ConnectEd Success Story: Grace Finds A Job, Supports Her Son

ConnectEd changed the lives of Grace Kelly and her son in Brazil. Despite leaving school to find a job to make ends meet, Grace Kelly was only able to join ConnectEd because the program was free of cost to her. She learned about being a professional and active citizen, and confronted personal issues through the different themes of the program, and has now been hired to a formal job that supports both her and her family.

Read more about how Grace Kelly is able to provide for her son and is preparing for a better future.

More about ConnectEd:
The Alcatel-Lucent Foundation has partnered with World Education Inc. to implement ConnectEd, the global signature program of the Foundation. ConnectEd is designed to address factors limiting the work and life options of disadvantaged youth, with an emphasis on girls and women. The program has better prepared 21,944* young people from marginalized communities for the world of work in Australia, Brazil, China, India, and Indonesia. ConnectEd began in April 2011 and will continue in Indonesia through March 2015.