Foundations Bootcamp
A 12-week, cohort-based track from your first variable to shipping a small web app. Weekend-friendly, no prior experience needed.
Beginner · Cohort
Kano · Kaduna · Sokoto · Maiduguri
Building the North's next generation of Python engineers.
Python Arewa Foundation is a non-profit growing free, community-led software education across Northern Nigeria — in the classroom, in the open, and for everyone.
2,600Members
8City chapters
140+Workshops run
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Why we exist
Talent is everywhere in the North — access is not. We close that gap with tools, mentorship, and a room full of people who look like the future.
// Our mission
Learn, build, then teach the next
Every learner who levels up comes back to lead a session. That loop — learn, build, teach — is how a workshop becomes a movement, and how a single chapter becomes eight.
What we run
Programs that take you from print("hello") to production.
Structured tracks, real projects, and a community that keeps you accountable — all free, all in the open.
Monthly Meetups
Lightning talks, live coding, and networking in every chapter city. The room where local developers actually meet.
All levels · In personMentorship Ladder
Get paired with a working engineer for eight weeks. Code reviews, career advice, and a real human in your corner.
Intermediate · 1:1Open Source Lab
We build offline-first, low-bandwidth tools together — real projects for real communities, and your first PRs merged.
Advanced · ProjectSchools Outreach
We bring intro-to-code sessions to secondary schools across the region, planting the first seed years before university.
Youth · OutreachPyLadies Arewa
A dedicated space and scholarship track making sure women in the North have a front-row seat in tech, not the sidelines.
Women · Track
By the numbers
Small sessions, compounding into a scene.
2600
Learners reached since 2021
140
Free workshops delivered
70%
Of graduates now employed or freelancing
8
Chapters across Northern Nigeria
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Upcoming events
Python Arewa Kano
Python Foundations Bootcamp
Jan 08, 2027 – Jan 17, 2027
Kano
A hands-on introduction to Python for absolute beginners. Over six training days you'll go from zero to writin…
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Python Arewa Sokoto
Python & Data Foundations
Jan 09, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027
Sokoto
Master the building blocks of data-driven Python. Over eight training days you'll cover core Python plus an in…
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Python Arewa Niger
Python for Absolute Beginners
Jan 15, 2027 – Jan 24, 2027
Suleja
A gentle, patient start to your coding journey. Over six training days we cover the essentials of Python with …
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On the ground
Local chapters, one community.
Each chapter is run by local volunteers who know their city best. Find yours — or start one.
Python Arewa Kaduna
KADUNA
A fast-growing hub turning Kaduna's curiosity into real software skills.
Python Arewa Kano
KANO
Where the North's largest developer community learns, builds, and ships together.
Python Arewa Katsina
KATSINA
Growing homegrown tech talent from the heart of Katsina.
Python Arewa Niger
MINNA
Minna's home for beginners, builders, and everyone in between.
Python Arewa Sokoto
SOKOTO
Carrying the light of code across the historic city of Sokoto.
Welcome
There's a seat for you in the North's tech story.
Whether you're writing your first line or your ten-thousandth, come learn, teach, or build with us. Membership is free, forever.
$ learners
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Backed & supported by
Sahel Ventures
Kano Digital
Gidan Kera Labs
Arewa Tech Hub
PSF Grants