MakersBuilders joins the innovators of the Arab region

Gaps in the market, children desperate to learn, it’s the perfect combination. And one that a young Persian entrepreneur is tapping into.

After displaying a love for teaching during his college days Amir Yazdanpanah acquired the nickname “teacher”.

After drifting for several years between the US and UK he finally settled in Dubai to launch his education startup MakersBuilders in May 2015. And the nickname came into use once again.

MakersBuilders is, in the words of Yazdanpanah, a startup focused on providing children aged 7 to 18 years old with skills in tech. “We want to tap into everything in the digital world, from programming to electronics to digital art,” he said, “basically, everything children might need while inventing.”

Yazdanpanah wants to unleash the creativity of children, something he says is not possible without the support of parents. “We started preparing for several events to explain to parents that Raspberry Pi is actually not a candy,” he said, “as well as other events about cyber security and children-related social media networks.”

Original article by Pamela Kesrouani

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MakersBuilders joins the innovators of the Arab region