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Posted by bem_admin_eng on Mar 25, 2014 in Featured |

Three Pitiful reasons at the International Women’s Day

I’ll argue here that we don’t have much to celebrate the International Women’s Day in 2014. Celebrating this day means to celebrate the equality of gender and we haven’t had significant advances nationwide on this matter. Let’s see: Maria da Penha’s Law hasn’t been working very well or have allowed that the unacceptable should be thrown on the fan? Last year, a frightening statistic revealed that Brazil occupies the 7th position among the countries with the highest number of female homicides. In relation to labor market, women still earn less than men, even when performing the same activities. The women are still used as a cheap labor and are more well instructed, because, as pointed in research, women have more years of studying than men, but their salaries are not equivalent. In the culture of dictatorship of beauty, two fears are attached to women: the fear of gaining weigh and the fear of aging. The seek for these stereotypes of beauty, generate an abusive profit to the industry of...

Posted by bem_admin_eng on Feb 27, 2014 in Featured |

International Mother Language Day

Although the official language of Brazil is portuguese, there are about 274 native languages spoken here. It is estimated that during the discovery of brazilian lands, the number of languages spoken were around 1300. The communication through a language, is the most basic way of organization of the experience and the human knowledge, besides being an important factor for culture and history of a people. The mother language is the basis for self expression and its good use also works for learning other languages. It even reflects, in a singular way, the worldview of the people that speak it. The native language is a culture vehicle of the system of values for those who dominates it. We are strongly attached to the language we speak. The communication through the native language leads the individual to express his own emotions and humor more easily. In the International Mother Day Language, we recognize that the language spoken is strongly linked to the culture of the people that speak it. Let’s promote...

Posted by bem_admin_eng on Feb 21, 2014 in Featured |

Strengthen to Make Things Differently

I feel joy in the Thursday afternoons when I meet with the teenagers group here at Chapadinha. It’s a new group from a new church: IEMP – Chapadinha. There’s no greater joy than to know that, somehow, we can contribute for the expansion of the Kingdom and also for the quality of teens. In this group we have 9-14 years old children and teenagers who are in a phase of discovery, and are searching for the values that will guide them in life. The big challenge for the team is to create a christian identity in these young people. There’s too much demand in the emotional area. Many of those teenagers are in constant conflict with their familiars, parents and neighbors. There’s also a social demand, and that’s the one we intend to be more alert this year. A big part of the participants of the group live in a community where trafficking and the use of drugs are intense, or how they usually say: “runs freely”. Some has got...

Posted by bem_admin_eng on Feb 19, 2014 in Featured |

Dalíria thanks and we return the affection

Sometimes we lose a lot of opportunities. I didn’t want to miss a opportunity to thank. Thank BEM for almost 5 years of learning. Thank everyone who helped me in my journey. It’s good to know that more than a work, we got a team, a second family; that smile with us in the happy moments and helps us in the harsh ones, when we consider giving up. Thank the ones that made BEM’s work possible. I’m sure that BEM changes, not only the children’s and served families’ lifes, but also the lifes of everyone involved. Thanks for everything. Brings me great joy to know that a was and still am part of all of it. ...

Posted by bem_admin_eng on Feb 12, 2014 in Featured |

Conviver BEM comes with all

Today is the first back to project activities day in Rio Vermelho and children that attend to Conviver BEM have already left their funny marks right on the first day. Children at Conviver BEM Project Children at the first day back to activities. The joy in the kid’s face was great as they met with their friends and were able to play together. Some of them didn’t want to get out of the soccer field that they love so much, not even to drink some water – “Oh teacher, we past long time not playing, now we have to enjoy it.” – Henrique, 11 years old. “Thank goodness I’m still 10 years old, because who already is 11 years is closer to leave the project.” – Héliton, 10 years old. It’s really good to have them back! Everything we do as BEM is so that they can smile and dream with plenty of ways to contribute a little bit for the change of scenario of the community in this...

Posted by bem_admin_eng on Feb 10, 2014 in Featured |

New visual in Rio Vermelho’s rooms stimulates teens protagonism

BEM’s staff in Rio Vermelho is getting ready to welcome projects’ participants with all their enthusiasm so they can receive the families with great affection. Check some of the dashboards that Conviver BEM and Convivência Familiar’s projects have to inspire and cheer the atmosphere. All visual work was made in order to stimulate the children’s main role in our communities. We want to have space where the children can say what their thoughts are and what they dream of for their lifes and the community. And so, let’s start 2014 with lots of dreams and expectations, and so, by playing we can get strength to deal with the difficult...

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