Tech talkJune 30, 2025
Why Programming Matters in 2025
A conversation on how tech skills are reshaping careers here, and why learning to build is still one of the smartest moves you can make.
Burj Omar, 6th Floor · Hargeisa
Events · Hargeisa
Talks, workshops,
and demo days.
Free, in-person events at our Hargeisa campus. Come learn something new, meet people building the same things, and see what our students ship.
What we host
The kinds of events we run.
Some are for learning, some are for building, some are just to get good people in one room.
Free workshops
Hands-on sessions on real skills, fullstack, data, AI tools. Open to anyone, no cost to join.
Tech talks
Short talks on what is happening in tech, from careers to security, by people who work in it.
Student demo days
At the end of a cohort, our students get up and show the projects they actually built.
Info sessions
Come find out how Ardaykaab works and whether a course is the right fit for you.
Debate nights
Community debate evenings we host, real topics, argued well, in a room full of curious people.
Got an idea for one?
We plan a lot of this with our community. Bring a topic, or just come hang out.
What's next
Upcoming events
EventFriday · July 10
From Idea to Funded, How Startups Win Investment
Keynote speaker
Jimale
Founder of Tiriig
A relaxed evening on how startups actually win investment, what funders look for, the funding ladder, and where the money is for Somaliland and African founders. Keynote, fireside chat, and open Q&A.
- What a startup is, and why funders give money
- Keynote: from Hargeisa to pan-African accelerators
- What funders look for, and the mistakes to avoid
- Fireside conversation & audience Q&A
~90-min evening · keynote & conversationArdaykaab Academy · Hargeisa
FreeSecure your seat
WorkshopStarts July 15
Agentic Coding Workshop
Your instructors
Abdule Y.
AI Research
Ikram Ismail
Founder, Gaari Talent
Build software the way modern engineers now do, with AI agents. A hands-on session on agentic coding using Claude Code: the setup, prompt and context engineering, subagents, memory files, and shipping real features fast.
- Agentic coding with Claude Code, set up right
- Prompt & context engineering for production work
- Subagents, memory files (CLAUDE.md), and MCP tools
- From prompt to tested, deployed feature
Hands-on workshopArdaykaab Academy · Hargeisa
Looking back
A few we've run before.
A taste of what our evenings look like, the next one could be yours.
Tech talk
WorkshopJuly 12, 2025
Creative Thinking & Problem Solving
Practical ways to break a hard problem down and think through it clearly, the habit behind every good developer.
Burj Omar, 6th Floor · Hargeisa
TalkJuly 26, 2025
Turning Ideas into Real Projects
How to go from a rough idea to something you have actually built and can show. Start small, ship it, do it again.
Burj Omar, 6th Floor · Hargeisa
Stay in the loop
We run these all the time.
The best way to catch the next one is to be where we plan them. Join the community, or follow along.
