By Claudia Gonzalez | Development Assistant
In 2016, AGE Africa will launch the Xanthe Ackerman Workplace Experience (WE) Project—an exciting new program that will support our alumnae with marketable job skills as they transition from secondary school to the workplace. In the spirit of AGE Africa’s founder, Xanthe Ackerman, and her never-ending commitment to improving outcomes for AGE Africa’s students, the WE Project seeks to enhance girls’ success through career exposure, workplace mentorship, and job training in a variety of sectors.
Immediately, the WE Project will provide rural internships and hands-on experience for recent alumnae in AGE Africa’s field offices. In the medium-term AGE Africa will recruit private sector partners to host internships in a variety of skilled and vocational professions. The problem of unemployment in Malawi is exacerbated by lack of job seeking skills and formal work experience—particularly amongst rural girls. Even educated young women find transitioning into the job market daunting at best without opportunities, skills and role models to guide them. The Xanthe Ackerman WE Project seeks to fill that gap for AGE Africa’s alumnae in 2016 and beyond!
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