For Ethiopians ready to change careers

Your salary has a ceiling.
Freelancing does not.

You don’t need a Computer Science degree. You don’t need to be “a tech person.” You need real skills, taught by someone who’s done it. I build and sell the courses that get Ethiopians earning online — pick one and start.

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1 courses + a bundle · from 10,000 ETB →
No coding experience neededPay in Birr, earn in USDPay once per course · yours for life
Built in Addis · for Ethiopians
$50,000+ I earned on Upwork
Real skills · real clients pay for them
Two paths

Two different lives.
You choose.

This isn’t about judging a stable job. It’s about knowing there’s another way — one that thousands of Ethiopians are already living.

The salary path

Waiting for the 30th

  • Same salary every month — no matter how hard you work
  • 8 hours at a desk, then an hour of traffic home
  • Income falls behind inflation every year
  • Promotion depends on who likes you, not what you can do
  • Can’t afford to travel, save in USD, or plan for family
20,000ETB / mo
≈ $150 USD · typical small business owner in Addis
The freelance path

Choose your month

  • Charge what you’re worth — raise rates as you grow
  • Work from home, a café, or back home in your kebele
  • Earn in US dollars — a natural hedge against inflation
  • Your skills, not connections, decide your next job
  • Save, invest, send money home, travel — on your terms
In USD· no ceiling
I crossed $50K on Upwork. Your number is up to you.
How it actually works

Three things — that’s it.

No overwhelming curriculum. No random tutorials. Focused courses that teach you real skills at your pace — taught by someone who’s actually done it.

01

You pick a course

Focused courses that teach you to build websites and apps — the kinds of things real businesses actually pay for. Start with the free preview lessons, then buy the one that fits. Explained simply, in Amharic when you need it.

Free preview lessons · Pay once
02

I sit with you weekly

Every course comes with a weekly group Zoom call — me and everyone else on the path. Bring your questions, watch others get unstuck, learn from the room. You are never building alone.

Live group call · Weekly · In Amharic
03

You build a portfolio

Build real projects as you go, lesson by lesson. By the end you have work to show — the kind real clients actually look for when they hire.

Real projects · Yours to keep
I teach you the skills. I show you the path. The rest is up to you — and I’m here the whole way.
Codvoy vs. the alternatives

I know what else is out there.
Here’s the truth.

YouTube is free. Udemy is cheap. freeCodeCamp is excellent. So why does Codvoy exist? Because none of them answer the one question that matters: who is actually helping you, in your language, when you get stuck?

vs.YouTubeUdemyfreeCodeCampCodvoy
Clear, structured path✕
Random videos
✓
Per course
✓Curated, in order
Live help when stuck✕✕✕
Forum only
Weekly group Zoom in Amharic
Teaches skills clients pay forSometimesVaries✓Taught by someone who did it
Try before you pay✓
All free
Previews vary✓Free preview lessons on every course
Built for Ethiopians✕✕✕Amharic · ETB payment · local peers
Mentor with a real track record✕Varies by instructor✕Me: $50K+ on Upwork
PriceFree$10 – $200FreePer course · pay once, in Birr
Support that sticks around✕Course-onlyForumWeekly call · lifetime access

Free resources show you what to learn. Codvoy walks with you while you learn it.

E.M
Ephrem Mekuria
Ephrem Mekuria · Founder · Addis Ababa
My story

“I was you.
So I built the thing I wished existed.”

Before Codvoy, I spent 3+ years working in printing and advertising here in Addis — banners, business cards, flyers, the whole thing. On a good month I cleared around 20,000 Birr. It was steady, but the ceiling was the ceiling. No matter how many long days I worked, the number didn’t really move.

I started teaching myself to code at night. Half the tutorials were in accents I couldn’t follow. I made every mistake you can make. It took years — but eventually I crossed $50,000 on Upwork, working with clients who paid in dollars from offices I’ll probably never visit.

Codvoy is the shortcut I wish I had. Someone who speaks your language. A room full of people doing the same thing. The real techniques, not the YouTube-tutorial version.

$50K+
Earned on Upwork
3+ yrs
In print & ads, before code
Addis
Built for, from here
The receipts

This isn’t a motivational pitch.
It’s $50,000 in cleared Upwork earnings.

I built Codvoy after I’d already proven the playbook worked for myself. Every technique I teach is one I used to close real projects for clients in the US, UK, and Germany.

The same path. The same clients. The same payouts — now with me as your guide.

Upwork · Earnings · Ephrem Mekuria
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Lifetime earnings$52,840.00
Jobs completed47
Job success score100%
Top Rated Plus✓
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Featured courses

Pick your course. Own it for life.

Every course is a complete, focused path — free preview lessons, a weekly live call, and lifetime access. Buy the one you need, or get the bundle and save.

AI Website Building

From your first prompt to a deployed site

59 lessons · 7 free
15,000 ETB10,000 ETBSave 5,000 ETB
See the offer →
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What you’re probably thinking

The worries, answered honestly.

Every student who buys a course has asked at least one of these. Here’s the truth — no marketing spin.

I’ve never coded in my life. Will I be left behind?

Every course starts from absolute zero — built for someone who has never opened a code editor. Most of my students come from non-technical fields: accounting, teaching, nursing, hospitality. If you can use a laptop and follow instructions, you can do this.

How do I know a course is worth it before I pay?

Start with the free preview lessons — every course has them. Watch, build along, and only pay when you’re sure it’s right for you. You pay once, in Birr, and the course is yours for life.

What if I finish and still don’t get a client?

Your access never expires — every lesson, every future update, and the weekly live call that comes with your course. I don’t put a timer on your journey. Different people move at different speeds, and that’s fine.

Your move

You’ve seen the path.
Now take the first step.

Every course starts with free preview lessons — watch them tonight and see if this is for you. Pay once, in Birr, when you’re ready. And when you get stuck, I’m on the weekly call.

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Free preview lessons · Pay once, in Birr · Weekly live calls in Amharic

One decision

Next year, someone
in Addis will be earning
$3,000 a month.
Why not you?

The only difference between the people who make this change and the people who don’t is the decision to start. Everything else — the skills, the clients, the confidence — we build with you.

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Built in Addis Ababa · For Ethiopians ready for more

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