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In 2012 we launched the first Raspberry Pi computer. A low cost, credit-card sized computer that was developed to encourage more kids to learn how to code. Four years on, we’ve sold over seven million Raspberry Pi computers, engaged hundreds of thousands of people in our educational programmes, and helped to kick start a global movement that shares our mission of empowering people to shape their world through digital technologies.
In the space of just three months at the end of last year, we merged with Code Club, put Raspberry Pi computers and code written by British school children on the International Space Station, and launched the world’s first $5 computer by giving it away for free on the cover of our magazine. All of this while continuing to generate free learning resources, training educators, and supporting our global community to help people learn how to make things with computers.
Code Club
Code Club is a network of free volunteer-led after-school coding clubs for children aged 9-11. In the UK alone, we now have over 3,500 Code Clubs, reaching an estimated 45,000 children. Internationally, we have over 1000 clubs in 75 countries, and our club projects have been translated in 15 languages.
We work to support our community by creating projects for our volunteers to teach at after school coding clubs or at non-school venues such as libraries. The projects we make teach children how to program by showing them how to make computer games, animations and websites. Our aim is to give all children, no matter who they are or where they come from, the chance to get excited about coding and digital making.
Our Mission
We have a simple but ambitious mission: to put the power of digital making into the hands of people all over the world. If you share our passion for inspiring the next generation of digital makers, then there is no more exciting place to be right now.
