Annual Report 2014

Training in rural areas

“I would love to carry on”, says Ortega while she explained that prior to this programme, when she finished school, she spent two years at home without being able to study. A REAL NEED This programme arose from a diagnosis of the communities in the area, driven by the UPM Foundation, which identified the need for families to have greater education opportunities. In 2012, an agreement was signed between UTU, the UPM Foundation, farms in the area and the Cardijn

The younger students, still under-age, are looking to further continue their studies. Some of them even dare to travel to Tacuarembó, while the majority expect that new opportunities will arise in the area, but they are all convinced that their studies and the hours travelled to complete the three years were very fruitful. “The course will help me a lot in the future. I learned many things that I had no idea about before. I didn’t know how to use a computer. Later, this will help me because without education you can’t get a job anywhere”, says Fátima Ortega, aged 17, with the expectation that there will soon be new courses in Clara or in Paso de los Novillos where she lives.

The graduation ceremony was of interest for the local residents and was attended by the General Director of the UTU (Technological University), agronomist Eduardo Davyt, the Counselor of UTU, Technical Teacher César González and representatives of different public and private institutions involved in the project.

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