SESI Citizenship is a Brazilian program that aims to bring
education,
sports,
leisure and
culture to all pacified communities in the state of
Rio de Janeiro, i.e., those that already have the
Pacifying Police Unit
The Pacifying Police Unit ( pt, Unidade de Polícia Pacificadora, also translated as Police Pacification Unit), abbreviated UPP, is a law enforcement and social services program pioneered in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which aims to recl ...
s (UPPs). Created in August 2010, the program has already held about a million attendances in dozens of communities and was awarded the prize "Citizenship Personality 2013", granted to individuals and institutions who "contribute to the defense of civil rights, the strengthening of social promotion policies and the ethical values."
Concept
SESI Citizenship is locally implemented whenever new UPPs are installed at each location. Its goal is to bring leisure activities and social services for the inhabitants of the region - some of them in a permanent way. According to previous researches that identify the main needs of each community, it is created a
plan of what will be offered to residents. By the way, some of them are even hired to perform certain functions, such as: monitor the progress of work; identify the local needs further; promote, explain and enroll residents in activities and courses offered by the program. The so-called "SESI Citizenship Agents" also encourage people to learn how to read and write for the first time.
Components of the program
The program contemplates some specific activities:
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Professional education –
Workshops and laboratories that prepare the student for the
labor market;
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Basic education –
Elementary and
secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
for youth and adults, in addition to pre-
Enem, tutoring, languages,
computers
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation) automatically. Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs. These programs ...
,
mathematics
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...
and
budgeting
A budget is a calculation play, usually but not always financial, for a defined period, often one year or a month. A budget may include anticipated sales volumes and revenues, resource quantities including time, costs and expenses, environmen ...
;
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Athlete of the future – Leisure and
citizenship teaching through sports activities for children and teenagers, seeking also to train future
athlete
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance.
Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
s;
[Among the activities offered are ]soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
, futsal, volleyball, basketball, judo, dancing, athletics, swimming and gymnastics.
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Knowledge industry – Spreads culture and education while assembling in communities like
Andaraí
Andaraí is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At ...
and
Cidade de Deus libraries and digital
inclusion spaces, as well as offering
workshops,
lectures and
cultural attractions. Two partners in this initiative are ''Futura Channel'' (which offers television programming) and the
Brazilian Academy of Letters (which helps to create and maintain libraries in communities of Rio de Janeiro, what includes the training of manpower);
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Seniors SESI Program – Activities for
people over fifty years of age, such as physical exercise,
nutritional and
psychological counseling
Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome prob ...
,
medical care and sociocultural actions as "memory
workshops and
storytelling
Storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment. Every culture has its own stories or narratives, which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cultural pre ...
;"
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Culture – Cultural programs and workshops for residents on
graffiti,
photography,
percussion,
hip hop music and
theater;
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Kitchen Brazil –
Nutritionists teach the full utilization of food in order to improve
eating habits;
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Health – Offices of
gynaecology
Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined are ...
,
internal medicine,
dental and
pediatrics
Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until th ...
to prevent health problems;
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SESI in Action – Services like issuing documents (
identity card,
social security number
In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, codified as . The number is issued to ...
,
work ID,
birth certificate),
recreation
Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasur ...
for children,
craft workshops and
painting, lectures on basic care (
brushing teeth, for example),
medical tests
A medical test is a medical procedure performed to detect, diagnose, or monitor diseases, disease processes, susceptibility, or to determine a course of treatment. Medical tests such as, physical and visual exams, diagnostic imaging, genetic te ...
(measurement of
blood pressure
Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. Most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood through the circulatory system. When used without qualification, the term "blood pressure" r ...
,
blood glucose testing
Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Blood in the c ...
,
body mass index
Body mass index (BMI) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person. The BMI is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body height, and is expressed in units of kg/m2, resulting from mass in kilograms and he ...
), legal consultation and distribution of
books
A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical ar ...
;
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Lego Project - Uses
Lego
Lego ( , ; stylized as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys that are manufactured by The Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of variously colored interlocking ...
pieces to stimulate the learning of "
logical and mathematical thinking and the basics of
physics", including ethical and moral values, interpersonal relationship and teamwork.
See also
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Crime
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Favela
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Entertainment
Notes
References
External links
SESI Citizenship (in Portuguese)
Pacifying Police Units (UPP)
{{Portal bar, Brazil, Education, Society
Favelas
Economy of Brazil
Welfare in Brazil