- Kia to supply IT literacy, employment and entrepreneurship coaching to native youth in Côte d’Ivoire by means of the primary half of 2027
- Kia’s Inexperienced Gentle Undertaking continues to drive group development and self-reliance by means 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 heart in Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire, underneath its Inexperienced Gentle Undertaking (GLP) to supply important digital abilities and empower native youth. The middle will run IT coaching applications for native youth by means of June 2027.
Underneath Kia’s imaginative and prescient to develop into a Sustainable Mobility Options Supplier, GLP delivers a spread of applications and infrastructure to communities in want throughout sectors equivalent to economic system, training, healthcare, and atmosphere, with a concentrate on nurturing sustainable development and self-reliance.
The occasion was attended by Moussa Diarrassouba, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of the Household, Ladies, and Youngsters, 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 Workforce at Kia.
This mission in Côte d’Ivoire expects to resolve restricted entry to IT training and infrastructure within the nation, improve IT abilities for youth, and cut back unemployment, finally.
The middle’s curriculum features a six-month course, comprising 4 months of primary IT training adopted by two months of specialised coaching. Members 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 amenities 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 mission completion.
Kia emphasised that GLP demonstrates the corporate’s dedication to empowering communities by means 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 subsequent era.
Along with GLP, Kia is actively engaged in numerous social contribution initiatives underneath its mission to “contribute to a secure, free, and sustainable life for humanity.”
Notable tasks embrace:
- Inexperienced Journey, a mission to boost mobility rights and allow folks with disabilities to journey freely.
- Harmonium, a mission 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 mission to gather and recycle marine waste plastics
