Mission & Vision Statement
Our Mission is to weave technology into the fabric of urban culture, enabling children to unlock their full potential.
Our Motivation
Pose the question to youths in inner cities about their future aspirations. The response is the driving force behind the formation of The Impowerment Group. A significant majority would express a desire to become entertainers or professional athletes.
Why is this so? It's because they are not exposed to other possibilities and the adults in their lives do not advocate for alternative paths.
The Impowerment Group is committed to shifting this perspective. To ensure their prosperity, we need to alter the cultural narrative to include computer programming from an early age.
We envision a future where inner-city children aspire to become the next "Mark Zuckerberg", "Jeff Bezos", or "Bill Gates", rather than entertainment icons like "Shaq", "Snoop Dogg", or "Beyonce".
Communities stand to gain immensely from careers in computer programming.
Our ultimate objective is to facilitate collaborations between student groups to design, develop, test, and launch apps that serves themselves and their community.