By Manuel Matiz | Network and Content Officer
Our program the Partnership for Economic Opportunities Trough Technology in the Americas –POETA, understands the challenges that exist for our beneficiaries with disabilities to develop professional skills, and it works within these challenges to create skilled workers to satisfy the labor demand in Brazil.
Thanks to your support, our program is rapidly progressing and our youth continues to work hard and strive to advance in their education for a better future. As you know, our partner AVAPE (http://www.avape.org.br/portal/) provides the infrastructure and the necessary personnel to run sophisticated and complete educational programs. In addition, our local partners ensure that the Center is sustainable by putting in resources for the projects so that we may continue to see results. Your support has allowed Loyane to advance her education and follow her dreams in order to better her life and that of her family.
Loyane, only 19 years old, lives in a vulnerable area with a high social risk. She is a young woman with physical and intellectual disabilities. She has been able to advance in her academic training and today she is in her first year of high school. She arrived at the Center thanks to her sister. Her training was focused primarily on gaining IT skills through learning the basics of Word and Excel, programs provided by Microsoft, she also participated in the Job Readiness Course and Personal Finance training. Thanks to her effort and dedication, she was able to participate in the Youth Program Candango (Apprentice) offered by the Government of the Federal District of Brasilia, and obtained positive results.
Through the application of the tools learnt at the POETA Center, Loyane was able to develop professionally. Through the use of accessible technology and the different modules offered, Loyane increased her knowledge and awareness towards the importance of saving, budgeting, analyzing payments, home economics, and finance. All of this strengthened her personal, professional and family life. Today, Loyane applies learned skills and expertise provided though the courses in job training and social inclusion of people with disabilities, to participate and to apply for job openings that previously seemed unattainable.
The POETA program, since its creation in 2004, has opened more than 161 training centers that have allowed more than 103,000 participants to develop the skills and attitudes that will give them the tools to take on new roles within the economy and society. Your contribution has strengthened the ability of the Trust to to train more than 522 youth with and without disabilities in Brazil. We invite you to continue to support our projects. Each and every one of your donations helps us to grow and continue the work that aims to allow all youth in Latin America and the Caribbean to have better opportunities for the future and be agents of change in their communities. Learn more about POETA at: http://www.trustfortheamericas.org/
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