Safaricom Ethiopia Drives Youth Empowerment Through Digitized Kefeta Project with Key Partners
Safaricom Ethiopia digitizes Kefeta project, empowering 2 million youths via 4G and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC, along with its partners Vodafone Foundation, USAID, Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia, and other governmental and non-governmental stakeholders, met in Bishoftu to deliberate on the Integrated Digital Youth Activity under the Kefeta project.
They announced that they have played a key role in digitizing the Kefeta project, which empowers over 2 million young Ethiopians aged between 15 and 29 in health, education, and digital finance.
Sisay Zerihun, the Managing Executive for Regional External Affairs, delivered a key note speech in which he highlighted the power of the fast 4G network in advancing the digitization process and their role as a source of international funds through our consortium members; in this case, Vodafone.
State Minister of Women and Social Affairs, H.E Muna Ahmed, expressed her gratitude to the partners for their commitment to youth.
Kefeta plays a key role in advancing Ethiopia’s youth empowerment agenda. The project enhances the succesful implementation of digital Ethiopia and the youth policy.
H.E Muna Ahmed, State Minister of Women and Social Affairs
Albane Coeuruetin, Vodafone’s Global Instant Network Schools Head, highlighted connectivity as the backbone of the collaboration.
