Indian American teen Swetha Prabakaran founded Everybody Code Now! to empower the next generation of youth to become engineers, scientists, and entrerpeneurs. She also received the Champions of Change award from the White House in 2015.
Inspiring the next generation of coders
Published by: Team GI Youth
Published on 11, Jan 2022
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