Community Hubs

Develop Community Learning Hubs by recycling shipping containers.

Community Learning Hubs will be constructed in India, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. They are being developed to provide learning centres for local youth and the unemployed/unskilled.

Key features:
- built from recycled shipping containers
- consist of desks, chairs, computers, server
- self-powered through solar energy systems
- standard internet supply withy satellite backup
- accommodation section for Hub Manager/security team
- learning equipment/devices/boards/screens

The aim of the hubs is to:
- provide a secure learning space and environment
- provide access to and accessible information/material for skills development
- provide a self-powered/sustainable hub insulated from regular power/internet outages
- offer a comprehensive route to entrepreneurship and employment
- develop local community economies and commercial ecosystems
- reduce the outflow of local workforce to foreign territories
- contribute to environmental protection through sustainable designs, materials, power, output and social impact

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We're looking for:

4 more partners

from INDIA, SOUTH AFRICA, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE, Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries

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Project overview

Community Hubs is a project by
Project Yananai

taking place
from 2025-03-01 till 2026-02-28

This project relates to:
Strategic Partnerships, Capacity Building

and is focusing on:

Entrepreneurship
Environment
Gender equality
Innovation
Integration
Media and communication
Non-formal learning
Sustainable development
Unemployment/employability
Urban/rural development

This project can include young people with fewer opportunities like

Social obstacles
Economic obstacles
Geographical obstacles

Target groups: - economically challenged groups - socially challenged groups - unskilled and unemployed groups - resource restircted groups Support Needed: - support in conducting local needs assessments - local partner onboarding and due diligence - research on feasible hub locations - funding for securing materials, construction, equipment, hardware & software, solar energy and internet systems. - skills courses development and delivery - project managers - volunteer trainers

Short URL to this project:

http://otlas-project.salto-youth.net/17849