Mão Amiga Brazil
Since 2008 Brazil has fought for a stable economy, and has achieved this through debt reduction programs. Although the country is performing well, there are still pockets of poverty. 21.4% of the population lives under the poverty line. Mão Amiga Brazil supports a population in dire need of financial resources that is located in the outskirts of Itapecerica da Serra, bordering the outskirts of São Paulo and Embu-Guaçu. It is located in the Jardim Santa Júlia district, surrounded by a region in need of our help, due to many issues, such as poverty, violence and drug abuse.
Mão Amiga Brazil opened its doors in 2006 with 48 pre school children in a remote village far from the metropolitan area of San Paul. This town, Jardin Santa Julia, with 20,000 residents has been plagued through the years with unemployment, violence, poverty and illiteracy.
Students: 440
Founded: 2006
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Mão Amiga Brazil opened its doors in 2006 with 48 pre school children in a remote village far from the metropolitan area of San Paul. This town, Jardin Santa Julia, with 20,000 residents has been plagued through the years with unemployment, violence, poverty and illiteracy.
The goal of Mão Amiga Brazil transcends that of traditional academics. Administrators and educators of the school have geared their program to address the whole needs of the impoverished child. From attention issues to perseverance, discipline, learning deficits and spirituality, the objective is to raise impoverished children out of the confines of generational poverty, allowing them the ability to become self-sufficient and use the gifts God gave them.
Fourteen needy children have received scholarships this fall to attend our Mão Amiga School in Brazil. Thanks to Dr. Nicholas Perricone, a generous and loyal donor, these children are given a significant chance for success through a formative Catholic education. Dr. Perricone has had a heart for the children of Brazil for many years. He has demonstrated his support by funding scholarships to allow these children a chance at a formative Catholic education, and families the opportunity to lift themselves out of generational poverty.
Students from Mão Amiga Brazil:
Help a Child Today
To students in impoverished areas attending school is a luxury their families may not be able to afford. Thousands of students rely on the donations of generous donors like you to go to school. 35 children in Mão Amiga Brazil between four and fourteen need assistance in attending school. A scholarship is a lifeline for these children. It helps them excel and brings hope to their families.
Your most generous donation today to Mão Amiga Brazil students will help end the vicious cycle of poverty.
Mão Amiga Brazil is also requesting assistance in building a play ground for the students. A play ground helps students release energy during the day! Little children need this outlet so they are able to concentrate during the long school day. Your generosity here blesses the children at Mão Amiga Brazil abundantly.
Shaping Well-Rounded Minds and Caring Hearts
2023
Thanks to your generous support, Mão Amiga Brazil and Catholic World Mission continues our partnership of over 20 years with another year of education, faith, and fellowship for 483 children! Mão Amiga Brazil understands the importance holistic education and focuses on forming well-rounded charitable individuals who are confident academically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually.
Through your gifts, Mão Amiga Brazil was able to provide children with new textbooks and lesson plans, furniture for their Chapel, weekly catechesis classes, a youth group club, a vocational fair, a coexistence retreat, a sustainability-focused science fair, an environmental studies program, and professional guidance on physical and mental health care. We are immensely grateful for Mão Amiga’s education that fills young minds with knowledge while also nourishing hearts and souls.
Forty brand-new tablets, laptops and two charging carts for these bright students.
Connecting with Technology and Tables
December 2021
You continue to elevate the education at the Mao Amiga Sao Paulo School in Brazil! Initially, many students needed to share a limited supply of laptops to complete their schoolwork. Thanks to your generosity, we have increased their learning potential by giving these bright students an additional 40 Chromebooks and 2 charging stations. Today more students are dynamically engaging digitally in the classroom.
Along with new ways to connect in the classroom through technology, students can now spend more time comfortably completing homework and building community thanks to the tables, chairs, and benches you provided for their lounge area. The students are very appreciate of the updated lounge and thankful for the technology that will facilitate learning and shape their futures.
TESTIMONIES
11th grade at Mão Amiga Brazil
Camilly Gabriely
I am one of the students who, at the moment, do not have access to a personal computer. Therefore, the Chromebooks donated by Catholic World Mission have been very useful for my learning at school. Through them, I manage to keep up with all my tasks and academic work, as I can stay at school after school hours and use them in my studies for exams and entrance exams. Computers allow each student to have their privacy guaranteed, as their documents are stored in the cloud, linked to their personal account.
8th grade at Mão Amiga Brazil
Maria Eduarda
The chromebooks donated by Catholic World Mission are already being of great use to us high school students at Colégio Mão Amiga. Through them, our classes become more dynamic and full of important digital resources for our learning, they also help us with research, group work and presentations of school work. Computers are also available during off-hours, as not all students have computers in their homes and others need to share them with siblings and family members. I am so grateful to the donors and the College for providing us with something so essential to our learning.
High School Pedagogical Coordinator
André Gonçalves
Having a quality physical structure is one of the fundamental requirements for the functioning of a school. In October, we received the donation of several pieces of furniture from Catholic World Mission that now make up the covered patio of the high school building. Looking at the use of these furniture items by our students over the past two months, I could see that they have contributed to student socialization during breaks, to more interactive lessons outside the classroom, as well as to group work. The design of the furniture combined a lot with the architecture of the building, providing a beautiful, harmonious and comfortable space.
Thanks to your generosity the students now have new tables, chairs, and benches for their lounge area.
Classroom Expansion and Other Repairs are Now Complete
Summer 2020
A much-needed classroom expansion and other repairs are now complete thanks to your generosity and the giving of a major donor! You also made it possible to send chairs and desks for the students when they return to class in the coming months. Because of COVID-19, schools won’t reopen until October, but you’ve given the students something truly special to come back to when they return!
See the before and after photos of the building progress.
