In 2016, The Government of Kenya through the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs developed and established the Ajira Digital Program to bridge the gap between skills demand and lack of jobs.
The program aims to introduce young people to digital and digitally-enabled work and provide the tools, training and mentorship needed for young people to work and earn an income with dignity.
The program vision is to position Kenya as a choice labour destination for multinational companies as well as encourage local companies and public sector to create digital work and thus catapult Kenya onto the Global map, recognized as a Freelance hub by 2022.
The existing local ecosystem has demonstrated that there are four key challenges that need to be addressed to create a sustainable ecosystem and to enable Kenyans to take advantage of the ‘future of work’ (gig economy) . The program is therefore structured into 4 key pillars, which address the identified challenges and anchor all our program activities countrywide.
These are:
1. Access to dignified work - Catalyze the demand side locally, regionally and internationally
2. Access to Infrastructure - Empowerment through availability of work & training spaces;
3. Training & Mentorship - work readiness and guidance for the dynamic, always changing ecosystem ;
4. Awareness - Build Trust and Confidence;
Vision:
Kenya recognized globally as the leading freelancing hub by 2022
Mission:
1M Kenyan youth earning a decent wage from digital and digitally-enabled jobs annually
The guiding principles of the Ajira Digital Program are:
Private sector first: value generation through the private sector
Sustainability: orchestration of the ecosystem to self-regulate and grow organically
Eliminate brokers: generation of more value to the citizen
Promote the domestic economy: realization of a knowledge economy
Company Details
- Employees
- 853
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Kenyatta Avenue, Teleposta Towers,kenya
- Industry
- Outsourcing And Offshoring Consulting
- Website
- http://www.ajiradigital.go.ke
- Keywords
- IT Consulting.
- HQ
- Nairobi
Ajira Digital Program Questions
Ajira Digital Program's website is http://www.ajiradigital.go.ke
Ajira Digital Program's LinkedIn profile is https://ke.linkedin.com/company/ajira-digital
Ajira Digital Program has
853 employees.
View email and phone details for 853
employees at Ajira Digital Program.
Ajira Digital Program's industry is
Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
Ajira Digital Program's top competitors are
Nurturing Stars Organization (Nso),
Safaricom Plc,
Job Vacancy Kenya,
Kujia Kenya,
Upwork,
Emobilis Technology Training Institute,
Emobilis Mobile Technology Institute,
Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa),
Mastercard Foundation,
Ict Authority.
Ajira Digital Program's categories are Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
Ajira Digital Program's founding year is 2016
