Bridge Program

Market Access & Digital Opportunity

Many young people gain skills but remain locked out of income-generating opportunities because of lack of networks, platforms, or visibility. Skills empowerment is one thing. Bridge ensures that training doesn’t end with a certificate. Bridge solves this by linking trained youth directly to markets, employers, and customers, ensuring that their skills translate into livelihoods.

Through platforms like EmpowerHub (for digital work and freelancing) and EmpowerSoko (for e-commerce and product sales), Bridge helps youth move from learning to earning. Whether it’s a graphic designer landing their first global gig, an artisan selling products online, or a student securing an apprenticeship, Bridge opens the doors that keep too many youth shut out of the economy.

What Makes Bridge Diffferent

Bridge doesn’t just place youth in jobs; it builds fair, inclusive, and sustainable pathways to markets. The support continues beyond the first gig, with wraparound coaching that helps youth retain work, scale their businesses, and build lasting client relationships.

KEY APPROACHES UNDER THE PROGRAM

  • Digital outsourcing and gig work through EmpowerHub.
  • Apprenticeships and job matching with local and regional employers.
  • E-commerce onboarding via EmpowerSoko, including product branding and logistics support.
  • Training on customer acquisition, market positioning, and pricing strategies.
  • Ongoing coaching and supervision for retention and growth.

Impact Snapshot

15

youth led businesses hosted under EmpowerSoko

50

youth linked to paid digital work opportunities
 

Projects Under This Program

EmpowerSoko

EmpowerSoko is our enterprise development platform that boosts product readiness for youth and women-led businesses. It offers training in quality assurance, e-commerce facilitation, and market access, and serves as a marketplace where artisans and social entrepreneurs can showcase and sell their work.

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EmpowerHub

EmpowerHub is EmpServe’s Business Process Outsourcing arm that bridges youth talent with real digital work. Through capacity building, job intermediation, and product markets, it equips young people with market-ready skills and connects them to remote, freelance, or outsourced opportunities — all while encouraging entrepreneurship.

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