Since the Covid-19 outbreak, online training has emerged as a viable learning option. To best service the continent’s people, many companies have entered the field. Sayna is a digital platform created by the same-named Malagasy startup. It enables the teaching of digital skills to the next generation of African software developers through the use of a mobile video game specifically built for this purpose.
Matina Razafimahefa, a Franco-Malagasy entrepreneur, started the start-up in 2018 and has already garnered more than $600,000 in funding from firms such as Orange Ventures to assist its expansion.
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“Our team now has 25 personnel spread between France and Madagascar. It is also a symbol of optimism for hundreds of thousands of young African talents who have not had the opportunity to turn professional in order to benefit from the continent’s fourth industrial revolution,” Matina Razafimahefa said.
The young startup instructs young people in coding through gamified instruction that lasts three to six months. The formation must be completed by unlocking all six levels in the game. Following this, Sayna offers developers the opportunity to undertake numerous duties on behalf of companies. Of course, they get compensated for this task based on their rank.
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The startup monitors the progress of all its developers and conducts exams every quarter to determine whether or not the learners should be improved. The six grades range from coal level to diamond level. Task remuneration varies according to level. Sayna claims to have trained 450 students and served more than 60 partner firms and clients to date. It intends to teach approximately 8,000 developers by 2024 and to grow into West Africa.
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