country programs
News from Brazil in 2003...
November 2003:
JCC members in Brazil gathered in studio to record their own JCC theme song. (See song and lyrics).
October 2003:
The JCC headquarters building opens its doors in Brazil. JCC established itself as a non-government organization this autumn. Everyone's hard work and dedication since JCC's humble beginnings in Bauru a few years ago has paid off in the establishment of an important national youth movement. See YCWA's letter of congratulations to the leadership of JCC.
September 7, 2003:
September 7 is the day in 1822 that Brazil won its independence
from Portugal. Celebrations across the country commemorate this
event every year. The JCC group in Acegua, a tiny village near Brazil's
southwest border with Uruguay took part in the local Independence
Day parade. JCC's impact on Acegua is helping to create an environment
free of drugs and violence and empowering local youth to take charge
of their futures. The program in Acegua has the support of Chief
Inspector Silva Pires, the Highway Patrol and the Military Brigade.
August 2003:
The fast-growing JCC program in the southwest border area of Brazil is making great strides.
JCC has recognized new partners in the Federal Aviation Authority.
In Taubaté, Brazil, JCC advisors met to plan for the coming school year.
And in Santa Catarina, Captain Jorge conducts a JCC-U training for launch of a College Crime Watch.
May 2003: Another program launched!
May 2003: "A stitch in time saves nine" in Rigistro City
May 2003: Children in Sao Paulo color their world
School children in Sao Paulo presented drawings to YCWA Executive Director Terry Modglin on his visit to Brazil this month.
May 2003: Clothing drive
JCC ran a successful project to collect clothing for the needy in southern Brazil and Uruguay.
May 2003: A busy month...
May 2003: JCC thanks Judge Guacy
Captain Jorge Duarte Miguel presented Judge Guacy with a small token of appreciation for his ongoing support of the JCC program in Brazil -- a hot yellow t-shirt from the 2003 International Youth Leaders in Crime Prevention Conference. Brazil sent a delegation to the conference and was once again a very active voice in the annual event. At the conference in Miami, the JCC program was presented a Casey Award as the International Program of the Year for 2002-2003.
April 2003: JCC holds its first youth retreat.
Thanks to the good work of Lt. Renato Ramos, 150 youth from Escola A�rton Bush and Estella Machado met on a farm 30 minutes outside of Bauru. During the day-long retreat, the JCC crime watchers participated in various team-building activities such as an egg race, sack race, water soccer, soccer, and crosswords.
April 2003: JCC recognized with a Casey Award as Youth Crime Watch International Program of the Year 2002-2003
The growth of JCC throughout the entire country of Brazil is extraordinary. From its initial beginnings in Barau, Sao Paulo State, in 1999 to its current development in not only Sao Paulo but in the North and Northeast states and the South and Southwest states, extending into the country of Uruguay, JCC has seen prolific growth.
JCC's young participants and dedicated adult leaders have produced a number of innovative strategies and high-quality technological tools. The program has grown to such proportions that it now boosts a national president and two regional presidents with accompanying support and with hundreds of thousands of students involved.
Much of the success is due in large part to the efforts of Colonel Cid, National President along with the National Program's Executive Director, Lt. Colonel Otavio and the ongoing efforts of Captain Jorge Miguel. A training of 101 officers in the summer of 2002 led to further expansion in Sao Paulo and the program's entry into Rio Grande do Sul, where Colonel Claudio Afonso Goncalves and Colonel Marcos Rogerio Riverio have led the way. Major Adalberto Carvalho de Souza has also begun a major JCC initiative in the Northeast.
No other program can grow with the energy and vitality of JCC!
