Broadcom Coding with Commitment

Broadcom Foundation is partnering with Coolest Projects to encourage young people to use basic coding to solve problems that impact their communities related to health, sanitation, energy, climate change, and the other grand challenges set out in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Broadcom Coding with Commitment® amplifies the importance of coding as a 21st Century+ skill that everyone - including girls, under-resourced, and underrepresented youth - need to become digitally literate and compete for highly skilled jobs in emerging industries built on technologies of the future.

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Broadcom Coding with Commitment® is a special recognition for a Coolest Projects creator aged 11–14 who uses code to express passion for improving their community.

A young girl in front of her science project.

2024: Drainage alert system

Naitik, Shravasti and Nikita from India made a smart alarm system to tackle a pressing problem in their community. Garbage frequently accumulates in the sewer system near their home, and causes dirty water to overflow into the streets. Their drainage alert system notifies sanitation workers of blockages, allowing them to be cleared before an overflow occurs.

Drainage Alert System was chosen for the Broadcom Coding with Commitment® recognition at Coolest Projects 2024.

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Two girls in school uniform explain their computing project next to a laptop and paper model of the project.

2023: Smart Farm

Dang, Chi, and An from Vietnam created Smart Farm, a project designed to help farmers in their community regulate the temperature of animals, feed them on time, and check them for diseases. The team also built a fish pond model that tests the pH of the water and a vegetable garden model that detects when vegetables are wilting, all with the aim of helping local farmers to care for their livestock and protect their livelihoods. Smart Farm was selected for the Broadcom Coding with Commitment® recognition at Coolest Projects 2023.

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A young person's smart farm project, with a sensor, display screen and farm model

2022: A Guide to Climate Change

Sabrina from the United Kingdom created a website which teaches users about climate change. "I chose to make this project because I think climate change is one of the most important issues in the world right now," said Sabrina. "Some of us don't understand how important the earth is to us. And I hope we don't have to wait until it is gone to realise." Sabrina's project was selected for the Broadcom Coding with Commitment® recognition at Coolest Projects Global 2022.

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Screenshot of Sabrina's website, A Guide to Climate Change

2021: Cap for the blind

Archit Garg from the Code Club at Bhatnagar International School in India created a cap which uses an ultrasonic sensor to detect objects that are above a blind person's head. If an obstruction is near, a buzzer will alert the person. Archit's project was selected for the Broadcom Coding with Commitment® recognition at Coolest Projects in 2021.

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