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Celebrating Raspberry Pi Community Impact

Inspiring story of young makers Eesa and Zaahra who built Easy Sylheti language learning app with Raspberry Pi.

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  • Inspirational story
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    Raspberry Pi impact stories

    About 5 minutes

    Learn about community film series.

    1. Raspberry Pi launched short film series.
    2. Highlights young makers in the community.
    3. Shows impact of free Raspberry Pi resources.
    4. Mission: Put computing power in hands of people worldwide.

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    You know about the film series.

    Meet Eesa and Zaahra

    About 10 minutes

    Learn their coding journey.

    1. Brother (Eesa, age 8) and sister (Zaahra, age 12) from London.
    2. Attend local Code Club (free coding clubs worldwide).
    3. Work together to solve real-world problems.
    4. Built 'Easy Sylheti' language learning app.
    5. Helps family communicate with grandparents.
    6. Featured in Coolest Projects 2020.

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    You know their story.

    Community impact

    About 5 minutes

    Understand broader significance.

    1. Sylheti is Indo-Aryan language spoken in Bangladesh.
    2. Few tech tools exist for learning this language.
    3. Project supported Sylheti community.
    4. Helped preserve cultural heritage.
    5. Zaahra gained confidence as tech developer.
    6. Now youth member on Newham Youth Empowerment Fund Panel.

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    You see the community impact.

    Share and inspire others

    About 5 minutes

    Spread inspiring stories.

    1. Watch their story on YouTube.
    2. Like and share on social media.
    3. Inspire more young people.
    4. Show what's possible with Raspberry Pi.

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    You're inspired by their story.

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