{"id":4451,"date":"2025-05-22T08:50:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T05:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/?page_id=4451"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:43:27","slug":"integrated-youth-digital-activity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/integrated-youth-digital-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Inclusion for Youth – DIY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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From skills to jobs. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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From Youth Centres to Communities. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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From support to ownership.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Digital Innovation for Youth is an innovative initiative that aims to develop an integrated digital youth portfolio to deliver digital and innovation opportunities to better prepare Ethiopian youth to meaningfully engage with today\u2019s connected economies\/societies.\u00a0<\/p>

Stemming from a transformative partnership between Vodafone Foundation, Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC, and Amref
Health Africa, the project works towards empowering Ethiopian youth through advanced digital infrastructure, financial literacy, and entrepreneurial opportunities. It strengthens Amref\u2019s youth development interventions by enhancing the Kefeta remodeled youth centers with advanced technology infrastructure, improving primary and secondary education for internally displaced people, digitizing youth services, establishing youth-friendly digital incubation hubs to promote innovation and self-employment, and increasing youth employability by improving digital literacy and innovation.<\/p>

With the Vodafone Foundation as the primary source of financing and technical expertise, youth will gain access to youth-friendly digital
infrastructure, tools, and services at the youth centers. This initiative also includes practical strategies for the inclusion of youth with
disabilities by providing technology based assistive devices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Thematic Areas<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Improve access to ICT infrastructure at Kefeta
youth centers to meet growing technological needs<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Leverage technology to improve education
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Increase reach of integrated Kefeta services and
selected educational content through content
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Strengthen employability for youth by cultivating
digital competencies, innovation mindset and
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Expected Outcomes<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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ICT infrastructure of in Kefeta-affiliated<\/strong>
youth centres improved<\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0o Hardware and ICT infrastructure procured and deployed
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0o Incubation hub to foster digital innovation in Ethiopia enhanced<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Reach and depth of Kefeta\u2019s integrated<\/strong>
services increased<\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 o Impact of existing content resources
Maximized
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Youth employability in the digital sector<\/strong>
fostered<\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0o Skills development and technical capacity of youth on digital economy increased
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0o Youth linked to employment on digital
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