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Alternatives to Youth Drug Traffic Involvement
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Summary
The project offers to 40 young people alternative activities after school in order to prevent their involvement with gang culture very common phenomena in low income communities (favelas) of Rio.
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Received $4,600 from 27 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Julio Otoni is a small low income community (favela) in Rio de Janeiro. As in other poor areas of Rio de Janeiro, it is heavily affected by the presence of criminal gangs, drugs and guns. Due in part to the lack of occupational alternatives in the community, it is not at all unusual for children as young as 12 and 13 to become involved with gang culture. As an alternative we engage these young people in activities such as computing, English, Capoeira, development of radio skills.
Activities
CEMINA has built a center at Julio Otoni community which is equipped with computers and internet broadband access as well as radio equipment, this allows young people to be trained and also to develop educational messages to their communities.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $4,600
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $8,400
Total Funding Goal: $13,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The project will train 40 young people helping them to increase their professional opportunities and community engagement for better quality of life also preventing their involvement with criminal gangs in the city of Rio de Janeiro
Project Message
By being part of the project I got to be in a beach for the first time in my life. Even though Rio is a city by the sea I had never touched salt water in my life and I am 11 years old.
- Marcela Pinheiro, A beneficiary--one of the children of the project
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on April 01, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 16, 2007.
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