Governments Ajira Digital Programme receives Kshs.100 Million shillings boost
The Rockefeller Foundation Africa today extended a Ksh100 million grant in aid of the Ajira Digital Programme of the Ministry of Information, Communication, and Technology (MoICT).
The grant extended through the implementing partners, Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) will go towards the training for 10,000 youth and apprentices on how to seek and get online jobs.
While making the announcement at the ongoing Connected Summit 2017, Cabinet Secretary (MoICT) said the ministry’s objective was to directly support 1 million young Kenyans across the country to find and complete work online by end of 2017.
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“The pursuit of an empowered, engaged and involved youth population cannot be fulfilled through my Ministry alone; neither can it be delivered by Government action alone. We require all stakeholders to pull resources and capacity together for greater impact and sustainable results”, He said.
Ajira Digital Programme is a multi-sectoral Government initiative that aims to introduce young people in Kenya to online work and provide the tools, training, and mentorship needed for them to work and earn an income through online work.
Under phase 1 of the Programme, KEPSA will oversee the development of the Ajira Digital Programme training curriculum and the assigning of the trained apprentices to identified experienced workers and online freelancers.
Mr. Mucheru explained, that the government had availed strong internet infrastructure and which was the single most important component in the initiative.
“In this regard, we are currently rolling out the Constituency Innovation Hubs project in partnership with Members of Parliament and the National Government Constituency Development Fund Board to provide free Wi-Fi in four locations in each of the 290 constituencies”, he said.
The ministry he explained will seek to expand the project’s reach and create more demand for online work, as well as work with stakeholders to position Kenya as a destination of choice for skilled online workers.
