Codi is an innovative organisation combining coding and digital skills with leadership training to facilitate economic inclusion and employability in Lebanon. Codi focuses on sustainable employment, providing participants with skills that are resilient to innovation and open new career opportunities.
The organisation focuses on reaching underprivileged communities through training the most vulnerable affected by Lebanon’s multilayered crisis. Its flagship programme is a full stack web development boot camp running for six months, with cohorts of around 30 students. Since its inception, 347 people have been trained through Codi’s core programming, with over 85% of participants entering the workforce upon completing the training.
In 2023, Codi announced a shift in its economic model to drive sustainability and scale. Hortense has received considerable support from her Lead2030 challenge sponsor, Deloitte, in pursuing this transition from completely free education to an accessible model where participants only pay for the training they have received once they are gainfully employed. This model ensures that the programme remains truly diverse, with Codi even covering transportation costs for participants, while allowing the organisation to remodel itself as a sustainable social enterprise.
Hortense’s mentorship with Deloitte happened in two phases; the first revolved around automating monitoring and evaluation processes. The second phase focused on Codi’s transformation strategy thoroughly and systematically.
Codi has used the Lead2030 prize money to invest in monitoring and evaluation capabilities and to support its central infrastructure. It has also upskilled its team with pedagogical training and further enhanced the organisation’s active learning methodology. The Lead2030 programme with Deloitte has helped smoothen Codi’s transformation into a viable business while retaining its transformative educational methodology.
“Winning the Lead2030 Challenge for Quality Education has significantly elevated Codi. Receiving mentorship from Deloitte coupled with strategic unrestricted funding has been pivotal for the organisation; supporting our transition do drive sustainability and scale”.
116 participants trained through Core programme in 2023, and 200+ trained through community workshops
