Microsoft, a big tech company in Africa has pledged its support to Tech4Dev, a Nigerian non-profit organization dedicated to pulling social change. Their joint aim is to generate 100,000 job opportunities for youths across Africa.
The idea is to use the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) style to offer jobs to 100,000 African youths within the next seven years. This information was revealed during an event that happened in Lagos where Mrs. Ola Williams, Microsoft’s Director for Nigeria and Ghana, stressed the importance of urgently providing job opportunities for the millions of individuals undergoing training in Nigeria and Africa.
“Empowerment is not just about providing tools; it’s about creating opportunities,” she said.
Taltrix, a BPO social enterprise arising from Tech4Dev, stands as the wheel of this partnership. With ambitions to grow throughout 100 cities in Africa, Taltrix will utilize Nigeria’s thriving technology and creative ecosystem to hire 100,000 people.
Joel Ogunsola, the CEO of Taltrix, showed hope for Nigeria’s BPO hub potential, pointing to the country’s young population and the government’s outsourcing job commitments. “Over the next seven years, we want to directly employ 100,000 people, starting from Nigeria and across Africa. We believe that the outsourcing sector has the probability to grow to become a $200 billion sector on the continent,” said Joel Ogunsola.
In line with Joel’s outlook, Tech4Dev’s Executive Director, Oladiwura Oladepo, intensified that Taltrix’s debut signifies beyond just creating jobs. Instead, it signifies an investment in developing human skills to drive economic growth across Africa. She said “Taltrix is not just about filing job roles, we are investing in human capital development to reduce unemployment and underemployment, which will, in turn, drive economic growth, and shape a brighter future for Africa. We are also building a bridge to connect underserved underrepresented and underrepresented demographics of young people with globally in-demand opportunities for skilled professionals.”
Apart from just giving people jobs, the planners of the initiative want to connect those who usually don’t have many chances with better opportunities worldwide.
