In November of 2021, the CYBASTION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY sponsored a competition in Cotonou, Benin that attracted local computer software engineers with skills in cybersecurity. Organized by the ANSSI (Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information), the event awarded 80 winners the opportunity to participate in an Intensive boot camp on cybersecurity software programming that took place in December of 2021.