Key Takeaways
- Bitget has partnered with UNICEF to promote blockchain literacy.
- The crypto exchange will develop educational resources for UNICEF’s Game Changers Coalition
- Launched in 2023, the Game Changers Coalition aims to tackle the underrepresentation of women in the gaming industry.
Bitget has teamed up with UNICEF Luxembourg to advance digital skills and blockchain literacy among young people, especially girls.
The partnership will see Bitget Academy develop a blockchain training module for UNICEF’s Game Changers Coalition, a global program to equip girls with the skills needed to work in the gaming industry.
UNICEF’s Game Changers Coalition
Launched in 2023, the Game Changers Coalition is a collaborative forum that aims to address the persistent underrepresentation of women in the gaming industry.
The project supports initiatives focused on building skills and expanding career opportunities for girls.
Now, Bitget has joined the coalition, where it will champion the burgeoning Web3 gaming sector.
Web3 Gaming
While blockchain games currently represent just a small fraction of game makers’ output, the concept is making crucial inroads as classic titles like Flappy Bird and MapleStory are reimagined for Web3.
The growth of blockchain gaming provides an opportunity to shape the future of the space and ensure that women are better represented in the industry going forward.
On the creative side, Web3 game development is very similar to traditional game development, relying on the same popular game engines like Unity and Unreal.
At the back end, however, blockchain games require developers who are proficient in smart contract coding, and familiar with programming languages such as Solidity, Rust and Move.
Bitget’s Blockchain Education Push
Commenting on the partnership with UNICEF, Bitget CEO Gracey Chen remarked that “emerging technologies should not be reserved for the privileged few—they must be introduced early and equitably.”
She pointed out that Bitget’s Blockchain4Her initiative started out focusing on networking and mentorship opportunities for female entrepreneurs.
But by working with organizations like UNICEF, the crypto exchange’s educational initiatives have now scaled into “a global movement to educate thousands of girls,” she added.
James Morales is CCN’s blockchain and crypto policy reporter. He has been working in the news media since 2020, writing about topics such as payments, banking and financial technology. These days, he likes to explore the latest blockchain innovations and the evolving landscape of global crypto regulation.
With an educational background in social anthropology and media studies, James uses his platform as a journalist to explore how new technologies work, why they matter and how they might shape our future.
