Favela Adventures - Pack for a Purpose

Visiting orphanages

Pack for a Purpose does not condone visiting orphanages, as this can often lead to negative impacts on children. The accommodation or tour company working with the orphanage will deliver the supplies in a coordinated and respectful way so that the children can benefit from them. Your generosity is not diminished because you do not interact with the children.

Supporting 2 projects below

Project Description

Spin Rocinha DJ School is a non-profit, vocational school that specializes in teaching residents the skills of DJ’ing and music production in the favela of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro. Because all of the DJ equipment is in English, we need English dictionaries and books to allow the students to expand their knowledge of English through DJ’ing. A percentage of the cost of our tours goes toward supporting our project.

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Project Needs

General School Supplies:
Book Bags, Dry-Erase Markers, Markers, Pencil Cases/Bags, and Pens

Reference Materials:
(English) Dictionaries

Flash Cards:
(English) Word

Wall Charts:
(Anything to do with music production)

Text/Reading Books:
(English) Language/Grammar and Books about DJ’ing or music production

Computer Hardware/Software:
Blank CD’s (to record students’ music), DJ or Music Production Software, Flash Drives/Memory Sticks, Solar-Powered Working Laptops, USB Cables, and Working Laptops

Project Description

Fabrica Verde is a vocational school that teaches approximately 50 young people and adults how to build computers from recycled computer parts. They also offer computer instruction for children and art and language classes.

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Project Needs

General School Supplies:
Book Bags, Colored Pencils, Compasses, Crayons, Dry-Erase Markers, Erasers, Glue Sticks, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Markers, Pencils, Pencil Cases/Bags, Pens, and Rulers

Reference Materials:
(English and Portuguese) Dictionaries and Age Appropriate Encyclopedias on CD

Wall Charts:
(English and Portuguese) Language and World Maps

Text/Reading Books:
(English and Portuguese) Age Appropriate Story Books and Language/Grammar

Art Supplies:
Craft Scissors and Watercolor Brushes and Paints

Computer Hardware/Software:
Flash Drives/Memory Sticks, Solar-Powered Working Laptops, USB Cables, and Working Laptops

Educational Games/Toys:
Bananagrams, Chess Sets, Connect Four, Puzzles, and Scrabble

Initiatives

Education

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