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Project Report | Aug 16, 2016
Spreading reading habits in the city of Sao Paulo

By Daniela Longato | Institutional Development Intern

Reading mediation for children of an institution
Reading mediation for children of an institution

Dear supporter,

As you may know, one of the bases of Vaga Lume’s methodology is to train volunteers as reading mediators in rural communities of the Brazilian Legal Amazon region in the north of the country.

Last month, we decided to offer a similar course to people that live in Sao Paulo (southeast of Brazil) and are interested in our work in the Amazon. The event was called 1st Reading Mediation Training in Sao Paulo, and it was held in Vaga Lume's headquarters, counting with 22 participants.

During two days, the training presented to the participants the methodology of reading mediation, which is the same used in the community libraries in the Brazilian Amazon. "Offering a course on reading mediation in our headquarters is an old dream. Many people were interest to know how do we manage to bring people closer to books and reading, and in this occasion we were able to show them", celebrates the Vaga Lume educator Marcia. Besides, she said, "this event was important to show people how simple and efficient our methodology is, and, moreover, to foster reading habits in the city of Sao Paulo as well".

One of the participants, Thais, highlighted the diversity of the group: "I met people from all ages, states and life stories, what have enriched the discussions, because we could access different points of view and perspectives about the same subject". She also said that she was surprised to see what reading mediation is about: "I arrived into the course wondering if we were going to learn sounds or artistic abilities to interpret book characters, but actually I have learned that it is not about that, but to have enthusiasm and energy to put children – or whosoever – in touch with books and reading in a very simple (but not simplistic) way. I was amazed by the technique!"

It was a very successful training. Vaga Lume staff considers that putting more people in touch with our methodology is one of the ways to spread reading habits and to show our partners (and the general public) the importance of our work in rural communities in the Amazon.

As always, we have only managed to accomplish the 1st Reading Mediation Training in Sao Paulo with your support, and that is why we are here to thank you and to encourage you to keep following Vaga Lume's work. You are a big part of it!

If you want to know more about and to engage in Vaga Lume’s events, please visit our website (www.vagalume.org.br/home)!

Best regards,

Vaga Lume Team

Training adults in Vaga Lume's headquarters
Training adults in Vaga Lume's headquarters
Reading mediation
Reading mediation
Exploring community libraries collection of books
Exploring community libraries collection of books
Reading mediation for a child
Reading mediation for a child
Reading mediation for a child
Reading mediation for a child

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Vaga Lume Association

Location: Sao Paulo - Brazil
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