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Workforce Development

Workforce Development. Setting up English & computer classes Teaching basic job skills Creating resume, interview, and job etiquette workshops Giving the refugees confidence to join the workforce. Women’s Issues. Bond with the refugee women Understand & explain cultural differences

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Workforce Development

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  1. Workforce Development • Setting up English & computer classes • Teaching basic job skills • Creating resume, interview, and job etiquette workshops • Giving the refugees confidence to join the workforce

  2. Women’s Issues • Bond with the refugee women • Understand & explain cultural differences • Create activities for the community such as a community garden and a knitting circle

  3. Children and Youth Development • Create activities for the younger children such as art days & a soccer league • Help them with academic projects • Teach kids basic safety • Art Classes Sundays

  4. Children’s Art Exhibits • Exhibit at the Houston Institute for Culture, September 1-10, 2009 • Exhibit at the AltharettaYeargin Museum, October 29-November 13, 2009 • November 7: Free museum day with programs on Bhutanese art

  5. SYMP – Sewa Youth Mentorship Program • Development of Sewa Youth Clubs at Hastings and West View high schools, where Bhutanese kids are going to school (in progress) • Raising awareness and assigning mentors

  6. Bhutanese Community Festivals • Earlier phase – Bhutanese people participated in Indian Festivals and we put a lot of energy in giving rides • Now, they have started celebrating their own festivals • Leadership has evolved but we until have had to support financially

  7. Get Inspired Houston • First Sewa International internship conducted on a local level • Reaches out to Houston youth to promote service and awareness • GIH interns initiated 2009’s most successful Sewa projects • Community Cloth and Children’s Art Class

  8. Community Cloth: Micro-loans • Micro-loans given to refugee women to produce and sell native crafts • A Sewa-led consortium between Interfaith Ministries, the Somali Bantu Community, the Bhutanse-Nepali Community and individual volunteers • Supports Somali-Bantu, Karenni-Burmese and Bhutanese women

  9. Yogathon and Health Fair • January 2009 • A one-day community event promoting a healthy lifestyle • Free health check-up camp • Educational and promotional booths, workshops, and yoga marathon

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