Voices
Stories from the global Generation community.
Tamires, Brazil
Tamires is a mother of a baby boy named Theo and a graduate of the program “Juntos,” a bootcamp for people of color, run by Generation Brazil with support from McKinsey & Company, including in-kind advisory services and cash grants to help promote diversity and inclusion.
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Early Generation graduates reflect on their journeys over the past few years
In 2014, we started our first pilots, followed by full launch in 2015 in India, Kenya, Mexico, Spain, and the US. Today, Generation has grown to drive improved economic mobility through programs in 17 countries. The more than 125,000 graduates from those programs have collectively earned more than $1.5 billion in life-changing salaries.
Generation Grads Beyond COVID-19
Generation graduates successfully navigated difficult circumstances in the pandemic, finding great jobs, and adapting to the ever changing world of work.
Stories from Kenya: David
David was in his second year of university in Nakuru, Kenya studying marketing when the pandemic hit. When the city went into lockdown, classes were canceled (and would remain so for over a year). As the weeks turned into months and there was no sign of the universities reopening anytime soon, David began to seek employment.
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“Generation has provided me with the skill and opportunity I never would have had otherwise. Now I’m on a new career path and my future is bright.”
Hear what else our graduates are saying
Nasira
Australia
“Generation seriously changed my life.”
Abu
Pakistan
“Generation changed my life. I can think of myself as upper class right now.”
Francis
Kenya
“Because I’ve been amassing wealth, I’ve been able to buy my own car and house. I was financially in a position to start a family. I’m now blessed with a beautiful daughter. I am very thankful for the opportunity that was given to me by Generation.”
Rodrigo
Mexico
“I wouldn’t have gotten into this company if I wouldn’t have gotten into Generation, Generation has given me the ability to explore who I am and what the future has in store for me.”
Sidra
UK
“I found out there’s actually quite a lot of women joining the tech industry, you just don’t hear about it. That got me really thinking, if they can do it, why can’t I be given the opportunity? You didn’t need any formal qualifications when joining the program. You didn’t need to know anything about tech. So that was very shocking for me. It was so amazing and literally anyone could do it.”
Ayesha
Pakistan
“Now I will do work and support my family. Generation was the best thing I can say that happened to me. It is the best step of my life.”
Cesar
Mexico
“Anytime anyone in the class felt overwhelmed, and maybe wanted to give up, Generation mentors were there to tell you: ‘Yes, you can do this! Keep going. Don’t forget the reason why you’re here!’ After everything I’d been through… I felt like I arrived. I finally did it. There was an unbelievable amount of joy. Generation has given me a lot of hope.”
David
Kenya
“I never thought all this would happen. Without Generation, I would still be jobless. I’m really, really grateful.”
Natalia
Brazil
“I thought Generation was just a course,’ she told us. She was surprised to be connected with multiple companies upon graduating, and having the opportunity to showcase her student project. She received two offers and chose Thoughtworks, where she now works as a software developer.”