By Jennifer Marshall | CCBN General Coordinator
“When I first looked for a job after graduating high school, I had no idea about any of this. I had no experience looking for a position. Now I feel confident and motivated to look for a job, even though it is very hard to find one in Nicaragua.” Jessica radiates with passion and gratitude as she shares her experience in the new Job Readiness Workshops organized by our dedicated Education Team.
Jessica’s experience reflects the reality of Nicaragua, where 3 out of 4 people work in the informal sector – many as home-based workers or street vendors. Young people receive little orientation on how to prepare for formal employment, and it is generally easier to find informal work. But informal workers have less security and no benefits or protections.
Thanks to your support, since July our Education Team has helped more than 60 students like Jessica learn for the first time what it takes to find and apply for a job. Through these workshops, students come together to share about their lives, practice interviewing skills, and write resumes. The workshops include three sessions focusing on the values of discipline, responsibility, human resources, professional behavior, and students’ future goals for employment. Our goal as a Center is to motivate, encourage, and provide practical resources to young people like Jessica, who is also enrolled in our Computer Operator classes.
“Thank you to the teachers and participants of this workshop, and I hope to participate in more in the future!” says Jessica.
And I extend that thanks to you for your help in making it possible for us to offer these and future workshops to women and young adults in Managua. We are already looking ahead to 2016 and what we will need to reach more students with these critical skills – and in response we have increased our fundraising goal to take us into next year. I am grateful to know we can count on friends like you to help us continue making these key skills accessible to our community!
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