About iCode 4 Kids

iCode4Kids is classified as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of America.

iCode 4 Kids Mission

iCode4Kids is a non-profit organization in the State of Texas, committed to providing children with opportunities to make a difference in the world through an enriching and immersive foundation in computing and STEAM education.

Goals and Objectives

Provide scholarships to underrepresented and minority children to access and embrace STEAM education.
Promote the value of STEAM education among children and parents through conferences, hackathons, seminars, and open forums.
Promote STEAM education in underserved areas

Why STEM?

“STEM workers command higher wages earning 26 percent more than their non-STEM counterparts.“
Tomorrow’s digital landscape will demand a different skillset from its workers. Those trained in STEM fields will be better equipped to compete for jobs in this changed workforce.
The workforce of tomorrow will need to be able to compete globally as technology further enables remote work. With other countries outpacing the US in STEM education, training our students in these areas has never been more vital.
Coding teaches kids to break down complex problems into components. This problem-solving technique is transferable to many other areas of their life.
Kids learn perserverance through ‘debugging’ their code. They are compelled to analyze why it is not working, and figure out how to correct it until it works.

Board of Directors

Abid Abedi

Abid is an entrepreneur with more than 15 startups in technology, wireless services, IT consulting, staffing services, real estate development and education in the United States, Europe and Asia. He has served on the Board of Directors for eight organizations and won a number of personal awards including EY Entrepreneur of the Year and the Award of Business Excellence from the National U.S. Pan Asian-American Chamber of Commerce.

Seema Abedi

Seema is the President of Managed Staffing, which provides contract-based employment solutions. She is also the Vice President of Digital Marketing at iCode, based in Dallas, Texas.

Rehan Jaffrey

Rehan is the head of operations at Rosewood Academy. He is also the Vice President and cofounder of Scarlet Wireless, a company that provides comprehensive solutions for all aspects of wireless network design, installation and management.

iCode4Kids Conferences

Most schools in the United States today do not give STEAM disciplines the importance they deserve. This results in children graduating from high school without understanding the significance of gaining a better foothold in the STEAM realm. In addition, many parents have insufficient knowledge about the impact and benefits that STEAM education has in their children’s future.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be a demand for approximately 1.4 million computer scientists in the United States by 2020. However, the number of IT professionals combined with the number of IT students in universities in the nation today only reaches about 400,000; thereby creating a huge gap in the U.S labor market.

iCode4Kids is committed to spreading awareness and discussing strategies to tackle the issues we face today. If you are interested in collaborating with us, or having our team speak at your company or school, please contact us. We look forward to forging partnerships and working towards a common goal.