EMPACT Alumni is a network of past and present participants of WFP's EMPACT Programme seeking to secure a dedicated job stream and professional mentorship for our community members across 7 countries. Our work as Alumni of EMPACT reflects the mission of WFP EMPACT which is "to connect young vulnerable populations to training and income-generating opportunities in the digital and remote labour market." We leverage a PEER-2-PEER model to achieve the community objectives. Our members forge partnerships using a whole-of-community approach to identify, improve, and engage the digital & tech skills acquired at EMPACT to create innovative, impactful & scalable SDG solutions for the world.
OUR SKILLSET
Our members have various capabilities:
1. image annotation
2. transcription
3. labelling
4. lidar
5. web research
6. software development
7. geographical maps creation 8. digital media
OUR IMPACT
The skills we gained through EMPACT courses have contributed to successful life-changing initiatives:
1. World Food Programme's Innovation Accelerator projects:
- WFP ImpactAI (satellite image annotation)
- WFP/Corsali/Celo project (drone image labelling, furniture labelling, food categorization)
- EMPACT Storytellers (photography, videos)
2. WFP Regional Bureau TEC
- IT Assistance
- Graphics Design
3. WFP Regional Bureau Logistics
- Automation solutions developement
4. WFP Innovation
- EMPACT Programme project management
5. The Acorn Bridge IT Hub
- Digital microwork curriculum
- Software development curriculum
- Soft-skills and meta-skills curriculum
- Cloud Architecture curriculum
6. Xodus Digitals
- Videography and photography
7. EMPACT Alumni
- Peer to peer training
- EMPACT Alumni professional networking web and mobile app (ONGOING)
8. Human Needs Project
- Remotasks training (100 youth earned a total of U$10K between Nov-Dec 2022)
OUR MISSION
To empower vulnerable communities to solve socioeconomic issues using digital and tech tools through strategic partnerships.
OUR PILLARS
1. P2P Knowledge transfer
2. Innovation
3. Community
