In a world racing toward digital dominance, one Nigerian company is proving that tech education should start well before university or even secondary school.
Hsprojects Technologies Ltd, in collaboration with the Kids Technology Empowerment Foundation, is rolling out coding and STEM-focused programs for children aged 5 to 14. From Scratch coding to AI-based projects, these programs target pupils from both public and private schools, ensuring that opportunity isn’t gated by class or location.
Their mission is direct: equip children with digital skills early enough to break cycles of poverty and foster self-reliance. Through holiday programs and STEM mentoring initiatives, the company is gradually building a generation of problem-solvers, engineers, and tech creators from some of the most unlikely places.
Beyond Fun and Games: It’s Strategic Digital Empowerment
The strategy behind this initiative isn’t random. In today’s global economy, countries that dominate tech dominate everything else and Africa is still playing catch-up. By focusing on non-linear, play-based, and hands-on digital learning, Hsprojects aims to make tech literacy second nature for the next generation. This isn’t just about keeping kids busy during the holidays; it’s about building Africa’s talent pipeline — early.
The programs also introduce students to sustainability and innovation challenges. Projects range from turning waste into smart dustbins to developing robot cars and building mini boats. This holistic integration of environmental awareness and digital creativity prepares them for real-world relevance, not just academic performance.
Proof in the Projects: When Kids Build AI Tools
According to Cecilia Adenusi, CEO of Hsprojects Technologies, the initiative has already trained over 30 students in recent cycles — and the results are groundbreaking. Children as young as five began building with Scratch, creating apps like sales platforms and maze games. Those over ten ventured into AI, machine learning, and even mental health detection systems, AI-powered games, and examination impersonation monitoring tools.
Standout projects include:
- A Facebook and X (Twitter) prototype using MIT App Inventor
- A Lung Cancer Detector powered by machine learning
- EduWatch — a mobile app for detecting bribery in schools
- An AI system for hand-gesture-controlled gaming
- Home automation tools and impersonation detection systems
These innovations are proof that when given the tools and mentorship, even young children can build solutions that rival what adult developers achieve. And more importantly, they develop a mindset of creation over consumption a shift that Africa desperately needs if it is to compete on the global tech stage.
Why It Matters
Cecilia Adenusi believes that early exposure to tech not only sparks creativity but also shapes the trajectory of children’s academic and life choices. “There’s no limit to what the young mind can conceptualize,” she says. “We’re not just teaching kids to code — we’re helping them discover who they can become.”
At a time when global discussions around tech often overlook Africa’s youth, initiatives like this are rewriting the narrative from the ground up. What Hsprojects Technologies Ltd is doing may seem small but it’s revolutionary. In a continent where digital literacy remains a luxury, turning coding into child’s play may be the smartest way to secure the future.
Talking Points
Why Wait Until University to Teach What a 10-Year-Old Can Build? It’s baffling that we expect innovation to come out of Africa when we’re not planting the seeds early.
Children as young as five are creating mobile apps, AI games, and health detection tools through Hsprojects’ holiday camps. Meanwhile, some of our universities still treat basic programming like it’s rocket science. It’s time to stop gatekeeping tech education behind JAMB and WAEC.
Empowerment Must Be Proactive, Not Palliative. This initiative by Hsprojects Technologies isn’t a CSR stunt, it’s a model of proactive empowerment.
Rather than handing out scholarships or palliatives, they are giving kids tools to change their future. That’s the kind of thinking we need in development not throwing money at the problem, but equipping people to outgrow the problem.
