In this episode, the incredibly inspirational high school graduate Mohamed Haggag discusses how using “learner agency” has been a cornerstone of his education in Egypt. From tutoring peers at a really young age to implementing a foreign language program that is now used nationwide, Haggag has taken on different leadership roles throughout his academic career. 

Today, he balances many roles. Haggag served as an ambassador for the World Literacy Foundation, an intern at CodeCombat, and founder of Next Coders' Society, a program teaching tech literacy to young people as it aims to create equity and inclusion in technology throughout his country. 

Through the course of the conversation, Haggag shares the strategies he is using in Next Coders’ Society to engage young people to learn about technology and become community tech leaders. He emphasizes the importance of individuals learning information and then engaging and teaching that information to others, noting that the scope of information that one can pass on to someone else is inconsequential.