Skilled to Serve

The 2026 Digital Literacy Programme

In partnership with Charity Right, we assembled a delegation of tech professionals for a 10-day deployment to Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, in April 2026, teaching practical digital skills to orphan girls in schools where hardware is scarce and opportunity scarcer.

The curriculum was chosen deliberately: skills with low hardware barriers, global demand and real income potential. Web development with Python and HTML. Beginner design thinking. Creating content for social media. And how to use AI tools like ChatGPT.

Ten years of Muslamic Makers was about opening doors into tech for people the industry overlooked. It felt right that the final chapter did the same thing for girls nine thousand kilometres away. Every delegate fundraised their own way there.

"Skilled to Serve is more than a tech program, it's a bridge to opportunity. It's amazing to see professionals using their experience to empower youth in Bangladesh. Talent is everywhere; access shouldn't be the barrier." Asim Lone · CEO, Charity Right

"This initiative is deeply inspiring. Skilled to Serve isn't just about coding, it's about confidence, community, and creating futures, which is at the heart of Muslamic Makers and Muslim Tech Fest." Arfah Farooq · CEO, Muslamic Makers

Afsar Alam

Data Lead · Luton

Data Functional Lead at Eutelsat Group. "By upskilling our young people with tech skills, this can be a catalyst for positive change within Bangladesh."

Ahmed Zaitoun

CS Graduate · Alabama

Computer Science grad and community organiser. "I'm happy to see an opportunity to use my tech skills for good."

Alvena Kureshi

Founder · London

Bioengineer, former lecturer and co-founder of GoSquad. Once known to schoolchildren as Professor Lightning.

Ebrahim Dawood Akhoon

Data Scientist · London

Uses IoT and machine learning to improve access to clean energy across the Global South.

Farzana Uddin

Product Manager · London

"The only thing that differentiates me from the young girls we'd be helping is luck. I feel a great responsibility to do more for others."

Kamilah Mohchin

Software Engineer

"Access to technology and education can transform lives. I'm excited to share my experience while learning from those I meet."

Namrah Ghafoor

Data Analyst · Manchester

Customer Insight Analyst at Domino's. Her first international deployment.

Radi Choudhury

Product Designer · London

Product designer at Muzz, returning to Bangladesh for the first time since he was five. "Giving back in a way that's more than just donating money online."

Sabrina Nur-Tingstrom

Founder · Riyadh

Data analytics consultant. Joined in memory of her late father, who believed knowledge is the greatest gift we can give the next generation.

Shima Islam

Senior Data Scientist · London

Builds AI and ML models in finance, runs a cinematography business, and taught the students Python and IT fundamentals.

Srezon Ahmed

Consultant & Founder · London

Software engineering consultant and CTO of a femtech startup helping women with their health.

Tabassum Alam

Product Manager · Los Angeles

Fintech PM at Capital Group and first-generation college grad. "Accessibility to education has always been near and dear to my heart."

Tafhim Uddin

QA Engineer · London

Big 4 consultant and vice chair of the Deloitte Muslim Network.

Tanjina Ali

Technical Lead · London

Mathematics masters, women-in-tech advocate. "The perfect opportunity to give back to underprivileged young girls in the country of my family's origin."

Yusuf Nassim