COUNTRY FOCUS : ETHIOPIA
Digital Centre
accelerator ‘ Orange Fab ’ and Orange Ventures Africa , the group ' s investment fund . All of the programmes provided are free-of charge , open to all and include digital training for young people , 90 % of which are practical training , start-up acceleration , guidance for project bearers and investment .
Orange and GIZ are working together in a development partnership of the develoPPP . de programme , which GIZ implements on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development ( BMZ ). The project is supported by BMZ ’ s Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation , which also operates under the brand Invest for Jobs . The know-how of Orange in training and supporting young people in the field of digital skills and innovation will be complemented by GIZ ' s extensive
The purpose of Orange Digital Centres is to bring together several strategic programmes under the same roof : a coding school , a ‘ FabLab Solidaire ’, a start-up accelerator ‘ Orange Fab ’ and Orange Ventures Africa , the group ’ s investment fund .
experience and local expertise in addressing the challenges inherent in the employability and entrepreneurship of young Ethiopians . Together
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