Digital Futures Programme

Improving access to dignified and fulfilling employment for youth with disabilities in Africa through digital skills development, inclusive hiring practices, and systemic policy reform.

Target Reach

11,200 Youth with Disabilities

Key Focus

Digital Economy & Labour Markets

Consortium Strategic Lead

Sightsavers & ADF Consortium

Implementation Scope

Multi-Country African Initiative

Programme Overview

The Digital Futures Programme seeks to address systemic digital divide barriers by expanding access to dignified and fulfilling employment for young women and men with disabilities across implementation countries in Africa.

Recognizing that digital skills development alone is insufficient to achieve sustainable employment outcomes, Digital Futures works to transform both employer hiring practices and national digital policy environments.

Interconnected Strategic Pillars

Pillar 01

Skills & Employability

Strengthening foundational digital literacy, IT skill sets, and workplace readiness for youth with disabilities.

Pillar 02

Learning to Work Transition

Supporting graduates into formal employment, internships, and inclusive entrepreneurship ventures.

Pillar 03

Policy & Systems Change

Influencing labor laws, digital accessibility standards, and government accountability frameworks.

The programme brings together consortium partners including Sightsavers, the Africa Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET), the African Disability Forum (ADF), and the International Labour Organization (ILO), alongside governments, private-sector actors, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), and youth organizations.

Consortium & Strategic Partners

SSI

Sightsavers

International Consortium Partner

ACET

Africa Centre for Economic Transformation

ADF

African Disability Forum

Continental Peak Body

ILO

International Labour Organization

Global Labour Standards Agency

Programme Gallery

Accessible IT Training Labs

Youth with disabilities gaining practical software and digital literacy skills using adaptive screen readers.

Private-Sector Inclusion

Employer engagement workshops promoting accessible work environments and equal pay hiring policies.

Digital Economy Policy Dialogue

Advocacy sessions with government leaders to ensure national ICT agendas include citizens with disabilities.