Description:
This
program was created in order to educate
women in extreme poverty conditions; therefore,
they will obtain the necessaries skills
to apply for manual jobs with high demand
in our country and for creating their small
businesses.
BPW members contacted INAFORP (Technical
Educational Institution in Non Traditional
Careers) in order to educate and train women
in poverty conditions in careers such as:
dressmakers, nursing (for the elders), First
Aid, Housekeeping Maid Trainee, Cooks, and
basic modules in writing and reading.
In order to gain more adepts to this program,
we had to provide: materials needed for
the courses, childcare, transportation fees,
lunch meals and medical care.
Results:
80%
of the adepts were illiterate single mothers
with approximately 6 or more children. After
completing the program, all the participants
obtained a technical certificate which helped
them find an adequate job to support their
families, including one woman who was mentally
disable with 6 children. Another relevant
issue is that some of the women were employed
by BPW members as housekeepers and nursing
(for the elder).
Number of Women being
Help 68 single mothers.
Project Team:
During October 2001
- May 2002, the project team include:
Fátima Tudisco
(President)
Young BPW participation:
- Judith I. Ríos
- Julissa Jurado
Evidence:
Photographs of the
activities are attached.
Last update: year 2005 |
