Digital Essentials
Build everyday confidence with devices, online safety, files, and useful digital tools.
Explore coursePractical digital skills for refugee and marginalised youth. Learn, build confidence, and take your next step towards earning — wherever you’re starting from.

THE RYEH DIGITAL INNOVATION HUB
An active RYEH programme connecting education, technology, and human support.
The Hub equips refugee and underserved youth, especially young women and girls, with digital, professional, and income-generating skills. Online learning connects with community-based support, mentorship, and a safe space to grow.
See how the Hub worksCHOOSE YOUR FIRST STEP
Short, practical starter courses.
Real exercises you can make your own.
No previous experience needed.
Build everyday confidence with devices, online safety, files, and useful digital tools.
Explore courseUnderstand client work, build a small portfolio, and write a clear first proposal.
Explore courseExplore a useful business idea, listen to customers, and plan a small first test.
Explore courseWrite clear messages, listen well, and communicate professionally with a team or client.
Explore courseRecognise your strengths, speak up, and take a constructive role in your community.
Explore coursePractise simple budgeting, track everyday costs, and plan for an irregular income.
Explore courseFROM LEARNING TO OPPORTUNITY
Choose a course and work through clear, bite-sized lessons.
Try an exercise, solve a problem, and create something useful.
Ask about mentorship and community learning opportunities.
Use your skills to explore work, enterprise, and further learning.
Learning builds readiness. Employment and income depend on individual circumstances and available opportunities.
DESIGNED AROUND YOUR REALITY
Text-based lessons and printable practice materials help you make the most of your time and connectivity.
A deliberate focus on confidence, leadership, and participation in the digital economy.
Mentors, educators, and community connections support the journey from knowledge to action.
THE HUB IN PRACTICE
DADAAB · DIGITAL ACCESS
RYEH’s published programme information describes the library’s development into a solar-powered digital hub, with technology, training, and educational resources.
Explore the delivery model ↗LIVELIHOODS · WORK READINESS
The RYEH Digital Job Centre initiative connects digital tools with job readiness and entrepreneurship support for refugee and host communities.
Read RYEH’s project overview ↗ONLINE · PRACTICAL LEARNING
Start with the Hub’s introductory courses and original worksheets. Practise digital essentials, communication, enterprise, and everyday money skills.
Open the resource library ↗FOUNDED ON LIVED EXPERIENCE
Humanitarian, journalist, and RYEH founder Abdullahi Mire champions education and digital inclusion for displaced communities in Kenya. His work connects a belief in young people with practical pathways to opportunity.
Meet our founderTHE NEXT CHAPTER IS YOURS
Choose one skill. Make time for one lesson. Take your first step today.
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