Temitope
Temitope Akinola
Andela, a firm in Lagos is empowering young, unemployed Nigerians to acquire skills and get jobs.
The firm trains computer programmers and developers for four months and then outsource them to work remotely on projects in other countries in a four-year program.
One of the beneficiaries, Komolafe, 25, a Computer Science graduate who was unemployed for two years before joining Andela now works remotely for U.S. firms from Andela's office.
"I was scared. I thought I wasn't going to be able to get a job because I thought that only happened to people whose parents knew someone influential," said Komolafe, reflecting on her two year of being jobless before joining Andela.
The firm trains computer programmers and developers for four months and then outsource them to work remotely on projects in other countries in a four-year program.
One of the beneficiaries, Komolafe, 25, a Computer Science graduate who was unemployed for two years before joining Andela now works remotely for U.S. firms from Andela's office.
"I was scared. I thought I wasn't going to be able to get a job because I thought that only happened to people whose parents knew someone influential," said Komolafe, reflecting on her two year of being jobless before joining Andela.