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Empowering Persons with Disabilities through inclusive employment AI innovation We are Next Step Foundation At NSF we are changing narratives in Africa by empowering Persons with Disabilities Women and Youth through innovative employment initiatives. We believe that meaningful work is a powerful catalyst for reducing poverty and uplifting these marginalized groups along with their families and communities. Did you Know Africa is grappling with a dual crisisan escalating youth unemployment rate and the widespread marginalization of Persons with Disabilities. 236M Young people will lack an economic stake in society exacerbating poverty and social instability by 2025.