Career Tomorrow

About the programme

“Career Tomorrow” is our mentoring and career-orientation programme, for teenagers and young people from vulnerable backgrounds — young people who have limited access to resources, family support or professional role models close to them.

Many of them grow up without having met, in everyday life, a chef, a graphic designer, a make-up artist, a software developer, a doctor or an architect. And a young person cannot consider a path they do not know exists.

Through the programme, we bring professionals from different fields in front of them, in individual or group meetings. The discussions are open and realistic: how their journey began, what choices they made, what obstacles they met, how they changed direction and what a working day in their profession actually looks like.

How it works

• Monthly themed meetings with an invited professional — prepared together with the teenagers, so they can come with their own questions.
• Visits to the workplace, where possible — restaurant kitchens, photo studios, newsrooms, workshops or other professional spaces.
• Group follow-up sessions — to discuss what they discovered and the fields they want to explore next.
• Individual workbooks — exercises done together with the mentor, starting from each teenager’s interests, skills and aspirations.

Who it serves

The programme is for teenagers aged 14 to 18 in the communities we support — young people left without their parents’ support, raised by grandparents, in family placement or in the child-protection system.

For many of them, choosing a high school, a university or a trade happens without the support of a network of adults to guide them. Through the programme, we give them access to information, professional role models and people who help them understand their options.

What it has meant so far

The monthly meetings have brought professionals from very different fields in front of the teenagers — gastronomy, beauty, IT, entrepreneurship, marketing and the arts.

Beyond the practical information, these meetings gave them real examples of how a professional path is built. The guests spoke openly about school, beginnings, moments of doubt, changes of direction and decisions made without a guarantee of success.

The teenagers were able to ask direct questions about studies, salaries, working hours, responsibilities and the steps needed to pursue different professions.

• 80+ children and teenagers took part in orientation and mentoring activities
• 12+ meetings with professionals and mentors from different fields
• 36+ hours of direct mentoring and conversations about the future
• 200+ hours of involvement and volunteering
• 120+ hours dedicated to preparing workshops, meetings and materials

How you can get involved

• As an invited mentor — if you work in a field teenagers rarely get to discover and you can join a meeting of about 90 minutes, we invite you to tell them about your experience and professional journey. Become a mentor.
• As a company partner — together we can build a series of meetings in which the professionals on your team present the fields they work in and the steps by which they got there. Discover partnership options.
• As a donor — your contribution helps us cover the costs of organising the meetings: transport, materials, practical activities and meals for the children, when the programme runs over several hours. Support the programme.