Entità warns of the risk of a real social collapse in the country
Brazil is currently the second country in the world with the highest percentage of “Nem Nem” (neither studying nor working) young people, second only to South Africa. The study, prepared by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), points out that 36% of people aged between 18 and 24 do not study or work in the country.
For Brenda Santos, director of operations of JA Brasil, an entity that served more than 300,000 young people in 2022, a concerted effort is needed to remove Brazil from this ranking, which could lead to an unprecedented social collapse.
“We can say that young people, especially those from the poorest classes, have been left adrift in the last two years. JA Brasil, together with its partners, has been working to prevent this crisis from worsening. We need governments to look decisively at this problem, which has already reached its limit,” warns Brenda.
Preparation for the job market
Brenda underlines that JA Brasil has carried out more than 40 projects during 2022, in the most varied states of the country, with a view to quality education and preparation for the job market.
“We were able to film important events, such as Findinexa Brasil, where we brought together more than 130 young people from all over Brazil and Latin American countries. The event included academic and integrative activities, receiving speakers and guests discussing topics such as diversity, careers and employability,” says the representative of JA Brasil.
One of the main projects of JA Brasil, the result of a partnership between IDB Lab and Google, the Tech JA program, which trains young people in the area of information technology (IT) for free, managed to train, between 2020 and 2022, 1,202 students. Of these, 261 (20%) have already managed to enter the world of work. THE
program, implemented in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Pernambuco, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, as well as the Federal District, offers scholarships to young people, between 18 and 29 years old, who have completed secondary education in the public education network.
“This is a result that only underlines the pent-up demand from young people looking for a qualification to be able to enter the labor market or enter this sector”, exemplifies Brenda.
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