During this final day of employment lessons, a young mother who graduated in the ninth batch, Defroza Jeremiah, addressed the participants and spoke from her experience as one who dropped out of school due to pregnancy, completed EBLI computer literacy and business skills training, and went on to attain employment as a secretary at Green View Primary and Secondary School in Mwanza, Tanzania. It was a wonderful opportunity for the young people to hear that they too can rise out of the poverty they are living in.
Next week, this tenth batch of young people will continue their Business Skills Training by taking a comprehensive business examination, followed by an introduction to Hisa saving and loaning groups, which will economically empower these young people to start and/or expand businesses in order to achieve their goals.
Following Business Skills Training next week, this tenth batch of young people will complete a three-day workshop on behavior change process (BCP), equipping them with knowledge and life skills to help choose healthy futures and avoid behavior patterns, especially casual sex, that put them at risk of gender-based violence.