I am so honored and inspired and delighted to share that through support from the federal Secretariat on Policies for Women and the Council for Women's Rights in Rio de Janeiro, EOSS will be launching training for 1,600 women entrepreneurs in all areas of Rio de Janeiro, including Centro, Duque de Caxias, Belford Roxo, City of God, Niteroi, Saquarema, Mesuita and more....
This program aims to help more carioca women liberate themselves from cycles of poverty by providing them with relevant vocational and entrepreneurial skill sets, particularly skills that will be most needed for the surge in tourism from the upcoming World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Olympics.
The vocational specializations within our curriculum include: office administration for hospitality industry, sustainable handicrafts productions, restoration of materials, geriatric care, sustainable cosmetics production, facilities maintenance.....
but we hope to further expand modules.
The important thing is that these modules will complemented with workshops and seminars on gender and entrepreneurship, including business plan preparation, price-setting, design and marketing.
Its a win-win partnership that makes Rio a more competitive destination for international tourism and empowers women.
Since research proves that compared to men, women invest higher percentages of their income in the family, particularly children's health and education- the benefits from their economic empowerment just keep on growing and extending.
Of course, there will be video from our trainings and interviews with participants so please stay tuned.
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