Oracle today announced that the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, in Kenya has finalised a workforce development program for young refugees in Kenya, in collaboration with Oracle University.
The UNHCR delivers professional learning courses on Oracle Cloud
technologies to refugees with a core background in information
technology. The participants also earn a course complete certification
from Oracle University, helping them join Africa’s fast growing ICT
industry.
Kenya is the second-largest hosting country of refugees and asylum
seekers in Africa behind Ethiopia. According to UNHCR , Kenya’s
population of refugees and asylum seekers is at 519,989 in Kakuma,
Dadaab and urban areas as of 31 May 2021.
“IT skills training is repeatedly mentioned as a priority by
refugees for a better future. UNHCR is committed to exploring innovative
ways to ensure that refugees can improve their well-being and dignity
through industry associations such as the programmes with Oracle. This
will help refugees acquire industry-led skills training and global
certifications which ultimately enhance the prospect of self or wage
employment,” said UNHCR Kenya’s Assistant Livelihood Officer, Meshack
Mwololo.
“Such new opportunities for refugees and host communities are
aligned with the Global Compact on Refugees which highlights the
significance of enhancing refugee self-reliance,” added Mwololo.
Under this program, 13 young learners have received training on
Java SE8 fundamentals and Java SE8 programming in Kakuma and Nairobi
refugee camps. The participants have successfully completed the
qualifying course exams and earned their professional certification. The
trainings were delivered by Oracle’s work force development partner and
member of Oracle PartnerNetwork, Zinger Solutions Limited.
“As digital transformation gathers pace across Africa, programming
skills continue to be in high demand. This training program is designed
to help prepare young learners kickstart a rewarding career in the IT
industry, directly empowering the youth in refugee camps to sustain
their livelihood,” said David Bunei, Country Leader, Oracle Kenya.
“Learning to code requires critical thinking and analytical skills that
helps train young learners to think creatively, become problem solvers
and apply innovative approaches to problems they encounter.”
Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of Oracle.
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