In the last 3 months, Ingressive for Good, a nonprofit organization equipping young Africans in need with tech skills to help them impact and contribute to the development of Africa, socially and economically, has aided the training of over 20,000 African youth, built a community of over 17,000 youths, provided tech tools and resources for over 10,000, and placed over 100 in jobs.
Two key indicators of a country’s GDP are the economic power of citizens and the percentage of gainfully employed youth. A report by the United Nations revealed that Africa has the largest concentration of young people in the world. However, 30% of African youth are unemployed, and Ingressive For Good (I4G) is looking to change that with their mission to increase the earning power of African youths through technical training, job placement, and community.
According to a report from the World Bank’s IFC and Google, Africa is on course to add $180 billion or 5.2% of aggregate GDP by 2025 thanks to the rapid growth of its internet economy (iGDP) and the key to growing that internet economy will be the tech talents that build the products on which it runs. In this report by Payscale, a tech employee earns 2x more salary than a peer in a non-tech role. However, access to tech, tech training, and resources are expensive. This series of discoveries has led Ingressive For Good (I4G) to commit to training 1,000,000 African youths in need and placing the high flyers in jobs.
To test the viability of the I4G program, they launched a pilot phase (July 1, 2020 – October 1, 2020) to train 5000 people, deploy $4000 in scholarships and build a network of 10,000 African youths passionate about technology.
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During these pilot phase, I4G partnered with Coursera, Facebook, Datacamp, HNG, SemiColon, Tekedia, CareerBuddy, FindWorka, Live Your Dreams, Covenant University, Enye, Babcock University, StudentBuild, Bankole Williams, and so many amazing organizations to reach the Africans in need and provide training, scholarships, job placements.
“The I4G community collectively has the strategy, the network, and most importantly, the passion to actually change Africa.” Sean Burrowes, the COO and Cofounder of Ingressive for Good said. “The more our community grows, the less I4G feels like a charitable foundation. It feels more like a Pan-African talent development revolution, powered by Africa’s tech-enabled youth.”
Christabel Omuboye, the first child in a family of 6 children with both parents unemployed took the HNG Internship technical training as an escape from the grossly inadequate system she was battling with – no light at home, nor data. She needed a laptop to help with her training but she couldn’t afford it as she had to provide for herself by selling liquid soap. That was when she came across the I4G x HNG laptop program. I4G provided her with a MacBook to help her learn even faster as she transitioned to full stack. Now she has been placed in a position to earn 5x more than usual.
“Christabel’s success story is one of many young Africans who have been impacted through one or more of the Ingressive For Good programs. With just a laptop one member transitioned from selling liquid soap to on the side if the road a career in tech in two months. Tips learned from an online course helped another member land their first big client leaving poverty in their rearview. Many have gotten access to courses that were cumulatively worth thousands of dollars for free. Africa has huge problems, but sometimes our youth just need a little help…” Blessing Abeng, Director of Communications at Ingressive for Good
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To join I4G on this mission to increase the earning power of African youths and eradicate poverty from Africa, send an email to partner@ingressive.org and Follow @ingressive4good on social media to stay updated
About Ingressive For Good
Ingressive For Good (I4G) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating and increasing the earning power of African youth through tech training, resources, and community. Visit ingressive.org to find out more about Ingressive For Good.
For more info, partnership, or donation, contact: Blessing Abeng, Director of Communications, Ingressive for Good on communications@ingressive.co
