Posto de Puericultura Suzanne Jacob
Praça Machado de Assis S/N 64.215-320 PARNAIBA-PI Brazil
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Empresa Amiga da Criança

Since: 2002

Region: Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil

Objective: The two years project aims to further map the potential interest and involvement of entrepreneurs in child related programmes in the State of Piaui:

(a)to expose and involve local entrepreneurs to social programming in child related issues;

(b)to use a Child-to-Child strategy geared towards improvement of the nutritional and developmental status of young children in the city of Parnaiba; and

(c)to enhance adolescent's leadership role in their communities.

Posto de Puericultura Suzanne Jacob

Since: 2005

Region: Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil

Objective: To design a new proposal aiming at the construction of sustainable programme for children and adolescents that improve the living conditions of the poor young children of Parnaiba, in the Brazilian Northeast, while sustaining the current levels of action.

Parnaiba, a remote city in Northeast Brazil, suffers from growing violence and poverty which affects a large part of its population, the majority of which is below the age of 24. During this planning period, the project aims to bring together the private sector and the community to look for solutions towards the needs of these vulnerable young children and adolescents. This will be undertaken in consultation with local partners and target community, including the children and parents. The project will also develop a proposal for a new phase, consolidating experiences along the lines of BvLF's strategy for Latin America.

Empowering Communities

Since: 2006

Region: Alto Santa María, Joao XXIII, Parnaíba, Brazil

Objective: To create a positive environment of care and development within the family context through a locally sustained programme of community participation.

The planning project will encourage and organise community participation to identify and tackle problems affecting young children's environment, paying special attention to the involvement of older children and adolescents.

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