Dot Rwanda officials say that Digital Ambassadors assisted more than 100 job seekers to apply for job positions online, during Kigali Job fair that took place on 06^th December 2018, at Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village (KCEV).

With the support of the Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT), Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA), DOT Rwanda managed to have an ICT bus: an Internet-connected buses filled with computers, to help job seekers apply.

Cecile Mbashimishe; who is in charge of Communication and Events at DOT Rwanda, said the main purpose is to help the applicants apply for various online opportunities.  

“The employers are giving to job seekers links where they can apply for the jobs and our digital ambassadors using the ICT bus to coach the job seekers on how to apply for the jobs. They also help them to finalize their CVs and put them on LinkedIn.” Spoken Cecile.

Samuel Niyongira; who has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration commended the initiative saying that it helped him submit his job application.

“It is exciting. When a friend of mine told me there was going to be the Kigali Job Fair and that the internet will free accessed, I could believe it. But now that I made my application, I am really happy.  We got laptops and the internet is so strong.” Noted Samuel.

Digital Ambassadors Programme (DAP) was introduced to Rwanda in September 2017, to mitigate digital illiteracy amongst the population. Today it operates in twelve (12) Districts across the country. So far, more than twenty-seven (27) thousands have been trained by the digital Ambassadors (DAs).