This week, the Digicel Foundation, which is very involved in the socio-educational development of Haiti, organized a professional orientation day for 130 students of the Collège Classique d'Haiti, located in Turgeau.

The students were divided into 7 groups, to facilitate the assimilation of knowledge. In turn, they followed presentations on various possible career choices in Haiti and generating income. Numerous Digicel professionals as well as partners transformed themselves into trainers for this day in order to explain to students the content of the fields of study such as :

Education (education system, family education);

Construction (civil engineering, development through town planning);

Health (anesthesia and resuscitation, clinical research and biology, medical team, pharmaceutical, radiology, therapy);

Hospitality and Tourism (hotels, tourism and catering);

Legal sciences (criminal and private law);

Management (finance, sales, marketing);

Technology and Telecommunication.

Presentations focused on the advantages and disadvantages of fields of study and different types of careers, the different opportunities in each field, the greatest challenges they will face and the preparations to be made now to ensure a profession in one of these areas in the future. The students were also given a small demonstration of the materials used in certain professions. "We believe that this activity has been beneficial for all those students who must make more informed choices about their careers in the near future," says Mr. Occil Leonel, School principal.

The Digicel Foundation took the opportunity to announce the inauguration of its 173rd school, located in Cholette, Mirebalais, which benefits from 7 new classrooms as well as a sanitary block and an administrative block.

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