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Ibrahima Sory Yansané grew up in Conakry. He left his family to study computer engineering at the Mamou Higher Institute of Technology (IST Mamou) for two years. As he was about to enter his bachelor's degree, he competed in a state selection program to study abroad. He was selected among the 24 students out of 700 applicants who were sent to study outside Guinea.
Ibrahima moved away from his family a second time, and much farther this time. As a Guinean student, Ibrahima benefitted from an international youth training partnership between Turkey and Guinea. With two other Guinean students in this intensive Air Force program, Ibrahima receives rigorous physical training, Turkish lessons for a year and even evening classes in Turkish dance for a complete immersion in this new culture ! He feels rather welcomed in his new country, even if he misses his parents, his friends and Guinean gastronomy.
No matter how full his schedule looks like, Ibrahima found the time, from İzmir, to enter into our FATA.school coding contest. Akess, a former classmate from IST Mamou, and one the other winners with the highest scores in the competition, invited Ibrahima to enter the contest via Whatsapp. Ibrahima remembers how hard he had to work while studying in Mamou and feels those hard-working ethics explain the overall success of his former classmates in the FATA contest.
FATA can only congratulate the teachers of the Higher Institute of Technology of Mamou👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
To be able to register into the contest, Ibrahima had to borrow a friend's computer, and then, he too, of course, shared the link to the contest across his network, especially with his former classmates at Mamou. His friend Mamadou Oury Baldé was one of the best contestants.
Ibrahima had a lot of fun doing the coding exercises, and he was way more interested in the challenge than in the prizes. He’s familiar with visual coding, but still lost 20 points in this exercise. The most challenging and interesting part for him was the treasure hunt and he worked hard to succeed. He explains that he was able to get through all the levels of the treasure hunt by going back to the first exercise and using the same strategies.
When he discovered FATA, Ibrahima was surprised that such a project existed in Guinea. He loved the slogan: Know How, Can Do that “m’fata” means in the Soussou language. He is certain that FATA will allow more young people to take an interest in the digital economy.
Ibrahima, only 20 years old, has three passions: sport, programming, slam. He is also interested in manga.
He was working out when he received a message from his friend Mamadou Oury Baldé informing him that he had won the competition. As he came home, he watched the video of the ceremony and was very moved to see his former teacher congratulate him. He was proud to see his former classmates on the podium, including his friends, Akess and Mamadou Oury Baldé.
He congratulates the five participants who each finished all the levels of each exercise and won 460 points. And to young people who have not won, he wants to send an important message: the best possible gain is knowledge, don’t give up and keep learning.
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