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Escola Família Agrícola de Correntina e Arredores, educação contextualizada e sua contribuição para a manutenção do Cerrado em pé Escola Família Agrícola de Correntina and Surrounding Areas, contextualized education and its contribution to keeping the Cerrado standing

The project's general objective is to strengthen the Escola Família Agrícola Padre André, located in Correntina, as a strategic reference space for the training of multipliers committed to the defense of the Cerrado biome. Around 100 families will directly benefit, and the main activities include expanding the school's infrastructure; deployment of solar energy; workshops on community organization to apply the DOP and on the importance of renewable energy; exchange with young people from the closures on agroecological practices, coexistence and sustainability in the Cerrado and adaptation of the training plan for the curricular components.

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Associação Comunitária da Escola Família Agrícola Rural de Correntina e Arredores

Country:

Brazil

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity

Operational Phase:

OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)

Grant Amount:

US$ 49,738.00

Co-Financing Cash:

Co-Financing in-Kind:

Project Number:

BRA/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/BD/2023/36/06

Start Date:

8/2023

End Date:

5/2025

Status:

Currently under execution

Project Characteristics and Results

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

1. Banner with project information, logo of supporting organizations, for the various training activities; 2. Folder production; 3. Through the institution's social networks - Facebook ? Instagram.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

1. Expansion of bedrooms, construction of bathrooms, renovation and adaptation of spaces. The activity takes place through the hiring of professionals, committed to meeting the goals set out in the work plan; For the acquisition of materials, companies that provide and guarantee the quotation values (economicity), quality and agility in product delivery will be considered. During the execution of the project, the public involved will be mobilized. 2. Implementation of the solar energy system at the school headquarters, through a legally constituted company that guarantees values, quality and deadlines for installing the system. 3. Workshop with a group of community associations to apply DOP tools, aiming to strengthen the internal organization. 4. Workshop with students, family farmers, community leaders, on the use, management and importance of renewable energy; 5. Exchange with the student public to exchange experiences/knowledge and agroecological practices, coexistence and sustainability of the cerrado to be carried out in the communities of the traditional peoples of Fundo and Fecho de Pasto 6. Field day at EFAPA headquarters with students, researchers, riverside communities, family farmers, generators, partner entities, to learn about and disseminate agroecological practices, new renewable energy technologies, PANCs and others. 7. Seminar at EFAPA headquarters with partner organizations, on the importance of contextualized education for the conservation and sustainable use of the cerrado in Pé. 8. Adequacy of the Training Plan of the curricular components, reinforcing the study of the cerrado biome, strengthening its ways of life, culture, work and identity of the populations. Continuous, procedural activity aligned with the Pedagogical Journey; 9. Improvement of EFAPA's productive sectors with improved techniques, increased organic production and environmental sustainability.

Capacity - Building Component

1. Workshop with a community association group to apply DOP tools, aiming to strengthen the internal organization. It will be taught by ACEFARCA multiplier agents; 2. Workshop with students, family farmers, community leaders, on the use, management and importance of renewable energy, advised by technicians/agents who have already been developing such practices; 3. Exchange with the student public to exchange experiences/knowledge and agroecological practices, coexistence and sustainability of the cerrado to be carried out in the communities of the traditional peoples of Fundo and Fecho de Pasto. Coordinated by the pedagogical team; 4. Field day at EFAPA headquarters with students, researchers, riverside communities, family farmers, generators, partner entities, to learn about and disseminate agroecological practices, new renewable energy technologies, PANCs and others; coordinated by the EFAPA technical team, third-year students and agents who have already been developing such practices. 5. Seminar with partner organizations, on the importance of contextualized education for the conservation and sustainable use of the cerrado in Pé, taught by the Pedagogical Team/researchers and scholars of Rural Education. 6. Improvement of EFAPA's productive sectors with the application of techniques that will qualify the property's organic production and environmental sustainability. Activity performed by field coordination, technicians and students. 7. Adequacy of the Training Plan of the curricular components, reinforcing the study of the cerrado biome, strengthening its ways of life, culture, work and identity of the populations. Activity undertaken by the EFAPA pedagogical team.

Gender Focus

? By expanding spaces, it guarantees the reception of a greater number of women, enabling greater autonomy and visibility of actions aimed at this audience (with a larger audience of women, it enables greater inclusion in activities such as sport, arts, new technologies, theater...) ; ? Meet the demand of an increasing number of women interested in seeking new knowledge and becoming multipliers in communities/families; ? Encourage women's participation in training activities, decision-making, and income generation through the use of the Cerrado's socio-biodiversity.

Policy Impact

Support and participate in networks of articulation of organized civil society and social movements that fight to defend and promote rights, mobilizations, achievement and social control of public policies; - Promote teaching, research, study, development and implementation of new appropriate agricultural techniques, seeking to produce more and better, thus avoiding rural exodus;

Notable Community Participation

They are directly involved in the project's objectives through serving young students from the four classes from the 1st to 4th year of high school, raising awareness among women and young people for inclusion in associations, participation in workshops, field days, seminars, exchanges and training in respective communities, associations and families.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Use this knowledge when holding workshops, seminars, exchanges and other training spaces; Seek knowledge from companies, associations, cooperatives, association centers that can contribute to the process; Provide visits and exchanges with communities, civil society and government organizations to learn about the practices acquired and which they can take to their work spaces.

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