Program-end report fromHOPE foundation Skills Trading Centers

April 2015 to March 2016Supported by Barclays

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Dear Barclays,

2015 has been a year to reckon with! Thanks to your support, over 4,000 young people are now looking forward to better lives, with over 2,000 of them already working at new jobs. They are employed with leading brands in India such as Lifestyle Stores, Big Bazaar, Costa Coffee, PVR Cinemas, Burger King, Planet Sports, Accenture, Reliance Fresh, TCS, KPMG, SBI, Vodafone, Spencer’s, Wipro, HDFC Bank and McDonalds.

To end the year on a great note, our final quarter recorded the highest number of graduates and number of people employed this year!

During January-March 2016, HOPE foundation Skills Trading Centers trained over 2,626 young people of whom we helped place 1,331 in jobs. The quarter witnessed a flurry of activities with graduation days, job placement interviews and career sessions and of course, visits by Barclays’ employees which, as always, helped keep the students’ cheerful and their morale up.

As we come to the end of this project and look forward to continuing our partnership with you, we bring you stories of those very lives and some glimpses from our final quarter.

All this would not have been possible without your support. Thank you!

Chandra SekaranSenior Program Director

4,443 LIVES CHANGED FOREVER THANK yOu!

4,443 young people are skilled for a job!2,081 are now working with a monthly average income of Rs 9,477!They have a combined annual income of Rs 23.66 crore!

OuR SCORECARD FOR THE yEAR

14 Centers 12 Months4 Cities

The paramedical training program made history by enrolling the highest number of students in any single course at Village of HOPE in less than eight months – with 650 admissions! Over 500 students trained in computers, beauty care and paramedical program in January at Village of HOPE.

We organised placements – for Begumpur, Okhla and Noida centers – every month this quarter. In January, PVR Cinemas, Café Coffee Day, Costa Coffee & Lifestyle Stores hired 27 of our students, while seven more were hired by Costa Coffee in February. In March, OyO Rooms, the Indian hotel chain, hired seven students.

We had sessions by Barclays’ volunteers in February and March. At Begumpur, David Pinto, Lalit Mago, Sijo John and Ajay Sharma held a special session in February to motivate students for upcoming placements and give tips for interviews. The following month, Akanksha yadav, Aparna, Sakshi Sharma and Sagar Dhole prepped students for job interviews with OyO Rooms.

At Okhla, Nishu Chopra from Barclays conducted a session on career orientation and interview preparedness for 25 students in February, while Sarabjeet Singh and Kulpreet Singh spoke to 27 students on communication skills in March. Meanwhile, 80 students graduated amidst much fanfare at the Noida center on March 18 (in picture above) – the event was attended by Barclays’ senior management, Mark Merson, Anna Cross, uma R Krishnan and Vikas Gandhi.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OuR FINAL QuARTERIn Delhi: New graduates, more jobs and a history made!

It was a celebration of womanhood in Chennai this March. The Kannagi Nagar center put up a colourful event to commemorate International Women’s Day, with Ms. Rani from Barclays as the chief guest. Games, music and cultural performances filled the day and the students shared experiences as women and expectations from their careers (in picture on right, above). We also organised a special job interview for our female students with ASV Aricent Company (housekeeping) – four were hired on the spot.

In Porur, 42 students graduated from the computer course and 40 more in beauty care on February 1. Among them were 20 nursing students from Ambal Institute (in picture on right, below) who trained in computers with us.

In February, we organised a placement interview for 20 students with beauty salon chain, Naturals, in Periyanpanicherry. A total of 10 students were selected for the second round of interview at the Naturals head office in Chennai – two of them have been selected for a three-month training course with a monthly stipend.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OuR FINAL QuARTERIn Chennai: New graduates and more power to women!

In Dharavi, we started the quarter with the graduation of our second batch of students. The following month, Daurz Consultancy conducted placement interviews for 31 students – one of them made the final cut. Earlier in December, seven of our students were hired by Reliance Fresh department store.

Meanwhile, at Kandivili, our final batch of 83 students graduated with flying colours on March 28 (in picture on right, above). Among them was differently abled Aprajita Prabunath who is now a certified beautician. The graduation day saw students share their experiences of the training and expectations from their respective careers.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OuR FINAL QuARTERIn Mumbai: New graduates, more jobs and better life skills!

Like in Chennai, International Women’s Day celebrations in Pune too took center stage in March. The students were presented with flower bouquets and they shared their experiences of training at the centers and their expectations from the jobs they hope to get after the training. At yerwada, the day’s events featured two sessions on interview preparedness and web browser and email slideshow presentations.

Computer and beauty care students at the Hadapsar center took their final examinations on March 5 (in picture on left) – 80 students graduated with flying colours on March 11. Similarly, on March 8, 64 students graduated from the yerwada center. The Barclays Skills Trading Centers in Pune have trained 352 students altogether of whom 101 have been placed in jobs.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OuR FINAL QuARTERIn Pune: New graduates and more power to women!

Reena from Noida, Delhi (NCR)

“My parents didn’t want me to go out and work. They changed their mind after I was hired by Max Hospital (earning Rs 7,500 a month).”

Saliha from Okhla, Delhi

“From not knowing how to hold a needle correctly to now being able to cut, sew and embroider clothes, I have learned a lot here.”

Mousami from Begumpur, Delhi

“Working with a big company like PVR Cinemas is a huge opportunity. I am earning Rs 11,500 a month and looking forward to a better life for my family now.”

Ranjeet from Begumpur, Delhi

“I am a changed person today. I am earning Rs 10,000 a month with Costa Coffee and my job means so much for my family. And I also got to meet my idol, actor Jon Abraham!”

‘THANK yOu, BARCLAyS!’

Chandra from Kannagi Nagar, Chennai

“I’ve learned so much here – how to speak properly, how to face challenges, how to be independent. I wish the program would continue for more people like me.”

Kalaivani, Kavitha, Priyanka, Ragavi, Sandhiya & Vanitha from Porur, Chennai

“We are certified beauticians, we are financially independent and we found friendship and support in each other!”

Noori from Kannagi Nagar, Chennai

“My family lost everything during the floods in November. We moved to Kannagi Nagar and I trained in housekeeping here. Now, I am earning Rs 6,500 a month with Chennai One.”

‘THANK yOu, BARCLAyS!’

Purvi from Goregaon, Mumbai

“Learning tailoring empowered me in a way I’ve never known – my family does not allow me to go out and work, but as a tailor, I am able to work and earn right at home.”

Babita from Kandivili, Mumbai

“I dropped out of school in 10th grade to help take care of my father who was battling cancer. I couldn’t get any job because I didn’t have the qualification. Now, after training with HOPE foundation, I am working at Genesis Salon & Spa as a beautician and earning Rs 6,000.”

Arvind from Dharavi, Mumbai

“I make as much as my older brother now, thanks to my computer training here. I am a back office executive with Pamac Fiserve Pvt. Ltd and am earning Rs 9,000 a month!”

‘THANK yOu, BARCLAyS!’

Akash from Khadki, Pune

“Thanks to HOPE foundation’s free course, I was able to learn computers and I now have a job with which I can support my parents. I am earning Rs 7,500 a month as a customer care executive with Aniket IT Services.”

Sagar from Yerwada, Pune

“This has been a life changing opportunity and much thanks to HOPE foundation for helping people who cannot afford to learn job skills on their own. I am a cashier with Domino’s Pizza and I make Rs 8,000 a month.”

Sujata from Hadapsar, Pune

“Knowing how to use a computer, and sending emails is a huge achievement for me – I’m a housewife and I’d never done this before. Even if I don’t get a job, this training has really increased my self-confidence.”

‘THANK yOu, BARCLAyS!’

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