Partner Institution:

Nós do Cinema

Project:

Cinema

Program:

Develop artistic, cultural and educational skills

Objective:

Provide learning and self-esteem for youth from low-income communities

Locality:

Botafogo neighbourhood - Rio de Janeiro City

PARTNER INSTITUTION AND PROJECT

Nos do Cinema was founded by the Katia Lund and Fernando Meirelles, directors of the Oscar nominated Brazilian movie ‘City of God’. The organization’s objective is to promote social inclusion of youth in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro through cinema and technology. Students currently take classes in various facets of cinema, English, and subjects of personal development such as sexuality and drug education. Partners of Nos do Cinema include Harvard University and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE DONE BY THE VOLUNTEER

Volunteers can teach or assist in teaching any of the following skill sets at beginner and/or advanced levels:

	Portuguese
	English
	Personal Development
	Sound
	Photography
	Production
	Editing
	Costume Design
	Acting
	History of Film

Nos do Cinema is open to suggestions from potential volunteers that are interested in formatting a unique project that cater to the volunteer’s unique skills and fulfills Nos do Cinema’s objectives. Such projects will need to demonstrate formative progression for the students at the organization and be related to Cinema or Personal development issues.

Nos do Cinema encourages volunteers to maintain relationships with the organization at the end of the internship program that provides reciprocal benefits to the volunteer and to Nos do Cinema. A previous volunteer, for instance, developed new partners for Nos do Cinema in her country of origin. Another volunteer, continues to maintain relationship with his students through e-mail.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

	Increase in the number of student attendances
	Learning Progression of students: meeting Casa da Artes´s pedagogical objectives.
	Volunteer integration capacity with communities, staff, children, and youth.
	Number and types of activities developed.
	Volunteer interest level.
	Increased cross cultural knowledge of intern and of Casa da Artes students and management.

Other indicators may be developed according to the specific program and activity performed.