The Project

We will be working in Tejipio, a poor area on the outskirts of Recife where the Congregational Church Pernambucana are teaming up with NGO Compassion to run social projects amongst the poorer families of the local community.

It seems easy for churches to set up projects for children but when these children enter their teenage years and still are living in poverty the temptation to get involvedin crime and drugs can often be very strong.

During July/August 2010 there will be four weeks of camps for local teenagers from the various Compassion projects that exist in the Recife area. We'll be there for an action-packed week 4 with lots of fun, learning activities, sports, swimming pool and gospel presentations. Afterwards we'll be helping with follow up workshops, visiting in the community, basic DIY of the project premises and the possibility of some field trips with the children of Tejipio.

Enough to keep us all out of mischeif :)