The Project Manager, #DigitalJobs Project, Adebola Agbaje,
has disclosed that in the last one year of its existence, the initiative has
connected more that 14 million Nigerian youths, ITRealms
reports.
She said that Digitaljobs, a youth focused initiative of
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) was launched by this time last year with
Oby Ezekwesili as the keynote speaker, adding that the project dwells basically
on training the youth on specific jobs and skill acquisition. She also said DigitalJobs
has gone beyond Lagos to include other states like Akwa Ibom, Osun, Ogun States
to name a few.
Agbaje called for increased awareness about the project
even though she stated that some of the students and participants have become
apostles of DigitalJobs by helping to spread the good news. She said that some
of the students have done between 8 to 14 jobs and they are making money, even
as she predicted a better future for the project.
The Stakeholder Development Officer, Rockefeller
Foundation, Africa,Ugochukwu Nwosu, said PIN is one of the guarantees whose job
it is to create awareness of the Digitaljobs, saying that the foundation is supporting
PIN’s expanding works across Nigeria.
He also said that apart from funding, the foundation also
provides the institutional support where necessary in terms of engaging
stakeholders, adding that the Rockefeller partners with organisations who are
capable of delivering on what the foundation expects.
“We hope they keep growing, it has been slow to catch up, We hope to have more local input into the online work space and a lot more people getting skills and be able to compete and getting jobs online,” Nwosu said.
Among those who have undergone trainings on the platform
of #DigitaiJobs and are now making money online, ITRealms
reports, include Adebayo Oluwasegun whose job dwelt on thesis, laboratory report
and biography; Adebiyi Gbenga has worked on research, business plan writing and
Internet marketing; another who gave his name as Elijah said he has worked on viral
and Facebook marketing.
Gbenga who showered praises on PIN, said he joined Digitaljobs
in January this year and is working on the up-work platform, stressing he has
gone beyond making money online to become a trainer, guiding people on how to
acquire skills to be able to secure jobs
online. He revealed that he has been on the upward movement in terms of making
money online.
Highlights of the occasion
was the cutting of the anniversary cake and the toast to the success of
#DigitalJobs.
Cyriacus Nnaji/GEE
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