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The Role of Grupo Nzinga de Capoeira Angola in the Empowerment and Development of Children from the Community of Alto da Sereia
Get PDFDespite Brazil being one of the largest economies in the world, exclusion and child poverty remain as some of the most pressing social issues throughout the country. Child poverty is extremely problematic in Salvador da Bahia, where children from underprivileged communities are vulnerable to violence, exclusion, drug trafficking and prostitution. Grupo Nzinga de Capoeira Angola is an organization founded by Mestra Janja Araujo in 1995, whose main mission is to defend the rights of children and adolescents, fight against racial and gender discrimination, preserve and promote Afro-Brazilian culture, and empower girls, children and women. This paper seeks to understand how Grupo Nzinga de Capoeira de Angola uses capoeira as a way of empowering and promoting the full development of children in the community of Alto da Sereia in Salvador. By participating in Grupo Nzinga’s activities and conducting interviews with some of the members of the organization, I was able to study the relationship between capoeria and the development and empowerment of children. My research showed that Grupo Nzinga’s capoeira pedagogy has great potential as an avenue for the development and empowerment of children, because it gives them autonomy, and access to relevant information, educational activites, and cultural experiences, as well as possibilities to develop new skills and learn important moral values that they can use on a daily basis. However, it is important to note that the work of Grupo Nzinga is extremely complex and that they do much more than empowering the children and promoting their full development.
Apesar de o Brasil ser uma das maiores economias do mundo, a exclusão e a pobreza infantil permanecem como alguns dos problemas sociais mais prementes em todo o país. A pobreza infantil é extremamente problemática em Salvador da Bahia, onde crianças de comunidades pobres são vulneráveis à violência, a exclusão, ao tráfico de drogas e à prostituição. Grupo Nzinga de Capoeira Angola é uma organização fundada por Mestra Rosângela Araújo em 1995, cuja missão principal é defender os direitos das crianças e dos adolescentes, lutar contra a discriminação racial e de gênero, preservar e promover a cultura afro-brasileira, e capacitar as meninas, crianças e mulheres. Este trabalho procura entender como o Grupo Nzinga de Capoeira de Angola usa a capoeira como uma forma de capacitar e promover o desenvolvimento integral das crianças na comunidade do Alto da Sereia em Salvador. Ao participar nas atividades do Grupo Nzinga e realizar de entrevistas com alguns dos membros da organização, eu consegui estudar a relação entre a capoeira e o desenvolvimento e empoderamento das crianças. Minha pesquisa mostrou que a pedagogia de capoeira do Grupo Nzinga tem um grande potencial como uma avenida para o desenvolvimento e empoderamento das crianças, porque lhes dá autonomia e acesso a informações relevantes, atividades educacionais e experiências culturais, bem como a possibilidade de desenvolver novas habilidades e aprender valores morais importantes que podem usar todos os dias. No entanto, é importante notar que o trabalho do Grupo Nzinga é extremamente complexo e que eles fazem muito mais do que capacitar as crianças e promover o seu desenvolvimento integral
An Organizational Development Assessment Tool for the Jordanian Civil Society Context
Get PDFOver the last decade, humanitarian and development work has expanded to increasingly complex environments where the number of people in need rises indefinitely, while resources are either inadequate, or remain too scarce, to meet their needs. With donors demanding more measurable results, more robust monitoring, and more detailed data, these trends challenge civil society organizations (CSOs) to improve their performance and work with greater effectiveness and efficiency
Tipping Point: A Study of Tourism and Development in Cizhong
Get PDFOver the past few decades, development in rural areas of China has been increasing rapidly due in large part to the growth of tourism throughout the country. My project analyzes this phenomenon using Cizhong, a Tibetan Catholic village in northwestern Yunnan, as a case study. Since 2006, the popularity of Cizhong as a tourist destination has grown slowly. However, thanks to recent government policies enacted to increase tourism and development in the area, this village is on the verge of experiencing extremely rapid growth. Over the course of three weeks, extensive participant observation was combined with nearly a dozen informal interviews to create a detailed description of Cizhong at this critical moment in time. This snapshot includes both the current status of government development policies in area, as well their effects on the local population. While it was found that some economic benefits have been created from these initiatives, these were often outweighed by issues related to the confiscation and destruction of land. I then use these findings to provide speculative analysis on the future of Cizhong, with food security and changing religious demographics being predicted to be the most pressing issues to arise
“Seguimos Siendo Indígenas” Una investigación sobre el discurso de los derechos y necesidades de la Comunidad Shipiba de Cantagallo como pueblo indígena en el contexto urbano de Lima.
No full textA través de un método etnográfico basado en entrevistas formales e informales y observaciones tomados durante dos semanas en la Comunidad ShipiboKonibo de Cantagallo, este informe examina cómo esta comunidad expresa sus derechos y necesidades como pueblo indígena en el contexto urbano de Lima. Este estudio fue ejecutado durante un tiempo de conflicto entre la comunidad y la Municipalidad de Lima, que bajo el cargo de Luis Castañeda, canceló la reubicación de la Comunidad ShipoKonibo que está siendo desplazado por la construcción del Vía Parque Rímac. Los resultados demuestran que los Shipibos de Cantagallo luchan por ser tratados como iguales a los demás (con derechos a migrar luchar por una vida mejor), y al mismo tiempo distinguirse como pueblo indígena, que indica la proteccion de ciertos derechos por leyes nacionales e internacionales. Encontré que para la preservación de su cultura, es esencial que la comunidad tenga un espacio comunal en donde vivir, aunque lo que importa no es necesariamente donde se ubica el espacio, si no que se mantengan juntos. Finalmente, encontré que el arte tiene múltiples funciones en la comunidad: ingreso económico, mantenimiento de cultura, y armamento para la difusión de la cultura shipiba en Lima. Propongo que el gobierno debería de tomar en cuenta la importancia de la arte en cuando pensando de la proteccion de la comunidad como pueblo indígena
Educating and Empowering Rhode Island\u27s Youth in Becoming the Next Generation of Leaders for Social Change and Justice.
No full textThis capstone looks at how to empower the youth of Rhode Island to become the next generation of effective leaders to address all the issues facing the tiny state. Educating and empowering youth to become leaders for social change to create a more just and equitable society by starting small in the classroom, moving to the community level, then state level, national, and even the international level. Our young people are growing up in a society of inequality and injustice, this capstone looks at how the young people in Rhode Island have already been starting to make a change on the local level and what more can be done to support and empower them to become leaders for social change. Through education, youth organizing, and fostering adult-youth relationships, our youth will rise to the challenge of creating a more equal society
The International Humanity Foundation Co-Director Training Program, Indonesia: Supporting International Volunteers
Get PDFThe following capstone paper takes a critical look at international volunteer programs and the potential negative consequences these programs may inadvertently have on the host community. The current volunteer Co-Director program at the International Humanity Foundations (IHF) is an archetype of this phenomenon. This paper examines the ways in which IHF falls short in achieving its mission and warns of the possible neo-colonial impact its Western volunteers may be having on the local communities around IHF’s centers.
The International Humanity Foundation Co-Director Training Program, Indonesia has been created in an effort strengthen IHF’s existing program by minimizing any negative impacts IHF may unintentionally have on its host communities. This program focuses on 1) redesigning IHF’s recruitment strategy in order to find more qualified volunteers; 2) developing a comprehensive training program to ensure those volunteers are well-prepared for the tasks they are preforming and well-informed about the social implications of their presence in the community; and 3) creating an evaluation strategy to monitor the effectiveness of the training program over time.
The strategies used in this program have been tailored to meet the needs of IHF; however, the theoretical foundations and methods of this program could be applied within the larger context of international volunteer abroad programs worldwide
Communicating Across Cultures: An Intercultural Training For the University of Connecticut School of Law Staff and Faculty
No full textThis Capstone Paper introduces a program proposal for a two-day intercultural training for University of Connecticut School of Law (UConn Law) staff and faculty. The objective for the proposal of this training is to create better communication between staff and faculty and international students. This paper is based off of my experience and observations during my practicum phase as the International Programs Department Intern at the University of Connecticut School of Law. As the International Programs Intern, I attended monthly International Committee meetings. The International Committee at the University of Connecticut School of Law consists of staff from the Office of International Programs. After attending meetings as the intern, I came to realize that there was a communication issue between staff and international students.
This training will be broken up into four sessions: pre-program self-evaluation, the first day will be an overview of intercultural communications, the second day on Intercultural Communication Resolution, and post-program evaluations and post-program self-evaluation assessments. At the end of this training, University staff and faculty will be more knowledgeable, deepen awareness of intercultural communication and sensitivity and have developed skills and methods in approaching issues with international students
Exploring Gender-Based Violence Management in Nairobi
Get PDFAwareness about the prevalence of gender based violence is on the rise around the world. Citizens, governments and international organizations are beginning to see the vast impacts this issue has not only on the afflicted survivors but also on their families, friends and communities. However, less research is often done on a city or community level which leaves wide gaps in varying social, cultural, economic, and situational indicators. This also leads to many broad statements about the reasons why gender-based violence is so high in a particular areas. In developing countries the code word is often, poverty. This study takes a deeper look at the issue, by selecting one unique focus area, Nairobi and especially its informal settlements, and then examines the intricacies of the similarities and differences among the data to establish specific, evidence-based risk factors. Among poorer areas there is also the issue of accessing services. This study will ask what can be done to reach the most vulnerable in addition to looking at technology’s effect on access
I’m Black and I’m Proud… and Female: The Role of Gender and Black Consciousness for Black Female UCT Students in Social Movements in Cape Town.
Get PDFThis study focuses on how gender roles and the Black identity affect Black women in present day social movements in Cape Town, South Africa. The goal of this project is to analyze how Black female students identify with the present day Black Consciousness Movement and their views on what roles women should engage in during social justice movements. Young Black women have forcefully been present in the current social movements such as Rhodes Must Fall and Fees Must Fall. These movements not only aim to tackle colonization, but also enforcing the inclusion of feminism and LGBTQ principles within the goals of the movements. The recent movement, Patriarchy Must Fall, puts an emphasize on ending gender inequality and Black women at the university have been engaging with the movements on the vision of an intersectional movement. Should the focus solely be on decolonization and then the violence towards gender and sexuality shall be left to question? Five Black female students express that this is not an option through personal narratives and through the utilization of their education at UCT. This study was conducted through methods of acquired conversations through snowballing at the University of Cape Town located in Rondebosch. These conversations are analyzed through the history of women’s involvement in social justice movements globally, the response to gender roles in African culture, and the effects of the marginalization of race. The aim of this research paper is to better understand why it is necessary for Black women to demolish gender oppression along with white supremacy, while still finding support in the Black community and with each other
Exploring Cape Malay Identity Through the Lens of Food
Get PDFThis study explores the construction of Cape Malay identity through the lens of food. Made up of descendants of slaves from India, Madagascar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, and other places, “Cape Malay” is a very contentious identity. Although people who fall under the label of Cape Malay today are hundreds of years removed from their slave ancestors, there are still distinct remnants of these origins in Cape Malay culture. One of the ways in which this is most evident is Cape Malay cuisine. Cape Malay dishes such as bobotie, samosas, bredie, and beryani have become staples in South African food and all have clear slave roots. However, although many elements of Cape Malay cuisine can be traced back to India, Indonesia, and other places where slaves came from, it is more than the sum of these parts: it is evidence of the unique and particular Cape Malay identity.
In this project, I use a combination of secondary research, observations, and very informal interviews with people who identify as Cape Malay about their identities to explore the extent to which they feel connected to their slave heritage. I look at Cape Malay identity through the lens of food, as food is a universally important marker of tradition and culture. Through my research, I find that although there are many aspects of slave ancestry that can be found in Cape Malay culture, Cape Malay people today identify more with their distinct South African identity rather than with their slave heritage