Partnering with Financial Times

Earlier this year, young disability justice leaders took part in training from the Financial Times. Through this online programme young leaders learnt about marketing, personal branding, use of social media as an advocacy tool, networking, IT, and interview skills. Young disabled people are often excluded from employment, and this training aimed to support them to access opportunities.

New skills for new opportunities.

Tahiya, a disability Justice Activist and Young Leader with ADD attended the
training programme and told us:

The coaching and mentorship with the Financial Times helped me gain a lot of confidence and learn how to use social media to acquire different opportunities. I also learnt a lot about interview skills and the right approach to take during job interviews.

“Before this coaching, I used to be very afraid to attend job interviews. I had no confidence at all. Once I knew I had an interview, I always got so nervous and stressed with a lot of fear. However, the Financial Times took us through how to express oneself during job interviews, the right approach to responding to questions, and this has built my confidence since I know what to do.

“I also got to learn about LinkedIn from one of the trainers who introduced us to this platform as a source of numerous job opportunities. I have been able to interact and learn from different professionals on LinkedIn which has built my confidence further and introduced me to a community of people I look up to.

“Putting myself out there as a confident person with disability has helped me a lot. I have gotten to know and interact with disability justice activists from different countries. I have also inspired fellow young people with disabilities who look up to me.

“Through the skills acquired from the coaching programme, together with my fellow young leaders with disabilities from Tanzania, we have managed to start our own organisation called ‘SMILE with People with Disabilities.’ Our focus is mainly to support and empower girls and youth with disabilities to acquire employment opportunities.

It is important to engage young people with disabilities in coaching and mentorship programs to help them build their confidence and acquire life skills.

“One of our main objectives under the organisation is to raise confident young leaders. Just like me before, many young people with disabilities lack the confidence required during job interviews. The knowledge and skills learnt with the Financial Times will help us raise awareness and teach other young people with disabilities trying to get employment. We shall be able to share the skills we have acquired with them.

ADD in the Financial Times.

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