country programs
News from Brazil in 2006
July 2006
Please note the following change of address for Brazil's program headquarters.
Captain Jorge Duarte Miguel
JCC Brasil, entidade de direito privado, com sede à
Rua Carmo Gifoni, 444
Martins
Uberlândia-MG
BRAZIL
inscrita no CNPJ/MF sob o
n.º 05.957.720/0001-63
Tel/fax: +55 14 3236 4508
E-mail: suporte@jccbrasil.com.br
April 2006
JCC eNews debuts
The JCC group in the city of Guarujá on the Atlantic Coast, State of São Paulo, has begun publishing an electronic newsletter. Sergeant Erinaldo and Lt Col Alaor are doing a very good work. Their first edition came out on April 1, 2006, and outlined some of the basic information about their crime watch program, its philosophy, and activities. Portuguese speakers interested in subscribing to their newsletter can contact them by email at projetosubliminar@globo.com.
February 22, 2006
Partnership in Braganca brings student leader to Utah prevention conference
A local sponsorship from Sumare University will enable representatives from Braganca Paulista, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, to travel to the United States for the upcoming 17th National Youth Crime Prevention Conference and International Forum. Student Gislene Aparecida Gismene, 15, will receive an award at the conference. She will attend the conference with her program advisor Corporal Lencini and Principal Marisa of the Luiz R. P. Alegretti School.
Gislene's advisor, Corporal Lencini, asked Regional Education Director Adilson Moreira Condesso to help find resources to facilitate the trip.
Left to right: Principal Marisa, Gislene's mother, Municipal Education Secretary Paulo Alexandre Barboza, Gislene, Directors of Sumare University (sponsors) and Mayor J. Jango. In front: Director Adilson and Corporal Lencini
See YCWA's youth spotlight for March 2006: Gislene Aparecida Gismene.
January 2006
Araraquara Group distributes toys to the poor, helps drug abuse education program
Araraquara lies about an hour and a half from Bauru in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo. This city of 200,000 - known as the "Home of the Sun" - is home also to a thriving JCC program. Lead by Soldier Ferraz, JCC members from Pedro Jose Neto School and Henrique Scabello School have taken an active role in bettering their community. Most recently they organized a charitable campaign to deliver toys to children in Araraquara's poorer neighborhoods. Over 500 items were collected and a group of 30 JCC members wearing their distinctive blue JCC vests and caps gathered one bright summer morning (in the southern hemisphere December is in the summertime!) to visit children with the gifts. Among those who benefited were children from the Anunciata Lia Davi Sport Center, District of Hortensias, the Monte Alegre Camp for the Landless, and other families. The students had their own energetic advisor, Soldier Ferraz, to count on in this campaign as well as volunteers such as Soldiers Sandra Regina, Lucelia, Cibele, and Carvalho... and of course, Santa Claus himself. Local press covered the effort.
The JCC groups have also actively supported other crime and drug abuse prevention efforts in their communities. For example, students helped with the certificate awards ceremony for the local DARE program where 200 youth graduated from the program.
And in addition to the satisfaction of helping others, JCC members at both schools were rewarded with their own end of the year graduation ceremony and dance. They deserve it. Good job, Araraquara!
January 20, 2006
Photos from October Training now available online
Jovens Construindo a Cidadania (JCC) Youth Building Communities, the sister program of Youth Crime Watch in Brazil hosted a major training from October 20 to 23, 2005, in the city of Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. An extended visit was then made which included visits to various JCC sites and Regional offices throughout Brazil. It was the First International JCC Training Course. The President of the Board of YCWA, Lt (Ret.) Gerald ‘Jerry’ A. Rudoff and Director George Stewart were present as was Captain Jorge Duarte Miguel, National Secretary, Lt Marcelo Saoncella de Oliveira, Advisor, and Sergeant Uivo Aguiar, Advisor. [See full text]
