Cachoeira Vivências - a socio-environmental organization focused on community development and biodiversity conservation - will partner with YASC for a week of service in Serra Grande in March 2025. Projects will focus on local initiatives to strengthen the community's connection to the environment; to promote the education and well-being of children and adults; and to provide education and consultation in financial management to local business owners and prospective entrepreneurs.
Anticipated projects include:
- Agroecology - volunteers will create an environmental reserve along the river by cleaning and revitalizing an area to provide an educational trail for use by the community.
- Education and Arts - volunteers will design and conduct educational activities about local ecosystems, flora and fauna, and river ecology, using art, music, and physical activities to enhance learning.
- Athletics - volunteers will lead activities designed to promote the health and well-being of children and seniors within the community, through athletics and exercise.
- Construction - volunteers will build basic structures to support community activities with a focus on the training of young people in simple construction using wood and hand tools.
- Entrepreneurship/Financial Education - volunteers will offer workshops and consult with members of the community about financial management and entrepreneurship.
Review program policies, terms and conditions, and listen to the recording of our YASC in Brazil 2025 webinar.
For questions or further information feel free to contact trip co-producers Judy Kessen Crawford '76 and Perry Sayles '88 at yascbrazil@gmail.com or João Aleixo at the YAA at joao.aleixo@yale.edu.
