Invest for Jobs – Sonderinitiative „Gute Beschäftigung für sozial gerechten Wandel“

🌍 With their growing talent pool of developers, engineers, designers, and entrepreneurs, business-friendly environments and solid digital infrastructures, countries like Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Rwanda, or Tunisia have positioned themselves as top-tier outsourcing hubs for IT and business services.  🎯 What makes Africa special for the Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sectors? What advice can one offer companies as they prepare to enter the African market? These are among the questions addressed at the “Bridging Markets: German-African IT & BPO Summit”, which we organise on 2 December in Nairobi, Kenya, together with International Digital Dialogues and Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (German - African Business Association).  🚀 This pre-event leading to the 5th German-African Business Summit (GABS) 2024 offers valuable networking opportunities for German, African and international ITO/BPO companies. Attendees will engage with industry leaders, explore new business avenues and gain insights into the potential of the dynamic ITO/BPO markets the African continent has to offer. 🔓 Keynotes by Mark Angus and Volker Maiborn on opportunities, challenges, and best strategies for BPO      📈 Panel discussion with Martin Roe, Ethel Cofie, Christian Ruckteschler, Stefanie Simon, and Alay Aridhi 📣Register now: https://lnkd.in/eWbqtbQu - you'll find the agenda there, too. #gabs #ito #bpo #investforjobs

📻 Wie kommt ein innovativer und günstiger Webstuhl von St. Pauli in den #Senegal und schafft dort gute Jobs? Das erklärt der Norddeutscher Rundfunk in einem Radio- und Online-Beitrag. 🧵 Wir ermöglichen in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Hamburger Experten Andreas Möller Schulungen für lokale Weberinnen und Weber in Äthiopien, Ghana und Senegal. Sie lernen, den von ihm entwickelten Webstuhl zu bedienen. Durch die schnellere und effizientere Maschine erzielen sie im Schnitt danach rund ein Viertel mehr Einkommen. Das Projekt schafft so auch wichtige Bleibeperspektiven vor Ort. 👉https://lnkd.in/eAJmZja2   #Weberei #InvestForJobs #Radio #NDR

🔊 Attention #Rwandans! We have just launched our latest #Call for Expressions of Interest and invite your submissions.    ⚖️ Is your company looking to enhance gender equality in the workplace?    📈 Are you interested in creating a gender-responsive work environment that boosts employee productivity and company profits?    ⭐ Would your company benefit from obtaining a Gender Equality Seal (GES) certification?    🎓 We are looking for medium-sized Rwandan-based companies that have been in operation for at least three years and are committed to a six-month process of regular training with GES experts on various gender equality focus areas, as well as receiving technical support through self-evaluations, recommendations, and implementations.    Interested in learning more? Check out the Call and apply now: https://lnkd.in/evfxFN8U   👉 Submit your expression of interest by November 29th 2024.     #InvestforJobs

🌍 We are proud to support DSAA e. V. and Business Outsourcing Services Association, Ghana (BOSAG) at the ABSL European Forum in Porto. African countries are increasingly becoming key destinations for outsourcing digital services, offering immense potential for job creation. Together, we're helping businesses tap into Africa's talented workforce and overcome investment challenges. #InvestforJobs

🧵 Fatou Cissé Ndiaye, Gründerin von Pi-Tex in Louga, #Senegal, leistet mit ihrem Textilunternehmen einen Beitrag zur Wiederbelebung der regionalen Wirtschaft. Mit unserer Unterstützung hat Pi-Tex seine Produktionskapazität erweitert und seine Beschäftigten geschult – und wird Arbeitsplätze schaffen. In diesem Interview berichtet Fatou Cissé Ndiaye darüber, welchen Weg sie bereits zurückgelegt hat, mit welchen Herausforderungen sie zu kämpfen hatte und wie sie diese mit unserer Unterstützung bewältigt hat. 👉 Hier erfahren Sie mehr über ihre Geschichte: https://lnkd.in/emwBzAmR #InvestforJobs

🌿 Après avoir géré plusieurs entreprises pendant de nombreuses années, Macoumba DIAGNE a fondé Proplast Industrie en 2010. Située au #Sénégal, cette entreprise de recyclage transforme les déchets plastiques en produits de valeur. À l’origine, Proplast était spécialisée dans la production de granulés pour l’industrie plastique. En 2019, l’entreprise a développé ses activités pour produire des meubles en plastique résistants, ouvrant de nouveaux marchés et créant des emplois durables. 🤝 Grâce au co-financement d’#InvestforJobs, Proplast a fait l’acquisition d’une fraiseuse à commande numérique. « Nous pouvons utiliser cette machine numérique haute précision pour produire des meubles de haute qualité en grande quantité », explique M. Diagne. Grâce à ce partenariat, Proplast a créé 60 nouveaux emplois et prévoit de poursuivre son expansion. 🌍 Pour la suite, M. Diagne estime que Proplast pourrait devenir la première entreprise de recyclage au Sénégal dans les cinq prochaines années. « Notre objectif est de créer 360 emplois et d’ouvrir un nouveau site dont les processus seront optimisés, tout en garantissant des normes de production de qualité supérieure », déclare-t-il. 👉 Vous pouvez lire l’entretien complet avec Macoumba Diagne ici : https://lnkd.in/eWKAfGby  

⚡#JustTransition in the transport and energy sector? #BatteryRecycling offers a new sustainable perspective for Africa! The recent GIZ publication by Bastian Manz and the team from PEM Motion, Marvin Stolz from Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative, and by Invest for Jobs team member Salvador Braedt highlights important opportunities for battery re-use, refurbishment and recycling in African countries such as Ghana, Rwanda, Morocco, Cameroon, and Kenya.     ➡️ Click here to read: https://lnkd.in/eiX6gT6m

📅 Join us on Tuesday, 03 September, from 14:00–15:30 (CET) for an insightful webinar on how Invest for Jobs - Special Initiative "Decent Work for a Just Transition" joined forces with the International Labour Organization to collaborate with the private sector to extend #SocialProtection at the company level. 🎯 Discover the innovative approaches piloted in #Rwanda and learn from the joint project experience and collaborative work. 👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/4dXbWfp

📊 Today’s #quiz is about the #culture of #Ghana. We will reveal the answer in the comments after the quiz closes. 👇 #InvestforJobs

🎉 Together with our partners, the UN-Habitat’s Urban Electric Mobility Initiative (UEMI) gGmbH and local companies in the e-mobility sector, we launched the “Boosting E-mobility Jobs in Africa” (BOOST) project at a kick-off event in Accra, #Ghana. The project aims to foster cleaner and more sustainable transport systems in Ghana, #Morocco and #Rwanda. 🔋 The BOOST project will provide structured training programmes for students and professionals in order to equip them with the skills needed in the growing #emobility sector. The courses will focus on battery technology, charging infrastructure, and #digital mobility services. 🚀 By developing the skills and capacity of the local workforce, 250 new good #jobs will be created for young people and women in Ghana’s e-mobility ecosystem. Once the pilot project has been successfully completed, it can be extended to other partner countries. Click here for more information on the event and the BOOST project 👉 https://lnkd.in/dd-KbmjD #InvestforJobs  #JustTransition