Project trains youth and adults in vulnerable situations

(MissionNewswire) The Salesian Artisan Bakery social project, which trains youth and adults who are in socially vulnerable situations in Brazil, is expanding to three additional locations. Training is free of charge and offers participants an opportunity for a new source of income and personal transformation.

A Salesian noted, “The Artisan Bakery project is now expanding to different parts of the country, with the aim of training families in socially vulnerable situations. We want to ensure people have an opportunity to make a good living. To date, the project has been responsible for the creation of 10,000 artisan bakeries and training more than 100,000 people. It continues to be a successful project.”

The project is run out of the St. John Bosco Province of Brazil-Belo Horizonte in Brasília and was established 20 years ago. The three new centers will be in the cities of Belo Horizonte, Pará de Minas and Palmas.

To help with the expansion, Salesians held a training for staff of the three newly participating centers to provide information about bread-making and essential hygiene practices. This was followed by a practical session in which 10 types of bread, such as whole meal, herb and beetroot, were produced. The staff who attended are back at their centers, training additional staff and then members of the community.

According to the World Bank, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on Brazil with poverty tripling in 2021. Nearly 17 million people fell into poverty in the first quarter of the year and the poverty rate now is higher than it was a decade ago. Researchers estimate that 12.8% of Brazil’s population, some 27 million people, are now living below the poverty line.

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ANS – Brazil – The ‘Artisan Bakery’ Social Project extended

CESAM – DF

St John Bosco Province of Brazil-Belo Horizonte

Salesian Missions – Brazil

World Bank – Brazil