift participants with access to a diverse range of upskilling courses, helping them build careers in high growth industries and create new opportunities for their futures.

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Unlocking Potential: How TravelPerk's partnership with Re:Coded is contributing to a brighter future for students in tech

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July 12, 2024

Lunar Salameh's journey to launch a career in the tech industry is inspiring. She grew up in Jordan, surrounded by a supportive family of five, and was always encouraged to pursue her passion for tech.

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July 12, 2024

Meet Belal, a 28-year-old from Zarqa, Jordan, who turned his passion for technology into a thriving career despite initial setbacks.

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July 10, 2024

Takieddine Dilmi was born and raised in Sétif, Algeria, where he grew up in a supportive family of seven. His childhood was marked by curiosity and a desire to explore. "Like every kid in my generation, I dreamed of becoming a pilot," he recalls. "But as I matured, my goal evolved to simply living a comfortable life."

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May 27, 2024

Life is an ever-evolving journey, and it's normal to feel stuck or constrained by our past choices. But it's possible to pivot and find a new direction, just as Sarah did when she turned her career around to follow a newfound passion.

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April 26, 2024

Announcing a groundbreaking partnership between the UK-Ukraine Tech Bridge and Re:Coded, a non-profit dedicated to upskilling displaced and underserved talent. This collaboration provides Ukrainian citizens with free training and opportunities to advance professionally despite the ongoing conflict. From accessible online courses to immersive bootcamps, this collaboration fuels aspirations, empowering individuals to launch tech careers amidst adversity.

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March 11, 2024

Reem Alhalbouni's journey from war-torn Syria to the bustling tech scene in Türkiye is a testament to resilience, creativity, and the relentless pursuit of one's passions.

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February 22, 2024

“Volatility and uncertainty persist in the world, from new conflicts and natural disasters to the accelerating pace of AI and new technologies. Re:Coded remains dedicated to serving communities facing the greatest challenges.”

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February 23, 2024

Jin Dawood is the founder of Peace Therapist, an award winning social enterprise connecting people across Turkey and the MENA region with life-changing mental health support. Peace Therapist is the solution that Jin wished she had in the wake of her own displacement and the subsequent trauma she experienced. Read her inspiring story about using technology to build a platform to change lives.

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February 22, 2024

Nasser, a refugee with a degree in Medical Electronics, struggled to find work until Re:Coded's Front-End Web Development Bootcamp changed his trajectory. Graduating, he secured a role at Thinkific, rising to an intermediate full stack engineer in Vancouver. Now financially supporting his family, he pays it forward by advocating for more refugees to relocate for careers in tech.

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February 22, 2024

From fleeing war-torn Syria to starting over in Turkey with a vision to launch a meaningful career in technology, Shahed Al-Ghorsi's story is a testament to her resilience and perseverance. Discover her journey from Re:Coded’s inaugural bootcamp in Turkey, to winning a Chevening scholarship to study in the UK and landing a job as a machine learning engineer at Virgin Media O2.

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February 12, 2024

Meet Zainab, a 26-year-old Iraqi woman who dared to challenge societal norms and shattered the glass ceiling, proving that possibilities have no bounds.

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November 24, 2023

Re:Coded kicked off a highly successful advocacy campaign in January 2023 to raise awareness of UX/UI as a viable career in Iraq, Lebanon, and Jordan. That campaign is now receiving public recognition from GIZ CCI in their Best Practice catalog.

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November 3, 2023

Unlock the incredible journey of Nour as she goes from uncertainty to becoming a thriving frontend developer. Discover how Re:Coded's transformative program empowered her to chase her tech dreams.

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October 24, 2023

Fatma grew up in the bustling city of Sakarya, built her life, and started a promising career in medicine there until one day, she decided on something completely different.

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August 13, 2023

The digital economy is poised to generate 90 million new jobs by 2025 and contribute 25% to global GDP by 2030 (World Economic Forum). This opens up vast opportunities for job creation and economic development, and a partnership with Pledges puts Re:Coded in a position to push for change and positive impact.

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July 17, 2023

Re:Coded is thrilled to announce a new partnership with EKTA Foundation to upskill and educate 370 people from underserved communities across Jordan for a career in the digital economy.

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July 10, 2023

There are times when the options set before you are limited. Amjad tells the story of how he created his own options through continuous learning and moving forward.

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June 8, 2023

Re:Coded bootcamps are rigorous. But the work has only just begun, once students graduate. Find out what Re:Coded alum, Berk, learned from his job search.

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May 8, 2023

Growing up in a rural area, Beyza knew her opportunities would be limited. But despite it all, she couldn't give up on her dreams of becoming a developer.

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May 10, 2021

Less than two months after graduating from the Re:Coded bootcamp, Re:Coded alum Aydın now finds himself two days into his new job as an Associate Software Developer.

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July 5, 2021

Finding a job can be difficult at the best of times, and now the pandemic has added a whole new level of instability. But just a few weeks ago, Re:Coded graduate Nadir Alfakesh had his first day as frontend web developer at Istanbul-based software company Kolay— a contact first established through Re:Coded Career Services.

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July 15, 2021

In just 3 months after graduating from our Frontend Bootcamp, four students had already found work as professional developers. Now, 7 months later, the employment rate from that cohort has hit 80%. So what’s the secret, and what is Re:Coded doing to help?

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May 23, 2021

Finding a job is hard for young people in Lebanon as a result of the current political and economic crisis. But youth are finding hope of a better future by coding.

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All of us started our careers somewhere wishing we had someone to guide us. Brandon Pampuch has signed up to mentor our Fellows and share his best advice, “the students need to understand that they’re a hot commodity.”

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October 12, 2021

"At Re:Coded, I learned how to hit pause, look around, and let others take the initiative." Tarkan has always seen himself as a leader but since enrolling in a Re:Coded bootcamp, he's learned that good leaders are also good team players.

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May 29, 2022

This is what you need to know to succeed in a bootcamp application at Re:Coded

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October 10, 2021

Learning how to code from scratch might sound like a big challenge. To Kizhan it sounded both scary and exciting but she pulled through and now she is a Re:Coded Alumni. This is her journey to become a developer.

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September 9, 2021

Following her dream of being a full stack developer, Rahaf applied for a Re:Coded bootcamp to learn the skills she needed to build an online market app to support small Syrian businesses in Turkey.

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May 25, 2022

It was while studying English translation, that Saz realized she needed to reconnect with her creative side. That sparked a journey that would lead her to become a UX/UI designer in Iraq – but not without doing a lot of explaining why there was suddenly a need for a designer in the tech industry.

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March 8, 2022

Gender gaps are more common where technical skills are required. So when considering their careers, sisters Nadeen and Lina never considered that they might enter graphic design. But after being displaced by ISIS, the sisters were ready for any learning opportunity that came their way.

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May 6, 2022

Civil war, changing countries and starting a family had all put Sundus' promising career on hold before she finally rediscovered herself and her love for design in a UX/UI design bootcamp at Re:Coded.

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September 20, 2022

Today, we are possibly experiencing the most groundbreaking moment in the history of education. During the past decade, computer hardware and software and the internet brought new possibilities for educational theory and the teaching profession.

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January 9, 2023

With graduation looming, many students despair when considering their job prospects. Ahmed, a recent Re:Coded grad, shares his advice on how to beat it for good.

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January 13, 2023

Arriving in a new country can turn your life upside down, especially if you're just starting a career. Mohamad's response was to jump at every opportunity that came his way.

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January 13, 2023

Wherever Sarah looked, there seemed to be barriers. From Yemen to Saudi Arabia, then to Turkey, finding the right career path would never be easy. But when Sarah joined a Re:Coded bootcamp, she found that there were a few barriers she could start to break.

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January 19, 2023

Circumstances beyond our control may force us to hit the snooze button on our careers. But it doesn't have to be in free fall forever. Ahmad shares how he reignited his career and found coding.

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July 7, 2021

We all started our careers somewhere, wishing we had someone to guide us in those early steps. Re:Coded Mentor Brandon Pampuch has signed up to be that guide, and he wants to make it count where it matters the most.

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September 9, 2021

Working as a web developer is about so much more than just the actual coding. That’s why the final Capstone project is so essential to our bootcamp. We spoke with a team who recently finished theirs - on the importance of code reviews, agile workflow and why the first week was the most difficult.

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September 8, 2021

One month was all it took for Ibrahim to find a job after graduating from Re:Coded’s bootcamp in November 2020. Learn how an economics scholar who never imagined himself coding, studied the job market, learned to code, and got employed as a web developer.

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September 8, 2021

When students join our bootcamps they’re naturally focused on learning the coding skills needed to get a job. However, surveys frequently show that employers are increasingly interested in soft skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and resilience.

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September 8, 2021

While 2020 was a challenging year for all, it was particularly vulnerable for women, according to a new Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum. Zhino, a Re:Coded bootcamp alum in Iraq, is betting that a career in tech will be a ticket to punch through the glass ceiling.

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April 17, 2021

Over 240 young people across the Middle East already stand a better chance of building a sustainable career in the digital economy thanks to a recent partnership between Bloomberg and Re:Coded, a US non-profit working to bridge the region’s digital divide.

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Zainab is a 23 year old graduate of Environmental Engineering in Iraq. She is also a recent graduate from our Re:Coded UX/UI Bootcamp in Iraq. We asked her why she thinks others should follow her footsteps.

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September 8, 2021

Out of several hundred applications for a bootcamp only 20 students get accepted in the end. We sat down with our Senior Program Manager Jaime Mikush to know more about what she is looking for in a candidate.

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September 9, 2021

After months of job hunting, Majd finally found an employer eager to sponsor a work permit application on his behalf, and now he is ready to kickstart his career as a software engineer and start doing what he loves - coding!

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September 9, 2021

Turkish companies are looking to hire but are struggling to find talents with the right technical skills, mindset, and soft skills to help them scale. These are the key takeaways from a new Employer Needs Assessment by Re:Coded and ImpactHub Istanbul.

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June 14, 2021

Are technical skills enough for a successful career in the digital economy? We sat down with Ayşe, a recent graduate of our Front End Web Development Bootcamp in Turkey to learn the three critical skills she found you need to master to land a job as a web developer.

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November 12, 2021

Teamwork, communication, speaking skills, and all the other things Ahmad learned— shared in this candid interview

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February 10, 2022

Saif Ali has always been interested in coding, but once he got accepted into Re:Coded’s coding bootcamp, he took a major decision to quit his job to fully immerse himself in learning how to code.

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February 18, 2022

Getting your first job is an exciting moment, even if it’s not exactly what you imagined yourself doing. But once that excitement fades, you might be left wondering what’s next. This story follows Re:Coded Student, Peri, and her daring journey towards shifting her focus and reimagining her career potential.

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June 8, 2022

There are a few skills that are intangibly valuable for any career path. However, they are very rarely taught in one place. Re:Coded’s new Inspire Series aims to solve this. This success story follows two refugees, Nafie and Hasan, both of whom have recently completed the Master Your Job Search curriculum, the first installment of our Inspire Series.

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February 28, 2022

The secret to a successful (and happy!) career rests on a few critical skills. But there’s a catch: there’s no manual or even one place to learn them. So if not in schools or the workplace, where can one go to develop the skills necessary to find their own career success?

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December 18, 2022

There's no better feeling than looking forward to a hobby after work. But what if you could make that hobby your full-time job? This was the burning question that Sondos asked herself when she first came across a Re:Coded bootcamp.

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Against a backdrop of soaring unemployment and food prices amidst the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen, Atheer went searching for a job with her newly-obtained Re:Coded certificate as a frontend web developer.

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Every breakthrough in history, generally, has one factor in common: they were driven by curious people. And while curiosity is undoubtedly valuable, how do you build it if you're not at the innovation level yet? Rana, Re:Coded's Learning Experience Designer, has the answer for you: our new 21st Century Skills course.

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November 8, 2022

Dreams can drive career paths. But finding the right path to follow a dream is not always straightforward. In Karzan's case, he only needed to find the right bootcamp to get closer to his dream of building apps for good.

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September 5, 2022

Life can get overwhelming, and failure can seem inevitable. But learned resilience is what pushed this Re:Coded student beat the odds and become one out of 784 applicants to build a future in coding.

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January 22, 2023

Many students dream of working abroad. But there are lots of skills you need to develop before getting there. Find out how Enes landed his first coding role in Berlin.

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November 14, 2022

Life is a learning experience. And while sometimes past decisions can feel like they've locked you in, it doesn't have to be that way. Sarah shares how she turned her career around to follow a new passion.

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Abdullah faced uncertainty wherever he went. And with war forcing Abdullah to leave Syria suddenly, future-proofing a career seemed like a tough task until he realized the power of his constant quest for knowledge.