Yolisa Mashilwane, head of public policy at Uber South Africa said, “Where you were born should not automatically determine the direction you go in your future. What matters is how you use the opportunities given to you to change the circumstances you were born in.”
This is the vision that Uber South Africa had when it held a masterclass for 100 Grade 10 and 11 maths and science schoolchildren from Johannesburg.
Uber partnered with technology companies such as Gradesmatch, Technovera, WeThinCode and Wix.com to teach the school-goers more about technology and the career opportunities within the fields.
The participants were exposed to innovation and technology to help plant seeds in their minds so that they could see the possibility to achieve greatness in life, regardless of their current circumstances.
They spent the day in interactive sessions learning about coding, solving everyday problems, learning about Uber and hearing about designing websites and apps.
Uber hopes to continue this initiative next year. “Providing insight into alternate career choices is a must. We hope to hold another masterclass in 2017 to further educate [schoolgoers] on our fascinating industry,” said Mashilwane.
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