The problem
The barrier this program addresses.
Deaf students may encounter technology for the first time without access to career guidance, professional networks, or Deaf role models who can make future options feel concrete.
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Tech Career & Mentorship Program
Deaf-led career discovery and mentorship that helps students connect digital skills with credible routes into work.
Who it serves
Deaf secondary-school students and emerging young professionals
Location
Kaduna and partner-school communities
Impact context
200+ Deaf learners trained across TIDI programs
TIDI's solution
Accessible by design. Connected to opportunity.
TIDI combines accessible career exploration with Deaf-led mentorship, practical planning, and exposure to the people and skills behind technology careers.
Who the program serves
Designed around a clear audience and a practical next step.
Deaf secondary-school students and emerging young professionals
Delivery reach
School-based cohorts with a model designed for wider replication
What participants learn
- Technology career options
- Goal setting and career planning
- Professional communication
- Mentor-guided next steps
Program activities
How the program comes to life.
- 1
Interactive career talks
- 2
Small-group mentor sessions
- 3
Digital career mapping
- 4
Goal-setting workshops
- 5
School and employer engagement
Photos from the field
The work, in context.
Impact and accountability
Program ambition grounded in transparent context.
Program-level outcomes are tracked by cohort. The figures below describe TIDI's current organization-wide reach and are not presented as results from this initiative alone.
200+
Deaf learners trained across TIDI programs
7
States reached across TIDI
7+
Schools and partners engaged
A story from the work
A pathway, not a one-off conversation
The strongest career sessions do more than introduce job titles. They help a learner identify a strength, meet someone who understands the journey, and leave with a next step they can act on.
This field note reflects the program model and does not attribute words to an individual participant.
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Help this program reach its next cohort.
Support mentor recruitment, career exposure visits, accessible learning materials, and employer pathways for future cohorts.