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Leetal Besouros

Project

Leetal Besouros

Location

Mumbai, India

Target

Initiated by Monitor Cabeça, Leetal Besouros is a project by the CDO India aimed at bringing the beautiful art of capoeira to the under privileged children of Mumbai. The project, run in association with Vatsalya, was started in October of 2010. Originally planned as a 3 month project, it’s been over 3 years and Leetal Besouros is still going strong!

There are over 50 students between the ages of 6 and 15.

Impact

Leetal Besouros aims to empower street children with the wonderful art of capoeira. Currently the project is being run at a Vatsalya Children’s Center. The ultimate goal of the project is to empower kids to explore their hidden talents, to enhance their physical and mental abilities to take them beyond anything they ever imagined. And of course, one day be inspired to spread what they have learnt to others as well.

Topics

Social inclusion
Children and youth development
Education
Health

Contact

Website: http://www.capoeiraindia.in/capoeira-india-leetal-besouros.html
Email: aparna@capoeiraindia.in
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeetalBesouros?

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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

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VIVA RIO

Project

Permangola

Location

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Target

Born in Brazil in 2003 and taken to Haiti in 2007, Gingando pela Paz started in Haiti with 15 students, the majority were orphan children between 7 and 14 years old, living in the streets. After the earthquake in 2010, the number of students doubled, and currently, the project has 200 children and young people from both genders.

Impact

Gingando pela Paz has in pedagogical approach one of its main goals. Apart from their capoeira classes, the students have access to conflict mediation workshops, IT and Portuguese Language. Some are prepared to assist the Mestres and instructors during the classes and several have interest in becoming educators.

Topics

Children and youth development
Education
Gender Equality
Youth Leadership
Resilience

Contact

Kay Nou – Porto Príncipe
67, Blvd Jean Jacques Dessalines
Portail Saint Joseph
Port au Prince – Haiti
Tel.: 509 37019586

Viva Rio no Haiti

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KILOMBO TENONDE

Project

Permangola

Location

Valença, Bahia, Brazil

Target

Permaculture + Capoeira Angola = Permangola

Permangola is a series of workshops that provide an introduction into alternative systems of construction, sustainable agriculture, energy and Capoeira Angola in Valença, BA.

Impact

Focus on the on the integration of Capoeira Angola with permaculture’s principles and ethics. The activities offered in this event include Capoeira training, eco construction (adobe and local systems) and agroforestry for areas in need of reforestation.

Topics

Environment
Education
Peace Building
Health

Contact

Kilombo Tenonde
Valenca Road BA 524
KM 23 (Bomfim)

kilombotenonde@yahoo.com.br

cobramansa@hotmail.com

http://www.kilombotenonde.com/ingles

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CAPOEIRA AMAZONA

Project

Tribo Moderna

Location

Zaprešić, Croacia

Target

Tribo Moderna (Modern Tribe) is a project brought by Capoeira Amazonas in cooperation with Zaprešić Youth Center. It is based on promoting tolerance and non-violence through capoeira activities, but also by active involvement in local communities. Project is based on inclusion of children with risk behaviours or from excluded families into capoeira group in their school.

Impact

Project includes capoeira trainings, psychological consulting for parents, individual volunteer work where capoeira students are helping children to improve life skills and school success local community activities – where capoeira activities are used to make big publicity and promote values of tolerance and non violence.

Topics

Children and youth development
Social Integration
Education
Youth Leadership
Resilience

Contact

Capoeira Tool for a Change
Savska cesta 166, 10000
Zagreb, Croatia
http://amazonas.hr/capoeiratool
Twitter and Facebook

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CAPOEIRA AMAZONAS ZAGREB

Project

Fighting with a heart

Location

Brno, Czech Republic

Target

Project focused on children with risky or offending behaviour, from dysfunctional and poor families of excluded areas and ghettos in the Brno city. Additionally, pupils of boarding schools for children with special educational needs are included in the project.

Impact

Capoeira helps create alternative options to the risky and criminal behaviour, helping them them create new positive attitudes and values.

Topics

Children and youth at risk
Social Integration
Health
Youth
Leadership Resilience

Contact

Capoeira Tool for a Change
Savska cesta 166, 10000
Zagreb, Croatia
http://amazonas.hr/capoeiratool
https://www.facebook.com/AmazonasHR/

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