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Connecting conflict-affected youth to online work

Providing up to 500 conflict-affected persons in the Balkans and the Middle East with access to remote online work in the field of AI annotation by 2022. A total number of 400 young people will be provided with dignified jobs, at least 50% of whom will be women.

Entity

Humans in the Loop Private sector

Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

Partners

  • Roia Foundation

    Youth organization, civil society, non-governmental, non-profit organization

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

Sustainable Development Goals & targets

  • 8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors
  • 8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
  • 8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training

Themes

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Humans in the Loop will extend its online remote work program to Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Portugal in 2021 in order to reach up to 500 people by 2022. As a social enterprise, Humans in the Loop is financing its own business development through earned revenue, in order to create a self-sustaining initiative in the long-term. This means that all income for the beneficiaries will come from B2B sales. Partnering with local organizations in the region such as the Roia Foundation, we are able to reach unbanked people who do not have the right to work locally and make a transformative impact on their lives.

The work provided will be compensated at a level of up to 2x the minimum hourly wage in each country and will be in line with the Fair Work Policy of Humans in the Loop, including the provision of medical insurance and social security where applicable. The access to online work will be coupled with project-specific and generic digital skills trainings for all beneficiaries in order to upskill them while they are working. The participation in both the work and training aspect will be free of charge for beneficiaries.

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Deliverables and links to SDG targets

  • 500 young people trained in relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, ICT skills and soft skills

    8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors

    500 people will receive on-the-job training for AI annotation work

    BY: Dec 2021
  • 500 young people gained work experience, including through internships and quality apprenticeships

    8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value

    500 people with receive access to online digital job opportunities

    BY: Dec 2021
Iraq
Lebanon
Syrian Arab Republic
Afghanistan
Bulgaria
Portugal
Türkiye

Start

01-Jan-2021

End

31-Dec-2021

400

young people to benefit directly from this commitment

Target: All ages 20-24, 25-29, 30-35

Primarily:
  • Young people in urban areas
  • Specific ethnic groups
  • Low-income individuals

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