Camila Campos

Brazilian tech entrepreneur bridging digital divide through educational innovation

Camila Campos is the 28-year-old founder of Coders for Change, a nonprofit that has trained 15,000+ underserved Brazilian youth in coding since 2016. Her flagship program uses solar-powered mobile labs to deliver tech education in remote regions, with 70% of graduates securing tech sector jobs. In 2020 she launched the first Portuguese-language AI course for high schoolers, now adopted by 300 schools nationwide. Campos' team developed EducaTECH, an app connecting rural students with corporate mentors, which won the Latin America EdTech Award 2021. She pioneered Brazil's first "code-for-food" initiative where students earn meals through coding achievements, impacting 3,000+ food-insecure families. Featured in Forbes Under 30 and BBC World documentaries, her work has influenced national digital inclusion policies.