Toy library (foto: Brasil Solidário File)
The Brazilian Solidarity Institute continues with its solidarity rally in parallel to the Sertões (click here to get to know the Project). Webventure spoke to the Managing Partner of the Institute, Luis Eduardo Salvatore, who is with the caravan that follows the rally from city to city, in order to find out what the have already managed to do in each location up to today.
Pirenópolis (GO)
“The experience in Pirenópolis was very positive”, Luis told us. He met up again with teachers who had already received the Institute in 2002. Luis also highlighted the support given by the local Municipal Government. the presence of the governmental power is important, as it adds value to our work. With the governments help, the project reaches places that wouldnt be possible to reach only with the companies.
>> Solidarity Action numbers in Pirenópolis:
Medical consultations (general practice, pediatrics and cardiology): 98
Gynecological consultations: 40
Dentistry consultations: 49
Dermatological consultations: 129 (with 16 surgical procedures and 28 procedures)
School kits distributed to the students: 960
Pharmacy set up: 1
School toy library: 1
“This is a really cool community. It shows us that even being near a big city, one can get positive results the same as in the interior of the country, Luis says about the place that is part of the Metropolitan Region of Goiânia.
>> Numbers of the Ação Solidária in Trindade:
Medical consultations (general practice, pediatrics e cardiology): 80, aside from indications and electrocardiograms
Gynecological consultations: 19
Dentistry consultations: 49
Dermatological consultations: 117 (with 6 small surgeries and 30 procedures)
School kits distributed to students: 670
Pharmacy set up: 1
School toy library: 1
Here we are already in Tocantins and, gradually, we are being able to get to all the cities that surround the Jalapão. Ther is already an expectation in the place to know what day or year our Project will take place there. They prepare themselves. After the Novo Acordo, the personnel of the institute passed by the municipality near Aparecida do Rio Negro (TO), visited in 2010, in order to talk to the teachers.
>> Numbers of Ação Solidária in Novo Acordo:
Medical consultations (general practice, pediatrics and cardiology): 111
Gynecological consultations: 39
Dentistry consultations: 45
Dermatological consultations: 115 (3 micro-surgeries e 41 procedures)
School kits ditributed to students: 500
Pharmacy set up: 1
School toy library: 1
“Here something very special and personal happened: I received lots of homages in the city due to the work we have done in Tocantins and all over Brasil. It was funny: from 7:00 in the morning to 10:00 at night, I received plaques. And it wasnt to please us. It was very true. It was a very special day. I had never been through a situation like it, Luis says.
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>> Numbers of the Ação Solidária in Porto Nacional:
Medical consultations (general practice, pediatrics and cardiology): 47, besides 2 electrocardiograms
Gynecological consultations:15
Dentistry consultations: 29
Dermatological consultations: 77, besides 21 procedures and 1 micro-surgery
School kits distributed to students: 1.050
Pharamacy set up: 1
School toy library: 1
“This is a city that has been a passing point of the Sertões International Rally for tem years, but not a host city. We had already worked here in 2001 and 2002. It is a very poor municipality that is accustomed to seeing the Rally go by, and only go by. Therefore it was a cool day, for a population that deserves it: people always go by, but most times, they only use the city as a resting point.
>> Numbers of the Ação Solidária in Carolina:
Medical consultations (general practice, pediatrics and cardiology): 69
Gynecological consultations: 21
Dentistry consultations: 25
Dermatology consultations: 48, besides 2 micro-surgeries
School kits distributed to students: 500
Pharmacy set up: 1
School toy library: 1
The Brasil Solidarity Institute team will still go Balsas (MA) and Caucaia (CE). In Balsas, we are building long term history. We are working in various schools. It will be an action similar to that in Aparecida do Rio Negro (TO): we are going to have the opportunity to see the transformations that are happening while we are not present.
Environment
“When talking about environment, we work from creating awareness in the population up to a practical part, promoting workshops on paper recycling Oe implanting sustainable school rooms bemeans of the reuse of materials that were considered trash, such as roofing tiles made from PET bottle.
The school students and coordinators of the institutions attended also help to update the blog of Brasil Solidário (www.brasilsolidario.org.br/blogamigosdoplaneta). And this year, the institute began to Inter-connect the state schools through Skype, facilitating the exchange of information between them.
Este texto foi escrito por: Luciana Ricciardi
Last modified: agosto 17, 2011
