A Scalable, Innovative, Employment Solution for African Youth
Transforming Education
Industry analysis has shown that, on average, it takes university graduates in Africa six years to find their first jobs. But on the demand side, even when jobs are available, employers still struggle to find early career professionals that have the skills they need for such roles.
SFAN brings the needed fresh perspectives to the scene by equipping entry-level job seekers with requisite job readiness skills and helping employers find the brightest talents across the continent. We also help entrepreneurs to build businesses that thrive. We do the heavy lifting, you get 10x results without breaking the bank.
WHAT YOUR PARTNERSHIP CAN DO
Actualising Youth Career Aspirations
An Insight Into The Problem
Youth unemployment was already a massive challenge for many African countries before the pandemic. Go ahead and Google it. The numbers will make your brain hurt. Research by different organizations shows that young people account for 60% of all joblessness in Africa. Even when jobs are available, many job seekers lack the skills employers need.
Cognizant of this significant imbalance, we established ReadyforWork to help Africa's youth live their best lives and, in turn, act as catalysts to inspire others to unlock their potential.
Kezia Owusu is one of the ReadyforWork cohort 4 alums. She's currently the Operations Advisor/Ghana Consultant at TAAH-The African Art Hub (UK). Watch the video and read what she has to say about her experience with the immersive digital career accelerator program.
A Case Study of
KEZIA OWUSU
After 12 years in the arts and media industry, I developed interest in digital marketing and the ReadyforWork platform was the best platform I found.
I wish I was 18 when I saw ReadyforWork digital career accelerator. I learned to believe in myself. I also learned how to use design thinking to drive innovation and essential social media marketing skills to drive sales, enhance audience engagement and build a community around a brand." — KEZIA OWUSU
Partnership for progress
Working with SFAN
There are two main ways by which corperates and other stakeholders can gain exceptional value from partnering with us. Explore the options below and see how you can get involved in our global agenda.
Corporate Partnerships
We've developed a range of investment models and partnership options to cater to the different priorities and strategic needs of corporate organizations and government entities.
You can partner with us to create events that empower and uplift, collaborate in our venture-building efforts to support rising entrepreneurs or join hands to design tailor-made programs for universities, employees, or specific societal targets.
Our extensive program development experience and technology expertise helps your team get quicker results at a fraction of the cost.
What you stand to gain
Make an Impact That Matters
Join us to co-create EPIC events and programs in line with your corporate goals and values, and help young people live to their best potentials.
Scale Corporate Innovations
Partnering with us gives you an oppurtunity to elevate your position in the innovation ecosysytem and get premium brand exposure while solving real problems.
Access Right-Type Audience
SFAN has access to an impressive network of young people. By partnering with us, you can obtain actionable data, exclusive insights, and talents for corporate transformation.
Build a Learning Organization
Partnering with us gives you numerous opportunities to help your employees develop their skills, enrich their jobs, and enhance their profile.
How We Can Collaborate
We collaborate with brands and individuals to deliver EPIC entrepreneurship training that unlock the potential of recipients.
Employee Training
Partner with us to build programs that turn your employees into entrepreneurs. We use our proprietary trainig models to unlock the entrepreneurial potential of your employees, thereby, helping you enrich their jobs and drive your corporate goals further.
The State of Global Workplace survey by Gallup found that ONLY 19% of Ghanaian workers that were reviewed felt engaged. A majority of the respondents, 68%, felt not engaged. Not engaged in this context, they said, is that “employees are psychologically unattached to their work and company. Because their engagement needs are not being fully met, they’re putting time — but not energy or passion — into their work.”
Further, 12% of surveyed employees are actively disengaged. That means, “employees aren’t just unhappy at work — they are resentful that their needs aren’t being met and are acting out their unhappiness. Every day, these workers potentially undermine what their engaged coworkers accomplish.”
University Training
Obviously, the world has changed. Employers now need graduates with entrepreneurial mindset and not just job seekers. To quote the AfDB, the consequences of youth unemployment in Africa are pervasive and severe: unemployment translates to more impoverished living conditions, fuels migration out of Africa. It contributes to conflict on the continent itself.
Here are some numbers:
4m
6m
Number of people that secures a job annually
Total number of people who struggle to find jobs annually
"The simple fact is this: there may never be enough jobs to employ all the youth who graduate from university. And even if possible, most jobs would be below the competencies and interests of these young people, leaving them hopelessly underemployed."
UNESCO: Africa needs to equip approximately 650M young people with digital skills by 2030.
IFC: The revenue opportunity size across Sub-Saharan Africa in digital skills is $130 billion through 2030.
IMF: Population growth on the continent means that by 2035 , there will be more young Africans entering the workforce each year than in the rest of the world combined.
AfDB: It takes an average university graduate six years to find their first job.
Mo Ibrahim Fdn: 20m young people will join the workforce in Africa for the next two decades.
Prince's Trust International: One in three youths think their education does not focus enough on skills needed for the workplace and are looking to governments, employers, and education providers to bridge the skills gap.
Partner with us to design tailor-made entrepreneurship programs for your students and give them the advantage to standout in the marketplace.
Partner for Progress
If you'd like to partner with us to scale our youth development efforts, enhance your productivity or re-engineer your business process, reach out to us. We'll walk you through various partnership and investment options for increased ROI.
