Labour mobility pathways through digital skills and internships
Challenge
Refugees can struggle to access traditional employment due to their legal and documentation status. Digital livelihoods offer opportunities for economic empowerment, but refugees often lack the necessary skills, experience and digital access to take advantage of these opportunities.
Solution
Establish a phased digital livelihood strategy to facilitate learning-to-earning pathways, building on findings from a recent project. This will include training in IT skills, internships with identified partners that are crucial for future employability, and connections to work opportunities in third countries.
Impact
Around 190 refugees benefit directly from the training programme, with greater access to livelihoods and labor mobility options. Peer-to-peer learning and acquisition of skills that are highly sought after in receiving countries amplify chances of success.
Project impact
Other information
Four refugee participants were able to secure online freelance jobs soon after completing the programme, demonstrating that efforts to build refugees’ vocational and digital skills – while providing support to develop their portfolios – can directly improve their employment prospects, even in restrictive environments. Having successfully established valuable connections with various organizations, and demonstrated the potential of on-the-job training, the project laid the groundwork for future opportunities. Read more about this initiative here.