Purpose

The Continue Learning Project focuses on engaging young students and elder employees and workers in recognizing ways to broaden their vision for bigger opportunities in life so they never stop learning and expanding their minds to find more possibilities to enrich and improve their lives.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education; Decent Work and Economic Growth – When students are in poor education environments their schooling does not provide the stimulation and skills they need to be excited about learning or to see challenges or to discover new ways to grow and develop. When a student does not get an adequate education, they most often get a low paying job that does not provide opportunities to continue learning. Their jobs may take little effort and are not stimulating or satisfying. They frequently work in hazardous conditions and often their lives are not satisfying and they see a very limited future for themselves.

Project Actions

The world and knowledge continues to develop and change so we must continue learning! The Continue Learning Project team looks for students or workers who did not complete school or whose education has not prepared them to have a full life so they can enjoy meaningful work and make a contribution through their jobs, or even make a livable wage. Many of the lowest paying jobs, and ones that require minimal skills, are done by women. They are poorly paid and their work is repetitious and monotonous. This project is often held in schools in poor areas, in migrant schools or in factories and work environments where new skills and excitement for learning can change the future of these students or employees. The activities may include English corners, reading books, making vision boards, discussing new ideas and seeing a bigger world. In today’s expanding world everyone must become a life-long learner to keep pace with the ever- expanding knowledge base and the reality that jobs will change very rapidly, and workers need to continue to develop new skills. Robotics may replace workers whose performance requires low-level skills and they will be replaced with robots. They will need to find new employment. Under the impact of the COVID Pandemic, elderly people were the target group for discussions and epidemic prevention and control became the topics. By learning the seven-step washing hands technique the elderly became aware of epidemic prevention. Life-long learning is a requirement for everyone!