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Sofia Ongele (born September 21, 2000) is a developer, creator, student, and "hacktivist" who is dedicated to helping improve society become more aware of the issues the people of minority face. She starred in a Disney plus documentary Growing Up in 2022. She is also Director of digital strategy at Gen-Z for Change.

Early Life and Education

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Sofia Ongele was born and raised in Santa Clarita, California and began her programming at the age of 15. She attended Kode with Klossy, a summer class for young girls from the ages of 13 to 18 which was created by fashion model Karlie Kloss.[1] She then attended Apple's most prestigious Engineering Technology Camp and in 2020 was named one of Apple's winners for the WWDC20 Swift Student Challenge.[2]

At the age of 17 she created her first app called ReDawn that is meant to support sexual assault survivors.[3] After her uprising with coding, she than began guiding over 100 of her peers. Sophia is planning on graduating from Columbia University in May 2024 with a bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Sciences.

Career

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With more than 300,000 followers on TikTok, Ongele uses her platform to educate her audience about what life is like as a young black woman in America.[4] This began in the start of the pandemic after the deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahaumd Arbery, and George Floyd.[5] Some of her videos include things such as informing her viewers about the importance of saving Roe Vs. Wade.

References

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  1. ^ "19-year old app developer believes coding can be a catalyst for change". KTLA. 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "3 Student App Developers At WWDC On Creating Tech For Social Justice". Bustle. 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ "App that helps sexual assault survivors among CES award finalists". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 19 December 2019.
  4. ^ Ongele, Sofia. "Sofia Ongele | Speaker | TED". www.ted.com.
  5. ^ Nast, Condé (28 December 2021). "4 TikTokers Who Use Their Platforms to Make Change Offline". Teen Vogue.

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The article from Teen Vogue, though written in 2020, covers Sofia's impact on young entrepreneurs and how she represents the youth in STEM as a young black woman. There are quotes from Sofia included as well, including what she has to say about how coding and confidence interplay.