Brazil
Children at Risk Foundation
|
|
|
I took this image on Children’s Day at an orphanage in Brazil. The event I wanted to document was organized by the Children at Risk Foundation (CARF), and its Hummingbird Project, in the urban periphery of Diadema, São Paulo. The performance by the Hummingbird Band (Banda Beija Flor) for the children living in the slum and the orphanage recalls a symbolic moment in the history of Brazilian slavery and its links with the traditions of the martial art capoeira.
The young man in the picture is Jefferson, a youth mentor and capoeira instructor at the Foundation. He is a former street kid and understands well the value of this performance for children living in inequality. Part of the recovery programme at CARF, capoeira is an important tool in rescuing kids from the hardship of the streets, just as it was during the freedom struggle of Brazilian slaves more than a century ago. This symbolic moment is not only about the plight of his African brothers and sisters but also relates to Jefferson’s own struggle for freedom from drugs and the streets; he too is one of those who has recovered with the help of a capoeira youth mentor and instructor.
Join over 30,000 people just like you. Get e-mail updates about new content, action alerts, contests, and more!
Voices from the margins:
Multimedia: video, podcasts, and more.
- Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.
- Iranian women speak out
- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.
- Raised Voices audio:
- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
