Accomplished

  • Art exhibition in The World Bank hall – Washington D.C. – USA. (1999)
  • Professional training for electricians and wire technicians in partnership with the Federal Government – Ministry of Labor (2000/2002)
  • Full-length documentary by German movie maker Monika Treut – WARRIOR OF LIGHT (about Yvonne Bezerra de Mello) – which is still being distributed through television/video/DVD, film festivals and movie theaters in Europe, United States and Brazil (2002)
  • Recycled furniture factory with PET bottles – RECICLAGEM & CULTURA (Recycling and Culture) – in partnership with ONDAZUL Foundation, Petrobras and the Federal Government (2000/2004)
  • Brazilian music CD, sung by the children of the project and artists, and some of the tracks were composed and recorded specially for Projeto UERÊ. The CD was distributed in Europe and recorded with sponsorship of young executives of SIEMENS in Luxemburg (Group Ethnicity) (2003)
  • The Canada Fund sponsored the book “EU SOU UERÊ” (I am Uerê) of Readings and Activities, with texts written by 15 children from the project (2003)
  • Literacy program for the families of Uerê’s children (2002/2003)
  • Campaign from Othon Hotels “O TOM DO OTHON” (Othon’s tone), gathering 7,000 pencils and school supplies for Projeto UERÊ (2005). The campaign continues to date
  • Professional training for youngsters in partnership with SENAC-RJ (2005)
  • Graffiti and drawing workshop with Fernando Guimarães and Rafael (2006)
  • Dental care provided by a group of volunteer dentists: Renata Rosenbaum and staff
  • Video workshop in partnership with Reuters Digital Visions and Kidz online, USA, with curatorship by Saori Fotenos (2006). The children produced a two-minute documentary that was shown at United Nations (2006)
  • Professional training at Senac-Rio: Administrative Assistant and Waiter (2006)
  • Project Young Firefighters with the Firefighter Brigade of Rio de Janeiro for 50 children from Uerê. Class conducted by the Firefighter Brigade of Rio de Janeiro for the children. OBM DO NÚCLEO – 17º GBM – Copacabana
  • Charitable events: Charitable feijoada in Rio de Janeiro, organized by the carioca society ladies’ group “Guerreiras da Luz” (Warriors of Light); charitable dinner offered by Beatriz Von Knorring for 20 ladies from Stockholm’s society, in Sweden; charitable dinner offered in Berlin, Germany, organized by Gisela and Benjamin Groenewold for 300 celebrities and people involved with the international movie industry
  • Art exhibition in Weggis, Switzerland | Cologne and Frankfurt, Germany, with guardianship of Isabel Löfgren (artist and architect) and Annie Hasemanns (International Program Adviser for Projeto Uerê) (2006)
  • Citizenship 2006 award, received by Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, founder, coordinator and teacher at Projeto Uerê
  • Handelsbanken’s Children’s Fund sponsored the book Math 1 for the collection SABER DO UERÊ (Uerê Knowledge) (2007)
  • Partnership with Brazilian Music Conservatory, with internship in Music for master students from CBM, under orientation from professor Adriana Rodrigues Didier (2007)
  • Amil offered our children the already disseminated project – AMILGUINHO -, with eye exams and donation of glasses (2007)
  • Bovespa Social collected resources for continuing the collection “Saber do Uerê” (Uerê Knowledge): nine educational books with the Uerê-Mello methodology (2007)
  • The organization YCI – Youth Career Initiative, by Prince Charles, traineeships for two young ladies indicated by Projeto Uerê (2007)
  • Participation in the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse (2007)
  • Culture of Peace Award for Social Engagement, by City for the Cultures of Peace, Berlin, Germany, received by Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, for her services to humanity (2007)
  • Citizenship 2007 award, received by Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, founder, coordinator and teacher at Projeto Uerê
  • Uerê-Mello pedagogy is used at Rio de Janeiro’s Education Secretariat as a support for teaching children subject to violent communities (2008)
  • Participation with 16 paintings at the 25th ANNUAL KOSHIGAYA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CHILDREN’S ART EXHIBITION – in Koshigaya-South, Japan, organized by International Rotary Club – Rio (2008)
  • Celebration of 10 years of Uerê, with the participation of children, workers, board of directors, and friends (2008)
  • Edition of the Literacy Book, continuing the educational collection specially designed for Uerê-Mello pedagogy. Third book of the collection “Saber do Uerê” (Uerê Knowledge) and first of nine educational books funded by Bovespa Social (2008)
  • Capoeira baptism at Lona Cultural da Maré was another graduation from Uerê. Master Guerreiro passed the belts to the children (2008)
  • Projeto Uerê lent its facilities to students of the project “Agora é a sua vez” (It’s your turn now), executed by City Secretariat of Labor – Rio de Janeiro’s Town Hall – to practice for a test of professional hair dressers (2008)
  • Turma do Bem, an organization based in São Paulo and active throughout the whole country, performed dental exams (2008)
  • Brazil Concièrges’ Foundation – in partnership with Uerê – sponsorship for gas cylinders (2008)
  • Charitable events: Autograph night for the book published by Chevron Brasil Petróleo; dinner at Casa Cor, offered by Jimmy Bastian Pinto; dinner and music offered by Kinderland Brasilien in Cologne, Germany (2008)
  • “The Nutcracker” ballet, on João Caetano Theatre – Rio de Janeiro -, organized by the Warriors of Light (2008)
  • Programs for teenagers received awards from Thomson Reuters: video workshop and project “Vamos Blogar” (Let’s Blog), with sponsorship from Stanford University and guardianship by Saori Fotenos (2008)
  • Projeto Uerê was one of the six finalists for the award Social Entrepreneur 2008, a partnership between “Folha de São Paulo”, a Brazilian newspaper, and Schwab Foundation, from Switzerland.
  • Cássio Aoqui, Patrícia Veiga and Marlene Peret, journalists from Folha de São Paulo, paid a visit to us and attended a seminar about the selection process for 345 applicants (2008)
  • Discussion with movie maker Bruno Barreto, director of “Parada 174” (Last stop 174) with youngsters from Projeto Uerê (2008)
  • Production of shopping bags with drawings made by our children for Isabela Capeto’s griffe (2009)
  • Projeto Uerê was the NGO chosen to benefit from the city’s version of Rio Restaurant Week, an event where restaurants, during one week, give away donations made by their clients (2009)
  • Capoeira baptism, at Maré’s Olympic Village: another year when the Uerê children received new belts from Master Guerreiro (2009)