Escola Comunitária para a Empregabilidade e o Voluntariado

The project "Escola Comunitária para a Empregabilidade e o Voluntariado" (Community School for Employability and Volunteering) aimed to contribute to poverty reduction through the promotion of employability and volunteering on the island of Porto Santo.

DURATION

The project had a duration of 17 months, running from 01st September 2022 to 31st October 2024.

WE PROPOSED

To involve unemployed and socially vulnerable people by developing social, personal and technical skills, preparing beneficiaries for the labour market and increasing their skills. Using training kits, courses were implemented and coaching sessions were held.

WHY
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According to the Living Conditions and Income Survey 2020, the Autonomous Region of Madeira had the highest risk of poverty and social exclusion rate in the country. The condition of dual insularity poses added challenges to Porto Santo, among them: low educational levels, long-term unemployment and precarious jobs due to seasonality (Teixeira, 2016). This project arose from the needs identified on a daily basis by the social support team of the Parish Council, which receives many requests for support from people who need help to prepare their CV and accompanies families who could have more job stability if they had access to training actions and young people who need their horizons to be opened to have more job opportunities.

WHAT DID WE DO?

Developed 8 training kits with support materials for capacity building actions (session plans, pedagogical resources), in response to the lack of a local training offer;
Empowered volunteers to deliver training courses according to their availability and qualifications;
Developed 16 training courses (about 2 actions per theme/kit) aimed at reinforcing personal, social and technical skills, with the support of volunteers;

Facilitated 50 coaching sessions oriented towards the labour market;
Promoted 16 job-shadowing opportunities, in partnership with companies and public entities, with a view to practical learning about a profession.

EDUCATIONAL GUIDES

1st Practical Guide | Family Budget Management

The guide is intended to be a support tool for good family budget management, so that families have a clear vision of the income and expenses they have at home, controlling and monitoring them, with a view to a future with security and confidence, prepared for unforeseen events that may arise, and allowing them to have the motivation to exercise budget organization and savings. (Only available in the portuguese language).

2nd Practical Guide | Pediatric First Aid

The guide is a fundamental resource for saving a child's life and provides, step by step, all the theoretical framework and practical guidelines for acting in a pediatric emergency situation and ensuring Basic Life Support (BLS) until a specialized team arrives. Allergic reactions, lipothymia, fainting, dehydration, trauma, febrile convulsions, fever, burns, bleeding, poisoning, bites and stings, airway obstruction and drowning are some of the topics covered. A must-have resource for mothers, fathers, educators and all those who care for children on a daily basis. (Only available in the portuguese language).

3rd Practical Guide | Child Development

The guide shows the milestones of Child Development and is also a tool to help mothers, fathers and educators to better help their chidren grow, to encourage them to become more self-aware and to support them in defining a series of habits and behaviors that will serve to create the foundations and all the necessary structures for the development of a balanced, healthy and happy personality, and a reference point for life. (Only available in the portuguese language).

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Development happens through Education.

We want to continue our projects for a more sustainable world, investing in Education.

Throughout its existence, AIDGLOBAL has established partnerships with various organizations, which recognize themselves in our mission. AIDGLOBAL thanks all public and private entities for the solidary support shown to our work, in the certainty that we will continue our path in favor of Change, for a fairer and more equitable world, through Education.

Escola Comunitária para a Empregabilidade e o Voluntariado