About NextGen Playground
We turn curiosity into careers
NextGen Playground is a DG Enterprise initiative on a mission to make world-class, practical tech education accessible to everyone — starting in Cameroon and reaching across Africa and beyond.
Our story
Talented people are everywhere — opportunity isn't. Across Africa, brilliant learners are held back not by ability, but by the cost of training, the lack of hands-on practice, and the absence of mentors who've actually done the work.
NextGen Playground started as a way to fix that: take the exact skills that get people hired in tech — DevOps, Cloud, Web Development, AI — and teach them the way they're actually used. Real tools, real projects, real feedback. No fluff, no gatekeeping.
Today we run two platforms from one mission: NextGen Learn, a completely free, self-paced library of 250+ lessons, and NextGen Academy, a structured, mentor-supported path with real-world projects, cohorts, and certificates for people serious about a career.
Our Mission
Make world-class, practical tech education accessible to everyone — regardless of background, location, or budget.
Our Vision
A generation of African engineers building and shipping technology that competes — and wins — on the world stage.
Our Values
Learn by doing. Lift each other up. Keep the door open. Stay honest about what it really takes to get hired.
What you get
Everything is built around one idea: you learn best by building.
250+ Lessons
13 tracks from beginner to advanced, with practice built in.
24 Real Projects
Portfolio-ready builds drawn from real production scenarios.
Mentorship
Code review and guidance from working engineers.
Community
500+ learners supporting each other daily on Discord.
Founded by a practitioner
Durrell Gemuh — DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer and AWS Community Builder. Based in Cameroon, working globally, building scalable cloud systems and teaching the next generation to do the same. NextGen Playground is the program he wishes he'd had starting out: practical, honest, and community-first.
Ready to start building?
Pick the path that fits you. You can always start free and upgrade when you're ready.