Lerato Mokoena | SheCodes

Lerato Mokoena

🇿🇦 South African living in Johannesburg , 🇿🇦 South Africa
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Lerato 's Story Coding allows me to bring ideas to life, solve real-world problems, and create something from scratch. I get to think creatively, logically, and critically, making it a unique combination of art and science. As you code, you can see your work come to life, whether it's a website, a mobile app, or a game. The problem-solving aspect of coding is also intriguing, as you get to tackle challenges, debug errors, and find innovative solutions. Moreover, coding enables me to work on projects that can positively impact people's lives, making it a rewarding and fulfilling experience.

🙋‍♀️ Lerato 's Motivation

Learning to code with SheCodes offers numerous benefits, including empowerment to take control of your career and create innovative solutions. You'll also become part of a supportive community of women who share similar interests and goals, providing a sense of belonging and motivation. Knowing how to code can open doors to new career paths, higher salaries, and greater job security. Coding allows you to express your creativity, bring ideas to life, and solve real-world problems. This journey can also lead to personal growth, building confidence, developing problem-solving skills, and enhancing critical thinking. Ultimately, with coding skills, you can create technology that positively impacts society, improves people's lives, and addresses social and environmental issues.

🤹‍♀️ Lerato 's Hobbies

Reading allows me to explore new worlds and gain knowledge. Writing, whether fiction or journaling, provides an outlet for creativity and self-expression. Painting, drawing, or sketching enables me to bring my imagination to life through art. Photography lets me capture and preserve moments, while playing music or singing fosters creativity and relaxation. Hiking, biking, or other outdoor activities promote physical fitness and connection with nature.

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Lerato 's coding training

Lerato has gained access to SheCodes Plus for at no cost. It’s a 4 month coding training that’ll take her from a beginner to a professional.

She'll learn popular technologies, from HTML, CSS, JavaScript and development tools. She'll also get to build her own online portfolio to showcase to potential employers!

📦 SheCodes Plus includes all of our workshops:
1. Basics Coding Workshop (3 weeks)
2. Basics Add-on (1 week)
3. Plus Coding Workshop (8 weeks)
4. Plus Add-on (2 weeks)
She’ll gain access to each portion after finishing the preceding portion. She’ll build up her coding knowledge gradually along the way. 🙌

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SheCodes Foundation Mission

Women currently hold 25% of coding jobs and earn 30% less money than men. In most developing countries, more than 65% of women don't have bank accounts and cannot afford to invest in their education.

SheCodes is here to help provide women in developing countries with the opportunity to learn how to code for free. SheCodes offers a solid introduction to product development, product design and product management.

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Why learn how to code?

Coding knowledge creates new job opportunities, improves your analytical thinking, and enhances your personal or professional skill set.

Get a Job in Tech

Learning how to code provides you with new career opportunities and helps make you a more marketable employee in our increasingly technological job market.

Grow Your Skill Set

Gain some coding knowledge to improve your personal or professional skill set.

Improve Your Analytical Thinking

Learning how to code improves your analytical thinking, which is a critical skill to have in the workplace.

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