Fundação Gol de Letra
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Description of the organisation:
The Gol de Letra Foundation is a Brazilian Non-profit Organization that acts on the suburbs of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The programs and projects of this institution attend 1200 children and youth nowadays, seeking to strength a new way of learning that embraces knowledge, culture and citizenship.
Established by the famous brazlian soccer players Raí and Leonardo, the Gol de Letra Foundation is acknowledged by UNESCO as world model in children and adolescents assistance in a social risk environment.
The Institution approaches social themes throughout Art, Culture, Education and Sports. This strategy, set by many projects and actions that started to be developed in 1998, is one of the core elements that has been allowing us reach satisfactory outcomes and surpass complex challenges.
The Social Area is a key component to our success, as one of our specific goals is to mobilize the several social actors (families, schools and institutions connected to the local communities) to act in partnership with us.
Mission
Our mission consists in contributing to the educational and cultural formation children and youths so that they can reach an autonomy in the transformation of their realities. We are recognized by UNESCO as a model for educating children and youths. We attend about 1200 children in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Vision
Being acknowledged as an organization that develops and disseminates practices which contribute to social changing.
Values
Dignity - Fraternity - Perseverance -Solidarity
Established by the famous brazlian soccer players Raí and Leonardo, the Gol de Letra Foundation is acknowledged by UNESCO as world model in children and adolescents assistance in a social risk environment.
The Institution approaches social themes throughout Art, Culture, Education and Sports. This strategy, set by many projects and actions that started to be developed in 1998, is one of the core elements that has been allowing us reach satisfactory outcomes and surpass complex challenges.
The Social Area is a key component to our success, as one of our specific goals is to mobilize the several social actors (families, schools and institutions connected to the local communities) to act in partnership with us.
Mission
Our mission consists in contributing to the educational and cultural formation children and youths so that they can reach an autonomy in the transformation of their realities. We are recognized by UNESCO as a model for educating children and youths. We attend about 1200 children in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Vision
Being acknowledged as an organization that develops and disseminates practices which contribute to social changing.
Values
Dignity - Fraternity - Perseverance -Solidarity
(information from the Gol De Letra website)
Fundação Gol de Letra website
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