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State digital project eyes talent pool among refugees for online work

Private Sector Partnerships Lead at Amahoro Coalition Valerie Karuwa in discussion with Rachel Gathu, Project Officer, Private Sector Engagement at Ajira Digital Program during a business executives' roundtable in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

The Ajira Digital Programme is exploring ways to enable the refugee population in Kenya to work online and deliver business solutions for the private sector.

According to the proposal, the local private sector can do more than just offering humanitarian aid to the estimated 500,000 refugees in the country by advancing their inclusion in the digital workspace and thus ultimately contributing to youth employment and economic growth.

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