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ABOUT US
Estrela da Favela is an educational project in the favela Mangueira, found in 2012 by the Dutchman Edwin Roodenburg and the Brazilian Edna Silveira.
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work methodology
Our goal is to prepare the children for further education and to teach them norms, values and social skills, so they develop a solid base to enter society.
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Circumstances
Poverty and violence are a daily fact in Mangueira. The favela is dominated by a powerful drug gang, that’s fighting a constant war with the police and ...
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TEAM
Currently Estrela da Favela employs five teachers, a sports teachers, a music teacher, a psychologist and a cook who provides healthy meals ...
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Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers in Rio who can support us by giving sports and/or Portuguese and math classes. If you are interested, please take notice...
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Friends of Estrela
‘The Friends of Estrela Foundation’ in the Netherlands has set the goal of supporting the active ‘Instituto Estrela da Favela’ in Rio, with advice ...
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Press
Estrela da Favela appeared several times in the media. Reports were published in, among others, the NOS, One World,...