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Association Capoeira Benin

Project

Association Capoeira Benin

Location

Benin

Target

Association Capoeira’s founder Fassassi believes that Capoeira originates from Benin’s traditional martial arts and was taken to Brazil with people chained from Benin. Mind-building and confidence-strengthening in the local culture is thus the focus of Association Capoeira Benin.

A great number of their students are orphans from a nearby orphanage. Creating opportunities for them is the secondary focus of ACB. The founders are raise their students’ employability.

Impact

After falling in love with capoeira for historical and anthropological reasons, Fassassi started learning capoeira by himself on the internet in 1999. He could get some support from the Brazilian embassy in Benin, and in 2003, he created a group and started teaching capoeira to young fellows.

After realizing how capoeira had helped millions of Brazilians, he endeavoured several capoeira-related social projects, to improve the condition of his young students, and to informally teach them a set of values and virtue.

He figured out that mastering capoeira could allow people in Benin to make a living from it.

Topics

Marginalised communities
Free4Kids
Prisons/Shelters

Contact

http://grupocapoeirabenin.blogspot.fr/

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Expression Culturelle de la Capoeira Madagascar (ECCM)

Project

Expression Culturelle de la Capoeira Madagascar (ECCM)

Location

Taoumassina, Madagascar

Target

ECCM aims to support the vulnerable communities of Taoumassina through teaching Capoeira.

Impact

Promoting the social values and educational virtues of capoeira, and moreover, to advocate it as an inclusive way to make the world a better place.

 

Topics

Marginalised communities

 

Contact

Community contact person Gérald Rahajatahirindrainy: pretinhomcte@hotmail.fr

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pretinho.madagascar.capoeira.tamatave/

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Casa da Capoeira

Project

Casa da Capoeira

Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Target

Casa Da Capoeira is continually looking to form lasting and effective partnerships with non-profit organizations and local communities. Contributing to the social wellbeing and uplifting of a community is a core component of Casa da Capoeira’s values.

They currently hold monthly rodas, open to all students from around Johannesburg, and carry an ‘entry fee’ of a minimum of 1kg of non-perishable food. Recently, CDC has formed a working relationship with MaAfrika Tikkun which will ensure that the food collected on a monthly basis will go to those who need it most.

Impact

The non-perishable food that is donated by Casa Da Capoeira has been gratefully received by orphaned and vulnerable children at the MaAfrika Tikkun Diepsloot ‘Wings of Life’, Orange Farm ‘Arekopaneng’ and Alexandra ‘Phuthaditjaba’ Community Centres. The cooks that prepare fresh, healthy food at these Community Centres on a daily basis are grateful for the donations.

Topics

Children and youth development

Contact

Website:
http://www.capoeirasa.co.za/about-capoeira/social-responsibility
E-mail:
paulo@capoeirasa.co.za

Social media:
https://www.facebook.com/Casa-Da-Capoeira-UJ-188127801277741/

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CAPOEIRA EDUCATION YOUTH ASSOCIATION

Project

Capoeira in Camberwell – Community Project

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Target

CEYA aims to be an agent for positive child and youth development through capoeira in high risk areas. CEYA uses capoeira to develop and unite children and youth to become healthy and socially constructive citizens.

Impact

Most children have regular exposure to gang activity, substance abuse and violence. CEYA uses capoeira as a tool for youth development, peace education and social integration.

Topics

Social inclusion
Children and youth development
Education
Health

Contact

Office 9, 51 Station Road
Observatory, 7925
Cape Town, South Africa

+27 (0) 83 5066026
+27 (0) 21 4474375

http://www.ceyassociation.org.za/?page_id=9

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ABADA CAPOEIRA CONGO SOCIETY

Project

Capoeira for Peace Programme

Location

Goma, Congo

Target

Capoeira for Peace was founded to bring capoeira, free of charge, to young Congolese, especially children living on the streets.

Impact

The initiative involves introducing children formerly associated with armed forces and groups to the practice of capoeira to facilitate their reintegration into their communities.

Topics

Social inclusion
Children and youth development
Education
Health

Contact

B.P. 7248 Kin 1

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

http://ponabana.com/how-capoeira-is-liberating-children-released-from-armed-forces-and-groups/?lang=en

https://fr-fr.facebook.com/UNICEFRDC/posts/803212466394113

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CAPOEIRA MARAZUL

Project

Mar Azul Social Project

Location

Maputo, Mozambique

Target

The independent social project ‘MarAzul’ started in 2003 when Mestre Joãozinho da Figueira was living in Maputo and started offering free classes to children at the Penha Palhota. The Penha Palhota was an area by the sea, with the shade of coconut trees, but was full of rubbish, so the first step was to buy lots of brooms and start cleaning!

Impact

The classes are not just about capoeira – the children do a variety of activities including learning the musical instruments and songs from capoeira, African dance, drawing, group games, and thematic workshops where they explore different topics relating to health, hygiene, environment and education.

Topics

Environment
Education
Health
Creativity

Contact

Capoeira MarAzul is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales, No 6308976.
Maputo – Mozambique

(+258) 82 751 8790 (António)
mozambique@marazul.co.uk