Giving Hope for Literacy in Brazil


International Literacy Day
Brazil


Associação Beneficente de Vila Cachoeira (ABVC)

ABVC serves residents of Vila Cachoeira, an area once abundant in cacao. The region experienced a cacao crisis due to a plague that destroyed the crops, and therefore people lost their main means of generating income. ABVC is helping residents to find new ways of generating income and recently has opened a community kitchen. Women are learning new recipes-along with literacy and math skills necessary to follow the directions-for desserts and pastries to sell in their communities. It is not only helping women to generate income but also giving them hope for a better future for themselves and their families. By donating to ProLiteracy right now, you will help these women receive the tools necessary to learn and prosper such as ingredients and packing materials for their micro-enterprise projects, as well as notebooks, pens, and chalkboards for literacy classes.

Our goal is to raise just $220 a day as we countdown to International Literacy Day on September 8, 2009. Help us help them through strengthening the power of literacy with your gift towards our goal.
Together we can do so much!

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