Arca de Noe de Apoio Social

Arca de Noe is a Franco-Brazilian NGO founded in 2001, located in the heart of the Vila Prudente favela, whose purpose is to offer the population of the favela the opportunity of creating a better future. It is organized into 2 physical structures, both located in the favela: - Arca do Saber, a center opened 5 days a week which welcomes 130 children each day from 6 to 14 years old. The children come in the morning or in the afternoon depending on their school's schedule. Arca Do Saber provides numerous enriching activities , two meals per day, per child and thereby helping them to develop, become more open-minded and gain self-confidence. We also help in making the family and communit... read more Arca de Noe is a Franco-Brazilian NGO founded in 2001, located in the heart of the Vila Prudente favela, whose purpose is to offer the population of the favela the opportunity of creating a better future. It is organized into 2 physical structures, both located in the favela: - Arca do Saber, a center opened 5 days a week which welcomes 130 children each day from 6 to 14 years old. The children come in the morning or in the afternoon depending on their school's schedule. Arca Do Saber provides numerous enriching activities , two meals per day, per child and thereby helping them to develop, become more open-minded and gain self-confidence. We also help in making the family and community cohesion stronger. - Arca do Crescer, founded in 2017 as an extension of Arca do Saber, is a professional training center for young people and adults, which the population of the favela did not have access to due to lack of information, money, and transportation possibilities. Most of the young people in the favela leave school at 15 years old without any degree or qualification and with a very low level of schooling. The objective of Arca do Crescer is to break this vicious cycle, by developing free high quality trainings, allowing these vulnerable People to enter the job market quickly. We are currently facing covid pandemia here in Brazil, and our communities are currently very exposed and vulnerable (lack of space, hygiene, food). We were obliged to close both our centers but continue our action for administrative and psychological support thanks to our staff. Our aim is to guarantee their salaries (all members of the Favela) during the pandemia. They managed to distribute food and hygiene baskets to 102 families. Above all, we hope to be able to reopen our centers and resume our educational mission as soon as possible. But to do so, we must compensate for our loss of income due to the cessation of sales in our workshop and the cancellation of our charitable events. The populations most vulnerable to the economic crisis must be able to build a future!