learning for life

Learning for Life ofrece esperanza y oportunidad en Colombia

Desde 2016, DIAGEO, una de las principales compañías de bebidas premium del mundo, a través de su iniciativa Learning for Life y Tanager identificaron la necesidad de desarrollar un proyecto en Colombia que contribuyera al incremento de oportunidades de formación a la medida y generación de empleo para población vulnerable como mujeres, jóvenes, afrodescendientes, indígenas, víctimas del conflicto, a través de un enfoque diferencial y alianzas con distintos sectores de la sociedad. Con base en lo anterior, ambas organizaciones tomaron la decisión de aunar esfuerzos técnicos y financieros para implementar de manera conjunta, iniciativas que generen oportunidades formativas y económicas para estos grupos poblacionales.

Learning for Life Program offers hope and opportunity in Colombia

Since 2016, DIAGEO, one of the main premium beverage companies in the world, has worked with Tanager to implement its Learning for Life initiative in Colombia. Diageo and Tanager identified the need of developing a project in Colombia that would contribute to increasing tailored training opportunities and employment generation for vulnerable groups such as women, youth, afro-descendants, indigenous people, victims of the conflict. The program employed a differential approach and formed alliances with different stakeholders. Accordingly, both organizations joined technical and financial efforts to implement initiatives to create training and economic opportunities for these vulnerable groups.

Learning for Life in Colombia: Meet Tatiana

Tatiana Arenas Londoño is one of the 120 participants in DIAGEO’s Learning for Life Program, implemented by Tanager in Colombia. The program’s goal is to provide income-generating opportunities for young people in vulnerable situations through an eight-month certified workforce development training program, psychosocial support, and job placement in the formal sector through six-month internships.

VIDEO: Women in Colombia push back against violence

How does Tanager work for women throughout the world? We co-create solutions to so women have economic and social opportunities that change their lives for the better. In Colombia, Eliana Leaña Valverde lost her husband to armed conflict and was left raising her children alone. In her own words, her “trust in society was broken after living through cycles of violence.”