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Programme Ajira Digital

Kenya · Nairobi · Voir le profil de Kenya · Voir le profil de Nairobi

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Le programme kényan pour l'emploi numérique a formé ~391 000 jeunes depuis 2016 via 101 centres d'autonomisation, les orientant vers le travail indépendant en ligne — mais seul un tiers en tire un revenu réel, sans évaluation d'impact indépendante à ce jour.

~9,000 people
Youth trained (early snapshot) (2021)
59,000 people
Youth trained, cumulative (December 2021)
~391,000 people
Youth trained, cumulative (June 2024)
~33 %
Trained youth reporting online income (as of latest reporting)
<40 %
Female participation in ICT training (as of latest reporting)

Détails

Maturité
Établie
Promoteur
Ministry of ICT, Innovation & Youth Affairs (Kenya), with Mastercard Foundation, KEPSA and eMobilis Technology Training Institute
Période
2016–present
Mots-clés
Digital jobs, youth employment, gig economy, online freelancing, digital skills training

Contexte

Ajira Digital ('ajira' means 'job' in Swahili) is a Kenyan government initiative launched in November 2016 by the then Ministry of ICT to connect youth to online and digitally-enabled work, including freelancing, transcription, virtual assistance, e-commerce and business-process outsourcing. The programme responds to youth unemployment in Kenya, reported by KIPPRA at over 30%, and has grown into a nationwide network reaching all 47 counties, with Mastercard Foundation as principal strategic partner since 2019.

Activités

Training and support are delivered free of charge through 101 Ajira Youth Empowerment Centres nationwide and more than 35 Ajira Clubs based in universities and TVET colleges, combining digital-skills training, mentorship and job-matching support for young people seeking online and digitally-enabled work.

Résultats

Cumulative numbers trained grew from around 9,000 (2021 snapshot) to 59,000 by December 2021 and to approximately 391,000 by June 2024. About one-third of trained youth report earning online income. Female participation in ICT training remains under 40%. No independent impact evaluation has been completed; figures come from a 2021 Dalberg implementation report and a TIFA tracer survey commissioned by the programme, and MIT's Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) confirms no independent causal evaluation exists.

Mise en œuvre
Coût indicatif
Moyen (50 k€–500 k€) — Not published in available sources.
Délai jusqu’aux résultats
Long (> 3 ans) — Launched November 2016; scaled to 101 centres and 35+ university/TVET clubs, reaching all 47 counties by 2024.
Personnel et compétences
Delivered through 101 Ajira Youth Empowerment Centres nationwide and 35+ Ajira Clubs in universities and TVET colleges

Conditions de réussite

  • Nationwide network of physical training centres and university/TVET-based clubs
  • Strategic partnership with Mastercard Foundation since 2019

Modes d’échec courants

  • Female participation in ICT training remains under 40%
  • Only about one-third of trained youth report earning online income

Habituellement financé par

National / regional programmes Philanthropic / foundation funding

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