Government Engagement

To address varied inequalities of disenfranchised youth across Africa, Digital Jobs Africa partners with local organizations. It’s first partner/grantee in South Africa is Impact Sourcing Academy (ISA) and its partners - which provide training and job placement opportunities for disenfranchised youth through the business processing operations sector (BPO). This is called Impact Hiring. South Africa is a pioneer in Impact Hiring through BPO, with the largest market in Africa. This project targeted the province of Gauteng, holding 25% of South Africa’s population with a 33.3% unemployment rate.

Project Stage

Development & Testing

Last update: October 05, 2023

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Challenge

youth unemployment

Description

Disenfranchised youth in Gaunteng face a number of inequalities; from economical, to political , right through to lack affordable housing and poor quality, unaccessible education. To add to this, there has been a combination of flooding and drought, the latter of which places a strain on access to water and increasing prices of water and food. Youth are often unemployed and engaging in risky behaviour, such as unprotected intercourse and narcotic / drug use. The result? A vicious cycle of continued poverty and larger group of disenfranchised youth. Digital Jobs Africa aims to increase the resilience of youth in Africa and partnered with Impact Sourcing Academy (ISA) which engages unemployed, high potential youth, trains them and then links them with work opportunities. Longer engagements see students undergoing their four year degree, whilst undergoing work placements in Invincible Outsourcing. Students then exit with multiple certificates as well as practical experience.

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