The technological company will look for more employment opportunities for vulnerable sectors by an investment of USD 1.4 million. 

Microsoft will invest 1.4 million to improve the qualifications and opportunities for Latin-American young people through a support to more than 30 organizations in 21 countries of the region.

The contribution will allow doubling the presence in the net YouthSpark which will be 12 by the end of 2014 from 6 by the end of this year, there, they offer training in technology and labour coaching for young people. Especially for women aged 16-29. 

“We can support at least 3000 young people at risk. In this way, the program responses to the priority of OAS which is to work to improve the conditions of young people at risk, said Linda Eddleman, delegate advisor of Trust for the Americas, entity affiliated to OAS.

YouthSpark, which has global coverage, started its operations a year ago and has supported 26 million young people.

So far, Microsoft has donated almost USD 350 million cash and in software to more than four thousands organizations in 19 countries in Latin America

Next 2014, the house of Windows will allocate funds to more than thirty organizations of Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Trinidad, Uruguay and Venezuela.