Simplon Romania. Annual Report 2015

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1 Simplon Romania Annual Report 2015

2 In 2014 we started organizing 40 events with 1766 participants participants with our projects and we were involved directly in over 57 events. In order to provide the technical skills we organised 51 coding courses for more than 350 beneficiaries from age 8 to 57 years old. For all this we received 3 awards. Through our workshops, thousands of adults have been trained and 535 kids started coding. Today 94% of our graduates are employed and work in IT In 2015 we ve reached more than companies. In 2016 we want to extend our activities to reach more people, teach more kids, involve more companies and have a stronger impact.

3 Summary Startup Events & Entrepreneurship Hackathons Coding Workshops Tech events Social & Community Projects Partners Media Reach Impact

4 Startups - Entrepreneurship - Hackathons

5 OpenData Day Hackathon 48 hours 45 participants 12 projects 8 finalists 3 winners

6 StartupWeekend Cluj 84 overall participants 12 mentors 30 pitches 12 ideas turned into teams 3 winning teams + special prizes

7 Coding workshops

8 CodeWeek with Digital Kids 48 children 15 trainers Introduction to Scratch

9 Rails Girls 72 Applicants 24 Participants 10 Coaches 4 Sponsors

10 Summer camp for kids 2 weeks 20 kids Digital Kids - Introduction to HTML and CSS Creative technologies with Hackidemia

11 Hour of Code 2 schools in Cluj 45 kids from disadvantaged families Basics of programming Co-organizer: Dalia s Book NGO

12 SuperCoders kids from Cluj and Bucharest Introduction to Scratch Theme: Security on Internet 4 events in 4 countries - live streaming Co-organizer: Orange Romania #SuperCoders 2nd prize in #digital #kids #coding #skills

13 SuperCoders 3 50 kids gathered in Bucharest Theme: Code for Planet 9 events in 9 countries - live streaming Co-organizer: Orange Romania One of the winners COP21 Challenge: Briana from Romania

14 Coding Platform Africa CodeWeek Online mapping 17 countries participants coding events

15 Tech events

16 Women Empowerment Digital Skills Youth Entreperneurship Mathematics and Computer Science Students Week Francophone Entrepreneurship Week Nuvola Rosa - Pink Cloud, Milano Jade Network & European Youth Entrepreneurship Clinton Global Innitiative

17 World Summit on the Information Society Geneva, 28 May 2015, WSIS Forum 2015 High-Level Dialogue on empowering women to innovate through technology to close digital gender gap Organised by The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations (UN) and UN Women

18 How to web Conference Bucharest Meeting place for the innovators community Gadget expo startup founders Startup Spotlight - Competition for entrepreneurs

19 Cluj IT Days Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technologies 300+ participants 40+ speakers Simplon Speaker: Roxana Rugina Tools and talents for tomorrow

20 Hello Tomorrow Challenge 2015: Kick-off Event The Innovation Path

21 Social & Community Projects

22 Digital Skills - Employment Jobs of the Future Decoded CCIFER Conference Pact for Youth

23 8 hours overtime for a good cause Cluj Community Foundation Simplon Bootcamp Cluj Makers Pitching ideas

24 Inspiring communities: TEDxEroilor Topic: Dare to fail 20 speakers 800 participants 1 workshop 5 installations Cluj Makers

25 Supporting Communities Cluj Makers: 1 makerspace fields m2 Cluj Makers is a collective of 15 young professionals from various environments and domains like electronics, IT, automation, design, architecture and graphics. Together they created the first makerspace in Cluj with they own tools and resources, interdisciplinary purpose and education-driven focus. 15 founders - 22 active members in the makerspace 459 members in the online community 987 likes on Facebook 3500 views at every post 30 events with over participants: TEDxEroilor, Electric Castle, Jazz in the Park, Cluj Design Days, Zain- Design Expressions. Photography Robotics Communication IT Education Electronics & Electrical Engineering Product Design Graphic Design Architecture Interior Design

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27 Meetup Open House Simplon 116 members 6 meetups on Coding Spart UP - community of 264 professionals and entrepreneurs 6 meetups on Startups and Tech trends

28 Partners Simplon brings together people passionate about technology, education and community

29 General Impact

30 100% from our graduates are now working in IT&C. 6 out of 12 are founders & involved in startups

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32 Awards National Youth Civil Society Awards 3 nominations for Simplon, Cluj Makers & Digital Kids & 2 prizes: Best Startup Project: Simplon Best Innovation Project: Cluj Makers CSR AWARD Winner CSR Education Award SuperCoders with Orange Romania Nominated: Simplon Romania at Gem Tech Awards (Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in Technology) in New York in the Promote women in the technology sector category out of 155 applications from 55 countries

33 Media Coverage

34 Brand Awareness mentions 2 TV 2 print 56 online mentions 4 Radio 5 TV 1 print 90 online

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36 Simplon Facebook Page

37 New communities

38 JOIN 2016! We want to offer thousands of young people the opportunity to learn how to use technology and their skills for bringing positive impact in their families and communities. roxana@simplon.co