Nokia, UNICEF and Orange Foundation partner to empower young people in Morocco
18 Novembro 2021 - 7:00AM
Nokia, UNICEF and Orange Foundation partner to empower young people
in Morocco
Press Release
Nokia, UNICEF and
Orange Foundation partner to empower young people in
Morocco
- Nokia, UNICEF and Orange Foundation to empower young people
with digital, entrepreneurial and environmental skills, as well as
knowledge about climate change as part of UNICEF’s UPSHIFT program
in Morocco
- Nokia is supporting the scale up of UNICEF’s program in
Morocco
- Orange Foundation Morocco will provide digital skills
training and technology coaching
- Employees of Nokia and Orange Foundation will contribute
through mentoring and training to young people
- The collaboration with UNICEF Finland and UNICEF Morocco
extends the existing Nokia shared value relationship bringing real
outcomes to another country
18 November 2021
Rabat, Morocco – Nokia today announced a partnership
with UNICEF and Orange Foundation to empower marginalized young
people, particularly girls, in Morocco with digital,
entrepreneurial and environmental skills.
This project is an extension of Nokia’s existing relationship with
UNICEF in countries across the world.
The UPSHIFT program will empower young people to
become resilient citizens who engage more actively with their
families, schools, everyday life and contribute to the economy. It
aims to enable them to support and give back to their communities
as well as becoming increasingly productive through employment or
self-employment. The UPSHIFT social innovation and venture
curriculum is featured as part of the World Bank’s Solutions for
Youth Employment portfolio.
By the end of the programme, at least 1,400 young people, of
which at least 60% will be girls, will have received training in
transferable skills such as working with others, self-esteem,
creativity and communication. They will also be supported in
digital skills development and in raising their awareness of
climate change challenges. At least 500 young people will benefit
from the social innovation curriculum, while roughly 250 young
people will be assisted in developing projects to launch youth-led
ventures.
Orange Morocco, through its Foundation, will join forces to
assist and train the young people enrolled in the UPSHIFT program.
Its employees will also contribute in the different stages of the
program on selected areas such as digital skills.
The project will be run in close collaboration with the Ministry
of Education (Second Chance Schools initiative) and the Ministry of
Youth (Youth Houses and Women centers).
Naseem
Awl, Representative Ad-Interim at UNICEF Morocco,
said: “This program shows the value of different partners
– both public and private –in coming together in support of young
people and the development of their skills. Nokia is contributing
important direct support but also engaging directly through its
employees along with Orange Morocco’s with young people in sharing
their time, expertise and mentorship. We, at UNICEF Morocco, see
this as a positive example for sustainable programmes for young
people that are rooted in national strategies for impact and
strengthened with innovation and community engagement.”
Hendrick Kasteel,
CEO at Orange Morocco, said: “The Orange
Foundation is proud to join this program alongside UNICEF and Nokia
with the objective of developing digital skills and promoting the
professional integration of marginalized young
Moroccans. Convinced of our experience to help them build
their professional know-how, we will provide these young project
leaders training in digital skills that are essential for the
design of their projects and coach them to achieve their objectives
with the help of Orange employees in skills sponsorship.”
Pierre Chaume, VP,
North and West
Africa Market Unit at Nokia,
said: "We believe in the power of collaboration to
drive development, and are proud to team up with Orange Foundation
to support our partner UNICEF’s flagship program, UPSHIFT, in
Morocco. By together focusing on youth social innovation and
entrepreneurship, we will empower underprivileged youth and equip
them with digital, entrepreneurial and green skills.”
Photo: See photo as an attachment
From left to right: Pekka Hyvonen, Finnish Ambassador to
Morocco; Pierre Chaume, VP, North and West Africa Market Unit at
Nokia; Naseem
Awl, Representative Ad-Interim at UNICEF Morocco;
and Hind Lfal, General Secretary of Orange Morocco.
Resources:
- Web page: Empowering unconnected and underprivileged children
in Kenya with UNICEF
- Media release: Nokia, Safaricom and UNICEF connect more primary
schools to the Internet across Kenya
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