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Black youth and political participation

In Salvador de Bahia, iin the northeast of Brazil, Afro-Brazilian young people are particularly affected by violence. They have a significantly higher risk of being murdered than white sse adolescents. With With our local partner organization CIPÒ , we train Afro-Brazilian young people in the field of communication so that they can share their knowledge and actively stand up for their rights.

Voices on site

"Black young people want to live and dream like all other young people."
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Lucas Leão
17 years

Background

Black youths in Brazil suffer from severe stigmatization: In public they are vorvand accused of being involved in drug gangs or other illegal activities. involved of being involved. These negative stereotypes mean that acts of violence on them are often seen as justified by society. The image of the “dangerous black youths“ is spread in the media and politics and reinforces these prejudices. Almost 80% of those killed in police operations are black, between 12 and 29 years old and 95% of them are male.

Project goals

The aim is to improve the living conditions of Afro-Brazilian young people in Salvador de Bahia and reduce the omnipresent violence.

Project activities

  • Workshops: We run workshopskshops for young people and teachers on communication topics, anti-racism and violence prevention.
  • Education: We train Afro-Brazilian young people in communication methods such as film, photography, graphics and theater so that they can actively stand up for their rights. I hr Knowledge they pass on as multipliers pass on their knowledge.
  • Solidarity Fund: We offer a Solidarity Fund for young people from urban areas to promote theirinitiatives.
  • Sensitization: We carry out awareness-raising work in schools and other institutions.
In workshops, young people learn communication skills and deal with their rights.

Beneficiaries

Benefiting from our worktin the the past project phase 2250 young young people, 52,000 family members and community members and 400 teachers.

Our partner organization

CIPÓ (Comunicação Interativa) has been in operation since 1999 for thisto improve the lives of disadvantaged young people through communication, education and culture and with activities at schools to improve. terre of the hommes switzerland Supports CIPÓ since 2015.

Project location and phase

The project will in Subúrbioa district of Salvador de Bahiais being implemented. The current project phase covers the years 2025-2027 with an annual budget of CHF 50 000.

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