Background
Safe shelters for teenagers often lack resources to respond to the needs of the boys and girls they host. The hosts live in a safe environment but the safe shelters often lack resources to offer them programmes that tackle their past stories of violence, abandon, drug, alcoholism.
Activities
De camino a la pantalla (On the way to the screen) identified five safe shelters in the area of Rio where it introduced multimedia and cultural activities to its hosts. Activities included workshops on photography and video-making, theatre, talks on human rights, and violence and its different aspects. And outings to cultural spaces (museums and parks). Each safe shelter welcomed the project mentors twice a week per two hours. A final event gather the work of the five shelter where an audience of over 250 persons watched the final works of the teenagers.
Results
Teenagers discovered a creative universe and acquired creative multimedia skills (use of camera and video camera). They showed they could engaged in new forms of sociality and gained self-esteem. They openly talked about their past and now look with hope to their future. They learnt to listen and show love; the road to overcome violence and isolation was opened.
People being served
People being served : Children and Young People
Age group : Children 0-17
Number of participants : 51-100
Schedule
Project status : Completed
The association Asbrinc keeps running other projects
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Overview
Society presence : Brazil
Focus of the project : People
JPIC Imperative : Transforming and Being Transformed
UN Sustainable Development Goals : 1 No Poverty, 10 Reduced Inequalities, 4 Quality Education
