2.4 How we GoTeach

2.4.1 The Spirit of GoTeach

2.4.1.1 Our Four Attributes

1. Committed GoTeach team: GoTeach relies on collaboration. The work we do is dependent on individuals with different skills, experiences and viewpoints coming together as one global team, committing to doing their best for young people in need. Sharing the same supportive mindset, they bring passion and an open mind to the work they do in the name of GoTeach. Mutual respect and a focus on common solutions are at the very heart of our program.
2. Local ownership and global framework: At a national level, the program relies on the personal commitment and responsibility that local GoTeach teams take in working together. Despite the large number of countries involved and the many differences in context, activities are unfailingly united by the same objectives.
3. Sharing experience: Local employees are the biggest asset we have at GoTeach. They are our experts and role models for how successful the transition to the world of work can be, even if circumstances are challenging.  All activities are focussed on training and guiding young people and/or sharing personal career development stories and experience.
4. Creating solutions: The future belongs to those who take what they have learnt today to build a better tomorrow. That is why we not only encourage our GoTeach teams to create and drive their own solutions that work in their local context, we also draw on our years of experience to encourage other companies to engage in similar ways.

2.4.2 Activities

GoTeach

2.4.2.1 GoTeach's main purpose is to foster the empowerment and employability of young people from challenged socio-economic backgrounds.

DPDHL employees volunteer and dedicate time to mentor young people as they transition into the working world. Our volunteers share their own professional and personal experiences, seeking to inspire and motivate young people as they prepare to take their first professional steps. Various activities are organized throughout the year based on the respective circumstances and needs of young people where they live. Such activities may include workshops and training sessions, internships, camp-style activities, career fairs, mentorships and traineeships. In 2015, GoTeach also initiated activities focusing on education in emergency situations and outreach initiatives aimed at young refugees.

As described in our core framework, this allows for a more sustaineable, targeted and personalized approach for the long term. In this way, each country is encouraged to take ownership and plan activities that are best suited to the needs of young people in their local area. Decisions are made on the baisis of a needs assessment which is conducted with the young people in question.

GoTeach Framework

Deutsche Post DHL Group volunteers get involved in various ways, depending on local conditions and needs, and the options available on the ground. They can act as mentors, lead workshops or camps, supervise internships in various parts of the company, or conduct tours of the workplace. The duration of their engagement varies according to activity. While workshops might last just a single day, camps can be over several days, and internships can last up to half a year.  All formats give the young people participating the chance to familiarize themselves with the world of work, often for the first time. Young participants also get a chance to learn how to put togeher a CV, and how to conduct themselves in a job interview or other work-based situations.

GoTeach Activity in Lebanon

Research shows that encounters with employers like career talks with volunteers with real-world professional experience can have a huge positive impact and furthermore that the frequency of such contact a young person experiences in school really does matter. The 7% of young people surveyed who recalled four or more activities while at school were five times less likely not to be in education, employment or training (NEET). They also earned, on average, 16% more than peers who recalled no such activities.

(Motivated to achieve, UK, 2019, https://www.educationandemployers.org/new-report-published-motivated-to-achieve/)

Find out more about GoTeach activities in chapter 5. GoTeach Activities.

Chapter lead	Annette Wollmann