Disrupting Poverty with Decentralized Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centres
Our mission is to empower the next generation of global leaders from Black, Indigenous, and low-income, and marginalized communities to embrace the marketplace and Global Innovation Economy as owners, builders, and creators.
We exist to democratize access to technology, STEAM education (Science, tech, engineering, arts, mathematics), financial literacy, and entrepreneurship programming for those in poverty with a holistic focus on the creative arts, mental health, literacy, fitness and food security, social emotional learning, and social justice.
Our vision is a world where underestimated and disenfranchised communities are at the forefront of entrepreneurship and innovation and leverage the global innovation economy to lift communities out of poverty.
Digital, STEAM, and entrepreneurial skills unlock global opportunities
Urban communities in poverty lack opportunities to make a living and future-proof their communities so we equip underestimated primary and secondary public school students with innovation and entrepreneurial skills that can unlock global opportunities. We believe that democratizing access to technology, resources and opportunities could eliminate urban poverty, but marginalized communities lack exposure and access to quality digital, STEAM, and entrepreneurship education, even though developed countries have an abundance of technology, resources and opportunities.
Our direct response to the school to prison pipeline and the systemic barriers our communities continue to face is to future proof communities with a culture-focused K-12 futurist academy that develops youth through design thinking, innovation, and culturally sustaining & relevant education. Rather than traditional education, we are a community-based and youth-led space with cross-disciplinary learning opportunities in the form of workshops, events, Learn 2 Teach-Teach 2 Learn mentorship, and year round educational programming through our innovation and entrepreneurship centres. We bridge the educational gap and digital divide by building a pathway from Kindergarten to Industry with access to used and refurbished technology and equipment from corporate, education, and community partners.
Watch our Forbes Top 30 under 30 recognition for 2023
Source Code Academy Canada and our founder Curtis Carmichael have made the Forbes Top 30 Under 30 List for 2023, joining the elite club that includes The Weeknd, Lamar Taylor, Hailey Bieber, Rihanna, Lizzo, and Lilly Singh among other notable names. He represents the only Canadian-based organization listed in the Education Sector.
More than 12,000 were nominated for this prestigious list, and only 600 were chosen for the various categories in North America. We thank CTV News and the Andria Case for being the first of many to cover the story of our MVP organization. Next phase coming soon!
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“I am because we are” - Ubuntu
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“If we can train pro athletes from a young age then we can train global leaders, creators, and innovators from a young age in any and every marginalized, impoverished, and low-income community. Every one of us, both locally and globally, is gifted, we just need the right platform, opportunity, and caring people around us to help us unwrap our gifts.”
— Curtis Carmichael, Founder & Chief Executive O.G., Source Code Academy Canada
