In Brazil

Essor has been running development projects in Brazil since 1992. The programmes set up with the aid of local partners concern both urban and rural areas.

See the presentation on each of these.

Current projects

• In urban areas:
  Urban development of the city of Manaus
  Socioeconomic integration in São Paulo
  Vocational training and access to employement in Paraiba

• In rural areas:
  

  A cross-disciplinary programme aims to strengthen volunteer involvement in Brazilian NGOs that are partners of Essor:
  Institutional development of Civil Society Organizations in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil

• “Childhood” programmes are also carried out from time to time with our partners:
  "Seeds of Citizenship" in SãoLuis
  "Citizen chidren" in Sertão
  

Finished projects

Youth socioeconomic integration programme in the peripheral districts of the major urban centres of João Pessoa, Belém, São Luis, Fortaleza and Manaus

Family agriculture and local development in Ceara State
Lasting development of family agriculture in the Bas Tocantins region (Pará State, Amazonia)

"More Childhood": Socialization of children in the Cidade Olimpica district in São Luis
"Read About the World, Rewrite Life": Child literacy in the Tapana district - in Belém
"Children for Children": Citizenship and health education for children in Ceara