Salesian Apprenticeship Center students impressed by educational experience

(MissionNewswire) Youth from the Salesian Apprenticeship Center in Goiânia, Brazil, took part in a conference focused on progress and challenges in the field of women’s protection. The event was held in collaboration with the Specialized Center for the Promotion and Defense of Women’s Rights and the law faculty of the university UNIALFA.

The conference engaged students in topics such as the Maria da Penha Law, which aims to combat domestic and gender-based violence, and the femicide law. A lecture illustrated the various types of violence women face, ranging from physical to psychological, as well as property violence. The workshops also drew attention to the consequences violence has on victims’ children.

A Salesian noted, “The Salesian Apprenticeship Center students said they were impressed by this educational experience, which allowed them to reflect on their own attitudes and those of people in their family.”

Salesian missionaries in Brazil provide education, workforce development and social services throughout the country and specifically focus on children with disabilities within several programs. Missionaries help to meet the basic needs of poor youth, including street children, and provide them with an education and life skills to gain employment, break the cycle of poverty and lead productive lives.

According to the World Bank, the COVID-19 pandemic 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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