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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad. Zambia’s government has recognised the need of skills development training and opportunities for the university graduates. The unemployment rate is currently 15.4%.

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My Water Pilgrimage:

Austin Startup

But thanks to the tenacity of Umesh and his team, as well as employing some excellent enterprise sales techniques that we can all learn from, several dozen projects were finally green-lit, with the first breaking ground in February of 2018. I packed some Imodium and a sleeping bag, and I was on my way to Kathmandu.

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