The “Professionals of the Future: Skills for the Green Economy” project in Brazil, supported by GOPA Worldwide Consultants, launched a weekly podcast series recently on the Bioeconomy and Circular Economy.

With a special focus on the presence and opportunities for women in the sector, five podcast episodes interview professionals about the context & perspectives to promote inclusion and strengthen sustainable development.

The weekly episodes highlight careers in the Circular Economy and the Bioeconomy of the Amazon, with a special focus on gender equity. The series addresses professional training, market opportunities, and how these sectors contribute to sustainable development and the climate agenda.

The episodes are available weekly on Spotify (in Portuguese), on the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) online platform ProEdu (also in Portuguese), and on YouTube (in Portuguese, with English subtitles).

Themes:

1 August 2024 - Professional & Technological Education in Valuing Women's Work in the Amazon Bioeconomy.

Available now on:
YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dQNZx4AF
Spotify: https://lnkd.in/d_zqzAbf

8 August 2024 - Women in Sustainable Construction: Contributions to the Circular Economy

22 August 2024 - Circular Economy, Just Transition, and Women in the Textile and Clothing Industry

29 August 2024 - Gender & Youth: sparking young people's interest in careers in the Bioeconomy and Circular Economy

The project “’Professionals of the Future: Skills for the Green Economy” is a partnership between the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, GIZ Brasil within the scope of the Brazil-Germany Cooperation for Sustainable Development. This project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany.

Since 2022, GOPA Worldwide Consultants, with support from GOPA Infra, has been providing support to GIZ in implementing the Bioeconomy and Circular Economy component of the Professionals of the Future project.