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Discover testimonies of Baker Hughes' collaborators, who involved themselves in the Mock Interview activity for several time now ! Baker Hughes trainers After a severe leg injury, Aliya thought she might never walk again. As a young woman in one of the region’s poorest communities near Mumbai, India, her injury had potentially dire implications. It meant she could no longer work in the house to help support her family. Worse, it jeopardized her ability to pursue a career of her own. And then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Aliya’s situation depicts the reality facing more than 350 million marginalized youth worldwide: career development opportunities are limited, and minor events can become major setback. As she recovered, Aliya took some big metaphorical steps forward. She studied hard and engaged with a valuable community resource. That’s where she met Elsa Ceccato, a mentor from Baker Hughes. Ceccato is a longtime volunteer with Life Project for Youth (LP4Y), a non-governmental organization (NGO) that empowers disadvantaged youth worldwide. Ceccato had previously volunteered with LP4Y in India. But last year, she helped Aliya build the skills to land her first professional job through virtual mentoring. Virtual mentoring sessions between mentor Elsa Ceccato and mentees Suvarda and Aliya About Life Project 4 Youth (LP4Y) LP4Y is dedicated to the professional and social inclusion of young people (17-24) living with extreme poverty, disabilities, domestic abuse, and exclusion with programs in 13 countries worldwide Established in 2009, LP4Y believes that all young people have potential and that inspiring them with an entrepreneurial mindset will help them contribute to an inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous world LP4Y was granted the special consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council and its work meets 11 of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals Giving back: When early career development meets business mentoring Career development is about building the hard and soft skills to grow professionally. It takes learning, guidance from mentors, and hands-on experience. At Baker Hughes, the ASPIRE program accelerates the careers of interns and entry-level professionals over two years. An essential part of ASPIRE is social impact – giving back. Unable to volunteer in person, ASPIRE members from across the globe partnered with LP4Y over the last year to provide virtual career mentoring, mock interviews, and professional networking to disadvantaged students struggling to find jobs and internships. Aliya, an LP4Y mentee who landed a job with the help of virtual mentoring Values at work: Young professionals coaching marginalized youth “It was very moving to hear what Aliya had gone through and how she had somehow benefited from that terrible injury to realize that she was ambitious and wanted to be independent financially,” said Ceccato, a Lead Finance Specialist based in Florence, Italy. A graduate of the ASPIRE program, Ceccato has a personal appreciation for the value of mentorship. “We should all be benevolent and try to give a confidence boost to their skills so that when they leave LP4Y, they can be interviewed without fear.” Ceccato mentored six young people, including Aliya. “I asked them to introduce themselves and describe their target jobs. Based on their answers, I then asked typical interview questions and gave them feedback to improve next time.” Dianne, one of Ceccato’s mentees from the Philippines, described her experience. “I am astonished because I learned so many things I can apply on my next interview,” she said. “I like the way Ms. Elsa asks a question and I answer unprepared because I don’t know what it is about…but it’s okay and I am proud because I know in myself that I can do it.” A mock interview with Dianne, a student from Cagayan de Oro, Philippines Making an impact: Career coaching and corporate social responsibility in action “This virtual mentoring was invaluable, not only to help these youths gain confidence in job interviews, but to help us appreciate different cultures and the challenges they face,” said Anojan ‘Ano’ Sriskandarajah, a Lead Sales Specialist based in Bristol, UK. “We also provided digital learning content, which allows them to gain IT accreditations and build skills to enhance what they’ve learned in school, especially if they can’t go on to university.” This virtual mentoring was invaluable - not only to help these youths gain confidence in job interviews, but to help us appreciate different cultures and the challenges they face. Ano Sriskandarajah, Lead Sales Specialist, Ano and Maxine Bell, an Aberdeen, UK-based Sales Manager, lead the ASPIRE Social Impact Committee on its mission to "transform the lives of vulnerable communities across the world.” Based on a recommendation from Ceccato, LP4Y became one of three NGOs the committee supported for 2020-2021. “As we were considering NGOs, LP4Y stood out.” said Bell. Everyone across the ASPIRE program came out of university and was lucky enough to be hired by one of the leading global energy technology companies. LP4Y provided us with an opportunity to give back while continuing ASPIRE’s focus on continued learning and development. Supporting that focus for youth without access to good education, training, and job opportunities was quite important to everyone.” When the going got tough, fundraising got creative “Previously, we held big charity fundraising events and bake sales,” Bell said. “But the pandemic made those efforts much more difficult.” Despite the challenges, ASPIRE raised over $27,000 for LP4Y. Fundraising took place from offices (where applicable) and remote locations worldwide. One highlight was the #Move5ForYouth challenge in which employees walked, ran, swam, or biked 5 km, nominated five friends to join via social media, and encouraged each other by pledging donations that the company matched. In 2020, LP4Y was selected as one of six charitable organizations which collectively received $100,000 from the Baker Hughes Foundation​.

Puja Dhangana, Batch 3, Green Village, Nepal Namaste. My name is Puja Dhungana. I am a Young women of 19 years old from Balthali, Kavre Nepal. I am a high school graduate. I joined Green Village, LP4Y on 8th of December despite personal challenges. Ever since I heard of this project I had made up my mind to be a part of it and nothing could deter me from my decision. I was born and raised in a small village in Nepal. Dreaming big was not an option for me. In fact I was scared to dream big. I was busy with chores and other responsibilities but I was always hungry for something more. I was hungry to better myself. To learn more and to do more. I always questioned myself, is this all I was meant to do? To be born, raised and die in a small village? Something inside me always told me that I am meant for something big. I had a dream but I didn't have the support or means to fulfill my dream. I didn’t know who to turn to and who would support me to achieve what my inner self told me I was capable of. In time I came to know about LP4Y and just like I made a decision that I must join Green Village. I knew I would have to leave home, my comfort zone, my family and go to a new city and be on my own. I am going to be honest, this scared me a lot. As I rode on the bus, I knew I was leaving a part of me behind. My heart grew heavy and weary just at the thought of leaving home and stepping into the unknown. Throughout the entire journey to Green Village, my mind was consumed with questions. Was I making the right choice? Is this going to be worth it? Questions I had millions but answers I had none. All I knew was my heart was filled with hope with every kilometer towards Green village. As I ascended the stairs of Green Village, I could see that this place was special. It was no more just me with my doubts and questions. I saw that there were Youth like me there. I left home only to realize that Green Village was my new home. I left my village only to realize Green Village was a small village on its own with all the Microeconomics Initiative within it. I left my family but I was in the presence of coaches who love us so dearly. I felt like I had everything I could dream of. The fear of oblivion had now passed. I felt like a traveller in the desert who found an oasis. I knew I had to be molded like raw clay and now I had found the cast. With time now I realize that you’ve got to ‘dare’ to ‘dream’. Through LP4Y I have learned that I have to believe in myself. I know that life doesn’t always go according to plan but after coming to LP4Y I have learned to be prepared for any challenges in life! With LP4Y I have learned practically to be calm when challenges occur. I am a new ‘me’ with LP4Y and I feel like it has given me a new perspective to look at life. LP4Y has opened my eyes to really recognize my capabilities and work on them. I know with determination and hard work, I can lead the life I desire. I am the main actor of my life and I am capable of helping others in the journey of life. I had limited expectations from this project but I have received much more than I had anticipated. Truly, the knowledge I learned in LP4Y will be very useful in my personal and professional life. I cannot say the same for my formal education! In school, I learned to pass the test but in LP4Y, you learn by doing, you learn about your skill, qualities and moreover your capabilities. It's difficult to express in words how thankful I am towards LP4Y for you only becoming better by working on yourself and LP4Y has given me exactly that chance: to work on myself. I came empty handed and am leaving with so many learnings and for that ‘Thank you’ would be a small word. One thing I can promise is I will cherish my time here and help others by sharing the learnings I received. Thank you LP4Y !

Arnab Roy, Senior Manager at Capgemini, Mumbai, India Shalini Sharma, 21 yo, Management Step, LPC Howrah, Kolkata, India Suraj Pashwan, 18 yo, Responsibility Step, LPC Pahar Ganj, Delhi, India From October 6 to 9, LP4Y participated for the first time in the Impact Together Week of Capgemini - a week during which Capgemini employees participate in CSR actions. In the Philippines, Capgemini teams gave 11 mock interviews but also provided 2 training (“How to ace a job interview” & “How to create a professional resume”) to more than 80 LP4Y Youth. In India, 75 LP4Y Youth from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata benefited from digital mock interviews given by 117 Indian Capgemini volunteers. With these digital mock interviews, and training sessions, Capgemini employees help the Youth to be prepared for their job search and future professional integration. This project was a success both for the Youth - who received many tips to hone their interview skills - as well as the Capgemini employees who were able to share their experience and expertise. Dear Capgemini volunteers! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to practice our interview skills. Your recommendations were amazing and we learned a lot about how to be prepared for our future interviews. Your tips about how to achieve goals will be very helpful. We learned how to answer questions and how to look confident in front of the camera. Thank you for all of this. We hope to do this again soon. The LP4Y Youth teams from Delhi: Khazana 1 & Khazana 2, Yummy Sweet & Yummy Salty The LP4Y Youth teams from Mumbai: Lifeline 1 & Lifeline 2 The LP4Y Youth teams from Bangalore: Digi' Women 1 & Digi'Women 2 The LP4Y Youth teams from Chennai: CCC1 & CCC2 The LP4Y Youth from Kolkata: HP1 & HP2 from Howrah TESTIMONY BY SHALINI SHARMA , MANAGEMENT STEP FROM HOWRAH " Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to have this interview. I learnt many skills including creating a resume and preparation for the meeting.You have shown me how I should present myself in an interview and to be ready for the type of question which will be ask in an interview.You have told me that I should present myself confidently, to answer politely to the questions asked and that before I appear for a job interview I have to do researches about the company and the department I want to work in.You have encouraged me that I can do my best and not to give up. Once again thank you so much for taking my interview." TESTIMONY BY ARNAB ROY, SENIOR MANAGER AT CAPGEMINI, MUMBAI “Unique and effective. The program enables the Youth to learn the necessities to get going and becoming independent. What's amazing is that they support the Youth (financially) so that they can commute to LP4Y center. They put the Youth's vital papers like AAdhar, Pan etc. in order. Coming to think of it , these are the basic necessities to be employable. I never thought of it this way. The orientation and the mock interview both were great. They taught me stuff I never realized. The program is so similar to the work Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo do through randomized control trials. Amazing- keep it up.” TESTIMONY BY SURAJ PASHWAN, RESPONSIBILITY STEP, NEW DELHI “I learn to improve my body language, professional clothes and I improve my English spoken. I improved my knowledge of jobs and I improved my confidence. I learnt lots from the advice of the interviewer. He said: “your biggest advantage is that you are a really hard worker and you will make your dreams come true”. He helped me to prepare/search for a job and which kind of job. He asked me “where would you like to see yourself after 5 years?” I explained my life project plan to him and after he was very happy. Thanks a lot for giving me this opportunity.”

Sebastien Farcis from Radio France met Shakreen, a Youth of LPC Paharganj in Delhi, and discussed how the pandemic impacted her life. Sebastien Farcis, Reporter for Radio France Internationale, New Delhi, India Click on the image to read the full article!

Roxane is sharing her experience as a Catalyst with the Youth of Paharganj in Delhi Roxane de Beaucorps, Alliance Coordinator, Delhi, India In a few weeks, I’ll be leaving India. I arrived in the LP4Y center of Paharganj in October 2020 to start my new mission as Alliance Coordinator. I was so excited to finally leave France and live the Catalyst life on the field. Yet, like any fresh Catalyst, I was pretty nervous to meet the Youth. I had so many questions: How to find the right coach posture, how would they react, how to overcome the language gap, will they like me? I was also asking myself many questions regarding my legitimacy to accompany those Youth towards their professional integration, as I myself did not have any proper professional experience. I had heard that Paharganj was a difficult center, where the Youth sometimes faced addiction and drug problems, and I was wondering how things were going to happen. I still remember my first handshake. I was looking at Romain, the coach, trying to imitate him. I was impressed by his confidence, and how easy it was for him to communicate with the Youth. The latter welcomed me with great smiles, firm handshakes, and they started asking me millions of questions about myself. All my fears disappeared, and I felt so lucky to be there! Throughout the months I understood that, as Catalyst, my role was not to become their friend but to help them in shaping their professional path. Most LP4Y Youth have complex life experiences, and sometimes tragic family history. In Paharganj, many Youth grew up in shelters, in the street or in a complex family situation. Throughout the months, we faced many challenges in this regard. Some of the Youth were working at night in factories, while following the programme during the day. Some young women were managing everything at home, sometimes taking care of their children on top of the programme. Some other Youth were facing serious drug addictions, meaning all their allowance was usually spent on drugs instead of food. All of those situations actually made me aware of how lucky I was, growing up in a safe environment. I was always so impressed by their professionalism, and how they tried to display motivation in any circumstances. As resilience and self-belief are not always a requirement to success in the Western professional world, they are the driving forces of the Youth in India! This really gives me hope for the remaining Youth out there, struggling with their life and wondering what their future will be made of! Anything is possible as long as you provide yourself with the means to do it! Sometimes, you just need someone telling you “You can do it” to achieve your dreams! Seeing the Youth everyday, giving them training and getting to know more about them and their different histories is at the very heart of our mission as Catalysts. I particularly cherished family visits and mobilization sessions in Delhi’ slums. Even though the Youth’ families usually don’t speak English, we can feel they are so happy to share their stories. They are always so welcoming, treating us like guests of honor. Most of those families are living in a two-room house, with five to eight people sharing one room only. And yet, according to them, life is not so bad. Those family visits actually were a knock, but also gave me true humaneness lessons. I surely will keep those memories alive my whole life. What really gives meaning to it is the evolution of the Youth, and how they blossom throughout their PTE. Day after day, their communication skills improve, and they gain confidence! More importantly, they become aware of their potential and how valuable they can be in the professional world! I remember some of the Youth on their first day, unable to string two English words together and so scared of speaking in public. Some of those Youth today work in big companies, and manage a whole team! Since my arrival, I witnessed dozens of amazing transformations, and I feel so grateful for that! I quickly realized that not only were the Youth growing, but more importantly that they were surely helping me grow as well! I know this sounds like the perfect cliché sentence, and yet it has never been so true! They taught me so much, and actually gave some key life lessons they might not even be aware of. During my first weeks, I remember discussing with older Catalysts and asking them about LP4Y’s impact in their lives. All of them agreed: it is a life changing experience, questioning and changing your perspectives. And now I get it. I am leaving India in ten days now. My journey at LP4Y is not over yet, and I hope to continue growing every single day!

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Chaima Lagha shares her journey at LP4Y after finishing three months in the Green Village Lebanon. Chaima Lagha, Green Village Lebanon Hello, my name is Chaima Lagha. I am 20 years old. I would like to share with you my testimony and my experience during these three months in the Green Village in Lebanon . Before I joined the GV team, I was very lost in life. I lost my father when I was 13 years old and it really affected me. I struggled to live and it always felt like surviving. It got worse when I reached university. I no longer knew what I wanted. I changed my major twice in two years which made me lose a lot of time. It affected my mental health a lot because to live without a goal, a will, a dream and seeing your friends achieve their goals while you are still "below zero" hurts and breaks you inside rather than the frustrations you hear that you aren't good enough. Three months ago, my friend told me about LP4Y and the program . At the beginning I hesitated and received some rejections from my surroundings. But two days before the starting of the program I took to decision to join and to do something daring for myself for the first time, knowing that maybe this is an opportunity for me so I joined not caring about anyone's opinion.. I didn't know much about the program, I started my journey barely speaking English with a lot of strangers, an organized system, a new environment.. Everything seemed scary to me at first..until I got to know the girls, the coaches, understood how the system works which gave me more clarity in what I wanted. In less than a month I met 17 new people, became the first youth leader which encouraged and motivated me further. I started working in the bank company as the finance and accounting officer, I started running my own business. I started valuing time, the responsibilities I had, I started to like having a day full with no wasted time. This was my second achievement but I was still confused about my future. Whenever I was asked about what you want to become I had a different answer. The fact that I gave speeches and spoke in front of a lot of people made me realize that I want to work in media and become a social journalist united by people's voice. This became my passion and finally I entered the job search with full motivation. Yes..I can do it ! Finally I thank the LP4Y team, the Catalysts, my friends and family and all the people who helped me in this big achievement in starting a new life.

Beginning of January, the full team of Young women of TDC Kathmandu benefited from a 3-day workshop on problem solving and design thinking with the DoLab of King’s College based in Kathmandu. During this workshop, the team was divided into 5 teams and had to work on different challenges linked to the center using the design thinking methodology. The five challenges had been chosen previously by the Youth: How to attract customers in the micro-economic initiative Connect 4 Change? How to retain customers in the micro-economic initiative Connect 4 Change? How to create interesting training for Connect 4 Change customers? How to mobilize (recruit) new youth in LP4Y? How to transfer knowledge to handover between the experienced youth and newer ones within the LP4Y team? We would like to say a big thank you to King’s College - DoLab’s collaborators (Raunak, Prateek, Abhisheik, Ankita and Mahesh) for offering this wonderful opportunity to the Youth. Having a concrete experience of problem solving thinking - with concrete challenges the Youth face with the management of their small business - was a great exercise and a nice way to acquire knowledge about a process the Youth could use in their own life. Overall great experience where the Youth worked in teams, had to discuss, brainstorm, share ideas, check the practicality of their solutions, and had fun at the time. Thank you so much again for enabling us to empower the Young women of the Training and Development Center of Kathmandu, and for working with us with the Youth for a better future ! King’s College also planned to do a similar workshop for 5 days with the Green Village Kathmandu : lucky them ! NIRU RANA MAGAR (cf. picture below), 22 Year old, Responsibility step, Tinkune koteshwor, Nepal “Workshop was very good and very useful information delivered in an excellent manner. I truly learned a lot of things in this workshop and enjoyed it as well. I like that double diamond concept to find the best way to solve a problem. I also enjoyed making prototypes and presentation time. I learn about SMART GOALS, how it works and use them in our life. I am very thankful to you!” For the picture down : https://domain.me/double-diamond-and-problem-solving-in-design/ Raunak Chaudhari, Lab Master - DoLAB and Learning Innovation Designer (cf. below) I think the workshop with LP4Y youth was very engaging both for the participants as well as us as facilitators. It was great to see the youth gradually understand and embrace the self-directed nature of the workshop and to see the shy ones start speaking up by the end of the workshop.

Ian Reoperez, from Decathlon Pasay, testifies about his experience of daily work with 3 former Youth of LP4Y Ian Reoperez LP4Y has been our most successful partner in finding talented and passionate young teammates who can be a contributor in our mission of making sports accessible to the many. I had the pleasure to work with and lead several teammates over the years here in the company and today they are big contributors to the stores that they are a part of. Currently in Decathlon Pasay, we have 3 Teammates who were a part of LP4Y. The most experienced one is a Sport Leader managing an important sport in our store and also a Captain of the Day (a big responsibility in our organization) while another teammate is someone who transferred from Alabang and is a specialist in our Cashing Up processes and customer service. Our newest teammate, Wendy, is someone we met just last November, and we are pleased with the level of professionalism and enthusiasm she is showing with us in her first few months. Overall, I find youths from LP4Y as very hard working teammates, always giving their best, always positive, and very optimistic to the challenges we face. They always seize the opportunity presented to them, and it has been a pleasure to see some of them show significant growth over the last few years. This is a partnership we wish to continue, and we are hoping to find even more talents in the future coming from LP4Y!!

Alexia Gaube and Geerlie Corporate actors are the key players when it comes to the professional integration of excluded Youth. If it might be perceived as a challenge at first sight, it becomes a long-term strength for every company, when implemented with the adapted settings. Initiated by LP4Y and different corporate actors, the Youth Inclusion Network (YIN) started in 2015 with the clear objective to support the corporate world in finding solutions to efficiently act for the professional inclusion of excluded Youth. Today, we are an international network of 52 companies, committed to and convinced by the inclusion of Youth from underprivileged backgrounds. > Changing the lives of excluded Youth < The YIN connects corporations with Young talents and supports members in the creation of initiatives and life-changing opportunities for the Youth. We are linked with more than 75 organisations working with excluded Youth. Despite Covid and uncertainties, the network has been particularly active in 2021, with 2660 Youth supported through 353 professional activities, including 78 jobs & internships, a global impact that doubled since 2020. In 2022, the YIN is ready to reach new milestones, supporting companies in all their inclusion initiatives, from preparation to final integration. New options have been created such as the global Youth webinar, which gathered 133 Youth for its first edition in January. This year, the members will also get the opportunity to impact thousands of Youth over the years, from the created activities and shared insights. > Increasing collaborations between companies < Collaboration between corporate actors is at heart of YIN’s missions, and the network organises different sharing moments between members, to discuss a large variety of topics, including CSR programs and HR policies. 2022 started with an international webinar, and members will meet again among physical workshops, webinars and networking events, to receive special training sessions, share experiences and best practices, build solid relationships and champion Youth inclusion together. > Creating a global movement for an inclusive society < Starting from 5 members in the Philippines, the network now includes 52 companies in 5 countries (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, The Philippines and Vietnam). The global interest in the initiative and expertise of the network already led the YIN to share across worldwide events in 2021. In 2022, the YIN will open its doors to companies from all over the world, for them to benefit from our knowledge and to impact Youth at global and local levels. The network will also participate in international CSR and Youth inclusion events. We will be, for instance, delighted to meet some of you at ChangeNow Paris in May, the world's largest gathering of solutions for a sustainable world. > Become the next Youth Inclusion champion < Joining the YIN is free, our members only commit to organising one activity (mock interview, company visit, training & testimony, professional opportunity) a year for the Youth. A single opportunity from a company can make a huge difference and professional inclusion in the decent world is the game-changer. This is what reminded Gerlie, former LP4Y Youth, currently working at EuroAsia Executive Search Inc - EESI (YIN Philippines), during our last international webinar. Gerlie wanted to deliver a message to the corporate world, describing some of the reasons why companies should consider Youth inside your team, hoping that other Youth will get the chance to show their talents and change their lives too. If you want to be part of the change and of a network of companies unified under the same goals, to be at the heart of impactful projects and to be supported in their achievement, to inspire and get inspired, to have a decisive impact on the lives of excluded Youth and create a sustainable impact in your society, contact the YIN and let’s start working together for the future of the Youth! For more information: contact@yinglobal.org

General Electric and the TDC Beirut participated in the 3rd edition of the Talent Week! The Talent Week is an event organized by GE employees and LP4Y, where GE employees spend an entire week to accompany the Youth for building an entire project. This year, everything was led digitally. The challenge of the week was for the Youth from Lebanon to create a training related to computers as attractive as possible, which they will give to their community. TDC Beirut team members Elisa, Responsibility step, TDC Beirut Hello, I am Elissa Ali, I am 19 years old and I live in a Bourj Hammoud. I learned to class grade 9 and stopping school because my grade were not enough. I am from Syria but I didn't live in it and I don’t know what’s in it. I was born in Lebanon and also my mother is from Lebanon. I worked as a sales woman before and in a jewelry store. I worked for a month and then stopped because the money was not enough. When I was at home I had no dream and now I have a dream and projects future. Then Tarik and Charlotte told me about LP4Y center. I love and get used to the center and to the girls and catalysts. In the center I learn English and also computer. Sometimes we look at companies. I like that in the center we treat each other and we help each other. I love everything here and more catalysts. Thank you. Jennifer Al Maalouf, Responsibility step, TDC beirut Hello, my name is Jennifer. I am 19 years old. I am from Lebanon, I live in Dekwaneh with my family. I study for grade 9. My hobbies are swimming and reading. This is my testimony about my experience in LP4Y. I stopped school because I didn’t have the money to continue my studies. I stayed at home for 3 years and I was bored because I was doing nothing. I heard about LP4Y from a friend of my cousin. I took the number and I decided to join LP4Y 1 month ago. When I entered LP4Y I felt I was unique, and now I feel like I have a second family with a team and they make me feel normal and happy and also motivated all day. I learned a lot of things. I improved my English more and I have more confidence to speak English in public. I learn about computers and how to use them, and how to work in a team . I learned how to give training for customers. After I was in LP4Y for 1 month I changed my attitude and team spirit. Maha Fnash, Management step, TDC Beirut Hello, My name is Maha Fnash. I am 24 years old and I am from Syria. I live in Beirut. I studied nursing at university for 3 years. My hobbies are writing stories, reading, travelling and helping people. This is my testimony about my experience in LP4Y. I stopped my studies at the university because of the war in Syria. Then I came to Lebanon and got married. I stayed home for 7 months. I heard from my friends about an NGO called LP4Y. I started my program in LP4Y. I was very excited and motivated to improve my English and gain more experience about work life. Now I have been here for 5 months. I improve my English, my computer skills, I learn how to be professional and how to find a job. I like doing company visit, mock interview, working with a team and working on the MEI. Marie-Rose, TDC Beirut Hello, My name is Marie-Rose Al Maalouf, I’m 22 years old, I’m from Lebanon and I live in Dekwaneh. I study to grade 5 and after a while stay at home. My hobbies are drawing, traveling, swimming and exploring the world. This is my testimony about my experience in LP4Y. I came to LP4Y to improve my English and computer skills. In LP4Y, I learn how to be professional in my life and in my work, and I learn new things to achieve my dreams to become a nurse. I am good at teamwork because I practice during projects in LP4Y. Nadine, Responsibility step, TDC Beirut Hello, my name is Nadine, I’m 19 years old,I live in bourj Hammoud and I came to LP4Y to improve my English and computer skills and after 3 months I improved. In LP4Y, I learned how to communicate with people because before I was a shy girl, and how to be professional in my job and also in my life. With LP4Y we find an internship for 2 weeks to have a new experience. After LP4Y, I want to find a job to save money to achieve my dream job. Rafka, TDC Beirut Hello, My name is Rafka Al Maalouf. I am 19 years old and I am from Lebanon. I live in Nabaa. I’m in a responsible step. My hobbies are swimming, dancing and cooking. My professional experience are: Hotel institute and Hair style. I also followed Computer training for 6 months. I came to LP4Y because I want to improve my English. I want to make a goal and walk on it. My target job is cashier. My dream job is to become a photographer. I learned how to work at attendance, registration and mobilization. I improve my English and I speak English fifty fifty. I want to continue my studies and I want to study photography. Rahaf, Management step, TDC beirut Hello, My name is Rahaf, I’m 18 years old and I’m from Syria. Now I have been living in Lebanon for 10 years. I was studying in Adventist Learning Center (ALC) I reached grade 9 and I stopped because in this school when you reach grade 9 you can’t continue because there is not enough space. I stayed at home for 2 years and I was doing nothing but after that my mom told me about LP4Y and I was surprised because I was living in this building 2 years ago. I will be talking about my experience before LP4Y and in LP4Y. Before LP4Y I worked as a saleswomen and assistant and translator for school and after the school closed I stayed at home doing nothing. When I joined LP4Y I was not confident enough and I felt shy but after a while I gain more self confidence and now I can talk in front of people without being nervous. This is what I learned in LP4Y: to believe in myself and nothing can stop me if I have the will and the motivation to achieve my dream. Ranine, TDC beirut My name is Ranine, I’m 20 years old and I’m motivated to learn and get more experience, also a fast learner, hard worker, professional , highly organized, excellent communicator, and an inventive person. The shift of my last job as a receptionist, was too long and exhausting. I had to work 12 hours a day, from 9:00 to 9:00, and not only I was doing the receptionist work, but also I had to do a lot of things that aren’t really my responsibility as a receptionist. For example, I had to fix personal affairs, check the cleaning work, if something got ruined I had to call the specialist and make sure everything will get fixed, I had to check the expired date of the products in the store, order and receive goods. I just lasted a month, the job was exhausting and it was really a bad experience. When I found out that LP4Y is helping young ladies like me to know how to look for a job and helping improve their English and computer skills, I immediately wanted to join because I had to stop my studies due to a problem in the school. I came to improve my skills, to learn how to look for a job, how to be professional at work and how to get more job opportunities. After LP4Y, I would like to try as many jobs as I can to know more about business. But of course, before accepting a job I have to know the tasks I have to do, the job should have acceptable working hours and a good salary. After that, I would like to open my own small business. Nour, TDC Beirut Hello everyone, now I will talk about my experience in life and in LP4Y. My name is Nour Ellouche. I am 19 years old. I live in Bourj Hammoud in Beirut with my family, which consists of my father, mother and three young brothers. I am the only girl in the family. Before I entered LP4Y I was studying psychology, but then I got to know LP4Y and entered the team. I was worried at first. I did not adapt to everyone here. But the coaches, and the team treated me well. It did not take time to adapt to them, and now I cannot imagine my life without them. Just in order to learn English, Iknow that I do not speak English correctly, but I do my best to learn, and I have learned a lot from them. Now for me, my life has become easier. I successfully passed the Autonomy step and entered the Responsibility step, and I had to do an internship. I had a very nice job and I was a secretary with Doctor and everyone at work was great with me. My task was to organize appointments for the customers. And I felt then that I was lucky because I got to know LP4Y and got more excited to work because I will be in the Management step after I finish my internship. Yes and now I am in the Management step and now I dream that I am and you are successful as coaches. And I dream of achieving. I would like to say a special thanks to Tarik and Celia because they helped me a lot to reach this stage. I also thank Charlotte, who is not with us now, but I miss her so much and she trusted my abilities a lot. I also want to thank LP4Y. Thank you for listening to me.