Graduation Celebration of EOSS Professional Qualification Programs

 

Graduation Celebration in Nova Iguaçu

On Friday, July 15th EOSS organized the graduation celebration of some of the over 50 Professional Qualification Programs that were sponsored by the federal Secretariat for Policies for Women and the Superintendency for Women’s Rights in Rio de Janeiro. The program aims to prepare the city for the World Cup and the Olympic Games, specifically by building human capital and capacity of low-income women. 

78 participants in the community of Nova Iguaçu received their certificate of completing a 4 weeks course in handcrafts and hair dressing.

The event took place in the 'Centro Integrado de Atendimento a Mulher' (CIAM), an institution that provides support to woman who suffered domestic violence.

Most of the participants are being supported by this center and were given the chance to qualify themselves through the course professionally in order to improve their difficult financial and personal situation.

 

The event was attended by the Secretary for Policies for Women and the Superintendent for Women’s Rights in Rio de Janeiro who were very satisfied with the results and organization of the program.

The organizers Silvia Regina de Almeida and Daise Rosas da Natividade from EOSS consulting were leading through the event and gave the word to the sponsors, who congratulated the participants for their great effort and wished them good luck with their future endeavors.

The event was given a beautifully setting by the decorated and perfectly organized by the CIAM (Center for the Support of Woman Rights) and greatly accompanied by live music.

After a couple of songs the event turned to its climate: the fashion show, where the participants showed their learned skills in hair dressing and the fashion accessories they had crafted. The catwalk was greatly supported by models the community of Cidade da Deus, and the live music and received huge waves of applause from the crowd that had come to celebrate the achievements of the participants.

Hairstyling of the models

                                              

Hair Details

The participants of the hair dressing course show their skills.

Details of the accessories that were

shown in the catwalk. Above fabric

necklace and below a handbag

made of sustainable material.

                                                                                                                    

 

The organizers had also set up some stands fort he participants to show their products in detail and discuss with the audience the production techniques.  

Award of  Certificates

  

As the closing act the representatives from the sponsoring institutions were given the honor to award the certificates personally to the participants and invite them to some snacks the organizers had prepared.

Teachers Claudinha & Claudia

The participants also did not lack in a response and thanked their teachers with a speech and handcrafts they had specifically produced for them.