WE Burundi is convinced the English language would significantly help in promoting Entrepreneurship and employability and proceeded a program « Promoting English in Rural Area (PERA)» to help young people in rural areas prepare themselves for the local, regional and international labor market.

The program « PERA » will be used in schools and universities in rural areas.

In line of PERA, WE Burundi launches a « English for our Future » campaign to mobilize young people in schools and universities to gather and help one another to learn English via English clubs for their success on either local, regional or international labor market.

The « English for our future » campaign used a powerpoint presentation of what is happening on the labor market, where young people are missing opportunities and jobs because of the lack of required knowledge in English language, to challenge young people.

This presentation has been successfully helping young people gather into English clubs.

The two days « English for our Future » campaign at Great Lakes University raised a list of eighty six highly self motivated students that registered for learning English through SUNRISE English Club.

There is no teacher among the students, nor from outside but students themselves are to empower one another assisted by a facilitator.

In Burundi, professionals often pay trainings from the few houses that have been working hard to equip people, especially business men, with the English skills they need to succeed in their communication with partners.

To help young people get familiar with English, Burundi need a great center that provide accurate skills and other services relating to the English language. Future plans include developing the "Education First Center".

-Imagine the fate of young francophones in rural areas surprised by the labor market which strongly requires fluency English!
-Imagine the fate of young fancophones in rural areas not accessing international and regional opportunities using English as a communication tool!
-What would be the fate of a young French-speaking entrepreneur in a rural environment who could not exchange views with his potential partners using English as a communication tool but strongly interested in the young entrepreneur!

[WE Burundi] Promoting English in Rural Areas (PERA)

By We The World

[WE Burundi] Promoting English in Rural Areas (PERA)

English for our future

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