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Music & Art Empowerment in Brazil

Considered the center of Afro-Brazilian culture, Salvador da Bahia is the perfect place for participants to experience how to use the arts as vehicles for positive social transformation. From samba dancing to Afro-Brazilian drumming and Bahiana cooking to capoeira, you will experience how the music and art of Brazil have become tools to empower loclas living in favelas (shanty towns) through innovative youth and community development projects. Beyond your participation in a sustainable development project in Salvador, you'll also have the opportunity to explore world class beaches, participate in African derived religious and cultural cermonies, visit local traditional woodworking or fishing communities, and tour sea turtle rescue organizations.

Group Volunteer Projects

Group oriented project, homestay living, and adventure experience

Group Development Project and Funding
1 to 2 Day Intensive Orientation
Regular staff support and contact
Community Round Table Discussions
Weekly adventure and cultural experiences
Community Immersion and Local Artisan Visits
Full Room and Board with local homestay families
All onsite program transportation
Health and Travel Insurance

The shared project is just one of many ways that volunteers interact with our host communities. Weekend trips to world famous archeological sites and adventure locations complement each volunteer's discovery.

For more information, please visit the Projects page.

Excursions:

A mix of adventure and cultural activities may include:

Visit sea turtle rescue centers
Participate in cultural workshops
Explore the area's best beaches

Homestay Living

Volunteers will live with carefully screened local homestay families. Homestay families will provide volunteers with all meals while onsite.

Prerequisites:

Team work and desire to help
Suitable for students and adults

Where

Salvador da Bahia and surrounding communities

When

July 3 - July 17, 2010

Cost

$1,695
$200 bring a friend discount: www.myproworld.org/prices

Early Application - 3 months prior to program start or sooner
Application Deadline - 1 month prior
Total Fee Due - 6 weeks prior

Program fees do not include: international or domestic airfare, passport or visa fees, independent travel during the program, or personal expenses. Program fees may change without notice due to currency exchanges and the unique nature of international travel.

When you're ready, apply at www.myproworld.org/apply

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