- Kia to supply 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 Mission continues to drive group development and self-reliance by way of sustainable tasks worldwide
- Since 2012, Kia has established 19 hubs throughout 15 nations, with 12 efficiently transferred to native authorities
Kia has established an IT schooling middle in Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire, below its Inexperienced Mild Mission (GLP) to supply important digital abilities and empower native youth. The middle will run IT coaching applications for native youth by way of June 2027.
Below Kia’s imaginative and prescient to grow to be a Sustainable Mobility Options Supplier, GLP delivers a spread of applications and infrastructure to communities in want throughout sectors similar to economic system, schooling, healthcare, and setting, 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, Girls, 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 Workforce at Kia.
This challenge in Côte d’Ivoire expects to resolve restricted entry to IT schooling 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 schooling adopted by two months of specialised coaching. Members will achieve sensible abilities in IT areas whereas additionally receiving coaching geared towards employment and entrepreneurship.
Moreover, Kia plans to implement a cellular IT schooling program to achieve younger individuals within the distant area of Béttié, additional increasing entry to digital abilities.
Since its launch in 2012, GLP has established colleges, well being facilities, and vocational coaching amenities throughout 19 hubs in 15 nations, together with Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Albania, and Vietnam, benefiting roughly 1,000,000 individuals.
Kia has efficiently transferred operational authority for 12 hubs in 9 nations, 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 subsequent 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 boost mobility rights and allow individuals 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 finding out salt-tolerant vegetation.
- The Ocean Cleanup, a challenge to gather and recycle marine waste plastics
