She was abandoned and abused as a child. Now she's on a mission to teach a million girls how to code

Mariéme Jamme is one of these people that give you a sense of hope for the future. She's an enterpreneur, coder, and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, who is using the influence and power of voice to offer a helping hand to a new generation of women around the world.

Following an extremely traumatic childhood, Jamme taught herself how to read and write at the age of 16. Today, through her organisation iamtheCODE, she is on a mission to teach one million girls and women how to code and be digitally savvy citizens.

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