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World Family Organization Success Stories Building Citizenship

World Family Organization Success Stories Building Citizenship. José Luzo de Souza Fernandes December 3, 2010. Building Citizenship. Objective: To improve the Human Development Index from the education, specifically the eradication of illiteracy.

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World Family Organization Success Stories Building Citizenship

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  1. World Family OrganizationSuccess StoriesBuilding Citizenship José Luzo de Souza FernandesDecember 3, 2010

  2. Building Citizenship • Objective: To improve the Human Development Index from the education, specifically the eradication of illiteracy. • Premise: The adult literacy implies not only in filling the gaps, but also should go beyond learning the code. That is an individual's conscious preparation for citizenship.

  3. Location: Brazil

  4. Location: City of Porto Barreiro, Paraná, Brazil map

  5. Building Citizenship • In the Census of 2002 the State of Parana had 11% illiteracy rate, considering the population from 10 years of age on. • Porto Barreiro had 15.8% illiteracy rate.

  6. Building Citizenship • Porto Barreiro had in 1995, 5000 inhabitants whichover 90% of the population in rural areas. • Geographic situation of difficult access • 140 km from the nearest university and high school installed 03 years ago (2002) • One of the lowest Human Development Indexes of the state of Paraná

  7. Building Citizenship • The program is not a new teaching method, but a new concept of public management, which involves local society in collaboration with nongovernmental organizations. • It was developed without incurring increased costs for the municipality. • The strategy was simple.

  8. Building Citizenship • To encourage the enrollment and participation in the Program it was offered to students priority use in distinguished heath services and social programs.

  9. Building Citizenship • Implementation of the Program:Step 1: Data collectionStep 2: Setting strategyStep 3: MethodologyStep 4: Measures and Actions

  10. Building Citizenship • Results: After the programs first year, 25% of those enrolled had already finished the first grades of elementary school. In 1 year an a half the illiteracy rate dropped to near 2%.

  11. Building Citizenship "Education itself is not even the beginning of citizenship, but citizenship requires literacy experience." Paulo Freire José Luzo de Souza Fernandes,December 2010luzofernandes@hotmail.com

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