By Guillermina Gordoa | Project Leader
We are very happy with the Project we are running.
As we have already mentioned in our previous report , Micaela and Emanuel are working at Unilever.
This is their first opportunity in the working world, and a really life changing experience. Besides their new jobs, they started studying at a very well reknown University of Argentina (Universidad de Belgrano). Micaela is studying Chemical Engineering and Emanuel Industrial Engineering.
At Unilever they started on March 9th. They work from Monday to Friday from 2 pm to 6 pm. During the mornings they attend university classes
Unilever appointed two mentors to help Micaela and Emanuel with the technical aspects of their new jobs. Fundación Oportunidad has been tutoring them in order to support the onboarding proceess and the adaptation to the values and company culture.
Our work not only includes working sessions with Emanuel and Micaela, but with their families as well.
Both families have anxiety about the new experiences Micaela and Emanuel are living. That was a main issue that and concernes and orientates our intervention in the field
Nowadays, Micaela feels cheerful and excited about what is going on with her present life.
She is studying for the exams. Physics is the subject that she is worried about but she feels confident and she knows she will overcome this situation.
Emanuel is the first one in his family to access higher education.
He was impressed with the University and how is all organized there. He is struggling with some subjects, and he ask for special academic support as the school where he comes from didn´t give him enough tools to face the challenges that he university presents to him.
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