Rehabilitating Convicted Men through IT education
More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesCDI is a NGO which promotes social and digital inclusion through IT and civic engagement schools. In partnership with FUNAP and the detention centre administration, the Pemano project is helping to rehabilitate convicted young men. Since its foundation in 2004, the project has helped 700 men to put their lifes together and go back to society after the end of the sentence. ActivitiesOur educational programs provide social and IT skills training. At our service center, the prisoners develop activities such as Poetry Festivals, Music Festivals, Theatre Performances among others. Funding InformationThis project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations. Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls). Resources
Why this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactThe Pemano project aims to provide knowledge and self-esteem throurgh IT education, that would make possible for these convicted young men to perform personal transformation and development and become part of the society again. Project Message
“There are moments in life that you think you are not capable. Now, after the course, I see I am like anybody else and can get there”
Who is Running This ProjectContact
Luisa Gockel, Project SponsorOrganisation
Learn more about Center for Digital Inclusion and the project team. Where this Project is LocatedCountry
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For more information about Brazil, read the Human Development Report on Brazil or the Wikipedia entry for Brazil. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on September 28, 2011. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on February 16, 2010. Latest Update from the FieldNew courses to be offered in 2011By Luisa Gockel - CDI Europe Institutional Development Manager, March 02, 2011 10:53 AM
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