These are the words of Mireya Reyes Campusano, who graduated from UN Women’s Tu Oportunidad-Second Chance Education Programme Leadership School in Chile.  Wanna learn more? Check out our impact stories on mylearningpathway.org 

#SecondChance #ONUMujeres #TuOportunidad

The Women’s Business Second Chance (WB2C) Hub in Australia is a ground-breaking programme run by Real Futures, who partnered with SCE from 2019 to 2022. Since 2020, over 900 women have signed up to the WB2C Hubs and received SCE trainings!

@realfuture #SCEProgram #RealFutures

SCE provides women with a second chance to access learning and training opportunities and find pathways towards empowerment. It is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals SDG 4, 5 and 8.
For more:  tinyurl.com/SustainableDev…
@sdgaction  
#SCEProgram #SecondChance #SDGs

To celebrate Labour Day, let’s see how the SCE programme recognizes women’s labour! Check out this short documentary on our Youtube chanel: tinyurl.com/mwnbkb2v

#SCEProgram #SecondChance   #Empowerment  
Photo credit: UN Women India

Digital literacy is necessary to use information or fact-check potential disinformation about what to do in natural disasters or conflicts.

The #SCEProgram offers women the training and support they need to be included in the digital world.

#DigitalInclusion #SecondChance

The Girls in ICT (Information and communications technology) Day 2024 theme, which is leadership, encourages empowerment and leadership development for a more equitable future in STEM. 

#GirlsinICTDay #SCEProgram  
Source: ITU – Girls in ICT Day

Happy International Mother Earth Day! Let's celebrate our beautiful planet and commit to protecting and preserving it for future generations. The #SCEProgram salutes all the women and girls who are striving to do exactly that. 🌍💚 
 
#InternationalMotherEarthDay #SCEProgram

The Mexico #SCEProgram includes training in digital literacy, personal development and financial literacy. Since 2019, 5,846 women have graduated with skills to get a job or start a business. 
 
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#ONUMujeres #TuOportunidad   
Photo: UN Women/Ariel Silva

“Honestly, it was like discovering a new world with everything I learned. The digital skills training gave me just the learning I needed to take off.”

Read testimonies of #SCEProgram participants: tinyurl.com/yned7966

#DigitalInclusion #ONUmujeres
Photo: UN Women Mexico

In 2022, women were 12% less likely to own mobile phones than men, a gap that has remained relatively unchanged since 2019. 
 
Together with our implementing partners and facilitators, the #SCEProgram has sought to bring more women into the digital world.

Given that two-thirds of the 763 million adults lacking basic literacy skills are women, addressing literacy disparities between men and women becomes imperative.  
 
Initiatives such as UN Women’s #SCEProgram give them hope – a #SecondChance .    
 
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I gained financial autonomy and confidence in myself. I can take care of myself and others,' SCE participant in Bertoua 
Through the #SCEProgram in Cameroon, participants learned life skills in leadership, family planning, and digital skills. 
 
Photo: UN Women/Beka Gaston

In 2023, the Second Chance program in Chile, #TuOportunidad , launched a digital education pilot with partners to empower women in tech through virtual workshops (on cybersecurity, AI, and trends.)

Read more: tinyurl.com/yc7dykb2

#SCEProgram #ONUmujeres
Photo: UN Women/CVA

In low-income countries, 34% of men are using the Internet, compared with 20% of women. Worldwide an estimated 244 million more men used the internet than women in 2023.    The #SCEProgram has supported women in 6 countries in gaining access to the internet and its benefits.

Francoise Assale has completed her #SCEProgram training in farming and gardening with #SCECameroon and now grows fruits in her own orchard using traditional and innovative techniques. Her talent and resilience are inspirational! 

#SecondChance
Photo: UN Women Cameroon

Women in Chile face barriers in accessing technology, hindering their economic empowerment. Digital skills training and mentoring, core components of the #SCEProgram , are crucial in bridging this gap.  
 
#DigitalInclusion #OnuMujeres    
Photo: UN Women/Pablo Sanhueza

Read this inspiring impact story from the Tu Oportunidad/SCE programme in Chile to see how SCE has helped women secure jobs in science. 

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#TuOportunidad #SCEprogramme #IWD #OnuMujeres

Women and girls living in humanitarian and fragile contexts face acute poverty, increased risk of violence, and limited prospects for education and employment.  

Perhaps more than anyone, they need a #SecondChance . 

#Empowerment #SCEProgram

“Here, at SCE, I started to think about whether I liked something or not and started to understand that my priority is me.” 

Yesenia Xilonzochitl Becerra, 38 years old  
San Juan Cosalá, Jalisco  

Photo: UN Women - Mexico 

#SCEprogramme #ONUMujeresMexico #SegundaOportunidad

Globally, women face a gender pay gap estimated to be 20 per cent: that is, women’s average hourly earnings are estimated to be 20 per cent less than men’s.

The #SCEProgramme offers women support to tackle the barriers that limit how and what they earn.