{"id":6885,"date":"2024-01-29T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=6885"},"modified":"2024-05-22T06:03:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T10:03:14","slug":"celebrating-100000-alumni-1-billion-in-wages-earned-since-2015","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/news\/celebrating-100000-alumni-1-billion-in-wages-earned-since-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 100,000 alumni &amp; $1 billion in wages earned since 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today we are thrilled to celebrate a significant milestone in Generation\u2019s work to change lives through employment. We have passed the milestone of having over 100,000 people graduate from our programs \u2013 50,000 of those in the past two years \u2013 and in turn, those graduates have earned $1 billion in wages since 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"video-block_6096616f95a0fcf205d4dffa6073ab17\" class=\"block-video\">\n\t<div class=\"video-wrapper\" ><div class=\"video margin-bottom-1dot5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/905303168?autoplay=1&#038;muted=1\" class=\"load-video\" aria-label=\"Play Vimeo Video\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vumbnail.generation.org\/905303168_large.jpg\" alt=\"Vimeo Video Thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"play-button play-button--vimeo\"><span class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We drive improved economic mobility through employment. Our organization has been running programs to train, place and support people into life-changing careers in 18 countries since our launch in 2015, and we advocate for new approaches to employment that will open up opportunities to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This work would not be possible without the support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our partners and funders<\/a> across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As we enter our 10th year at Generation, I am so proud of our&nbsp;100,000 Generation graduates \u2013 50,000 in the last two years! \u2013 who have earned over&nbsp;$1 billion in life-changing income since the start of our programs,\u201d said Mona Mourshed, Generation\u2019s global CEO. \u201cWe are grateful to work with partners who share our belief that the breadth, depth, and durability of impact are equally important.&nbsp; Together, we support people across the world to achieve economic mobility and to build the life they want to live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $1 billion in wages earned by graduates globally represents life-changing income and economic mobility for people and their families. Of this total, one third was earned by graduates in lower-upper middle-income countries (Brazil, India, Kenya, Mexico, and Pakistan, as defined by the World Bank), where living wage ranges from $2,000-4,000 per year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to reversing pervasive unemployment among all learners \u2014 only 10% of graduates globally are employed before joining Generation in contrast to 87% employed six months after program completion \u2014 we see specific economic progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of employed Generation alumni are earning above living wage 2-5 years post programming. As an example, 58% of graduates in lower-middle income countries (India, Kenya, Pakistan, Ghana) earn above living wage after completing the program, compared to only 13% before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about Generation\u2019s impact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> and hear directly from even more graduates what employment has meant for them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/voices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"band background-\">\n    \n    <div class=\"container container--default background-generation-blue-subtle has-background-color padding-default   container--rounded\">\n\t\t\n\t\n\n\n<div id=\"grid-block_7383f957403537545b406b26fb6c3a47\" class=\"grid grid--columns-2 grid--layout-default grid--width-66-33\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"c-grid-column c-grid-column--padding-default \">\n\t\n\t\n\n\n    \t<h2 class=\"heading heading--xs block-heading\">FUND OUR PROGRAMS<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"c-lead--sm\">Click to learn more about how to further our shared mission to support adults of all ages to achieve sustained economic mobility.<\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/partners\/\" id=\"button-block_d514dd9772819ebc76347133668d4c92\" class=\"button button--white  \"  >\n\tLet&#8217;s connect    \n    <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path d=\"M5 12H19\" stroke=\"#001725\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n    <path d=\"M12 5L19 12L12 19\" stroke=\"#001725\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n    <\/svg><\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"c-grid-column c-grid-column--padding-default \">\n\t\n\t\n\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/generation\/image\/upload\/w_500,h_500,c_fit,q_auto:good\/global\/2024\/05\/CTA-Funders.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/generation\/image\/upload\/w_500,h_500,c_fit,q_auto:good\/global\/2024\/05\/CTA-Funders.jpg 500w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/generation\/image\/upload\/w_1000,h_1000,c_fit,q_auto:good\/global\/2024\/05\/CTA-Funders.jpg 1000w\" alt=\"\" class=\"image image--aspect-wide image--rounded-lg\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"image-block_c72ac5920f06d25eadac22f6aa95389c\"\/>\n\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div><\/div>\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we are thrilled to celebrate a significant milestone in Generation\u2019s work to change lives through employment. We have passed the milestone of having over 100,000 people graduate from our programs \u2013 50,000 of those in the past two years \u2013 and in turn, those graduates have earned $1 billion in wages since 2015. 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