Education,

Culture and Communication

Objectives

Expand the levels of knowledge of the population, stimulate learning, civic involvement and environmental awareness for development – with special attention given to younger generations – reviving culture and local identities, and seeking to make the community school a center for dissemination of local knowledge and education.

Sub-Programs / Activities

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT:

·    Capacity-building in Education and Social Assistance Policies

·    Training of Young Leaders

·    Support to School Boards and Student Groups

·   Participation in Children and Youth Councils

·   Participation in Forums for Education and Social Assistance  

·    Partnerships with the Public and Private Systems

 

COMMUNITY AND ENVIONMENTAL EDUCATION:

·    General Guidance of Educational Processes

·    Education for Full Citizenship and Development  

·    Creation of Adapted Teaching Resources

·    Sports, Liesure and Culture

·    Mocorongo Circus

 

COMMUNITY SCHOOL:

·    Teacher Training and Upgrading

·    Adaptation of Curricula and Teaching Methods

·    Support for Campaigns and School Festivals

·    Support for Libraries and Video Resources

 

 YOUNG MONITORS (Children):

·    Training in Health and Ecology

·    Dynamics of Art-Education

·    Fruition: community fruit tree planting

·    Rebulixo: materials recycling  

·    Circus School

 

MOCORONGA NETWORK (Youth):

·    Education for Communication

·    Training of Young Reporters (Rural Representatives)

·    Dissemination of Educational Campaigns:

·    Documentation and Revival of the Region’s Cultural Heritage

·    Newspaper, Radio and TV Mocoronga

·    Implementation of Publishing Kits and Community Radio

·    Implementation of Cultural Tele-centers for Digital Inclusion

 

 

Mocoronga Network

Expanding communication for youth and community education

 

Number of Community Radio

Posts in Network
Mocoronga Network: created based on branches in rural communities, more than 250 young multiplier reporters, in partnership with schools, are trained each year in educational communication for production and distribution of newspapers, printed materials, and radio and video programs, constituting an on-going exchange of information, knowledge and expressions of local culture.

 

 

Comparative Data

  

 Communities not served

 

 

 Communities served

% of school

absenteeism

Illiteracy

(> 15 years of age)

% of children

in school
 
   Source: Socio-economic Diagnostic /Dr. José Sousa Lemos, UFCE
 

Training of Teachers: creating awareness of the situation of the student and application of techniques for more effective teaching
 

 

Young Monitors (6 to 12 years old): workshops in health, environmental education and cultural revival.

 
 

Radio Mocoronga: young reporters animate the communities with daily programming containing educational vignettes, news from the region, a range of interviews and dissemination of local musicians and artists.
 

TV Mocoronga: developing a critical reading of the media, appreciation of local expressions, and educating through the production and exhibition of videos.
 

Inter-Community Newspaper "O Mocorongo":  with a print run of 4000 copies, it is published quarterly with a range of reports and materials from local newspapers produced by youth.
 

 

Digital Inclusion: cultural tele-centers with computer classes, using computers powered by solar energy and with internet access.
 

 

Health & Happiness’ Three Rivers Olympiads: promoting the integration of youth through sports.

     And the Mocorongo Circus …

 

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