{"id":181117,"date":"2025-06-13T12:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/181117\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:56:15","slug":"driving-inclusion-in-south-africas-tech-ecosystem-and-creating-employment-opportunities-for-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/181117\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving inclusion in South Africa\u2019s Tech Ecosystem and creating employment opportunities for youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kasi Digital, a grassroots initiative to reduce unemployment and improve inclusion in the digital economy. founded by Play your Part Ambassador and Global Shapers Tshwane Hub Alumni,\u00a0 Arnold Sigauque.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pictured , Kasi Digital Cohort 2024\/2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kasi Digital<\/a> is a tech skills development programme that aims to contribute to the development of South Africa\u2019s technology ecosystem, by training young people from townships to become software developers and providing South African tech startups with a growing talent pool.<\/p>\n

The project was founded in 2024 by Arnold Sigauque,\u00a0 who is a <\/a>Brand South Africa Play Your Part Ambassador<\/a> and\u00a0 alumni member of the World Economic forum <\/a>G<\/a>lobal Shapers Tshwane Hub<\/a> community<\/a>, with support from Brand South Africa, the University of Pretoria and Zaio Coding School.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Pictured Arnold Sigauque<\/strong><\/p>\n

The idea for the project emerged when Arnold, who is the founder of a technology company called Ghea, realised how hard it was to attract talented developers to join his team. This is a challenge that many tech startups face in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Finding tech talent in South Africa remains challenging for tech startups because of the general skills shortage<\/a> in the space and the high cost of tech salaries, so the prospect of creating a wider talent pool made sense, given that a number of tech startups face this challenge.<\/p>\n

This problem is too big to be solved by any single organisation which is why there are several initiatives that address this problem. What makes Kasi Digital unique is that;<\/p>\n