By Maria Helena Dalla Bona | Director
This year´s results were not as expected. The fact that we´ve moved to a new location caused a reduction in the number of youths that registered to our courses. We´ve also observed a lack of motivation on the part of our pupils, given that the Brazilian job market – which is still weak – is offering very little job opportunities. This caused a good number of drop outs.
A new approach is being adopted.
- Provide shorter and more simple courses;
- Organize one day workshops to teach crafts;
- Hire a new social assistant to work with the youths and their families, in order to motivate them and show them that the more they learn, the more they´ll improve their chances of finding a job.
Despite some improvement, unemployment is running very high in Brazil at around 12.6 million people without a proper job. Our efforts to prepare our youths for the marketplace must continue, especially knowing that the situation will improve given the recent government reforms.
Meanwhile, we continue to also help African Refugees by hiring them to teach English and Crafts.
We thank you all again for your generous support.
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