Empowering and Educating Youth to Open Doors for a Future in Technology

About this episode

Courtney Batiste discusses her mission to empower and educate economically challenged youth in technology through The Batiste Project.

Giving the next generation options, accessibility and confidence” is what drives Courtney Batiste to lead The Batiste Project whose mission is to empower, educate and bridge the tech divide for economically challenged youth in multiple areas of technology. Her journey as a woman of color in the field of technology has led her to do great things that are making a difference in the lives of students today, that will open doors for them tomorrow.

People in this episode

Host: Ed Christmas

Guest: Courtney Batiste

Topics covered

• youth empowerment
• technology education
• diversity in tech
• economic challenges
• bridging the tech divide

Keywords

• youth
• technology
• empowerment
• education
• diversity
• economic challenges
• tech divide

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Batiste Project

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