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Brazil: Fostering employability of vulnerable youth phase 2 - assessing Arca do Crescer's impact

Economic, social  development & support

Brazil: Fostering employability of vulnerable youth phase 2 - assessing Arca do Crescer's impact

  • Status

    Ongoing

  • Location Sao Paulo

Project aimed at young people who are neither in education nor in employment (so called NEET people) in Vila Prudente favela where youth (15-29y) are facing high unemployment rates, low wages & general uncertainty for the future. Goal to enter into a more mature project phase:

1/ Carry on with different parts of the program (Hard skills training, digital & financial literacy, soft skills development, behavioral workshops & interviews simulation, mentoring, company visits)

2/ Support & incentivise entrepreneurship through incubator (Workshops for financial & administrative literacy, building competencies for young entrepreneurs)

3/ Give students a clear understanding of the employability pathway (Communication strategy to help students comprehend their employability journey, facilitating the professional integration through network)

4/ Assess program impact after several years of operation. 

  • Promoter

    Ana Caiasso - LAM Communication Director, Sao Paulo

  • Initiate date • Duration

    15.09.2023 • 12 months