DHL'S PARTNERSHIP WITH SOS CHILDRENS VILLAGES.

Our partnership with SOS Children’s Villages

In December 2010, we launched a partnership with SOS Children’s Villages, which helps provide young people between the ages of 15 and 25 with better opportunities for a professional career, an own income and a self-determined life. In 2011, initial pilot projects were successfully implemented in Brazil, Madagascar, South Africa and Vietnam.

We focus on the following areas: Career orientation and job qualification programs, mentoring support through our employees, and financial support for the SOS Children’s Villages educational programs and facilities.
The young people receive individualized support from our local employees, who volunteer in their respective countries. Through internships, young people gain valuable insight into the working world, learn to take on responsibility and gain important internship experience which they can use in their CVs.
In the coming years, we will be expanding our cooperation with SOS Children’s Villages to Mexico, Kenya and Ghana, with more countries to follow. We will also be developing a program for international scholarship students as part of the SOS Children's Villages partnership.

Partnership with SOS Children’s Villages
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GoTeach – the program
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Madagascar

Nearly all employees are involved in the program. They have divided themselves into teams of four with each team supporting a young person over a period of ten months. Currently, a total of 17 young people are receiving support.

Example project

Vietnam and South Africa

Our employees offer mentoring and career counseling days for youths to help improve their chances on the job market. In addition, 16 young people in South Africa have completed internships at DHL.
 

Brazil

Our employees work every Saturday with 25 young people at our locations in Sao Paulo for three months at a time.

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