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Scholarships
Our Mais Caminhos Scholarship programme offers motivated teens the chance to participate in professional vocational courses tailored to further fostering students’ knowledge, or even the opportunity to attend a private school. Students selected for this programme have stood out through their exceptional motivation and amazing results. The extent to which we grant this scholarship depends on our means and on the student’s performance. Education in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro is limited. It is our goal to change these limitations and barriers.
Portuguese for Refugees
The complex political situation in several countries has taken us to action to help the refugees arriving in Rio de Janeiro. With great help from the Caminhos Language Centre we offer free Portuguese lessons to refugees wanting to improve their Portuguese skills and quality of life in Brazil.
International Exchange Programs
Life in underprivileged areas rarely offers a lot of opportunities to travel and experience new cultures. Mais Caminhos believes that international experiences can trigger a transformation in our students’ paths in life. For this reason, we have made it our mission to support our students on their way to cultural enrichment. This is an essential part of the education of children in Brazil.
We believe it is important to open their minds to new aspects of life and to also develop the children’s cultural sensitivity so that they embrace diversity. For this reason, we are eager to provide our students with the opportunity of participating in exchange programmes that we organise with the help of international partners.
These short- or long-term trips not only give them a glimpse into other cultures and ways of life but also allow them to enter a completely new world of thinking. Furthermore, exposure to other languages and traditions strengthens their mutual respect for others. We are convinced that profound knowledge, plus the benefits of international exposure, are the foundation for a promising future on a professional and personal level for our children and young people.
1. Short-Term Trips
Mais Caminhos is very grateful to be a partner of Brave Kids from 2014 to 2016 and proud to continuously participate in this great initiative. In the past years, the exchanges have been a success; our children connected with the world, learned many life skills and had a lot of fun!
For many of our children, these kinds of exchange programmes are their first journey ever and we know they return with an unforgettable experience that they will treasure for the rest of their lives.
2. Long-Term Trips
At Mais Caminhos we also organise long-term exchanges for kids who have proven to be hard working, committed, responsible and willing to develop themselves. Organising a long-term exchange is very challenging, especially for our kids who have typically never been able to travel out of Brazil. So far we have organised two successful exchanges and look forward to organising more.
