African Impulse news
Project NRW Zusammen starts Media competence training
On Saturday, April 11, the African Impulse e.V.'s project "NRW Zusammen" shall begin with steps aimed at improving the media competence of Africans.
The first session shall start with training on photography and photography tips carried out by a seasoned professional, Billy Prod.
After building on the competence of handling the Camera and taking pictures and videos, the lessons shall be apolied through the production of short video films to bring awareness on societal issues.
The competence trainings go far over video production into other aspects of life Read more
African Impulse e.V. to start project NRW-Zusammen
We are happy to have won sponsorship of our project "NRW-Zusammen", translated "NRW together" where NRW stands for the German state of North Rhine Westfalia.
This project, which is sponsored by the German Ministry of Children, Family, Refugees and Integration will start from February 2021 and end in December 2022.
The project which targets mostly Africans, aims to:
- - Improve their media competence and skills.
- - Strengthen their social cohesion during these CoViD-19 times and help them find ways of improving their health.
- - Bring parents and young people together and enable mutual appreciation through a common exchange of knowledge and experience.
Find out more on the project's website
African Impulse e.V. will support the NFI Girl Empowerment Salon project
African Impulse e.V. will join a select LESA 90 girls and NFI Ambassadors to help improve the lives of young girls in the Cameroonian city of Kumba.
This project intends to create a training centre where girls can gain hairdressing skills and be self-sustainable. The poject also intends to offer the opportunity to internally displaced girls from neighbouring villages not only to participate in the training, but to also benefit from accommodation as they integrate in their new environment/community.
Kumba is a city located in the South West region of the Republic of Cameroon. It has over 400,000 inhabitants. More than 65% of the population is made up of young people. The inhabitants of the city thrive mainly from agriculture and trade. As the largest city in the South West and at the crossroads with other cities and neighbouring Nigeria, the city sees a steady increase in population and especially young people (with girls being the majority). There is little or no jobs for these young people. The situation is same even for college/university graduates. There are hardly any industries or companies that employ young people. We would like to play our own small role in improving the situation.
You can support this project directly from the NFI site, on A better place or using the following information:
Account Holder: African Impulse e.V.
IBAN: DE32440100460155061468
BIC: PBNKDEFFXXX
Purpose: NFI Girl Empowerement Salon
Registration for Meet and Code 2020 is now open
Places are limited in all 4 of our online events. Register now to reserve your spot.
You can register now fpr any or all of the scheduled events on Oct 16, 17, 24 and 31
Read moreAfrican Impulse to host 4 Online Meet and Code events in October 2020
We are happy to inform the public that African Impulse e.V. shall again be organizing coding events within the context of Meet and Code during the EU Code Week 2020.
The events shall run this year from 01.09.2020 to 31.10.2020 with the goal of introducing young people early into the world of programming.
On Oct 16, 17, 24 and 31 we respectively host the following online events "Scratch for Mum and Daughter","Scratch for Beginners","Learn scratch and make the world better","My First Android Game".
Since its inception in 2018, the African Impulse e.V. has always been an active participant in these events. With the high resonance we had from the past events, we are pleased to take up the challenge again. This time we want young people to learn practical programming in an interactive and interesting way and in a challenging online environment. This is is also an opportunity for us to have a more diverse participation.
Read moreAfrican Impulse e.V. and Local Youth Corner Cameroon sign MOU
On Sunday October 20, 2019, the African Impulse e.V signed a MoU with the Cameroon based Local Youth Corner to strengthen their cooperation in sustainable development projects in Cameroon
This MoU was signed by the president of the African Impulse Dipl. Ing. Clement Nkamanyi and the national coordinator of the Local Youth Corner Cameroon, Mr Christian Achaleke in the German city of Duisburg.
This agreement comes after both organizations had informal cooperation in some projects in Cameroon. With the formalization, we have found a trusted and engaging partner in Cameroon that has the capacity to take on the challenging projects which we can both develop.
Read moreTwo successful meet and code events in Duisburg and Cologne.
On the 6th and 20th of October 2019, the African Impulse e.V. joined other institutions throughout Europe to organize Meet and Code events within the framework of the European code week.
The EU code week aims at making kids and young people fit for the digital future. The African impulse e.V. always joins this action as it aligns with our purpose. This year, we chose the cities of Duisburg and Cologne to organize the events.
We look forward to organizing these events yearly and more often. This is the third year in a row that the African Impulse is participating in the European Code week Meet and Code event. We would like to thank Haus des Stftens and the project sponsors for the opportunity to be able to give these young people a chance to be introduced with tools which can change their lives positively in the future.
Read moreMeet and Code - African Impulse to host 2019 in Duisburg and Cologne
We are happy to inform the public that African Impulse e.V. was selected this year again to participate in the European code week (05. -20. Oct. 2019) with the goal of introducing young people early into the world of programming.
Last year we had three sessions in Duisburg and Mülheim in which we chose to introduce the kids into programming with Scratch, programming apps and the Calliope mini . With the high resonance, we had, we are pleased to take up the challenge again. This time we want young people to continue to learn practical programming (App programming and Calliope mini) in an interactive and interesting way. We have also laid emphasis on the participation of girls. The events shall hold in Duisburg and Cologne, Germany.
With digitization, the world has changed tremendously. While some might argue that digitization has come to rob people from jobs, we think it will create even more jobs. Those who get these jobs are those who are prepared for them. This preparation, we think should start at an early phase, when we are young. This is a great chance for parents to introduce their kids into the world of programming
Our program this year shall take place in Duisburg and Cologne with the following practical sessions:
- Duisburg, 06.10.2018 - Programming Apps - This is how it works
- Cologne, 20.10.2018 - Girls code with Calliope Mini Read more
Our partner association in Cameroon has a team in Division 2
The Nkamanyi Football Initiative in Cameroon, initiated by the president of the African Impulse e.V. has qualified for the regional second division league of the South West Province
This qualification makes us proud of our continous support in empowering the youths of that part of Cameroon through football. The kids might have the possibility of one day becoming professionals and make a living out of their passion.
In our partnership with the initiative, we put education in the forefront, organizing seminars together and providing educational materials and computers as well as do knowledge transfer.
Read moreAfrican Impulse successfully organizes three Meet and Code events
Over 60 participants in all attended this year's Meet and Code event in which we introduced young African children. into the world of programming
It was the EU Code week (#codeEU). We joined other organizations across Europe to introduce kids into the world of programming - which we find critical for the survival of the kids in the coming years.
The International Center (IZ) in Duisburg and St. Maria Rosenkranz in Mülheim were the event locations. We introduced kids into Scratch, Calliope mini and Mobile App development.
Attendance was great and we had so much positive feedback. We hope to extend the organization of such events in the coming years. Our appreciation to Meet-and-code for sponsoring the event.
