Who would’ve thought coding could be broken down through a simple board game?
Age certainly knows no limit when it comes to passion for the 10-year-old Samaira Mehta.
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There really is no brighter talent than child prodigy Samaira, who has shared her strong zeal for coding to the world, giving an opportunity for kids to enter the complicated world of coding. Here are 5 facts you should know about the young talent:
1. An entrepreneur at the young age of 7!
Samaira has already started creating her own coding board game – CoderBunnyz at a young age of 7! What started out a garage, had got the board game sold on Amazon just within the first year of the business! Now that’s what I call being passionate!
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CoderBunnyz, a once imagination in the mind of Samaira of her two favourite activities: board game and bunnies, took the world with a storm by breaking down complicated coding concepts into a simple boardgame! Sparking inspiration from her father, who is an engineer, Samaira also went on to create her second AI-themed boardgame, CoderMindz.
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With the help of her family, over 6000 games have been sold, and a whopping $200, 000 of revenue generated since 2018.
2. An inspiration to many around the world!
With her remarkable talent, it is hard to not get noticed by some of the big names in the world! Michelle Obama, the former first lady of the US, has even written to Samaira, praising her and encouraging Samaira to continue her pursuit.
3. Introducing coding one game at a time
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Ever since the growth of Samaira’s business, Samaira has also gone to speak at over 50 conferences, including the prestigious C2 Montréal Conference, where Samaira spoke to a crowd of 10, 000 people, and the Mobile World Congress MWC.
Samaira has also conducted workshops at prestigious big players of the technology industry, including Google, Microsoft and Intel.
4. Breaking the norms
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Samaira also aims to break the gender gap in the STEM and coding field. Hoping to see more girls in the coding field, Samaira has also started her initiative ‘Girls U Code’ that teaches coding to underrepresented girls. This praised effort from Samaira, to be a voice and representation for all the young girls out there is truly admirable!
5. A lasting contribution
Samaira has also shared in a few interviews that she aspires to not just be an entrepreneur but to build a business that will also give back to the community. One of Samaira’s aim is to have 1 billion kids being exposed to coding tools, and Samaira is already on the roll with her “1 Billion Kids Can Code” initiative.
Samaira Mehta is truly admirable! We hope that Samaira will keep up with her pursuits!
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