Period of activity: 2024
Completed
Partner: Associação Vaga Lume
Region of operation: Pará
Served audience: children aged 4 to 6
We supported the implementation of a library in the riverside community of Santa Terezinha Axipicá, in Oriximiná (PA), in partnership with the Associação Vaga Lume, with the goal of promoting the right to read and strengthening education for local children.
Access to books expands vocabulary, improves school performance, stimulates self-expression, and creates new opportunities for development and social transformation.
Results:
● 46 children aged 0 to 6 benefited.
● 75 families involved, reaching a total of 380 residents.
● 100 hours of activities carried out in the community.
● 27 volunteers engaged.
● Library with a collection of 300 books.
● 167 children impacted by reading activities.
● 180 books borrowed in the first activity cycle.
About Associação Vaga Lume:
Founded in 2001, Associação Vaga Lume works in 95 communities across the Brazilian Amazon, reaching more than 109,000 children and youth. It has donated over 163,000 books, trained 5,000 reading mediators, and maintains cultural exchange programs and the production of handcrafted books.
