Ending Poverty Using Tech
Ending Poverty Using Tech
Ending Poverty among disadvantaged youth in line with the United Nations SDG Goal No.1 -No Poverty - and The Economic Pillar of Kenya’s Vision 2030 that seeks to increase the wealth of all regions of the country particularly informal settlements where Kujia works.
The very first barrier to digital literacy growth in Kenya and other developing countries is poverty. The inability to afford digital infrastructure prices and the lack of adequate ICT support result in poor skills empowerment .Kujia will promote skills empowerment to disadvantaged youth who would otherwise not have opportunity for skills empowerment by partnering with disadvantaged youth serving organizations and individuals to provide skills empowerment.
The highest proportion of the unemployed has remained between ages 20 and 24 and 25 and 29 with respective unemployment rates of 22.8 and 21.7 per cent. according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). Kujia create opportunities to disadvantaged youth with Kujia specialized Tech Skills to find where to serve using their skills.
A 2016 survey by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics reveals that almost 400,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) did not see their second anniversary in the last five years. Kujia exists to offer needed support to disadvantaged youth opportunities to become entrepreneurs in tech.
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