Accompaniment (Barquisimeto): Basic Excel Workshop
The Basic Excel Workshop was held on October 1st in the offices of KPMG, Barquisimeto. It was offered to the Emprendedoras Gastronómicas (Gastronomic Entrepreneurs) of the Emprendimiento y Nutrición (Entrepreneurship and Nutrition) program and was held together with Ford Motor of Venezuela. The formation was theoretical-practical, in which the participants managed to design simple tables and their own invoices, managing to identify the benefits that the program provides for their ventures
Trabajo y Persona promotes workshop to teach the origin of cocoa and chocolate
Taller conociendo el cacao y el chocolate (the Knowing Cocoa and Chocolate Workshop) was held in the month of October within the framework of the Venezuela Tierra de Cacao project. It took place in local schools where the project is carried out, with the goal of teaching young people the fundamental aspects of these foods through didactic games and videos. These early pilot formations geared toward high school youth participants are carried out with the intention of evaluating and improving the content of the training so that it is attractive to young people.
The second cohort of the Emprendimiento y Nutrición (Entrepreneurship and Nutrition) course (Gastronomía360) starts in El Tocuyo
On October 21, 22 Tocuyan mothers began their training process in the Emprendimiento y Nutrición (Entrepreneurs and Nutrition) course, within the framework of the Social Development Project, funded by Ford Motor of Venezuela and sponsored by Trabajo y Persona, with the collaboration of the Parish of San Francisco de Assisi and the Nuestra Señora de la Concordia school. These future Emprendedoras Gastronómicas (Gastronomic Entrepreneurs) will be trained in the areas of cooking, entrepreneurship, and human development, with a total of 85 academic hours.
Accompaniment (Barquisimeto): Taller de Oratoria (Oratory Workshop)
On October 16, the Oratory Workshop for the short course of Bombonería Artesanal (Handama of chocolate) and Emprendedoras Gastronómicas (Gastronomic Entrepreneurship) was held in the offices of KPMG, Barquisimeto, the Workshop of Oratory for graduates of the short course rtesanal of Bombonería A and Emprendedoras Gastronómicas. The training, led by volunteers of the international firm, covered various tools of public speaking as well as the qualities of a speaker and the structure of the discourse.
Garúa de Cacao supports the professional training of Trabajo y Persona in Barquisimeto
From October 21 to November 1, the alliance between Trabajo y Persona and the chocolate master Zaida Pinto, founder of the Chocolate Garua de Cacao Workshop, was consolidated in Barquisimeto, Edo. Lara, which allows graduates to continue their professional training. The first to participate in these continuing education workshops was Dolores Gómez, a graduate of the short course of Bombonería Artesanal (Handmade chocolates), who developed and strengthened her knowledge and was able to incorporate herself in the production processes of chocolate tablets, cocoa balls, and cocoa shell preparation.
Alejandro Marius participated in the Latin American Impact Investment Summit in Quito
On October 3-4, the founder of Trabajo y Persona, Alejandro Marius, participated in the Latin American Impact Investment Summit in Quito, a convergence site for social entrepreneurs, impact investors, philanthropists, foundations, networks, articulators, accelerators and different personalities. On October 2nd he also shared a #DiálogoEntreAmigos organized by Fundación Sembrar and AVSI Ecuador, where he shared his experience as a Social Entrepreneur.
Msgr. Aldo Giordano, Apostolic Nuncio in Venezuela, visited Trabajo y Persona entrepreneurs in Carúpano
On 24 October, the Team of Trabajo y Persona in Carúpano received a visit from Msgr. Aldo Giordano, Nuncio Apostolic of His Holiness, Pope Francis, in Venezuela. In honor of his visit, the Emprendedoras Gastronómicas (gastronomic entrepreneurs ) of the 1st cohort prepared a delicious dinner; the evening menu offered typical dishes of the region, presented in three courses, based on the tradition and history of this noble land.
The 2nd cohort of the Emprendimiento y Nutrición (Entrepreneurship and Nutrition) course (Gastronomía360)
starts in Carúpano
On 21 October, 20 Carupanera mothers began their training process in the Emprendimiento y Nutrición (Entrepreneurs and Nutrition) course, within the framework of the Social Development Project, funded by Ford Motor of Venezuela and carried out by Trabajo y Persona with the collaboration of Caritas Carúpano. These future Emprendedoras Gastronómicas (Gastronomic Entrepreneurs) will be trained in the areas of cooking, entrepreneurship, and human development, with a total of 85 academic hours.
– Olivia González, voluntarily offered a theoretical-practical class to the participants of the short course of Cuidadores 360, in which she highlighted topics such as mobility to the eldest patient as well the use of equipment such as wheelchair, canes, and walker. Thank you, Olivia!
