The centre was built 12 years ago and in the library are photographs of the building process. You could see from the photographs that lots of people within the community all helped to build and decorate the centre.
Various businesses and organisations donate to the centre, including The Rotary Club of Lavras-Sul, to keep it running.
The recourses used for the courses are also donated. There is a computer room to support ICT skills teaching. These computers were donated by the government and the Internet is provided by The University of Lavras.
There is a well equipped industrial kitchen that was donated by individuals, Rotary Club of Lavras-Sul and Rotary International. We were shown these rooms by Rotarians who were involved with the project. One of the Rotarians told us how she had volunteered to teach a cooking course. She explained that it was a 2 week course teaching students how to make different foods, all with milk.
Sewing machines have also been donated to teach textiles and clothes making. Some of the items made within the textiles classes are displayed for sale within the centre. The money gained from any items sold is given back to the centre.
This visit was really interesting to see and from our experiences here in Brazil it is clear that the country is doing a lot to support the poorer communities. Organisations such as Rotary have a key involvement in many of these projects and it has shown me how Rotary can really make a difference.
ICT room
This display reads: 'you are important to us. Here you shine bright like a star.'
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