Sociedade
Irmãos Solidários (SIS) - SIS works in Salvador, providing education and training
for the local community
ABC supports the SIS project 'Happy Child' which provides supplementary education with several classes a day. ABC provides funding for the teachers and the refurbishments of the classrooms. Children are provided with
snacks and drinks, school materials and uniforms. They
also receive health and dental checks. The project aims
to provide children with a secure and motivating environment
for learning.
Since ABC began funding, the capacity of the project
has risen from 20 to 100 children. SIS recently focused its efforts at its new centre.
| Region: |
Bahia |
| Type of Work: |
Education; citizenship; reinforcement
of schoolwork |
| No of children: |
100 |
| Age range: |
3-15 years |
| Other beneficiaries: |
Family members, local community |
| Founded: |
1999 |
reinforcing school work
Lessons take place Monday to Friday, throughout the
school year (February to December). There are three
groups in the morning and three in the evening, helping
100 children in total:
- ages 3-5, for reinforcing reading and writing
- Children aged between 6 - 13 are taught, covering all the grades before high school
- Children are supported with homework and go through
work covered in class.
wider learning
Although there is an emphasis on reinforcement, teachers
also provide other activities to stimulate children's
creativity and imagination:
- special activities to commemorate civic and cultural
dates
- art activities
- parties for Mother's and Father's Days,
Children's Day
- learning through games and educational DVDs
- Basic IT classes for all pupils aged 6-15
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