“It was an awesome experience… when I got here I was a little bit shy still, but there were people that already recognized the talents in me, which I’m grateful today cause they saw potential I have, the talent that there is… they made me proud, made me become confident,… just getting a positive mind… became goal oriented, knowing what I want in life.” (Female graduate from 2002, became facilitator at Chrysalis Academy)
To ensure the sustainability of our youth development program, our graduates are followed up by the Chrysalis Department of Community Affairs throughout the five years to monitor and assess their progress and identify their needs for intervention, explore employment or volunteer opportunities and take care of their well-being.
For an ongoing support for our graduates, we provide the following structures:
Annual Retrainings, especially for our unemployed graduates or/and our motivated club members that generally focus on leadership, sports coaching, marshaling, event management, peer mediation etc. and also serve the Academy to do an impact assessment
Chrysalis Career Resource Centre, that supports the Department of Community Affairs in tracking graduates, informing them about various opportunities as well as providing career guidance sessions and networking with the various tertiary institutions and stakeholders in the job market
Community Youth Clubs, which were designed as part of the Aftercare Program to represent the Academy’s extension in the various communities to promote its vision, recruit new youngsters as students, assist with the follow-up to support graduates and to coordinate the volunteer activities and community events.
Click on Success graduatesand read about our graduates lives before Chrysalis and their achievements after the 3-month empowerment programme.
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