vocational training

What we provide

Developing talents to bring income and hope

The desire to succeed is not unique to America. Even in the poorest slums of southeast Asia, people have the desire to provide for their families. They want something else from life, a way to prepare for tomorrow.

They want to work.

World Concern strives to empower people to take control of their own destinies and pursue meaningful work, incomes that will give them a chance to climb out of poverty.

Our vocational training spans many of the 23 countries we serve.

In Laos we teach people how to raise chickens, ducks, pigs and fish. We provide seed loans and training to help hundreds of local farmers increase their yields of soybean and corn.

In Haiti we show men and women how to produce briquettes for household fuel by using corn stalks and manure.

Entrepreneurs in Kenya learn how to string beads, sell tea and tailor clothes.

In communities across the world we are reminded that anything is possible when a determined person seizes an opportunity and receives proper training.

How our training in Haiti saves the poor money, provides jobs and protects the environment.

With a Bible in one hand and a shovel in the other, we teach pastors how support their families.


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Why this is important

Without skills, the cycle of poverty continues

  • Per capita income in Kenya is $360 (US dollars)
  • 22% of Kenyans live on less than $1 per day
  • Nearly 90% of people in Chad are illiterate
  • In Chad, about 40% of children up to six years suffer from chronic malnutrition
  • In Kenya, women desperate to provide for their families may resort to prostitution or sacrifice one of her children to become a child servant
  • Fish farmers in Bangladesh may have ponds, but only a few raise fish profitably due to the lack of technical expertise
  • More than 65% of all children in Bolivia are chronically anemic and malnourished
    • Ruralpovertyportal.org, World Concern

How we provide it

Lifting up people to meet their potential

  • We show illiterate entrepreneurs how to keep business ledgers by using drawings and other creative record-keeping symbols
  • Thousands of rural poor in Haiti receive affordable loans to begin businesses or farms through World Concern
  • We teach skills to small businesses in Sri Lanka, including animal husbandry, farming and aquaculture
  • In Thailand, we have established a network of Isaan villagers who own and operate poultry and other small animal-raising micro-enterprises
  • Young people with disabilities in Vietnam are considered outcasts from society, but World Concern offers them education, vocational training and employment services

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