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Work Goal Project RJ

About

Conquering a new job is a goal of victory to many young people as well as to adults. Focused on the preparation of  the inhabitants of Caju, a district in Rio de Janeiro´s seaport region, and its neighborhood for the professional market, the Work Goal Project has initiated an educational and professionalizing course to 130 persons (youth and adults, from 16 to 45 years of age).

Gol de Letra Foundation believes that the ingress in the labor Market leads to social, economic and cultural changes, it represents a path to full citizenship, better qualifications and new posts.

In 2016, the Work Goal Project recorded the increase of participants attendance, which reached the total of 85%. The approval percentage had a 10% increase (reaching the 80% mark). Despite the country´s political-economic crisis, the end of the year mark indicated that 56% of the participants had their ingress in the labor market.

2016 also presented improvements in the Project, which counted on support classes, guaranteeing the increase of 30% in the total of class hours of Portuguese, Mathematics and Informatics. The educational program included two technical visits to partner companies and a cultural tour for integration and confraternization.

The results of this Project over its six years of existence, which counts on the strong interest from the part of the participants in being educated for the labor sector, as well as on the Institution´s commitment to strengthen the dedication to Caju´s youth, generated a more complete program with more diversified courses to assist this public. Therefore, from 2017 onwards, this Program is now entitled “Youth and Opportunity Program” (Programa Juventude e Oportunidade), with 7 technical courses, the Fundamental II Course, and Selective Exam-prep Course (ENEM).

Youth and Opportunity

In August 2016 Fundação Gol de Letra finished a big remodelling of its installations in Rio de Janeiro´s Unit and inaugurated a building, the Ásia 1, where the Caju Professional Education Center  is located. The technical and formal education courses of the Youth and Opportunity Program started to take place, representing a landmark for both the Foundation and the Community. Computing Operator was the first course of the Program, with 160 class hours and 50 enrolled students.  These facilities also included a community library (Biblioteca Comunitária Carlos Ghosn), with 6 thousand titles for borrowing and consultation; a public space dedicated to studies, networking and internet facilities.

 

 

numbers

820

individuals
assisted

40

students graduated in the second semester

41

students graduated in the first semester

43

meetings with families

Statements

“The Work Goal Project (Gol de Trabalho) was the best thing that happened to me, as I started being interested in acquiring more knowledge. I learned a lot about labor market and job interviews. This course changed my life.”

Denis Garcia, 18 years of age, student of Gol de Trabalho.

“The Project helped me to become more confident and pursue my objectives, looking for positive answers (to replace the negative ones). I started dedicating myself more to my studies; the course was my incentive to return to School and become interested in learning more and more”.

Sidnéia Monteiro,  37 years of age, student of Gol de Trabalho.

“My daughter progressed a lot with the course, she learned about tax calculation and labor legislation subjects; she also became a much more responsible person”.

Jaci Nascimento dos Santos, mother of a student of Gol de Trabalho.

 

PHOTOS

Annual Report 2016