{"id":658,"date":"2010-10-19T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2010-10-19T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=658"},"modified":"2024-11-21T01:53:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T01:53:38","slug":"vocational-training-panama","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/where-we-work\/central-america\/panama\/vocational-training-panama\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocational Training: Panama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/images\/banner_vocational_panama_02.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12276\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of Panama\u2019s wealth and power are held by a small number of very rich families while approximately 40% of the population live below the poverty line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manual labor accounts for 77% of workers\u2019 income in Panama. There are high rates of unemployment among the urban poor,and particularly high levels for urban women and youths. Disparities in education are key contributors to poverty, malnutrition, and inequality in Panama. However, with computer training classes, children and adults are able to find better jobs and improve their standard of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/images\/subheadings_projects_overview_01_.png\" alt=\"\">Project Overview<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-slideshow\"\n\t id=\"ngg-slideshow-7cf9888f42d8c755cddf42168ea0bd54-18627673870\"\n     data-gallery-id=\"7cf9888f42d8c755cddf42168ea0bd54\"\n     style=\"max-width: 320px; max-height: 240px;\">\n\n \t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-slideshow-image\" style=\"height:240px\">\n\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/panama-vocational-schools\/donation-sewing-machine-minority.jpg\"\n           title=\"\"\n           data-src=\"https:\/\/simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/panama-vocational-schools\/donation-sewing-machine-minority.jpg\"\n           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picture list]<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Computer School<\/strong><br>The SimplyHelp Foundation provided 25 new computers and a teacher for a computer training center geared towards helping single mothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tailoring School<\/strong><br>The SimplyHelp Foundation provided sewing classes for women in rural mountain areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!--p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simplyhelp.org\/wordpress\/images\/banner_vocational_panama_02.png\" alt=\"Vocational Training in Panama\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>Most of Panama\u2019s wealth and power are held by a small number of very rich families while approximately 40% of the population live below the poverty line.<\/p>\n<p>Manual labor accounts for 77% of workers\u2019 income in Panama. 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