Brazil

In the Family Farm School we study with dual pedagogy that enables integration between families and their community and makes them protagonists of our history as students or counselors.

Water is our greatest good! The universalisation of its access is fundamental for families and their ability to have autonomy and a greater quality of life.

Around here they say, “Politics is not to be discussed”. That is a sign that representative democracy is in crisis! We need to dismantle this. Putting an end to old ways of thinking so that something new and better for everyone will arise.

This video talks about a growing violence in the region and the implementation of a youth councel in Bacabal, Maranhão.

A history of people who share with everyone a healthy life, solidarity and a love for rural work, dedicated to respect and coexistence with nature.

Attending secondary school in many rural areas is not easy for students. The scarcity of these schools means that the majority of students have to spend hours daily commuting long distances. The result of all this is young people dropping out of school.

Bullying, most of the time, the agressor was a victim of bullying before he started acting that way. A young boy from Rio tells his story.

Permaculture is based on a philosophy of the highest principles of ethics, through constant and  thorough care of the environment and of people, always concerned in seeking to cause the minimum impact on Nature.

The educator, Iracélia, speaks about what is proposed by the Agricultural Family School in the lives of the students, the role of the monitor, and a little of the mission of the school in the lives of the families, communities and students.

We, the rural youth of Maranhão, Brazil, are facing lots of challenges and uncertainties between “leaving and staying” on the land. “DON’T LEAVE THE LAND TO STUDY, NOR STUDY TO LEAVE THE LAND” (MÔNICA MOLINA).