Sampa Sul Project, Brazil

See the progress you helped make happen in your sponsored community

When the project started, children had nowhere safe to play sports or spend time with friends, as drug and gang violence was common in their neighbourhoods.

Air, water and street pollution posed major health hazards for local families. And while children were attending school, they had few opportunities to learn outside of the classroom.

Thanks to your support, your sponsored child and other children in the Sampa Sul community have improved access to education and healthcare, are more aware of their rights, and have opportunities for their voices to be heard.

Together we've achieved so much

6,000 people were reached through a Zika virus prevention campaign

This campaign included health promotion activities, provision of mosquito repellents and nets for pregnant women, and a community clean-up of breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes.

  • The project partnered with local government health units to ensure that children have access to ongoing health monitoring and care, including immunisations.
  • In 2016, 100 vulnerable children and adolescents in the community received free eye examinations and glasses through a partnership with a local optical store.

9,600-plus children and youth took part in cultural and recreational activities

These activities supported by the project included sports, music, poetry, drama and dance.

  • The project worked with the local community to convince the government to build a sports field where children from four neighbourhoods can exercise and compete in safety.
  • 1,800 children participated in an extra-curricular program called Knowledge Box which includes fun learning activities and educational games designed to improve academic performance.
  • In 2016, the project partnered with Microsoft Brazil to run the #ICANPROGRAM for 20 teenage girls, where they learned vocational skills in online games programming.

3 local community groups received training

They now have the skills and knowledge to lead development activities focusing on child wellbeing without World Vision’s help.

  • The project engaged the local community in awareness campaigns on social issues including the sexual exploitation of children, peace and youth justice.
  • A care network for vulnerable children and families has been set up and strengthened. Partnerships with local businesses resulted in the donation of 1,100 refrigerators to families in need as well as the provision of monthly household food baskets.
  • The project united the community in efforts to assist 250 families made homeless by 2014 floods. Affected families received aid including food parcels, household goods and clean water.

"The program was responsible for establishing an effective connection of all services in the region, whether social, education and health …"

- Ricardo, Health Unit Manager