As a major in international development and economics (and a part-time hacker)gone to the startup world, initiatives like this are great and will certainly provide long term value...

The problem is in the short term as these policies tend to deviate focus from the real issues at hand in developing countries and consume resources that could be better spent improving other aspects of everyday life. And then there's the whole gender issue. Some countries will allow their young daughters to participate, but unfortunately they won't gain as much out of it. You can't "westernize" a culture by saying that everyone needs to learn how to code, it's just not realistic.

But kudos for taking the next step and trying to create something of value.