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#DigitalJobs, a joint social empowerment
project of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) and the Rockefeller Foundation,
will launch at PIN’s new headquarters on October 2, 2014.
The project, which is part of
Rockefeller’s efforts to impact 1 million lives in 6 African countries, will
involve a campaign to introduce the benefits of online jobs and training
opportunity for youth who sign up through PIN.
This will be achieved by introducing
online job opportunities that will allow unemployed youth use their unique
skills to meet the needs of those who require them, from all corners of the
world. For this, they will be able to earn a decent income while also improving
their lives and the socio-economic conditions of their families.
The #DigitalJobs campaign will encourage
young people to combat the effect of unemployment with their existing skills by
leveraging the opportunities presented by online work. Online work training
opportunities and associated long term benefits, will encourage young Nigerians
to develop relevant 21st century skills or sharpen existing skills that can
increase their earning potential.
“Every young Nigerian should be able to
take full advantage of the new opportunities that online jobs provide” said
Adebola Agbaje, PIN’s Program Manager for the project.
During the launch event, on the 2nd of
October, from 4pm, PIN will provide first-hand information about the online
work project, and online work opportunities, at the organisation’s new
headquarters located in Yaba, Lagos. The ‘invite only’ launch event will be
attended by project partners, digital jobs/online work experts, and potential
online workers.
“At the launch event, we will unveil the
online destination that will connect young Nigerians with digital jobs,
exciting monthly contests and training opportunities at the PIN HQ,” stated Mrs
Tope Ogundipe, PIN’s Chief Operating Officer.
For more information please contact:
‘Debola Agbaje, Project Manager, T.E.N.T./Digital Jobs, PIN+ 234 1 342 62 45, adebola.agbaje@pinigeria.org
About Paradigm Initiative
Nigeria
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) is a social
enterprise that connects underserved Nigerian youth with Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) opportunities; with specific concern about the
ill effects of unemployment and cybercrime, among other vices that limit the
potential contribution of young Nigerians to the nation’s economy.
Having worked with government, civil society, private
institutions and international organizations including the United Nations
agencies, PIN has worked in ICT education, telecenter support, ICT applications
in rural areas, etc. PIN’s projects include Ajegunle.org; Internet Safety,
Security and Privacy Initiative for Nigeria (ISSPIN) and
Techie.Entrepreneurial.Nigerian.Talented (TENT).
PIN opened an ICT Policy Office in the Nigerian
capital city of Abuja, in April 2013, to focus on Internet Freedom and other
ICT Policy-related issues. Over the next year, PIN’s Ajegunle L.I.F.E. program
will be extended to locations in North East and South East Nigeria.
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