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For leadership of jobtech platforms in Africa, to join a network of leading entrepreneurs creating jobs across the continent. You’ll join a peer network of like-minded entrepreneurs, gain access to resources and funding opportunities, and play a role in setting the agenda for jobtech in Africa.
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For operators in jobtech platforms, investors/funders, entrepreneur support organizations, researchers, policymakers, support organizations, and anyone interested in jobtech. You’ll get a monthly newsletter, invites to events and access to resources and opportunities.
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We Care About Making Jobtech
Viable & Scalable
Build strong platform businesses that create more jobs for young people.
Inclusive
Platforms reach more vulnerable & excluded groups, particularly women.
Impactful
Platforms enable users to do quality work that offers enhanced incomes, work security, learning, and meaningfulness.
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What Is Jobtech?
‘Jobtech’ refers to digital platforms which connect people to work opportunities that build livelihoods. You can get more detail here.
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How do we bring global work to Africa? We create it, and we build trade routes
By Chris Maclay This is the second of a four-parter about job creation in Africa. It looks at specifically how digital work platforms need to create work for global companies rather than just selling it, and how we need to build up digital trade routes. Part 1 focuses...
The Jobs Paradox
By Chris Maclay This is the first of a four-parter about job creation in Africa. It focuses on how jobtech platforms in Africa, when they’re at their best, are truly creating new jobs for Africa. Part 2 looks specifically at how digital work platforms need to create...
Unlocking Opportunity: How Digital Employment Pipelines Can Empower Refugees
The world is undergoing a rapid digital transformation, and with it comes the chance to reconstruct how displaced communities access dignified, sustainable livelihoods. This new report, Digital Employment Pipelines for Refugees: A Systematic Review, explores a...