Editorial

“Kierkegaard says that values ​​are abstract until someone has the courage to say ‘I’. In the same way, we can affirm that works are only born when someone has the courage to say ‘I’ ”, Luigi Giussani.

The courage to start a work and risk undertaking to respond to a need, both personal and common that afflicts us as a society, is born from the word that defines the greatness of the human being: freedom, which, says Víctor Tirado San Juan, “It is a divine trait, a defining characteristic of spiritual beings.”

The human being has that transcendent and spiritual dimension that links us to something bigger than ourselves, and one of those traits is precisely that freedom. Each one even has the freedom to believe in one or more gods, or simply not to believe, but for Christians, the act of absolute freedom is evident when they remember that God who became man in the son of a carpenter two thousand years ago.

I have no doubts in affirming that if that link with the transcendent is missing, all the courage of our initiatives and endeavors lack the possibility of a true impact because the exercise of our initial freedom wears out if we lose that perspective. Even a friend said these days something that impressed me: “if this link is missing, the intelligent power by which something is being built, is lost”.

That is why it is worth going back to the origin of what we do: Work and Person coincide with affirming that nexus because we believe that not only work is the way to continue collaborating with the great work of creation, but that the person is a relationship with Infinity. That is the reason why we identify so much with the Benedictine charism and are inspired by the rule “ora et labora”, which Saint Benedict established in times of an even more complex and dramatic crisis than we have to live.

It is becoming more and more evident to me that the free act of a man and his undertaking, needs the sum of other freedoms that are adhered to, recognizing the nexus of his purpose in life with the very end of the work. Nowadays it is essential but not enough to document processes, generate formats, and use techniques, because the true critical point is, above all, the need for free people who connect with the purpose and reason for being of the work. Only in this way the financial resources, technology, and all the means at our disposal will be used in their fair measure and with purpose.

Víctor Tirado San Juan affirms that “freedom is the spiritual condition of absolute responsibility” and not only do I share it, but I believe that each work and also we as a society will take a positive step towards the future when we begin to re-establish these links and we let us take responsibility for our reality.

Alejandro Marius
Entrepreneurs received training in artisan chocolates

As a form of accompaniment, and within the framework of the Venezuela Tierra de Cacao, Trabajo y Persona project, the Curso de Bombonería Artesanal (Artisanal Bombonería Course) began to enhance the technical-productive capacities of 24 Emprendedoras del Chocolate (Chocolate Entrepreneurs) of Valencia. The training, directed by chef Luis Martínez, was based on classes of Honor to work, History of cocoa and its process, Hygiene and food handling, Tempering, Basic chocolate, and practices. It was held over eight days, between the months of October and November, in the CECAL Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi spaces.

Petare has its first cohort of Emprendedoras del Chocolate (Chocolate Entrepreneurs)

Within the framework of the Venezuela Tierra de Cacao project, 16 women from Petare graduated from the Emprendedoras del Chocolate (Entrepreneurs of Chocolate) program. The ceremony was held on October 10 at the Bigott Foundation and was attended by representatives of the European Union, Fedeuropa, the Italian Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce, the French Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, and Trabajo y Persona. One of the graduates, Thais Visbal, said: “Just as the Indian word ‘Petare’ means ‘facing the river’, today I can say that we will face the world to bring the best cocoa …”

Trabajo y Persona is committed to the culture of work and meeting

From October 22 to 26, the Trabajo y Persona team carried out an internal training session to share and improve work processes and tools. At the meeting, in addition to aligning themselves and getting to know each other as a team, they received workshops on Redacción y ortografía (Writing and spelling), Administración (Administration), Uso de la tecnología celular para documentación gráfica (Use of cellular technology for graphic documentation), Planificación de Tiempo (Time planning), and Sesgo cognitivo (Cognitive bias). They also learned inspiring stories such as Claudia Valladares, co-founder of Impact Hub Caracas; Juan Ángel De Gouveia, president of the Deaf Confederation of Venezuela; and Santiago Ulloa, president of Fedeuropa Venezuela.

Emprendedoras del Chocolate (Chocolate entrepreneurs) were trained in the art of baking

Fifteen Emprendedoras del Chocolate (Chocolate Entrepreneurs), from different cohorts and places, carried out the Taller de panadería básica (Basic Bakery Workshop), directed by Florangel Hernández, a graduate of the same Trabajo y Persona program. It was held on October 30 at the Invecapi facilities, El Rosal, and they received training in types of bread, basic concepts, baking, and marketing times.

– Eddy Pini, a graduate of the first cohort of Emprendedoras del Chocolate (Chocolate Entrepreneurs) from the Venezuela Tierra de Cacao project, began internships on October 29 at Bitácora Cacao’s laboratory, where she will be learning the bean to bar process for making chocolate bars. This is done thanks to the alliance between Trabajo y Persona and Bitácora Cacao, CA

– María Pineda, a graduate of the XXX cohort of the Emprendedoras del Chocolate (Entrepreneurs of Chocolate) program, El Rosal, did internships in the Mantuano chocolate laboratory, from October 24 to November 2. In addition to receiving experiences and new knowledge in the area, she contributed to the development of the San Juan tablets, a social brand that benefits the program that formed it, so that other women in vulnerable situations continue their training.

– Sonia Arias, a graduate of the first cohort of Emprendedoras del Chocolate (Chocolate Entrepreneurs) from the Venezuela Tierra de Cacao project, Petare, is dedicating herself to the sale of Beggars, a product that she learned to make within the program.

– Zuleima Velásquez, a graduate of Emprendedoras del Chocolate (Entrepreneurs of Chocolate), Guarenas, was doing internships during the month of October in the Mantuano chocolate laboratory. He currently works for the same company. Congratulations!

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