In order to support Venezuelan migrants and neighboring countries who have moved to the Federal District (DF) in search of better living conditions, the Center for Adventist Development and Assistance Resources Agency (ADRA) in Samambaia, the administrative region of DF, conducts activities that are part of the Inclusion Without Borders initiative. With educational activities, the initiative provides for the certification and professional qualification of Venezuelans and other migrants.

The project is an action led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in partnership with ADRA and the National Service of Industrial Learning of the Federal District (Senai-DF). Funding is provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

According to the director of ADRA in Brasília, Jeconias Neto, the project offers certification and professional qualification, and inclusion in the job market. “The goal is to train 200 migrants from countries bordering Brazil”, he points out.

At the Center, computer courses are offered with an emphasis on social networks, haircuts and barber shops, cutting and sewing, and creative gastronomy.

Support for market entry

A student of the creative gastronomy course, Luiz Fernando, came from Colombia and has great expectations about the opportunity. He already has knowledge in the culinary field and sees the course as a multicultural experience. “We have enriching classes. We learn to make cultural and typical foods. Brazilian food is very colorful, it has different forms of preparation. I expect great [things out of] this course ”, he highlights.

The initiative seeks to qualify, value, and certify professional knowledge that migrants and refugees already have, which will contribute to improving their employment opportunities in Brazil.

Migrants will also have job search support with Empresa Sem Fronteira. ADRA and Senai-DF will contact unions, companies, and the Secretariat of Labor of the DF in the search for vacancies and opportunities for students of the courses offered.

This article was originally published on the South American Division’s Portuguese news site