By Jonathan Hannay | Project Representative
On the 23rd and 24th February, ACER Brazil recruited a group of young new interns to take part in its Stories Transforming the Future Project - Improving Education for 5,200 Brazilian Children.
70 teenagers sent in their CVs and 36 attended the recruitment days. Through a process of interviews and story-telling, the 36 were assessed and the 20 available internship places were filled.
The 20 teenagers who were selected will work on the project for 20 hours a week, receiving ongoing training as well as a stipend of R$400 to help with their families and they will provide reading, storytelling and puppet theatre sessions for 5,200 children from eight municipal elementary schools in the Eldorado region of Diadema.
For the 20 teenagers, participation in this project offers them the opportunity to develop important skills that will help them in adult life and encourages them to keep investing in their own education.
The programme awill also foster among the elementary school children a love for reading and to grow their imagination, as well as introduce them to the world of Africa through stories and plays, thus improving the quality of their formal education.
The teenagers are currently undergoing intensive training so that they can start delivering the project next week and we can then see the laughter and smiles of the children.
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