More knowledge and opportunities with

technology

The Criança do Café na Escola (Child of Coffee at School) program aims to introduce schools of the coffee communities into the digital world, allowing a large number of children in the rural zone to have the same opportunities of knowledge access as the children in major urban centres. Collaborating with the quality of education, we believe that we are contributing to decrease the rural exodus and establishing man on the land.

Historic and current activities

The Project has begun on 2004 and currently has 137 digital laboratories installed in 6 states of Brazil. The program has predicted structure for one completed computer lab equipped with ten computers, computer equipment and related school supplies. Each digital room was arranged in partnership with one Cecafé associated exporter or an industry entity. The choice of the benefited municipality is usually made by an associated exporter of Cecafé, which has an affiliate or trade coffee in the region and for its practical expertise knows its local needs.

Since 2015, the project decided to focus its efforts in the modernization of its existing rooms and the expansion of its pedagogical performance and for the community around the schools through the utilization of Cecafé’s digital rooms.

Program Audience

The public assisted by the Criança do Café na Escola (Child of Coffee at School) program is composed by young students and children of public pre-schools, elementary and middle schools from coffee communities, and in many cases its own school teachers. Some schools open its digital room for the community around.

A program where everyone wins

Benefits for teachers

Digital inclusion
Incentive
Self confidence
New Knowledge
Improvement of education quality
Exchange of experiences
New teaching techniques
Global teaching

Benefits for students

Digital inclusion
Incentive
Valorization
Opportunities
Interactivity in learning
Team work
New knowledge
Learning

Program statistics

digital rooms

children and young people benefited

installed computers

States

Participating schools

Main results achieved

Volunteering

The Project has stimulated the volunteer spirit of the communities where it’s implemented, encouraging people with information technology skills to dedicate a few hours per week instructing teachers and students.

Participatory community

The community’s access to the information technology room is growing, mainly in schools that have weekend and evening programs.

Frequency increase

The digital room collaborates to boost the student’s interest in school, and as a result on the increased frequency of students in school.

Local content production

Schools journal production, schoolwork, reinforcement classes, use of educational programs, use of computers as an auxiliary tool in education.

Visibility

The exporter company’s participation and Cecafé itself in the community, bolsters the sector’s image in the region.

Partner companies

Contact

For further information about the Criança do Café na Escola (Child of Coffee at School) project, upcoming program dates and new partnerships, please contact Marjorie Miranda, Coordinator of Social Responsibility and Sustainability programs at Cecafé.