Promotion of Youth Employment and Sustainable Development

Description What is done in the programme or project and why, what results are pursued, who benefits from the activities and who are involved in the implementation.

This project aims at improving the possibilities of disadvantaged youth in the area of Simões Filho through vocational training in ICT, environmental issues and training in life skills. The duration is 8 months, which entails enhancement of technical skills as well as personal development and internships and seminars. Thereafter the youth will be inserted into the job market in cooperation with public and private sector (employment offices, businesses, NGOs). The strategy of the project is to promote an alliance with public, private and third sector in order to tackle the youth unemployment in Brazil.