Digital Livelihoods & Future Skills | CYSD Cameroon
Pillar 01 · Digital Livelihoods & Future Skills

Bridging the rural technology gap, one digital skill at a time.

CYSD equips youth, teachers, and women with practical digital competencies and emerging technology skills that improve employability, online earning potential, and future readiness.

Our focus areas

Four programs building real digital careers.

01 · Digital Employability

Digital Skills for Work and Life

To equip unemployed and underserved youth with practical digital work competencies that improve employability and online income generation.
Key Activities
  • Microsoft Office 2021: Learn to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
  • Google Workspace: Use tools such as Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Gmail.
  • Canva: Design posters, presentations, and social media graphics.
  • Artificial intelligence: Learn to use AI tools responsibly for research, writing, and everyday tasks.
  • Social media content management: Plan, create, schedule, and manage content for social media platforms.
Girls learning digital skills
Women learning digital skills
Youth in a digital literacy class
02 · IT Support Careers

Desktop Support Technician

We train unskilled graduates, especially girls, in desktop support skills, a practical, in-demand ability that can easily earn them a decent job in Cameroon's growing IT and business sectors.

  • Desktop repairs
  • Laptops and tablet
  • Printer and photocopier repairs
  • LCD
Electronics repair training
Electronics training in session
Printer repair training
03 · Networking Careers

Network Engineer

We train youth who wish to start a career in computer networking. Cameroon is fast growing in its adoption and use of technology, and businesses increasingly need skilled network engineers. We identify unskilled graduates, especially women and girls, who want to transition into a networking career but lack the financial means to pursue it on their own.

Networking training photo 1
Networking training photo 2
04 · Digital access for Children

Children Holiday Digital literacy program

Bridging the rural technology gap for learning and opportunity.

In many rural communities, children learn about computers from a blackboard and have never touched one. Without a computer or an internet connection within reach, they fall further behind with every year. Our holiday program opens community digital access hubs where children, teachers and young people can finally sit at a computer, try things for themselves, and build real computer skills and confidence with the technology they will need for the future.

Children learning digital literacy
Children in the digital literacy holiday program
Who benefits

Digital skills that open real doors.

Unemployed & Underserved Youth

Women & Girls Seeking Tech Careers

Teachers & Community Educators

Rural Children & Youth

"A future where every young person, regardless of location or background, has the digital skills and access needed to earn a living, build a career, and participate fully in a growing digital economy."
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