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Without  software we couldn’t write e-mails, make phone calls, go shopping, or  travel as we are accustomed to. Software is our society’s central tool.  How do we ensure that the next generation is motivated and capable of  shaping technology for society’s benefits?\n\nThe Free Software Foundation Europe’s volunteers and staff have  interacted with over 1700 children between 6 to 10 years in the past  months. Children, especially girls, afterwards were motivated to start  experimenting with hardware and software. In the discussions we saw that  they realise how crucial technology will be for them.  The story of Ada made it into a war hospital with children with disability that felt identified with it as one of the book characters has a 3D printed leg.\n\nFurthermore with  the FSFE’s coding competition “Youth Hacking 4 Freedom” we gathered  experiences working with teenagers who program, tinker, and have fun  with software. YH4F has also been a place for diversity during its first three editions.\n\nLearn more about the experiences how the FSFE sparks children’s and  teenagers interest to tinker, experiment and program. 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