By KC Hardin | Project Member
When you last heard from us we had just wrapped our second intervention (with the Forteleza group), reporting 85% employment/entrepreneurship, along with other extremely promising statistics. We'll we are proud to let you know that Forteleza's employment and entrepreneurship statistics haven't changed, and we've now started our third intervention.
The latest group started three weeks ago and is still 19 strong (from 21 orignially), which is by far the best retention rate we have ever seen. They have passed through the full personal develpment cycle, working on self-esteem, communication, conflict resolution and other topics, both in groups and individually with the staff psychologists.
This week they began the skills development phase, which will last unitl mid-January, when they will start jobs or start businesses. There is a lot to do between now and then, but we're really excited about this group.
If things go as well as they have with the previous two, this will the the third of four gangs in our community that have committed and changed thanks to your support and the hard work of the Esperanza technical team.
If you're thinking of a gift for the person who has everything this year, why not make them a member of the Esperanza Social Venture Club. It's kind of amazing what a lot of people giving $25 per month can do!
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