The Panama Canal has trained 445 residents of the Río Indio basin across nine communities in the provinces of Panamá Oeste, Colón and Coclé, to create new income opportunities and support the conservation of the area’s resources.
The participants, men and women, attended 17 courses in seven trades: basic masonry, electricity, plumbing, outboard motor repair, haircutting and colouring, creole cooking, and making bread, sweets and preserves.
Lasting between 80 and 150 hours, the courses combine theory and practice so that trainees can immediately apply what they learned in their communities.
