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Serving Brazilian preschoolers with stimulating educational training

Sector
Education
Region of Initiative
Latin America & Caribbean
SDG contribution
SDG 4: Quality education, SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth

Some 500,000 children are expected to gain access to early childhood education in low-income areas of Brazil following a commitment by PUPA. The educational company has also pledged to employ 2,000 low-income women as part of its micro-franchise network, leading also to quality early childhood development for over 500,000 low-income children in Brazil by 2017.555960_300556393408341_1149302677_n

In Brazil, there are approximately 14 million low-income family children under the age of 6 with over 12 million lacking access to formal daycare centers or preschools. The PUPA model was based on a successful pilot project co-sponsored by LEGO and the Instituto Aprender Fazendo in order to reach children and caregivers in communities all over Brazil.

All children up to 6 years should be able to fully develop their potential through play, reading, music, and affection in a safe and healthy environment, according to PUPA, which offers a set of playful activities infant songs CDs, LEGO kits, books and other toys and facilitator guides to stimulate their cognitive development.

As part of the project, a training and certification program is offered to parents and caregivers in remote and low-income urban areas where children have no access to daycare. The company has been successful in reaching low-income populations who traditionally do not have access to the educational tools related to early childhood development learning.

With an initial secured loan from the Inter-American Development Bank's Opportunities for the Majority (OMJ) in 2012, PUPA has also been working to scale up its unique model. The company has set a goal of training 250,000 caregivers and providing employment to more than 2,000 women micro-franchisees by 2017. Through its educational kits and services, PUPA hopes to improve the development and learning skills of 500,000 children across Brazil in 5 years.

The company model is very scalable as it uses a micro-franchise network for distribution. PUPA has a unique network of community partners and franchises, and we believe that as we grow, our vast network and approach to education can be expanded to other communities and caregivers, we look forward to sharing our knowledge and expanding this model, said Mary Anne de Amorim Ribeiro, CEO of PUPA.

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