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The Warren Park Innovation Hub was one of the three Innovation Hubs we built in Zimbabwe in 2021. A majority of the financial support to build these Innovation Hubs were a part of a grant we won from the Australian Embassy in 2021.

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Unlike all of our other projects, we didn’t build this Hub from scratch. Instead, we found an old container that had been worked on and then abandoned. After paying the owner for the container, we got to work cleaning it up and transforming it into a beautiful workspace!

We are delighted to have figured out a model that allows us to rapidly build and deploy these solar powered workspaces around Zimbabwe. Each one means hundreds of unemployed young adults training for the technology workforce and 1,000s of children learning how to code.

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We are grateful for all of our supporters and can’t wait to share the amazing stories coming out of the Warren Park Innovation Hub.

2025 bootcamp intake now closed

We launched our 2025 Warren Park Bootcamp in January. If you are interested in joining our next intake, please fill out our application form. Priority will be given to early applicants. Thanks and good luck!

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While our after school programs are entirely free for our partner government schools, we offer paid courses to private & charter schools to help subsidize the costs of our free program. Please get in touch if you’d like to bring coding to your school.

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We were honored to host His Excellency Pete Vowles, the British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, and Steve Harvey, the Embassy’s Education Advisor, at our Warren Park 2 Innovation Hub!

The visit was particularly special because the Ambassador shared his inspiring journey of teaching in Mutoko with our students. 

His experience of Zimbabwe's education landscape created an instant connection, and our students were captivated by his story and insights into diplomatic service.

The highlight of the day was watching Mr. Harvey try his hand at Scratch programming alongside our students!

It was a wonderful demonstration of how coding can bring people together, regardless of their background.

We also showcased our Teacher Training initiative, discussing our vision of empowering educators to bring coding education into every classroom in Zimbabwe. A meaningful conversation with the school's headmistress rounded off the visit, reinforcing the importance of our partnership with local schools.

Thank you, Your Excellency and Mr. Harvey, for spending time with the Uncommon community and showing such genuine interest in our mission to make Zimbabwe the most tech-literate country in Africa!

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