Eco Rap

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The Louisiana Green Corps and the Alliance for Affordable Energy have joined forces to create a rap video advertising a green jobs training program in New Orleans.

Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans nearly four years ago, and many segments of the city have not been rebuilt. The Louisiana Green Corps and the Alliance for Affordable Energy have joined forces to help rebuild New Orleans with energy efficient housing. In order to provide skilled workers for these projects, the organizations have created a 14-week training program to provide green jobs training for the youth of the city.

In order to help spread the word about the New Orleans’ program, the two organizations created a rap video, which was uploaded to YouTube last week.

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The “Going Green” video shows members of the Louisiana Green Corps providing weatherization upgrades to houses in the city. The video is a great motivational tool targeted at getting the at-risk youth of the city into a green collar job in just a few short months. After completing the 14-week training series, graduates of the program will be prepared to start either an apprenticeship or gain entry-level employment.

The Louisiana Green Corps is part of the Conservation Corps of Greater New Orleans (CCGNO). According to their website, participating CCGNO project sites will collaboratively train up to 800 court involved youth annually in the Greater New Orleans Area. The Corps is based on a Civic Justice Corps model that educates and trains court involved youth through proposing, leading, implementing, and exhibiting projects to communities in need.