Afrika Tikkun Services And Naspers Labs Join Forces For 4IR
Afrika Tikkun Services And Naspers Labs Join Forces For 4IR. As the world is headed towards a progressively digital era, the proverbial Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), people look forward to a complex yet exciting future. Afrika Tikkun Services (ATS) is determined to ensure young people, particularly those from vulnerable communities, are equipped to make the most of this digital future.
Afrika Tikkun’s partnership with Naspers Labs, Naspers’s social impact programme whose sole focus is to address youth unemployment through digital skills, presents a concrete and exhilarating step towards realising this vision. The Covid-19 pandemic laid bare troubling inequalities, such as access to Information Communications Technology (ICT) and digital skills necessary for moving individuals, their families and communities out of poverty.
In collaboration with organisations like Naspers Labs, equally passionate about youth empowerment, Afrika Tikkun intends to deliver digital capabilities and work experience to young people for a connected world. The programme has benefitted young people across provinces such as Gauteng, Limpopo, North West, Eastern Cape, Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) and Western Cape. In addition, recognising the particular barriers that women and people living with disabilities face in securing opportunities in the ICT sector, this partnership is committed to ensuring a minimum enrolment of 60% female and 5% young people with disabilities.
With Naspers Labs’ expertise and Afrika Tikkun’s passion for youth development, the organisations are in it for the long haul. In addition to candidates completing their selected training courses, they are also supported to transition into employment opportunities.
