Employmentor
Overview
The EmployMentor project was a Microsoft Global Finance Community Impact initiative implemented in Kenya in partnership with The African Centre for Women, Information and Communications Technology (ACWICT). The goal of the project was to enable 150 young women graduates/near graduates of Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Information Technology and Software Engineering from public/private universities in Kenya to succeed in job placements and entrepreneurship endeavours via Skype 1:1 mentorship, a week-long face to face training dubbed “the EmployMentor week” coupled with post training job placement support.
Our Approach
We created a Skype 1:1 mentorship, a week-long face-to-face training dubbed “the EmployMentor week” coupled with post-training job placement support. The one-week-long project attracted a total of 376 young women from 26 public/private universities in Kenya. A few applications were received from universities within Eastern Africa region, India, and the United Kingdom. The EmployMentor Week was implemented at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Impact
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Engagement and Outreach to 26 public and private universities in Kenya to identify the young women to participate in the program
150 +
Enrolled and trained 150 young women qualifying for the program during the EmployMentor week
150 +
Supported mentorship and post training activities including job placements support
80%
Placed over 80% of the young women participants of the program
11
11 companies created by the young women participants of the program
Testimonials
What our beneficiaries have to say
Mercy Achieng
“I would like to say thank you for the opportunity you gave us to be part of the EmployMentor training. It was one of the best experiences in my life. The knowledge I tapped from my mentor and teammates will go a long way, all I can say is that I was Completely Satisfied… Thank you,
Everlyn Njeri
I appreciate the chance you gave us to participate in the mentor-ship program. It was a beneficial event where we learnt a lot and also we were able to socialize with each other. Thank you for hosting us.”
Makena Roselyne
“I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the wonderful opportunity provided by ACWICT in collaboration with Microsoft. I really learnt a lot and hope to apply everything I learnt during the training in the real world.”
Shila Balos
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for letting me join the Microsoft Mentor programme. It was such an eye opener since I was able to learn and acquire skills that I wouldn't get from anywhere else.”
