381 Results Are Tagged With "Education and Teaching"

Yo Quiero Ser es un programa educativo de orientación Vocacional. El objetivo es ayudar a los estudiantes de
Secundaria a decidir que carrera estudiar, cual orientación seguir o en general, su vocación para el futuro.
Lo hace reuniendo a los estudiantes interesados con un profesional de la carrera que ellos escojan para despejar
sus dudas sobre la misma.
Los fondos ayudarían a alcanzar cada esquina del país y que todos los estudiantes tengan la oportunidad de esto.

My community in eastern DR Congo faces a serious problem, which is the difficulty of social and economic integration of young people affected by armed conflict. The country has been at war for several decades now, this situation leads to the displacement of populations and slows down agricultural and livestock activities, which are the main economic activities in the province of North Kivu for example. And young people are the main victims in particular because they have remained idle and almost naive, because young boys are easy prey for the militias and armed groups very active in the region, but also young girls are exposed to pregnancies and early marriages etc. Many obstacles hinder the socio-economic integration of these young people, in particular the lack of skills and professional experience, the inadequacy and poor diversification of the training offer, the weakness of traditional apprenticeship, the lack of opportunity etc. These obstacles are even greater among young girls but also in rural areas where economic markets and value chains are very poorly developed and structured.

In order to support the socio-economic integration of young girls and boys affected by armed conflicts in eastern DR Congo, my organization "Amani-Institute ASBL" will carry out awareness-raising actions in local communities on the importance of the economic empowerment of young people for local development and will implement safe and quality professionalizing initial training for their intention and capacity. Support measures (childcare, flexible hours) have been put in place to allow all young girls who become mothers early to participate.
Through these short-term training courses, in real work situations, young people will acquire technical and entrepreneurial skills and develop soft skills that will enable them to carry out an economic activity linked to the local economy. At the end of their training, these young girls and boys are accompanied by their community until their integration into active life in groups or individually.
The training courses are determined following an analysis of training needs in consultation with the beneficiaries and local actors (municipalities, families of the beneficiaries, family farms, economic actors, etc.) and taking into account the security situation. . The project also develops activities enabling young people to acquire life skills through education, personal development and the development of an entrepreneurial spirit.

While Liberia’s economy has not fully recovered to pre-war levels (prior to 1989), its population of about 5 million continues to grow at a high rate. As a result, the country is faced with the twin challenge of a particularly large youth population (over 70 percent are below the age of 35), and a pervasive lack of job opportunities. This leads to high level of vulnerability among youth. Only 3.5 percent of youth ages 15-24 have stable jobs in the formal sector. The majority are employed in the informal sector, either as unpaid family workers or self-employed. Moreover, rural areas face an additional challenge of persistent food insecurity. We think, providing young people with access to productive employment is critical to ensure economic recovery and stability in the country. Ours Project aims to increase access to income generation opportunities for young people in Bassa. Our project uses a community-based productive inclusion approach to provide economic and empowerment opportunities for youth living in both rural and urban areas. The project has a strong emphasis on youth economic empowerment. Additionally, one of the project components specifically aims to promote productive inclusion of rural youth. It supports them with life and business skills training, improved agriculture techniques, labor subsidies and farm. (to procure seeds and tools). This approach will help many extremely poor youths living in rural communities become self-sufficient while at the same time contribute to the development of their communities. We will work together with than to develop farms, grow and sell their produce, save proceeds for their own businesses, and support their communities in the process. We also believe this project facilitates transition to productive employment for youth who would like to open their own business and successfully transition into the labor market.