Building Black Youth Foundation's Software Development Project

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Building Black Youth Foundation
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Employer
(33)
3
Project
Academic experience
200 hours per student
Student
Anywhere
Intermediate level

Project scope

Categories
UX design Graphic design Website development Mobile app development Software development
Skills
mobile application development application development android applications communication project management learning platforms software development management zoom (video conferencing tool)
Details

Team size- 5-10 students, or flexible

Project time length: TBD Project weekly schedule: TBD

Project daily schedule: TBD, 40 min meeting will take place once per week. Dates TBD

Project Goals/Deliverables: Final Deliverables to be determined but can include:

  • A software or app with source code that can be expanded or deployed.
  • mobile or web app prototype or workable demo.

Team Organization

Team of up to 5, or as many students as possible, with each person assigned to each deliverable agreed upon. The team will have a Project Manager who will interact with the BBYF’s Project Manager.

Timeframe

Target start date: TBD

End Date: TBD

Communication

We will plan to communicate with our virtual interns using these communication tools: Riipen messaging, ZOOM, Email, phone/text, etc.

Student's primary contact: Tasha Flemmings

Job title: Senior Project Manager/CEO

Secondary contact: TBD

Job Title: Project Manager

Deliverables

Scope: We are looking for Students that can help create and develop software and games that are needed for our organizations online learning platform, within the following initiatives:

  • Software development for Android applications for online programs.
  • Software development and prototypes for learning programs
  • software application development,
  • mobile application development,
  • Online learning course software and prototypes for learning programs
  • Database design and management
Mentorship

Mentorship and Supervision

Students will be supervised during their internship through Zoom and other online work sharing platforms, specifically during working hours. Students will be guided and mentored by our senior project manager along with our student Project Manager as well. They will have access to our Senior project manager Tasha, any time needed during business hours by phone/email and after business hours through email. Students will also have the option of connecting with their student project manager for support during the duration of the internship.

About the company

Company
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2 - 10 employees
Education, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Publishing & printing

The Building Black Youth Foundation (B.B.Y.F.), is a not for profit children's organization and social enterprise, geared to providing children cultural based learning opportunities and educational support for Black/BIPOC(but not limited to) children/youth and families across Canada. B.B.Y.F. is starting with virtual Early Childhood Development programs, supports for families and learning opportunities specifically geared towards teaching an afrocentric uplifting curriculum, building self worth through learning ancestral and historical knowledge. Our mission at Building Black Youth Foundation(B.B.Y.F.), is to empower our Black/BIPOC(but not limited to) children/youth, help them build their self worth and self belief, through learning uplifting historical, cultural knowledge. We know that positive cultural reinforcement from a young age, greatly increases the process of building self worth within children, as well as supports leading them in the right direction towards a great future.