By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veran - In a new partnership to bridge the opportunity gap, global online education provider HyperionDev and social enterprise Konexio are collaborating to offer digital skills training to marginalized communities. The collaboration's first beneficiary - Jonathan Akena - a 21-year-old refugee from Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp, has begun a Software Engineering Bootcamp to build on his coding skills and pursue a career in technology. HyperionDev's Simone Botes says this alliance aims to provide a pathway to economic empowerment, demonstrating the power of digital skills in a region where such opportunities are urgently needed... 

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veran - In a new partnership to bridge the opportunity gap, global online education provider HyperionDev and social enterprise Konexio are collaborating to offer digital skills training to marginalized communities. The collaboration's first beneficiary - Jonathan Akena - a 21-year-old refugee from Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp, has begun a Software Engineering Bootcamp to build on his coding skills and pursue a career in technology. HyperionDev's Simone Botes says this alliance aims to provide a pathway to economic empowerment, demonstrating the power of digital skills in a region where such opportunities are urgently needed...&nbsp;</p>

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