With this project, the Fundación de Formación & Desarrollo Social (FUNFODES), aims to provide these training opportunities to children, adolescents and young people in vulnerable situations in poor communities of the Province of San Juan, Dominican Republic (with a gender equality approach), so that they can achieve greater cognitive development, better technical training, in order to have a more adequate performance at the educational level and as citizens, and thus prepare themselves for life, dignified employment and a better quality of life.The aim is to provide these training opportunities to children, adolescents and young people in vulnerable situations in poor communities in the Province of San Juan, Dominican Republic (with a gender equality approach), so that they can achieve greater cognitive development, better technical training, in order to have a more adequate performance at the educational level and as citizens, and thus prepare them for life, decent employment or to undertake any entrepreneurial idea when they reach the age of majority.

In addition, this project seeks to contribute to the socio-educational and economic well-being of the most needy sectors and communities of the Province of San Juan, thus achieving a change of attitudes and behaviors in children, adolescents and young people so that they can face current and future challenges that arise in life in a more positive way. Likewise, this project is expected to keep this population away from problems such as: child labor and abuse, juvenile delinquency, drug addiction, alcoholism, gambling, early pregnancy, etc.

Problematic Situation

The problematic situation that led to the realization of this project is due to the fact that most of the inhabitants of the San Juan Province (an area located in the Southern Region of the Dominican Republic, a few kilometers away from the city of San Juan) have a high level of poverty.The majority of the inhabitants of San Juan Province (located in the Southern Region of the Dominican Republic, about 60 kilometers from the border with Haiti), lack economic resources and access to basic and technological services. A large number of families in our communities live from rudimentary agriculture, day labor and some small informal businesses; however, poverty and social marginality surround this population, preventing its development, despite the fact that this province is rich in abundant land for production, a situation that is paradoxical. This is due, to a great extent, to the low educational levels of most of its inhabitants.

In San Juan Province, as in the rest of the country, many people (especially children, adolescents and young people) feel the need to change their lifestyle through better training and quality education. However, because San Juan is one of the poorest provinces in the Dominican Republic, there is a large number of people of both sexes who do not have the opportunity to complete their studies or take technical courses that will help them improve their current situation. This is a reality that is reflected more in the female sex than in the male sex.

Motivation for the project

This project is considered of great importance for children, adolescents and young people of limited economic resources in the communities of our beloved San Juan Province, since, with the implementation of this project, this vulnerable population will be strengthening their technical-educational and technical-technical competencies.Currently, being trained represents an important step forward to get out of poverty, in addition to the acquisition of knowledge so that anyone can improve themselves, especially girls, a population that, due to their condition, is the least taken into account.

It is a feasible project because it will contribute to the educational, technical and social development of our communities, since it will take into account one of the most socially vulnerable populations: children, adolescents and young people (especially those 12 years old and older).

Previous experience and team

For the implementation of this project, the Foundation for Training & Social Development (FUNFODES) has been since 2015 (date of its formation), carrying out activities of social and community assistance, aimed at people of scarce resources, through human, technical and integral training for life.cnic and integral for life and love for God; through the implementation of awareness campaigns to the population, programs and projects, which are supported through strategic alliances with both public and private organizations, nationally and internationally, such as: technical courses, workshops, lectures, conferences, specialties, diploma courses, concerts, theatrical and musical plays, camps, operations, donations and other social initiatives.

This foundation also has the human resources trained and willing to collaborate for this cause, as well as the appropriate infrastructure for its implementation. This project also seeks the integration of the community and parents of the beneficiary children, adolescents and young people, since without the involvement of the project's protagonists, it would be difficult to successfully achieve the expected objectives, since they are the main actors in their own development.

Similarly, in order for the beneficiary population to achieve the required competencies at the end of this project, FUNFODES' teachers and/or facilitators are professionals in their respective areas and, for the most part, certified by the Ministry of Education.a, certified by the Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic (MINERD) and the National Institute of Technical Professional Training (INFOTEP), official institutions responsible for endorsing technical and educational training in that country.

Project Objectives:

General: To change the vision towards the future of children, adolescents and young people in vulnerable situations, through technical-educational training for a better future.cational-educational training for better academic performance and preparation for decent employment in poor communities in the Province of San Juan, Dominican Republic.

Specific objectives:

1. Train children, adolescents and young people at a technical-educational level, in order to reduce the inequality gap and lack of opportunities for this population, taken little into account in the impact zone.

2. Provide opportunities for the population to benefit, especially girls, to have greater facilities for their technical-educational training, which will allow them to have the necessary skills for further studies or, in due course, when they reach the age of majority, to be prepared to opt for a job.

3. To contribute to the educational, technical and socioeconomic development of the most needy sectors and communities of the Province of San Juan.

4. Contribute to the change of attitude and behavior in a positive way of children, adolescents and young people, through talks of human, integral and citizen formation, a cross-cutting part of this project.

Main project dissemination activities

We intend to hold meetings with parents, authorities of educational institutions and community groups in the area, to explain the purposes of the project and obtain their consent. A brochure, posts or fliers, etc., will also be made to announce the project through social networks and other digital media in the area to be impacted. In addition, a pre-registration form will be used to survey the children, adolescents and young people who are potential beneficiaries of the project.