Training for Youth with Disabilities in Brazil

The Partnership for Economic Opportunities through Technology in the Americas, POETA, the Trust for the Americas flagship Initiative, understands the challenges faced by Youth with Disabilities, particularly in relation to their inclusion in the job market. To this end, the Trust for the Americas (http://trustfortheamericas.org) works with Local Partner AVAPE to train Youth with Disabilities and to equip them with job readiness skills crucial for their successful job inclusion. 

 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.

 There are many success stories with big impact in our POETA Centers. Today, we are going to introduce you the story of Daysee Jessica.

Daysee is a 29 years old young woman and lives in a vulnerable area of Joao Pessoa. Two years ago, she suffered an accident on her motorcycle, and loose one of her extremities on the lower limb. After being in the hospital for forty days, and a long period of physiotherapy, her new mobility condition was very difficult to accept.  She decided to continue studying and think towards her future.

She heard about the POETA Center from other participant and social networks, and get into contact with the local coordinator of the Center. After a personal meeting, they decided that her profile fits with the Personal Finance training course, and increased her knowledge and awareness towards the importance of saving, budgeting, analyzing payments, home economics, and finance. She also attended the Job readiness and IT skills training courses.

After her very good performance in the POETA Center, she was offered a job as front desk officer. Now, Daysse tell us that she feels more confident and benefited the most by her improved ability to interact socially and build personal and professional relationships after the accident.

Thanks to your help, The Trust for the Americas has been able to train more than 379 youth in Brazil. Since its creation in 2004, POETA has supported more than 161 training centers that have allowed more than 103,000 participants to develop the skills and attitudes to take on new roles within the economy and society.

 We cordially invite you to keep supporting our efforts to build a better future for youth in Latin America and the Caribbean. A small donation can mean a big help for providing more and new opportunities to vulnerable communities in the region.

Once again, thank you for your contributions and thanks you for giving young people with disabilities the chance of a better future!

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