Ação Sonho de Criança

(Action 'A Child's Dream') 11-10-2009. Hoping our kids' dreams come true.
Music: - 'O Circo Chegou', by Rui Grudi, from the album 'O Canibal'.



PROJETO VIVER is up and running again thanks to Ivaneide who works tirelessly leading the project. She has been extremely busy at work over the past year. Local people can now see the result of her efforts. TUPAN, her employers have opened up a massive DIY Superstore in Serra Talhada. It's very like B&Q in the UK. The first signs of an improved local economy and a role model for other businesses about what can be done to introduce an improved standard of marketing.

Despite this progress, the sad reality is that many, many people in this city live in abject poverty. No houses, no electricity, no sanitation, no water, poor opportunities to access health, education and social services. The kids you see in the slideshow are just the very top part of the iceberg, We could show you scenes which would definitely pull you affect you adversely for a long time. However, this is not the point of this blog. We appeal to you the reader directly for active and financial help because the Project is not funded by local or central government - only by small donations of food or clothes or footwear from local people. Despite that, miracles have happened if you have read previous pages of the Blog.

What follows is not the expressed opinion of Projeto Viver, but more based on personal observations of the writer.

I would like to explain to my friends who live abroad and now have better access to this Blog that in many local schools there is a very high percentage of children whose parents are drug addicts, alcoholics and or prostitutes. AIDS is rife here and many young parents die of that condition. Children are, and have been affected emotionally and are made to go to school so their responsible adults can claim the 'Bolsa Familia' - a small income introduced by President Lula based on school attendance. For the teachers this is a problem as some of these kids can be extremely disruptive. I know a post-graduate teacher who is writing about this very issue. When she told me her findings, I was moved to tears. Unbelievable in 2010 - YES! I have to try to ask for some help somehow. What else can I do? This is a very desperate situation. Isn't it?

I shall write more later or on request. But, I appeal directly to our readers to consider donating some money (however small) to this properly registered charity as it reaches the parts of society that only local knowledge can reach i.e. the people who need it most. All money donated will go directly to help the very poorest people create opportunities with supoort to improve their situation. I can guarantee, there are no overheads which need to be paid for. How many other charities can evidence that? I'll leave you with that thought.

Please send email: projetoviverserratalhada@oi.com.br

Note: Projeto Viver is run by interested independant professionals, from all walks of life, whose only motivation is the desire to help others.

Ação Sonho de Criança

 

(Action 'A Child's Dream') 11-10-2009.
Hoping our kids' dreams come true.

Dia Das Criancas

God's Miracles - Milagres de Deus !!!

I have a story that will make you very happy.

Do you know that our family at the Waterfall now has material to build their home?

On the 1st of August I was there with the staff of TLC (Pastoral Centre of the Earth), a body attached to the Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira. To celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Diocese, the Bishop, is donating material to construct 50 houses in rural areas for families who have nowhere to live. They came to see this family's situation for themselves and agreed to help them. I have no words to describe the emotion experienced by all involved - except tears of happiness.

The owner of the land was consulted and they donated the land for the house to be built. The deadline to get the home finished is September. All the material has already been purchased.

I am thinking of people who could help Mr. Cicero build their home.

Each day God has given us evidence of his mercy, his infinite love.

With love,

Ivaneide


Tenho uma notícia que lhe fará muito feliz.

Sabe aquela nossa família lá do Cachoeira, foi contemplada com o material para construir seu lar. Então, hoje estive lá om o pessoal da CPT (Centro Pastoral da Terra), um orgão ligado a Diocese de Afogados da Ingazeira. O Bispo em comemoração o jubileu de ouro da Diocese (+- isso) está doando 50 casas na zona rural (o material para a construção) para famílias que não tem onde morar. Eles viram de perto a situação e aprovaram. Não tenho palavras que possa traduzir a emoção que foi, todos choramos de felicidade.

O dono da terra foi consultado na hora e doou a terreno para a casa ser construída. O prazo pra terminar a casa é até setembro, o material já está todo comprado.

Estou pensando em buscar pessoas pra nos Domingos fazer um mutirão e ajudar Sr. Cícero a construir seu lar.

Cada dia Deus tem nos dado provas da sua misericórdia, do seu amor infinito.

Com carinho,

Ivaneide

Expo Serra

Fridge magnet

"HOT OFF THE PRESS"

1. Ivaneide has announced there will be a new action taking place shortly. The plan is to train people who don't have work to become housekeepers.

2. Prior to 'EXPO-SERRA' in July, exhibitors will be asked to support the PROJETO VIVER project by displaying a poster on their stand. This may roll-out to include all traders in Serra Talhada.

Watch this space for more information.

BAZAAR

LATEST NEWS:

Dona Vilma Jurubeba (2nd left)

Dona Vilma Jurubeba, Secretaria Municipal de Educação e Cultura, Serra Talhada, confirmed today that she has visited the family featured in this Blog last month.

She learned there are thirteen children eligible for schooling in that area. She was concerned that these children had to walk for three hours each way to and from school along a difficult path and she was especially concerned they had to cross a very dangerous main road to get to their school.

It is very good news indeed that she has agreed to recruit a teacher, convert this family's house into a community school and she will build a new house for the family to live in.

So, well done Dona Vilma!! Fantastic news!!

(I shall use Google Translate to report this in Portuguese).

Dona Vilma Jurubeba, Secretaria Municipal de Educação e Cultura, Serra Talhada, confirmou hoje que ela já visitou a família destaque neste blog no mês passado.

Ela aprendeu, há treze crianças podem beneficiar de escolaridade nessa área. Ela estava em causa que estas crianças tinham que caminhar durante três horas para cada curso e da escola ao longo de um caminho difícil e ela estava especialmente interessado, tiveram de atravessar uma muito perigosa estrada principal para chegar à sua escola.

É muito boa notícia de que ela tenha acordado para o recrutamento de um professor, converter esta casa da família em uma comunidade escolar e que ela irá construir uma nova casa para nossa família.

Então, Dona Vilma bem feito! Fantastic notícia!

Letter from PROJETO VIVER (click to enlarge)