{"id":34767,"date":"2021-03-09T16:23:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T16:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rafonline.org\/?post_type=program&#038;p=34767"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:40:52","slug":"code-kids-coding-for-kids-in-libraries","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/program\/code-kids-coding-for-kids-in-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Code Kids &#8211; Coding for Kids in Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text-sus\">\n<div><strong>Code Kids improves access to digital education for children aged 10\u201315 from rural and small urban areas through coding clubs hosted by libraries and local community volunteers.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>CONTEXT<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"context\">\n<div>\n<p>The digital skills of Romanians lag significantly behind those of other European countries, with a major gap between urban and rural areas.<br \/>\nAccording to Eurostat, in 2021 Romania ranked last in the EU, with only 28% of the population possessing basic digital skills, compared to the EU average of 54%, and very low performance in rural areas (four times lower than in Romanian cities).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Code Kids provides a unique learning experience, equipping children with programming and robotics skills and offering an educational pathway that can significantly influence their orientation toward STEM education and careers.<br \/>\nTo date, more than 4,700 children have completed beginner-level programming courses, and 2,300 children have completed advanced-level robotics courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>STRATEGY<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"strategie\">\n<div>\n<p>The Progress Foundation aims to continue strengthening and developing the program in the following directions:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li>Increasing the number of clubs in small communities from 170 to 220, while developing retention and reactivation measures for existing or inactive clubs<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening the alumni network as a central pillar for program sustainability<\/li>\n<li>Increasing awareness among relevant institutions and the general public at the national level about the need for and results of the intervention<\/li>\n<li>Expanding and diversifying funding methods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>EXPECTED RESULTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li>220 active clubs<\/li>\n<li>200 young alumni engaged<\/li>\n<li>3,500 beginner-level graduates \u2013 Programming<\/li>\n<li>2,300 advanced-level graduates \u2013 Robotics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34768,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie-program":[207],"tax_categories":[86],"class_list":["post-34767","program","type-program","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-program-in-progress","tax_categories-technology-and-innovation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/34767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/program"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorie-program","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorie-program?post=34767"},{"taxonomy":"tax_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tax_categories?post=34767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}