From the beginning, our vision for Joby extended beyond simply connecting people with jobs. We aimed to empower individuals, to shift the balance, and to create a new perspective on building inclusive systems that truly serve young Africans, particularly those who haven’t always had access.
This year’s Africa Forum on Displacement (AFD2025) sharpened that purpose. The theme ‘ALL IN’ wasn’t just a slogan, it was a challenge. A call to break the cycle of exclusion and bring displaced communities into the center of economic life, not as charity cases, but as builders, leaders, and partners.
We took that challenge personally. Through Joby, we connected young creatives across multiple roles, including refugee performers like John Matiop (K2) and Fariji Napa, with roles that allowed them to perform and lead. Their talent didn’t need a spotlight to be valid. But it deserved one.
At Joby, we are building the infrastructure to make that possible. Not a band-aid. Not a feel-good app. A resilient, adaptive system that connects young Africans, regardless of where they come from—to dignified work they can own. A platform that works for people who weren’t even supposed to be part of the system in the first place.
We are 100% ALL IN. Because partial inclusion is exclusion. And because anything less than transformation is not enough.
While we carry the weight of expectations, the pressure to scale, and the fear that we might not get there fast enough; we also carry the stories of every young person who has ever asked for more than survival – for a real shot at defining their own future.
That’s who we’re building for. That’s who we answer to.
To the co-conveners of AFD2025: UNHCR Partnerships Africa, The Amahoro Coalition and INKOMOKO, congratulations. You didn’t just host a forum, you built a space that challenged the norm. A space where inclusion wasn’t just discussed, but practiced.
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