EMPACT Alumni is a network of past and present participants of WFP's EMPACT Programme seeking to secure a dedicated job stream and professional mentorship for our community members across 7 countries. Our work as Alumni of EMPACT reflects the mission of WFP EMPACT which is "to connect young vulnerable populations to training and income-generating opportunities in the digital and remote labour market." We leverage a PEER-2-PEER model to achieve the community objectives. Our members forge partnerships using a whole-of-community approach to identify, improve, and engage the digital & tech skills acquired at EMPACT to create innovative, impactful & scalable SDG solutions for the world.
SKILLSET
Our members have various capabilities
1. image annotation 2. transcription 3. labelling 4. lidar 5. web research 6. software development 7. geographical maps creation 8. digital media
IMPACT
The skills we gained through EMPACT courses have contributed to successful initiatives:
1. World Food Programme's Innovation Accelerator projects:
- WFP ImpactAI (satellite image annotation)
- WFP/Corsali/Celo project (drone image labelling, furniture labelling, food categorization)
- EMPACT Storytellers (photography, videos).
2. WFP Regional Bureau TEC
- IT Assistance
- Graphics Design
3. WFP Regional Bureau Logistics
- IT Assistance
4. WFP Innovation
- EMPACT Programme project management
5. The Acorn Bridge IT Hub
- Digital microwork curriculum
- Software development curriculum
- Soft-skills and meta-skills curriculum
- Cloud Architecture curriculum
6. Xodus Digitals
- Videography and photography
7. EMPACT Alumni
- EMPACT Alumni professional networking web and mobile app (ONGOING)
8. Human Needs Project
- Remotasks training (U$10K earned)
OUR MISSION
To forge strategic partnerships to empower vulnerable communities to solve socioeconomic issues using digital and tech tools.
OUR PILLARS
1. P2P Knowledge transfer
2. Innovation
3. Community
Company Details
Empact Alumni Questions
Empact Alumni's LinkedIn profile is https://ke.linkedin.com/company/empact-alumni
Empact Alumni has
8 employees.
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employees at Empact Alumni.
Empact Alumni's industry is
Civic and Social Organizations
Empact Alumni's top competitors are
Startup Savanna,
Xodus New Media,
Bde Em'pact - Em Strasbourg 2019/2020,
Empact One Foundation,
Imprimatur Company Limited,
Xodus,
Afriponics Marketing Co-Operative,
Emp'act,
Xodus Digitals,
Advance Analytica Inc.
Empact Alumni's categories are Civic and Social Organizations
Empact Alumni's founding year is 2022
