Talabat Renews CODED Academy X Sponsorship in Kuwait

In Short

Talabat renewed its sponsorship of CODED’s Academy X in Kuwait for the third consecutive year. The programme focuses on women’s empowerment in tech and entrepreneurship.

What Happened

Talabat said it will continue funding and supporting Academy X, a Kuwait-based programme run by CODED Academy for girls aged 14 to 18. Talabat framed the renewal as part of its corporate social responsibility work, with a focus on digital literacy, which means teaching practical skills to use and build with technology.

The renewal was announced at a joint press conference with sponsors. Talabat Kuwait’s corporate affairs manager, Amal Bukhamseen, said the goal is to build a more inclusive tech ecosystem and create stronger links between education and real workplace experience.

CODED’s co-founder and COO, Hashim Behbehani, positioned Academy X as a pipeline for future female leaders in STEM, which is science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. He also pointed to growing demand for AI skills, saying they are now essential across roles like marketing, design, and software development.

This year’s curriculum keeps its core tracks, including app and web development, UI and UX design (how a product looks and how it feels to use), leadership, soft skills, and entrepreneurship basics. It also adds a session on Claude, an AI assistant, focused on prompt writing, which is learning how to give clear instructions so an AI tool can help build or improve an app.

The programme ends with a capstone project where students build and pitch digital solutions to real community problems, in front of mentors and industry judges.

Why It Matters

For MENA tech, programmes like Academy X can widen the entry point into software careers, especially for young women who might not have access to early coding exposure. For companies like Talabat, the partnership also supports longer-term talent development for the region’s product and engineering roles.