
We started making waves as Livity Africa in 2011 with Live Magazine - the first youth-led publication in South Africa, which launched the careers of many industry leaders today. Through Live Mag we saw the power of digital to connect young people in new ways, and to change lives through the unique vocational learning programme we established for its young contributors. We also saw how the lack of access to basic digital skills meant that many couldn’t seize the economic opportunities of the fourth industrial revolution.
This lack of access to skills holds back the transformation and economic development that Africa needs. If we cannot deliver these skills to young people, alongside employability and entrepreneurial ability, the negative impact will be far reaching, for the individual, society, business and the continent.
We set up Digify Africa in 2014 to start bridging the continent’s digital divide.
Digify Africa offers accessible youth-centred learning programmes at all levels, from work-ready digital skills to those needed to enter the marketing industry, or for entrepreneurs to take their hustle to the next level. What’s more, we help businesses take advantage of this incredible growing talent pool of over 85,000 movers and shakers who make up our alumni network. We do not train for training`s sake. We aim at critical skills that industry and the economy needs.
Our mission is to put a stop to the digital divide. Our vision is an entire generation of youth on the African continent using the growing digital economy to launch and sustain their own livelihoods. We will activate Africa`s most valuable natural resources — young people — as a solution to one of its most critical challenges: youth unemployment.
This lack of access to skills holds back the transformation and economic development that Africa needs. If we cannot deliver these skills to young people, alongside employability and entrepreneurial ability, the negative impact will be far reaching, for the individual, society, business and the continent.
We set up Digify Africa in 2014 to start bridging the continent’s digital divide.
Digify Africa offers accessible youth-centred learning programmes at all levels, from work-ready digital skills to those needed to enter the marketing industry, or for entrepreneurs to take their hustle to the next level. What’s more, we help businesses take advantage of this incredible growing talent pool of over 85,000 movers and shakers who make up our alumni network. We do not train for training`s sake. We aim at critical skills that industry and the economy needs.
Our mission is to put a stop to the digital divide. Our vision is an entire generation of youth on the African continent using the growing digital economy to launch and sustain their own livelihoods. We will activate Africa`s most valuable natural resources — young people — as a solution to one of its most critical challenges: youth unemployment.
Location: South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg
Employees: 51-200
Founded date: 2011
Investors 1
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16.05.2024 | Digify PRO Online programme in SA invites applications | Applications for the Digify Pro Online digital entrepreneurship program, which is designed for unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 35 and is focused on the exciting field of digital marketing, are now being accepted by Digify Africa... |
16.04.2023 | Обзор технологических стартапов в образовании за последнюю неделю | Соучредители Reach Capital: Дженнифер Кэролан, Шонтел Гарви, Вайи Чу и Эстебан Сосник (слева направо) 0 Обсудить 29 просмотров Что стало известно об инвестировании в стартапы EdTech за прошедшую неделю В порядке возрастания привлеченных инв... |
10.05.2022 | Digify Africa to upskill Northern Cape youth | Digify Africa, in partnership with Stanlib and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), has unveiled a new digital skills training programme for youth in the Northern Cape. The Digify general practitioners (GPs) programme is a free lea... |
02.11.2021 | Cape Town, Digify Africa link up to lift SMEs | The City of Cape Town has partnered with Digify Africa to host a two-day free online programme to help local SMEs and entrepreneurs boost their business. Digify Africa is an initiative by youth agency Livity Africa, which has facilitated va... |
11.02.2020 | Safer Internet Day aims to drive awareness about online safety in sub-Saharan Africa | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new... |
23.02.2018 | The intensifying battle for Africa’s burgeoning tech landscape | Monique Maddy Contributor Monique Maddy has spent her career as a technology entrepreneur working in emerging markets, including Africa, Asia and Latin America. She is currently founder and CEO of Ezuza, a mobile payments company located in... |
03.05.2016 | Recruitment marketplace OfferZen sees fantastic growth in SA dev sector | Since Ventureburn last caught up with recruitment marketplace OfferZen in January, the Cape Town-based company has been flaunting some impressive growth. It has strengthened its team from three to nine in order to expand its operations to G... |
03.05.2016 | Recruitment marketplace OfferZen sees fantastic growth in SA dev sector | Since Ventureburn last caught up with recruitment marketplace OfferZen in January, the Cape Town-based company has been flaunting some impressive growth. It has strengthened its team from three to nine in order to expand its operations to G... |
13.04.2016 | Google to empower 1 million Africans with Digify Africa | Share this article: Earlier in the week, Google announced plans to empower one million Africans by training them to acquire digital skills through Digify Africa; a training program. These skills would be marketable and digital related ones ... |
12.04.2016 | Google to train a million people in Africa on digital skills | - |
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