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This part of the paper is not as exciting as the other parts (2-6). So if you don't like this one, then I suggest reading the other parts.
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/arhipgeo86
Body: A Helping Hand
One organization that helps to street children is Task Brasil. Task Brasil was established in 1992 in order to rescue Brazil’s street children and teens from living on the streets and give them a chance at surviving the odds that are against them. Among many of the things that Task Brasil does to provide a safe environment for the kids where they grow up and learn life skills that would equip them as young adults. It is an organization that deals directly with the welfare of the street children, protecting them from the possibility of daily degradation (that is a given on the streets) and danger of the streets. An example of the projects that they are in charge of is a self-sustained farm, where they educate boys and teach them new skills (such as farming) to help them get away from the streets. (“On the Road,” 2005, p. 6). An organization that actually provides an alternative to the streets is great because it shows street children that they can obtain a better life and that they can work an honest job in order to survive.
Another organization is AfroReggae. AfroReggae started in Rio in 1993, the same year that the massacre at the Candelia Cathedral occurred (mentioned earlier). The goal of the agency is to offer gang members a way out of violence, and to show creative cultural options for street children who are not in gangs yet. AfroReggae is set up as a gang would be (and even run by some former gang members), mimicking the clothes, structure, and even slang of gangs. They tempt to mirror what attracts young people, except it does not involve gangs and drugs, and encourages self-esteem and creativity (something that many street children lack). Once AfroReggae is in a community, they make a point of being visible and establishing a constant presence (just as real traffickers/gangs would do). (“Cultural Invaders,” 2007, p.8). This organization shows us that there are unique ways of finding solutions to “problems”. While not all street children would see this organization (pseudo gang) as a way of getting out, it could save many lives. It could save children from joining gangs, it could save the children that are already in gangs and in a more extended way, it could save the lives of those affected by the gangs.
*I will be posting the conclusion next (plus the references for anyone that needs to do a paper for class in the future). Please read and rate. I know it's a long paper, but it really provides an insight to other less privileged people out there.
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