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A Mentorship Programme Is Turning Young PWDs Into A Thriving Workforce

Nathaniel Bivan

July 22, 2022 |

HumAngle |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The Peniel Foundation virtually connects people with disabilities with mentors to help them learn to achieve their goals, level up their career skills to access to better jobs and become financially independent. Since forming, the foundation has seen thousands join the program and go on to have great success in their careers and personal lives.

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This San Francisco Supper Club Gives Youth a Chance to Reinvent Themselves

Gabrielle Lawrence

July 18, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Old Skool Café provides opportunities for youth, particularly those who were formerly incarcerated and/or in foster care, to gain life skills, job training, and receive help managing their finances, writing resumes and cover letters, build people skills, and strengthen interpersonal communication. The restaurant allows the youth to train for every position in an industry that generates 25% of the area’s jobs.

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Mega Whatt!? What a Rhode Island wind farm can teach us about New Orleans' energy future

Sarah Ravits

July 15, 2022 |

Gambit |

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Response Location: United States, Narragansett, Rhode Island

The Block Island Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm that works to mitigate climate change and improve the state’s economy. The wind farm has created more than 300 jobs and provides an alternative to power sources that produce carbon emissions amidst increased demands for electricity.

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Technical and Vocational Training Lowering Unemployment Rate among the Youth in Rwanda

Jeanne Kandama

July 12, 2022 |

Mille Collines Infos |

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Response Location: Rwanda

With unemployment high among people under age 35, Rwanda is emphasizing technical and vocational education training to help better prepare graduates for the labor market. The country now has 456 technical and vocational education schools that offer programs ranging from tailoring to auto mechanics to computer systems technology, with graduates reporting that the training has helped them find jobs or start their own businesses.

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1 out of 5 Irving ISD students graduate with industry credentials. The district could be a peek into Fort Worth ISD's future.

Jacob Sanchez

July 05, 2022 |

Fort Worth Report |

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Response Location: United States, Irving, Texas

In Texas' Irving Independent School District, roughly one in five students earn industry credentials and gain real-world experience through more than a dozen "career clusters" designed to help them enter the workforce after graduation. Administrators work with industry partners in the community to target in-demand jobs and continually update the courses to keep them relevant in an evolving professional landscape.

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A Cottage Industry Quietly Rises, Lifted by South Sudan's Often Ignored Women

Richard Sultan

June 30, 2022 |

TIME of the World |

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Response Location: South Sudan

A network of Sudanese women is pooling resources to create a successful market. The Women's Empowerment Initiative has provided funds, training, and the connections to create economic opportunities for the entrepreneurs.

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He Made Lowly-esteemed Wheelbarrow Pushing Look Attractive; Now He Creates Jobs For Youths

Arinze Chijioke

May 31, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Delta

GEMDECONQ rents wheelbarrows to workers and trains them in proper conduct. This gives people who cannot afford their own wheelbarrow a chance to earn more than the average minimum wage and eventually venture into less demanding forms of work.

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More money needed to seed growth of refugees' businesses

Aja Hannah

May 19, 2022 |

The Land |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Refugees are accessing services that enable them to set up and run small businesses through the help of an initiative in Cleveland. The MED program has helped launch 30 entrepreneurs through training, technical help, and $50,000 in startup capital and loans.

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L.A. Jobs Program Creates Opportunities for Employment, Stability After Incarceration

Hadassah Patterson

May 16, 2022 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Playa Vista Jobs’ Hatch Program is a three-phase program that helps people who were formerly incarcerated and recently released have a smooth reentry and find stable employment in the construction industry. The program begins with getting participants to open their minds to change and emotional healing followed by 500 hours of hands-on construction training in a stable environment, including regular meals. At the end of the program participants receive help securing employment.

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To Rewild a Rhino

Geetanjali Krishna, Sally Howard

May 10, 2022 |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: India, Assam

A collaboration between the state government, tribal councils, and conservation organizations has allowed the greater one-horned rhino to make a comeback in India. Since this initiative started, the rhino population in Manas National Park has increased to almost 3,000. The program is largely successful because it sought buy-in from locals and they converted poachers into conservationists by offering them a monthly stipend.

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