Uhm so im a child (13) and im very interested in electronics and coding but due to my family status im not into the level to get electronics i cant even get simple pc im using my mom's and she is really strict about it and even a sponsor i have writtten many sponsorships but no one ever replied and before i quit electronics forever i was asking if any fellow engineer here would be willing to support me a generous amount of any electronics for me to keep my hopes up and get my coding spirit back.

i hope you all might help me because i will appreciate it dearly
if you are willing to help this is my email <snip> please help me guys i will be happy for this and might help you in future thanks oh an im in namibia

Moderator edit: email removed to prevent spam

 

Welcome to AAC!

You're too far away for me to offer any assistance.

You shouldn't post your email address without obfuscation as it opens you up to SPAM. You likely can no longer edit your post. I've reported your post so moderation can intervene.

 

Welcome to AAC!

You're too far away for me to offer any assistance.

You shouldn't post your email address without obfuscation as it opens you up to SPAM. You likely can no longer edit your post. I've reported your post so moderation can intervene.

arent you the director

 

About 60 years ago I started with electronics. My dad bought some 'electronics kits". There were very simple things like a light blinker or a very simple audio amplifier. I soldered the parts on the board and they worked.
I made a crystal radio from a kit. I think electronics kits are hard to find now days.

I made good money for 50 years from what I learned.

Many kids learn programming on the computer. PYTHON is good to learn if you want to do software. My grand kids will start learning " CodeMonkey " and "Block Coding".

We need to know more about what you want to learn.

What country are you in? Don't tell us your address, just the country.

 

Welcome to AAC. I understand your situation; I started at the age of 7, my interest in radio then electronics and then the marrying of software and hardware, migrated from a hobby to a career involving many amazing projects all around the world and, yes, some serious money too. Despite retirement, after nearly 60 years, it is still a lifelong passion, so I run a local after-school club, passing on my experience, as well as participating in online forums such as AAC. Not sure what practical help I can give, but let's see how it goes.

 

About 60 years ago I started with electronics. My dad bought some 'electronics kits". There were very simple things like a light blinker or a very simple audio amplifier. I soldered the parts on the board and they worked.
I made a crystal radio from a kit. I think electronics kits are hard to find now days.

I made good money for 50 years from what I learned.

Many kids learn programming on the computer. PYTHON is good to learn if you want to do software. My grand kids will start learning " CodeMonkey " and "Block Coding".

We need to know more about what you want to learn.

What country are you in? Don't tell us your address, just the country.

ooh im in namibia in africa

 

namibia in africa

I was hoping, you are close so I could send you a box.
Many years ago, someone sent to me a soldering iron and wire and small things.
There is a way to know if there is someone on the forum that is from Namibia, but I can't remember how to know this now.

 

At the age of about 13, I read about crystal radios in a magazine. I was hooked and the rest is history.
I salvaged parts from discarded old tube radios. I built my first test meter using a sewing needle pierced through a rubber band, hung in the middle of a coil of wire. Living in a third world country, you learned to make do with what was available.

 

At age 13, you could give up electronics forever or dedicate your life to it forever, and think totally differently about it when you're 15, or 18, or 20. You'll see.

I suggest trying to get your own computer from somewhere. People replace them quite often, and you wouldn't need the very latest model. If you look around, there might even be a charity that collects computers elsewhere, and hands them out to people in countries where there aren't many resources. If you're in school, maybe you have a teacher who could help. Of course, if your mom doesn't just want you not fooling around with her computer, but not to use ANY computer, then you have another kind of problem!

 

The first programming language might be python. Build programs that are simple but more important, have fun in your accomplishments.
In about 3 or 4 months, if you can pass a test on python it likely that you focused on understanding the fundamentals of that skill set.
That takes practice to understand how to use what you learn, many time it only works after correcting the syntax.