Opportunity For Young Africans As NGO Plans To Train I Million Tech Talents
WITH high levels of unemployment and vulnerable employment on the rise, the world of work in Africa is still facing tremendous challenges in terms of job creation and sustainability.
In line with its resolve to help lower the unemployment rate in Africa, Ingressive for Good ( I4G), a nonprofit organistaion, has announced plans to empower African youth with microscholarships, technical training, and talent placement.
The goal is to create and increase the earning power of African youth through tech training and resources. Record shows that Africa has the largest youth population, which creates a large growth opportunity. This opportunity is, however, stifled by poverty and unemployment. With COVID- 19 pandemic, hard economic times, job losses, foreclosures, and fear for the future put tremendous stress on lots of African youth.
The emerging digital/ tech ecosystem is particularly crucial as a multiplier of growth because access to technology enhances consumer information, networking, job- creating resources, and even financial inclusion.
This year, the organisation launched a not for profit project to address the glaring inequities that exist within African tech ecosystems “We believe it is our responsibility to empower, inspire, educate, and connect the next generation of African tech talents in need of opportunities, through education and the power of work. More specifically, our core programs include - micro- scholarships, technical training, talent placement, and community: I4G circles, where we provide resources to empower them,” Blessing Abeng, Director of Communications said.
Interested participants can register on the organisation’s to be part of the I4G network and also access opportunities like the micro- scholarship, technical training and access growth resources on www. ingressive. org
According to Sean Burrowes, COO and Co- Founder of Ingressive for Good, “The three core goals of Ingressive For Good are to create 5,000 jobs through partnerships, connect 1,000,000 African youth to technical skills training and award partial scholarships to qualified individuals studying computer science courses. This is in line with our overarching mission to leverage needbased resources, learning, and the power of work to empower African youths in tech.”
“We are ecosystem architects, and this is the next phase of building the pipeline for Africa to the world,” Maya Horgan- Famodu, Co- Founder and Board Member, said.
INrecent times, child abuse has become a major issue in Nigeria with many recorded cases. In developed and developing countries, teenage pregnancy continues to receive increased attention as a result of the rate at which young people engage in sexual activities, which mostly lead to unplanned and unintended pregnancies.
Speaking on the development, queen Joy Nwafor Chwukwu winner Miss Pride of Nigeria Ambassador
2019, said, “A child is a priceless jewel that do not need any emotional trauma at her early stage. Through my pet project, a programme is already mapped out to tackle this menace. Although child abuse occurs in Nigeria, it has received little attention.”
According to her, the initiative aims at fighting against sexual abuse and teenage pregnancy, as well as encourages victims to come out and tell their stories through a radio show, The Psychologist.
“My intentions is to use the platform to address child molestation and teenage pregnancy in our society, to expose sexual predators and create a support system for victims. Through this project, we want to get the authorities to do more to support children against sexual abuse,” she hinted.
Billed to go on air after COVID- 19 pandemic subsides, the programme is designed as a radio talk show and it will feature a special segment, where real life stories of people that have experienced child molestation and teenage pregnancy will share their experiences every week.
“The stories are real life, heart breaking stories of people that have experienced child sexual molestation and teenage pregnancy while growing up. We have a team of researchers that source for true- life stories of child/ sexual abuse and molestation,” she noted.
However, Joy said informed that the foundation would not be doing this alone, as it intends to partnership other institutions, including the Nigerian Police, Abia State Government and other NGOS.
“Joy Chukwu Foundation is on a war against child abuse and teenage pregnancy and to advocate for the sexually abused children, victims, and teenage pregnancy,” she said.