By Nancy Njeri | Project Principle
No sooner had she finished spending a couple of months on vocational training focusing on pastry and baking than Damaris’s dream of securing a job at a 5 star hotel came into being. The job search, CV writing and computer literacy skills gained from the vocational training as an additional package played a catalyst role towards securing the job. “Am very happy for all the skills that I have gained both for my social and economic lifestyle. I have learnt a lot through football and I can testify how powerful it can be to change the lives of people.” Said Damaris.
VAP Coach Inspires Indian Girls
With invitation from Discover Football, an organization based in Germany that focuses on enhancing women’s football professionalism right from the grassroot levels to the greater heights, coach Eva from VAP was amongst eight coaches representing eight countries from around the world that were invited to Goa India to attend Discover Football Festival. The festival involved workshops for players, coaches and journalists. The theme of the festival was ‘Women’s rights, gender equality and sexual reproductive health’. The event was used as a platform to sensitize the community on women’s rights to play football, adore their bodies as well as taking opportunity of the Discover Football Festival’s activities on amending their structures and improving women’s football.
VAP Coaches Meet With Local Standard Chartered Bank
As part of their community engagement exercise, standard chartered bank organized a one day capacity building training session with VAP coaches at the bank’s headquarters in Nairobi. Attended by several staff from different divisions representing the bank, the sessions created a platform for VAP to showcase what Goal program is all about and its impact in the community. The trainings were led by Corporate Affairs Brand and Marketing (CABM) in collaboration with ICAS who provided counseling sessions on stress management.VAP coaches shared their own personal stories and some of the challenges they encounter while working with community.
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