Peru
In the remote highlands of Peru, we provide vocational training for young people and people with disabilities. This is how we create prospects.
In the remote highlands of Peru, we provide vocational training for young people and people with disabilities. This is how we create prospects.
While certain parts of Peru are experiencing progress, many people in the highlands continue to live in poverty. It is particularly hard for people with disabilities. They have no opportunity to complete an education and are dependent on family help, often without any prospects. Youth unemployment in these areas is also alarmingly high.
Only one or one in 20 young people meet the requirements for university. Vocational training is often not available. So what is a young person supposed to do after regular schooling? Without training, young people have little chance of breaking out of the cycle of poverty. The risk of slipping into illegality or migrating to the cities increases.
We are committed to ensuring that young people in rural Peru have prospects for the future and that people with disabilities can complete their education. Education for all and inclusion are important principles of ena. Many NGOs have withdrawn from Peru: We will remain until the country's economic development has also reached the people in the highlands.
In addition to vocational training, the program emphasizes fostering entrepreneurial thinking. Using design thinking methods, learners identify which products are currently in demand in their region and develop practical, efficient strategies and business models. It's learning for life with direct impact measurement.
In Peru, there are vocational training centers. Unfortunately, conditions in rural areas are often precarious, with a shortage of qualified teachers. To address this, teachers receive further training, including a certificate in "Pedagogy and Entrepreneurship." This is the first of its kind in Peru. A team of trained teachers represents the interests and concerns of the Apurímac region at the national level, raising awareness of the importance of quality, labor-market-oriented vocational education.
People with disabilities are often destined from birth not to be part of the workforce. At best, they receive a small pension that is insufficient for survival. Education: nonexistent. Through the project, they have the opportunity to receive vocational training in various workshops. Blind men knit, women with autism work in gardening, and people in wheelchairs weld, earning their own income.
This enables them to enter the workforce. With the added knowledge of managing their own business, they can start right away and earn their own income.
This makes working in a vocational training center much more attractive. The improved pedagogical and technical skills of the teaching staff are a benefit for everyone.
The training gives them the opportunity to earn their own living. In addition, their position in society changes: they become self-confident, active members.
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