Two organizations working to get kids interested in technology are coming together.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation, maker of the bite-sized Raspberry Pi computer, on Friday announced(Opens in a new window) it is merging with the CoderDojo Foundation, a global network of coding clubs for kids ages 7 to 17. In a statement, Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO Philip Colligan said the move will “give many more young people all over the world new opportunities to learn how to be creative with technology.”

CoderDojo founders James Whelton and Bill Liao formed their first club where young people could go to learn programming skills in 2011 at the National Software Center in Cork, Ireland. Since then, the idea has taken off. There are now more than 1,250 CoderDojos in 69 countries serving more than 35,000 kids and teens. Some 9,000 volunteers around the world support the movement.

The collaboration comes after the Raspberry Pi foundation in 2015 joined forces with Code Club(Opens in a new window), another organization running free coding clubs for kids.

“Raspberry Pi and CoderDojo have each accomplished amazing things over the last six years,” Colligan wrote. “Now, we see an opportunity to do even more by joining forces. Bringing together Raspberry Pi, Code Club, and CoderDojo will create the largest global effort to get young people involved in computing and digital making.”

By joining forces, they hope to quadruple the number of CoderDojos worldwide to 5,000 by the end of the decade.

As for logistics, the CoderDojo Foundation will continue as an independent charity based in Ireland. Colligan said that “nothing about CoderDojo’s brand or ethos is changing,” and that the organization will “continue to be platform-neutral, using whatever kit they need to help young people learn.”

In a statement(Opens in a new window), CoderDojo Foundation’s Executive Director Giustina Mizzoni said the merger will enable the organization to accelerate its work.

“With this extra support we will be able to reach and benefit even more young people globally by investing more time in resource development, community support, and growth strategies to make it easier for our volunteers to start and keep running a Dojo in their community,” she said.

Meanwhile, the Raspberry Pi Foundation added a new model to its range: the $10 Zero W, which includes wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.1.

Leah Gilliam, VP of Education, Strategy & Innovation at Girls Who Code