Mesob Coding is a student-led online community where Ethiopian students gather to learn coding, math, and data science, together. Inspired by the mesob, the woven table where Ethiopians share food and conversation.
The mesob is the traditional Ethiopian woven table, a handcrafted basket where families and friends sit close together to share injera, pass food to one another, and talk about their lives. No one eats from a mesob alone.
We chose the name because we wanted our learning community to feel the same way: close, generous, shared, and unmistakably Ethiopian. Mesob Coding is what happens when you set that table for code, math, and data science.
Every cohort is a small group gathered around a shared meal of ideas, with students, mentors, and instructors learning side by side.
Our first cohort is a four-week Intro to Python program for absolute beginners. No experience required. By the end, you'll have built something with your own two hands.
Variables, data types, printing to the screen. Learn how a program thinks. Write your first script.
If-statements, comparisons, and loops. Make your code respond, repeat, and choose.
Lists, dictionaries, and writing reusable functions. Start to think like a real developer.
Bring it all together in a final project. Demo it to your cohort. Walk away with something you made.
You don't need to know what Python is. You don't need a CS class at school. A laptop is helpful, but if you only have a phone or limited internet access, still apply and we will try to support you.
Coding camps, mentors, and tech resources can be hard to come by. Mesob Coding exists to close that gap, for free.
Inside Ethiopia or anywhere in the world. If you identify as Ethiopian and want to learn alongside others like you, you belong here.
The pilot is one small group around one mesob. The vision is a generation of Ethiopian students who feel confident, capable, and connected as they enter careers in technology, science, and innovation, supported by a learning community that looks, sounds, and feels like home.
Spots in our pilot cohort are limited so we can give every student real attention. If you're an Ethiopian student who wants to learn to code, we want to meet you.
After you apply, our team will review your application and contact you by email or WhatsApp. Selected students will receive the cohort schedule, meeting link, and beginner setup instructions before the first session.
Apply for Cohort 01