CECIP: Center for the Creation of Popular Image

CECIP is an autonomous non-profit civil society organization that seeks to democratize the access by all layers of the Brazilian Society to quality information on their basic rights, thus fostering a conscientious, active and participative citizenry.

CECIP’s mission is to contribute to the definition of public policies that promote human rights in all their aspects – economic, social, cultural, political and environmental.

Five Brazilian Schools

• Colégio Bandeirantes• EE Julia Macedo Pantoja• EE Luiza Hidaka• EMEF Guilherme de Almeida• Escola Politeia

Country´s X-Ray

• 191.5 million inhabitants

• 8th world’s economic potency

• 60% of the Amazon Forest in Brazilian territory

• 20% of the planet’s potable water circulates in our rivers• Biodiversity: 1.5 million of vegetation species at risk

• Clean energy: 30% from water, 15% from biomass• •World’s 16th largest oil producer: pre-sal (2007)- oil-services' industries

• Beyond soccer and arts : Science and Technology ; large investment in agricultural research (EMBRAPA)

Country´s X-Ray

•Land and income concentration

•High rates of child mortality (41/1,000 while in Korea is 4.3/1,000) associated with poor access to water treatment and sewage systems

•Environment threatened by economic growth

•Crime, Violence ; specially related to drug trafficking

•Corruption at all levels – government, companies, NGOs individual

•Rejection to politics and politicians

Changes for the better in the last 15 years • Economic growth and (some) sound social policies: improved social inclusion

• Poverty diminishes: from 31,6% to 15,5%

• Income (slightly) less concentrated

• Life expectancy increased from 68 yo to 73 yo

Changes for better also in Education •Illiteracy (15 yo and over) : 16% to 9,6% in 2009 (Source:IBGE)

•Average number of years of study : 5.4 to 7.5 (Source:CPS/FGV)

•Universalization of primary education .

• Consistent growth in secondary education and high school

•PROUNI Program- public school students access to University. •Commitment of Social Movements in favour of Quality Education

•Plan for Education Development - 2007-2022

Brazilian Educational System

A – Organization:

It is divided into:

1 – Basic Education: From 0 to 18 years, mostly public and free

1.1 – Pre-School Education (responsibly of municipal government): Nursery - 0-3 years and 11 months:1 5% of children enrolled and Pre-School from 4 to 5 years; provides to 70% of children – OPTIONAL

1.2 – Elementary School (responsibility mostly municipal): From 6 to 14 years: 98% of children are enrolled in elementary schools (12% only in private education.) – MANDATORY

6 to 10 years old: 1st to 5th grade 11 to 14 years: the 6th to 9th grade

2 - Middle School - (mostly responsibility of public power state, and in some cases, of the federal government) From 15 to 18 years – (reaches 70% of youths in that age group. Technical – vocational education System SESC-SENAI - still affects a minority

3 – Higher Education 19 years and older – mainly in educational private institutions

B – Our Challenges:

1 – Financing – 7% of GDP devoted to education should rise to 11%, so that teacher’s salaries can become competitive and the learning time in schools, could increase and primary school students would stay between 4 – 5 hours.

2-The cost of a student is about $ 1,462 against $ 15,000 in the United States per year.

3 - Students learn very little in Portuguese and Mathematics, occupying the worst positions on international tests such as PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment).

 

C – What we’ve been doing

•PDE (Education Development Plan)

•SaEB (Evaluation System for Elementary School)

•IDEB (Development Index of Elementary School)

•More Education program, Education Full-Time, trying to increase the learning period to at least 7 hours a day.

•Better communication between Higher Education and Basic Education

•Intersection and integration of sectors

D – What we still need/want

Well informed citizens who feel responsible for taking action to change and improve life in the communities/cities/world can better tackle these problems .