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Community Development Through IT Training In Rio

Summary

CEAC@DIGITAL is an internet and graphics service center in Morro dos Macacos, a Rio De Janeiro slum. The center provides job skills and income earning opportunities for residents of all ages. progress reportread updates from the field


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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

CEACA-VILA is a part of the Center for Digital Inclusion, an NGO who promotes social and digital inclusion through IT and civic engagement schools. Expanding the center's infrastructure will allow CEACA-VILA to be self-sustainable and will provide 30 jobs and internships for our graduates. This Rio De Janeiro slum, or favela, harbors 35,000 and is racked by violence and drug trafficking problems. Internet access and IT skills will promote vital social and economic development in the community.

Activities

Our educational programs provide social and IT skills training. At our service center, graduates and students put these skills to use in through jobs/internships; the computer services offered increase the income earning potential of the community.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £5,942
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £3,189
Total Funding Goal: £9,131

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

CEAC@DIGITAL’s will have a tremendous impact in digital inclusion and sustainable income for all the educational projects carried by CEACA-VILA in the long-term. It will better meet the increasing demand for services and training and generate jobs

Project Message

CEACA-VILA's education and IT skill building programs are incredibly important and impressive And how wonderful that they aim to be self-sustainable and a long-term community resource!
- Beatriz Pascuas, Director of Partnerships (Accenture Spain)

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Luisa Gockel,

199 Bishopgate Road
6th floor
London,Greater London EC2M 3XW
United Kingdom
44 (0) 207 678 7471
Email:

Project Sponsor

Center for Digital Inclusion

Organisation

Center for Digital Inclusion Logo Center for Digital Inclusion
Rua Alice 150 Laranjeiras
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22.241-020
Brazil
55 (21) 3235-9450
http://www.cdiglobal.org

Learn more about Center for Digital Inclusion and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Brazil and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Brazil, read the Human Development Report on Brazil or the Wikipedia entry for Brazil.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 08, 2011.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 19, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

Transformando a vidas atraves da tecnologia

By David RAngel - communications adviser, December 08, 2011 01:41 PM

My name is Alessandro Neves Rodrigues, I am 27 years old, I am an analyst in the company ALL.
A year and seven months that I am part of this wonderful company. Gain more than three minimum wages per month and I'm in college (IT) technology in the 5th period. This is all thanks to the wonderful work done by the NGO-ECAC in which Dona ANA VILA MARCONDES is the president.
                 It was not always so, before my life was very painful, my mother, mother of three sons worked as a cook in the family home, the money he earned was only for the household expenses, and almost never enough to buy toys, clothes , SHOE for us. This situation made my brothers seek a financial solution faster, "crime"! Unfortunately the way without success, and saw him coming the pain of losing two brothers killed in clashes related to drug trafficking. The days spent on productive activities without slabs, at a time when almost consumed drugs and participated in the sale of them. That was my world. Until you reach the institution, age 19, with no prospect of life, attending the 4th grade of elementary school, and grace the magnificent work done by the institution ECAC-VILA, I had the privilege to learn computer, go to college. Analyst and I am now as a customer, the largest call center in Latin America: "Contax".
This work has been developing the ECAC to 28 years, offering our community an opportunity to various courses for all ages, of course, I am a living example. My life changed dramatically after I met this institution, today I am very grateful for everything you gave in my LIFE!
I ask the help of donors through the Global Giving to continue this work and make a difference in the lives of other young people as it did in mine. The ECAC Digit @ l is the path to change the outlook for the community and needs your help to continue.

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