For Foundations & Donor Agencies

Tusome Digital Academy is looking to partner with Foundations and Donor agencies which support Whole Youth Development (WYD) and youth employment initiatives.

Employers are increasingly looking for youth who are flexible, adaptive, proactive, creative and collaborative. In short, youth need soft skills: the broad set of skills, attitude, behaviours and personal qualities that enable them to effectively navigate their environment, work with others, perform well and achieve their goals.

There is a growing awareness of the value of soft skills to both employee productivity and the healthy development of young people in general. The development of soft skills is deeply intertwined with academic and technical skills development.

Besides the above, Sustainable Development Goal 8 aims to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. The targets establish that “for all” includes young people as well as both men and women and persons with disabilities.

The targets also include a reduction in the proportion of youth not in employment, education and training, and the operationalization of a global strategy for youth employment. They also speak to “promoting development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation and encourage the formalization and growth of micro, small and medium enterprises, including through access to financial services”all of which will also support youth employment.

Additionally, GOAL 4 on education also has specific and explicit relevance to youth employment. Here, targets include a focus in access to affordable and quality technical and vocational education and on increasing the number of youth with relevant skills for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.

Tusome Digital Academy is actively seeking to partner with multilateral organisations and international donors, including private foundations that work in the field of youth employment.