{"id":5697,"date":"2017-11-03T09:55:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T08:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youthemploymentdecade.org\/?p=5697"},"modified":"2017-11-03T09:56:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T08:56:42","slug":"andela-the-start-up-that-trains-and-hires-new-african-talents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youthemploymentdecade.org\/en\/repor\/andela-the-start-up-that-trains-and-hires-new-african-talents\/","title":{"rendered":"Andela, the Start-up that trains and hires new African talents\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Andela start-up was established in 2014 to build a bridge between African leaders in technology and American companies in the same fields. Through training, they put together teams from the leading technology developers in Africa to overcome the shortage of technological talent<\/em>.<\/h5>\n

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Tolulope Komolafe is a young 27-year-old Nigerian who is well aware of what Andela<\/a> has to offer. When he heard about this initiative, he acknowledges that he was quite sceptical at the beginning. Too good to be true. Now, his dream is to open a business in Africa in the software industry.<\/p>\n

Like Komolafe, hundreds of other young people have seen a beacon of hope in Andela, as it provides an opportunity to train, to put their knowledge to the test, and take the leap into the world of business. This start-up accelerator based in New York is attracting the new generations in Africa. It has even attracted the attention of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook.<\/p>\n

After six months of paid work experience, Andela employees become outsourced members of the companies\u2019 software development teams. The current list of 112 customers includes Viacom, Mastercard Labs, GitHub and SeatGeek in the United States, and 10 customers in other countries.<\/p>\n