Interelos Rural Education Program
Education is the main vector of sustainable development of a territory
Agricultural Family Schools and Rural Family Houses provide education and professional training connected to the sustainable development of biomes
+250
schools
74
thousand
families
+51
thousand
graduates
The challenges of Rural Education
- Create curricula connected to local realities
- Overcoming logistical difficulties of transport and formation of classes
- Obtain funding for your activities
The Pedagogy of Alternation as a solution
- Curricula are co-created with the community and meet local needs
- Students spend part of their time at school
- Schools are born from local mobilization and community leadership
The Interelos Rural Education Program is made up of three axes of action with the objective of to provide financial and management self-sustainability mechanisms for Brazilian Agricultural Families Schools and Rural Family Houses.
Axis 1
Financing of pedagogical activities
Creation of a financing mechanism through the FUTURE endowment fund: United Territories Fund for Education
Axis 2
Strengthening school management
Creation of a school management company and training of schools in administrative and financial management
Axis 3
Advocacy and public policy
Advocacy of public policies for Rural Education, based on a solid mapping of the challenges facing schools in the countryside, challenges faced, actors involved and existing public policies
The Interelos Program for Rural Education is funded by donations from foundations, private organizations and individuals. To find out how to donate, write to: [email protected]
Machete download of the complete program, with objectives, projects and schedule.