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Mansão do Caminho
an important aid project
Mansão do Caminho was founded 50 years ago by Divaldo Pereira Franco after a traumatic experience in his young life. From then his goal in life was to erect a relief centre for the underpriviliged baby's, children and youth of the big city Salvador by offering them shelter, food, medical attention and education.
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A Manjedoura
Mansão do Caminho consists of several different parts, of which 'a Manjedoura' is the first stage. Approximately 150 baby's and toddlers in the ages from 2 months - 3 years come here daily in a day care centre, most of them taken by their parents who do not have any money to take proper care of their children. A Manjedoura is a building of two floors and offers several babycare rooms, a kitchen, toilets, bathroom, diningroom, laundry, recreationroom, a meetingroom for the parents, medical centre and pharmacy.
The baby's and toddlers are fed five times a day and recive all medical and pediatric care that is needed. There is a very good integration with the mothers, which are regularly requested to be present for meetings, receive training and work a minimum of 4 hours per month as volunteer.
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Education
during the first 40 years some 615 children were sheltered and prepared for a life in the hard society without a good infrastructure for education. In 1987 it became clear that the number of children became só big, that an education filosophy was developed. Today, Mansão do Caminho consists of the following schools:
- Escola de Primeiro Grau Jesus Cristo with 1012 pupils
- Escola de Educacão Infantil Alvorada Nova with 100 pupils
- Escola Allan Kardec with 374 pupils
- Escola de Informática with 400 pupils
Next to these, the Mansão offers the Biblioteca de Pesquicas Escolares, which can be used freely by all pupils.
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Casa de Cordialidade
is a special social plan for extremely poor families. For the so-called 'Qualidade de Vida' program a social and economical diagnose is made, and a 5-year plan is made to support the family with study, food, medical help, children caretaking, social behaviour, ethics and Spiritism.
After these 5 years, and when the targets are reached, this help is being offered to another needy family.
At this moment some 150 families with a total of 705 people are supported.
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Other projects
besides the important mission to give (orphan)children a place in society, Mansão do Caminho functions like a Salvation Armt: it gives meals to the needy, gives medical help on location to the poor and teaches Religion and Spiritism in the favela's of Salvador. Next to that, elderly and sick people are visited and taken care of, bazaars are held, and special programs for the youth are organized during National Holidays.
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Visiting Mansão do Caminho
when you are interested in the aid projects of Mansão do Caminho and you would like to visit the centre during your stay in Salvador, it is possible to pay them a visit. Staff and children will be more than happy to receive you and guide you through the centre, giving you the chance to make contact with the children. It is not necessary to make an appointment but you should arrive before five o'clock in the afternoon.
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Voluntary contribution
Braziltours is of the opinion that the work of Mansão do Caminho is of such importance, that we contribute an amount of €10 for each passenger.
In this way you indirectly also support the upkeeping of an essential aid project in Brazil. It goes without saying that extra contributions are very welcome. We will be happy to inform you about the possibilities to transfer money to Mansão do Caminho.
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