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Safaricom's youth movement
Take Ctrl. Make the Shift.
The youth engine inside Safaricom: nearly 2,000 Gen Z and young millennial colleagues connecting, growing and shifting how we work.
01 · About
Connect. Grow. Shift.
Ctrl+Shift is Safaricom's youth movement. It exists to amplify youth voice and energy, grow future-ready leaders and change culture for the better. On a keyboard, Ctrl+Shift changes how things work. Here, it means young talent taking control of their growth and shifting how we work.
Grow
Mentorship, exposure and career mobility that move you forward.
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Shift
Influence real change and help shape the future of Safaricom.
a real seat at the table
We are
- InclusiveEvery young colleague has a voice and a place to belong.
- CollaborativeWe connect people, ideas and opportunities.
- BoldWe think differently and embrace change.
- AuthenticCome as you are, rise as you are.
- Impact-orientedOutcomes, not activities.
02 · Where we show up
We run on the 4Cs
01
Colleague
The best culture change starts from the inside.
- Gen Z experiences: rotations, learning sprints
- HR–Gen Z dialogue
- Mentorship circles
- Telling our stories
02
Customer
We know what Gen Z customers want. We are them.
- Always-on Gen Z feedback to product teams
- Customer visits
- Monthly Gen Z trend reports
- Innovation challenges
03
Company
Championing G4G. Pushing innovation.
- Every young colleague a G4G ambassador
- Gen Z Innovation Lab
- Quarterly Gen Z Business Review
- Career pathways
04
Community
Mentoring the next generation. Shaping a better Kenya.
- Citizens of the Future: school mentoring
- Industry visits
- Community impact projects
03 · What's on
The next wave is already booked.
Already delivered · International Youth Week, 11–13 Aug
we said we'd show up. we did.
Fri 28 Aug · Vodacom Group CEO call
What Shameel Joosub told us
- Invest in people. Never give up.
- Believe in AI.
- Work in teams. Leave office politics out.
- Own your career. Use Group and volunteer opportunities.
04 · The council
Your people. Say hi.
Council members come from every cluster. Find yours and grab them at the next hangout.
05 · The newsletter
One email a month. Zero corporate filler.
What we did, what's next, and who's shifting things. Sign up below and it lands in your inbox.
06 · Join
Press Ctrl Shift.
You’re in.
Open to every Safaricom colleague aged 35 or under, and to our Gen Z interns. It takes 30 seconds.
- First invites to hangouts, the hackathon and C-suite sessions
- Mentorship circles and cross-cluster connections
- A direct line into how Safaricom builds for Gen Z
07 · Speak up
Say the thing. We'll carry it.
Ideas, pain points, a product that frustrates you, a question for leadership. Every message is read, and the patterns go to HR, product teams and leadership.
anonymous is fine. really.