Digital hub
Africa
- Empowering our communities through digital skills
Who we are
Driving the changes
It has become evident that digital skills training programs are a powerful tool for empowerment. Equipping our beneficiaries with the necessary digital skills will enable them to navigate the digital landscape, seize opportunities, and drive change in their communities.
At our hubs, women, the youth and other vulnerable minority groups can access various educational and healthcare resources and new online opportunities. Basic coding, web development, or digital marketing skills, for example, would open doors into the global market by increasing their employability or readiness to engage in entrepreneurship. All this will contribute to boosting local economies
Digital literacy can also empower them with essential skills to critically evaluate online information, navigate online platforms more responsibly and a Greater participation in decision-making process in their communities.
The world at large and especially the African continent, there is a stigma around the minority communities being such as LGBTQIA+. We aim for the hub to be a home away from home where anyone of any gender and preference can come through and be able to do access the services offered by the hubs or link up with other organizations partners. It will be a free and safe space whereby they do not have to worry about any physical or verbal attacks and the members and community at large will be educated more about the LGBTQIA+ community.
DigiHub Africa also believes that empowering our communities with digital skills will permit them to be change agents in society. With the ability to leverage technology, they will be able to raise awareness about critical issues affecting our society, advocate for positive change, and amplify their voice on various platforms.
Very often, vulnerable and abused women do not have resources for help. Our digital hubs link them to counsellors and therapists, who would not be accessible in ordinary circumstances. We arrange assistance through lives online sessions with counsellors or link them with other NGOs partners that assist women with mental health, confidence, skills development, and other help they may require. All this done through our digital hubs. The hubs are the epicentres of access to all this information because they are not only attaining internet access and ICT skills but also empowering themselves in the process.
Digihub Africa also acknowledges that digital rights are human rights that must be protected in this digital age. That is why one of our main objectives in the continent is to ensure that everyone, especially women, the youth and affected minority groups, are aware of their digital rights. For this purpose, Digital Hub Africa consider working with various partners, including civil societies, in campaigns on digital rights awareness