Brazil: Helping street children: Misereor

Dedicated partner organisations look after girls and boys on the streets. They open up new opportunities for the future for the children and their families.

Your donation ensures that street children receive holistic care, education and training.

Continent

Latin & Central America

Thematic focus:

Building equitable cities

A vegetable garden on the roof, computer courses, theatre - the children and young people in the Misereor projects for street children develop their talents and develop confidence in their own strengths through a wide range of activities. In addition, the team accompanies the families, supports parents who want to become independent and provides psychological counselling.

The tough everyday life of street children in Brazil

The lives of street children in large cities such as Recife and Caruaru are hard and dangerous. Some have fled from misery and violence at home. Others have to work on the streets to support their families. Many steal or prostitute themselves out of necessity and have neither a school-leaving certificate nor vocational training.

The problem of street children is omnipresent in all major Brazilian cities.

The young girls are learning the bakery trade on a training course at the partner organisation "CMV" in Vitória, thereby increasing their chances on the labour market.

The partner organisation "COMVIVA" in Caruaru uses Misereor donations to finance hot meals for the street children, among other things.

Partner organisation "COMVIVA" uses special teaching concepts to reintegrate children into state schools. There, 95% of the children in this programme complete their schooling.

In the partner organisation "COMVIVA", street children have a safe place to go and can develop in a protected space.

The primary goal is to strengthen the rights of children from poor families and improve their prospects.

The "little prophets" really enjoy working in the project's own fruit and vegetable garden. This gives the children practical experience in handling natural foods in a playful way.

The organisation "Grupo Ruas e Praças" also focuses on social work, educational services and support for families. In addition, the employees strengthen the rights of children and young people through political lobbying.

95% of the children who complete an elementary education course with the "COMVIVA" initiative later achieve a state school leaving certificate.

Vocational training for street children

In Caruaru, the "COMVIVA" initiative looks after street children. In addition to leisure activities, the girls and boys can complete vocational training here, for example to become a baker. Elementary education courses prepare them for state schools. With success! 95 per cent of the children there graduate from school.

Support street children's projects with Misereor so that girls and boys in Brazil can live in dignity and without violence. Street children in other countries such as India and Kenya also need your support.

Access for children and young people to school education, training and work has been created
Home visits have taken place to advise families on how they can improve their living situation
Psychological counselling for children and young people, as well as the provision of food and hygiene articles were offered

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Provide loving care and attention: street children are particularly dependent on this.

For donations by bank transfer, please state the project number "P20057" in the reference.

Sometimes we receive more donations for a project than was granted to the legal holder of the respective project. The projects listed here are examples of the work Misereor supports all over the world. If donations for a project exceed the amount granted to its legal holder, we allocate the surplus to other projects with a similar concept.

Our local partner organisations

COMVIVA

Misereor supports numerous street children's organisations in major Brazilian cities and also supports street children in India and other countries. For example, "COMVIVA " in Caruaru, which was founded in 1987 with the help of the local diocese, or the group "Grupo Ruas e Praças". The initiatives are also involved in political lobbying with various street children networks in favour of the interests and rights of street children and their families.