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Lokeren (The Brussels morning newspaper): Vzw 2GO has launched a brand new department in Lokeren to help younger individuals aged 16-26 in acquiring their driver’s licenses. The buddy system pairs them with skilled volunteers who present steerage and encouragement particularly for these dealing with monetary or social challenges.
Vzw 2GO a corporation already energetic in Antwerp, Mechelen and Leuven, has not too long ago began a department in Lokeren. Its most important objective is to create a buddy system that helps younger individuals receive their driver’s license. This initiative understands that getting a license could be troublesome for a lot of particularly these missing assets or help. The buddy system pairs younger people with volunteers who information them via the method offering sensible assist encouragement and recommendation for each the theoretical and sensible elements of driving.
What function does neighborhood play in 2GO’s driving buddy program?
Bert De Meyer a consultant of 2GO highlighted how vital neighborhood involvement is for this initiative. He mentioned that the group is encouraging volunteers to assist information and mentor younger individuals. The goal is to create a help community that not solely helps people get their driver’s license but additionally builds a way of neighborhood and shared accountability. With the brand new department in Lokeren 2GO desires to develop its help system serving to extra younger individuals acquire the independence and alternatives that include having a driver’s license.
Vzw 2GO’s program in Lokeren helps younger individuals aged 16 to 26 who’re dealing with difficulties get their driver’s license which is essential for locating a job. The program pairs these younger people with buddies who present sensible recommendation, emotional help and assist with studying to drive. The goal group consists of these coping with monetary points or missing social help making it robust for them to attain this objective alone. The buddies play a key function in this system’s success they must be dedicated, skilled drivers, understanding and conversant in the native space. By constructing a supportive relationship buddies assist younger individuals overcome the challenges of getting their driver’s license. The most important goal is to empower these people bettering their possibilities of discovering work and constructing a greater future.
Buddies in this system want to satisfy sure necessities like having a driver’s license for a minimum of 8 years and never having it expired within the final 3 years. They additionally need to take a coaching course on serving to underprivileged younger individuals and commit to three hours every week for five months to offer sufficient follow. Recently 12 potential buddies confirmed up at an data session and the group plans to coach 8 of them. There are extra younger individuals needing assist than there are volunteers however the objective is to have 15 younger individuals get their driver’s licenses by subsequent yr. 2GO is working with native tasks like Dégage and Biciklo, which supply bicycles to assist younger individuals take their first step in direction of discovering a job.
