Nokia supports the Entra21 initiative to help youth in Latin America and the Caribbean get employment training and job placement services, so they can increase their employability and improve their access to jobs.

Argentina
In Argentina, Fundación Pescar was selected to deliver the Entra 21 program through the creation of “Escuelas Pescar” Nokia. These are institutions where beneficiaries will receive specific education that will help them to access better quality jobs.

The program aims to support 500 young people between 16 and 24 years who are in vulnerable social situations. The beneficiaries will receive ongoing support and job seeking services during and after the program.

Nokia employees will have the opportunity to volunteer as mentors and lecturers depending on their professional experience.

Chile
In Chile, Nokia along with Fundación Chile and the Chilean Government Agency, National Training and Employment Service (SENCE), also launched Entra 21, to help develop effective models for youth training and job placement services.

The program supports the training and job placement of 5,000 disadvantaged youngsters, aged 18 to 29, who are unemployed, under-employed, and/or single mothers.

The project focuses on training, job counselling and building the capacity of Chilean training organizations in the area of job placement services. Entra 21 helps the participants in articulating and presenting their skills by creating a ‘portfolio of evidence’. The participants can specialize in different areas such as administration, gastronomy, tourism, health, nutrition, and dietetics, among other areas.

We are expecting that 2,500 of the 5,000 young participants program will obtain a quality job when the program ends.

Nokia also funds and participates in similar youth employability programs in Venezuela, Columbia

Other projects
Beyond the Entra 21 focus, Nokia also supports Junior Achievement in Europe and the United States. This includes local country initiates as well as a global program called Enterprise Without Borders (EwB). EwB gives students running mini-companies the opportunity to create cross-international partnerships. This web-based program fosters international business development skills while creating global mentorship opportunities for Nokia employees with students from participating countries around the world.

See more of our community involvement projects at http://www.nokia.com/corporate-responsibility/nokias-cr-map.