Fact Sheet

Meet and Code is Europe’s biggest digital skills program with the goal of introducing children and young
people to technology and coding. Since 2017, Meet and Code has funded more than 6,700 digital skills
workshops and empowered +240,000 participants. This year, Meet and Code is taking place from
September 1 to October 31. Non-profits can apply for grants of up to 500 Euros to organize events across
25 European countries from June 13 to September 13.

The Idea: Meet and Code introduces youth from all walks of life to the world of technology and coding. It
aims to close the digital divide across Europe by making coding and learning digital skills accessible and
inclusive. In the context of digital literacy, the events are designed to showcase the importance of
digital learning in a fun and interactive manner. The workshops creatively teach youth how technology
works and how IT affects our daily lives. By exploring a broad range of topics and different ways to
code, participants are encouraged to develop the 21st century skills needed for today’s digital
workforce.

Event location: NPOs are welcome to host in-person, virtual and hybrid events. Possible events include
hackathons, coding workshops, competitions, coding nights, robotics classes or other formats.

What's New: Amazon joins Meet and Code as partner together with SAP. The general narrative of this
year's Meet and Code edition is focusing on underrepresented, underserved and underprivileged children
and youth.

The Framework: Meet and Code will take place throughout September and October, with emphasis on EU
Code Week from October 7 to 22, further highlighting the need for digital literacy across the continent.

Applications: Event ideas are submitted on the website and have until September 13, 2023.
Organizations are welcome to submit several different event ideas. Qualifying ideas will then receive
funding of up to 500 Euros to support their learning activities.

The Organizers: Different social groups, such as schools, libraries, IT professionals, companies or
computer clubs may plan and implement events for the target group. However, the promoter and
organizer of an event must be a charitable organization, such as a school support association, in order to
receive the funding.

Participating Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands,
Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Ukraine.

Who is behind Meet and Code? Behind Meet and Code are the organizing partners Haus des Stiftens,
TechSoup Europe with the respective country partners of the TechSoup Europe network and the main
donor partners – Amazon and SAP that enable the initiative through financial support and providing
resources for nonprofits. Meet and Code was initially founded by Haus des Stiftens, SAP and TechSoup
Europe.

Partners Organizers