As the Global economy increasingly becomes more competitive, outsourcing technology development or business processing remain powerful tools for ambitious businesses in the Western world, who would like to increase their firms efficiency and productivity.
Outsourcing today is no longer limited to call centers. Companies nowadays outsource various other operational services to cut costs and focus on core business development functions.
Traditionally Western companies have in the past been outsourcing mainly from Asia, Middle East and Latin America. However, some of these countries economies have in the recent years significantly grown, making labor cost more expensive and therefore less attractive to Western companies looking for remote, cost effective staff.
Africa with its large population of educated, unemployed and underemployed young people has now emerged as the next sure destination for offshore staff sourcing.
I RECOMMEND EAST AFRICA BECAUSE OF THESE REASONS:
1. The median age in East Africa is about 18 years. More than half of graduates from East African Universities struggle to find jobs . The large population of young educated working age people, coupled with the increasing lack of employment within East Africa Countries, creates a large pool of potential employees for Western Companies looking to outsource.
2. In Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Sudan, English is a commonly and widely used language, where as in Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo, they use French. Therefore, East Africans can communicate easily with customers and clients from the Western World.
3. All Governments in East Africa now collectively understand the importance having a reliable and fast internet. They are all working on improving the internet infrastructure. Foreign Telecom Networks have established themselves in East Africa and overall access to Wi-Fi in Hotels, Restaurants, Public and Private Offices has significantly increased in recent years. All this creates an enabling environment for digital and remote work.
4. Time zones in East Africa are not so much different from those in Europe. East African Time is 2 hours ahead of British Summer Time and during winter the difference increases by one hour. Besides East African young workforce are always flexible and ready to sacrifice if they are outsourced by Western companies. Therefore outsourced work from Uganda or Kenya can be completed and returned to Europe before business closes.
CONCLUSION:
Crested Crane Connections Ltd can make introductions for Western Companies who would like to outsource from East Africa. Web designers, Virtual Assistants, App developers, Social Media Managers, Content creators, Writing service providers, IT support staff and Call center service providers are a few examples who can work remotely for you from East Africa..
Western companies that turn to East Africa for their staffing needs will help create jobs which give young East African people a chance to learn or to perfect their skills while earning a living and feeding their families. What we should all keep in mind is that Western companies which provide outsourcing opportunities, indirectly help economies in East Africa to grow.
