Brazil Project - Rural

Sunamita Iris Rodrigues Borges, 19, is a Compassion graduate who has gone on to university. Compassion provides families with the resources to send their children to school, as well as the necessary school supplies and uniforms. Over the last 10 years, some advances have been made in Brazil's education system. For example, the government has increased the facilities for children, and parents are required to keep their children ages 7 to 14 in school. Despite advances, many teachers are not adequately trained and many children in Brazil are being moved through school, even though they have not mastered the basics, such as reading and math. Responding to this situation, Compassion Brazil has begun a literacy program to teach children who have not gained adequate skills in school.

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