Integration Olympics for 300 Children and Youth

Summary

The Project offers sports and leisure to 300 low-income children and youth from the port district of Rio de Janeiro, through sports competitions and recreational activities for integration between soc project reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Of the various difficulties experienced by the 8 low-income communities of Caju, a district of Rio de Janeiro where we work, the most serious are the precariousness of public teaching, the abandonment of public spaces, the lack of public safety and environmental awareness. In addition to activities for personal and social development of attendees through its Community Program, the Gol de Letra Foundation develops the “Olimpíada de Integração” (Integration Olympics) project, in order to strength

Activities

To promote the sports, leisure and education network in the Caju district, the Project promotes competition in Swimming, Futsal, Soccer, Volleyball and Track and Field, in addition to exchanges of professional experiences between technical teams from

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $190
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $9,810
Total Funding Goal: $10,000

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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 offers sports activities to 300 children and youth, contributing to the coordination and integration between public schools and civic assistance projects, and by promoting compliance with constitutional rights and social inclusion

Project Message

“There has never been an activity like this one for bringing children and youth together from schools in Caju”
- Nelson Alves, Social protagonist with 10 years of sports-related

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Felipe Pítaro Ramos
Project Coordinator
Rua Carlos Seidl, 1141 - Caju
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20931-001
Brazil
55 21 38958998
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Project Sponsor

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Organization

Gol de Letra Foundation
R. Antônio Simplício, 170 - Vila Albertina - 0235
Sao Paolo, SP 0
Brazil
55 11 6262-2009
http://www.goldeletra.org.br

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in BrazilBrazil and can also be found under SportSport.

For more information about Brazil, read the Human Development Report on Brazil or the Wikipedia entry for Brazil.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 14, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 19, 2008

Latest Update from the Field

IVth olympics of the caju neighborhood

By jean rey - volunteer, December 14, 2009 02:38 PM

THE CAJU NEIGHBORHOOD HOSTED, FROM NOVEMBER 9th TO 13th, THE IVth OLYMPICS FOR INTEGRATION, ORGANIZED FY THE FUNDAÇÃO GOL DE LETRA, SPONSORED, IN THIS CASE, BY LOCAL SOCIAL PARTNERS.
WITH THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING LOCAL INTEGRATION AND OF STIMULATING EDUCATION THROUGH SPORTS, IN 2009, 10 SCHOOLS OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TOOK PART IN THE EVENT. THEY WERE: THE ESPIRIDIÃO ROSA SCHOOL, THE MASCARENHAS DE MORAES SCHOOL, THE URSINHOS CARINHOSOS SCHOOL, THE CLAUDILENO EDUCATIONAL CENTER, E.F. NOVA GERAÇÃO FURACÃO, E.F. HOLANDA, E.M. PROFESSORA LAURA SILVYA, CIEP HENFIL, E.M. PROF. WALTER CARLOS DE M. FRAENKEL AND THE APRENDER BRINCANDO PROJECT.
ALTOGETHER, ABOUT 600 CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS TOOK PART IN THE COMPETITIONS WHICH EXTENDED FOR A WEEK AND WERE DIVIDED INTO 9 DISCIPLINES: RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS, ATHLETICS, HANDBALL, BASKETBALL, FOOTSAL, VOLLEYBALL, SWIMMING AND, DURING THE CLOSING CEREMONY, ARTISTIC DANCE.
THIS YEAR, THE NUMBER OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HOSTED COMPETITIONS WAS MUCH LARGER THAN IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS. THE COMPETITIONS TOOK PLACE IN THE SWIMMING POOL AND COURT OF THE CAJU MILITARY ARSENAL, IN THE COURT OF THE LADEIRA DOS FUNCIONARIOS AND IN THE FACILITIES OF THE S.O.S. (SOCIAL SERVICES) OF THE LOCAL ROTARY CLUB WHERE THE FUNDAÇÃO GOL DE LETRA IS LOCATED.
A PARADE IN WHICH YOUNG ATHLETES FROM EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL TOOK PART, OPENED UP THE IVth OLYMPIC GAMES. THEN, TEACHERS FROM EACH SCHOOL LIT UP THE OLYMPIC TORCH. AFTERWARDS, A TEAM OF OLYMPIC GIMNASTICS OF THE COCOTÁ SPORTS CLUB FROM ILHA DO GOVERNADOR MADE A PRESENTATION.
THE CLOSING CEREMONY TOOK PLACE IN THE COURT OF THE MILITARY ARSENAL. AFTER TROPHIES WERE CONCEDED, STUDENTS FROM THE URSINHOS CARINHOSOS SCHOOL PRESENTED A SHOW OF CAPOEIRA. DANCERS FROM PROFESSOR MARCIANO´S SCHOOL PRESENTED A SHOW OF BRAZILIAN DANCES.
DURING THE CLOSING CEREMONY, THE FUNDAÇÃO GOL DE LETRA RECEIVED FROM THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE TUCALO DIAS, THE TITLE OF BENEFACTOR OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO.
OUT OF THE 56.000 INHABITANTS OF THE CAJU AREA, 50% ARE CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A VERY LOW LEVEL OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: SUCH IS THE SCENE WHERE THE FUNDAÇÃO GOL DE LETRA DEVELOPS ITS PROJECTS. WITH THE HELP OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, IT ENDEAVORS TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS, RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE CAJU INHABITANTS.

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