- Kia to offer IT literacy, employment and entrepreneurship coaching to native youth in Côte d’Ivoire by way of the primary half of 2027
- Kia’s Inexperienced Mild Challenge continues to drive neighborhood progress and self-reliance by way of sustainable tasks worldwide
- Since 2012, Kia has established 19 hubs throughout 15 international locations, with 12 efficiently transferred to native authorities
Kia has established an IT training middle in Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire, below its Inexperienced Mild Challenge (GLP) to offer important digital abilities and empower native youth. The middle will run IT coaching applications for native youth by way of June 2027.
Underneath Kia’s imaginative and prescient to develop into a Sustainable Mobility Options Supplier, GLP delivers a variety of applications and infrastructure to communities in want throughout sectors reminiscent of economic system, training, healthcare, and atmosphere, with a give attention to nurturing sustainable progress and self-reliance.
The occasion was attended by Moussa Diarrassouba, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of the Household, Ladies, and Kids, Broba Bi Daniel, Deputy Mayor of Bingerville, Djan N’goran Patrice, Deputy Mayor of Béttié, Soojin Jeon, Consul of Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Côte d’Ivoire, and Eunju Lee, Head of Sustainability Administration Crew at Kia.
This challenge in Côte d’Ivoire expects to resolve restricted entry to IT training and infrastructure within the nation, improve IT abilities for youth, and scale back unemployment, in the end.
The middle’s curriculum features a six-month course, comprising 4 months of fundamental IT training adopted by two months of specialised coaching. Individuals will acquire sensible abilities in IT areas whereas additionally receiving coaching geared towards employment and entrepreneurship.
Moreover, Kia plans to implement a cell IT training program to succeed in younger folks within the distant area of Béttié, additional increasing entry to digital abilities.
Since its launch in 2012, GLP has established faculties, well being facilities, and vocational coaching services throughout 19 hubs in 15 international locations, together with Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Albania, and Vietnam, benefiting roughly 1,000,000 folks.
Kia has efficiently transferred operational authority for 12 hubs in 9 international locations, together with Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda, to native governments and establishments, with plans to switch the remaining seven hubs after challenge completion.
Kia emphasised that GLP demonstrates the corporate’s dedication to empowering communities by way of strengthening self-reliance by establishing infrastructure. The corporate additionally reaffirmed its dedication to addressing urgent social points and dealing towards a sustainable future for the following technology.
Along with GLP, Kia is actively engaged in numerous social contribution initiatives below its mission to “contribute to a secure, free, and sustainable life for humanity.”
Notable tasks embody:
- Inexperienced Journey, a challenge to reinforce mobility rights and allow folks with disabilities to journey freely.
- Harmonium, a challenge for supporting multicultural youth’s social integration
- Tidal Flat Vegetation Restoration, geared toward defending coastal ecosystems by planting and learning salt-tolerant vegetation.
- The Ocean Cleanup, a challenge to gather and recycle marine waste plastics
