Vol.006 Visa Denied? Kenya Girl Founded Coding School to Subvert Stereotypes at 19
Vol.006 肯尼亚女孩Martha：19岁签证被拒后，我创办了一所编程学校
【本期主持人】晓宁
【本期嘉宾】Martha | 26岁 | 肯尼亚
学习编程是很多计算机爱好者的梦想，可这对Martha来说并不容易。因为肯尼亚缺少教育资源，能在国内考试中名列前茅的Martha曾计划到美国学习编程，却因签证问题计划落空。这段经历让她发现了肯尼亚编程教育的需求。于是19岁那一年，Martha不顾家人朋友的劝阻，放弃来之不易的最高荣誉医学奖学金，在肯尼亚创立了一所编程学校，致力于促进东非青年发展。
这是一份很不稳定的工作，也是一趟充满意义的旅程。肯尼亚的教育系统缺口给了她坚持的信心。她在非洲的部落文化中找到帮助他人的信念，也在集体主义的社会里汲取不顾一切的勇敢。
The pursuit of better programming skills is common for programmers. However, such a pursuit was not easy for Martha. For the lack of such education resources in Kenya, Martha, a top-scorer in the national exam, was determined to spend her summer prior university in the U.S. to horn her programming skills. Unfortunately, the plan was in vain due to the rejection of her visa. This experience enlightened her the fact of the lack of such education resources in Kenya. Hence, despite opposition from family and friends, she gave up on the prestigious scholarship together with the offer from a medical school while founding a coding school when she was 19 to promote technology education for East Africa youths.
It is not a secure job, but a meaningful journey. The lack of such education resources gave her the confidence to persevere. She extracted the belief of helping others from the tribal heritage of Africa while gaining the courage against all odds from Africa's communal society.
本期嘉宾Martha Chumo Wurm，来自肯尼亚。她是编程学校Nairobi Dev School的创办者，也曾在大学时帮助全球知名科技公司Autodesk在非洲建立分部。2014年，她获得Anzisha非洲企业家奖的提名，并随后成为了Anzisha的工作者。联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）曾受她启发，发起以她命名的“Searching for Martha”运动，致力于支持非洲科技女性。通过这个运动，她在全球多个重要会议上作为优秀代表发言，甚至面对面采访了比尔盖茨。
The interviewee of this volume is Martha Chumo Wurm, a lady from Kenya. She was the founder of Nairobi Dev School and worked in Autodesk Foundation when she was in college to help on its expansion. In 2014, she was the nominee for the Anzisha Prize for Entrepreneurs in Africa and later started working for Anisha. UNESCO was inspired by her story and she became the namesake for the UNESCO campaign "Searching for Martha" that strives to empower Africa women with technology. This campaign enabled her to give talks in various integral international conferences as a representative and even to interview Bill Gates in person.
在Vol.006中，Martha诚恳地向我们分享了这段经历，并讲述了自己对非洲文化的见解。如今，Martha的编程学校已经开到了肯尼亚以外的地方，包括南苏丹在内，她支持非洲青年创业的梦想从未停歇。文化与历史，未来与憧憬，26岁的Martha，继续在非洲大陆的启迪中探寻着肯尼亚青年的更多可能。
In Vol.006, Martha has sincerely shared with us her experience and her understanding of African's culture and heritage. Now, Martha's coding school has expanded outside Kenya including places such as Sudan. Her pursuit to support entrepreneurial African youths has never ceased. Looking at culture and history; future and visons: the 26 years old Martha keeps exploring possibilities of Kenya youths while continuing to get inspired by the rich African continent.
【Highlights】
04:02 RATIONAL FOR STARTING THE CODING SCHOOL 创办编程学校的原因
09:30 DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED WHEN FOUNDING THE SCHOOL 创办编程学校过程中遇到的困难
13:37 LOOKING BACK AT THE DIFFICULTIES NOW 回看过去所遇到的艰难境遇，现已拥有不同的感受
16:17 OPINIONS ON AFRICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM’S PROBLEMS 非洲教育系统面临的问题
19:20 EXPERIENCE ON HELPING AUTODESK EXPAND IN AFRICA 帮助Autodesk在非洲发展的经历
25:20 AFRICAN'S ATTITUTDE TO INTERNATIONAL COMMERCLAL COLLABORATION 非洲人对于国际商业合作的态度
31:30 STEREOTYPES ON AFRICA FROM OUTSIDE AFRICA 外部对非洲的刻板印象
36:52 HOW AFRICANS VALUE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY 家庭与社群在非洲人心中的分量
49:52 CONCEPT OF BEAUTY IN AFRICA 在非洲，人们如何定义美
55:00 LIFESTYLES AND MINDSET DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUNG AFRICANS AND WESTERN YOUTHS 西方青年与非洲青年在思想和生活方式上的不同
58:28 PERSPECTIVE ON THE COMING DECADE AND BEYOND 对未来十年及更长远的看法
【Documentary】《Seven Worlds, One Planet》
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2099 by Cults（片尾）
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