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Nowadays in
Brazil
the urban population is growing abruptly. Such growth - clearly noticed both in cities like
Sao Paulo
,
Rio de Janeiro
and in big capitals in the North-East - happens with the arrival of the country-side people, looking for better opportunities to sustain their families. This illusion of a better life is quickly destroyed due to the lack of job opportunities and the high costs of affording a place to live. This stimulates the growth of the slums, the streets children tolls and violence.
To stop this negative process, which causes the disintegration of families and contributes to the growth of urban violence, we have to improve the quality of live of the north-eastern people through education, health and the training of employees, therefore using resources from the region like traditional handcraft workshops developed in the community.
The Children of Light Association wants to improve the situation of children and of community families from the North-East of
Brazil
through youth and family education.
Some of the Association’s specific objectives are:
- Develop the solidarity consciousness, to the promotion of a harmonious life in the community, facilitating the teaching-learning process.
- Proportionate education, leisure and respect within the individual limits through the development of their creativity and responsibility.
- P
roportionate family income expansion of the individuals involved in the project through the commercialization of products.
The Association’s proposal is to work side-by-side with the community, trying to improve their life conditions through, among other things, the emphasis on traditional handcraft work; this is their cultural heritage and also a source of income due to the high numbers of tourists in the region and therefore the opportunity to commercialize these products in the region.
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