Street Children in Brazil - The Flight of the Hummingbird

CARF's Hummingbird Project in São Paulo is constantly and firmly spreading its wings over the community, protecting children at risk form the perils of the streets, drugs, violence and abuse.

This video presentation was created by Gerson, the youth monitor of our Breakdance workshops at the Hummingbird Arts and Cultural Activity Centre, where many of the scenes in this presentation were registered during 2006, also in and around the community.

Hitch a ride on Hummingbird's wings for this brief but excelling moment to experience the energy and the optimism of our youth entrepreneurs and to share their hope for a better future for our kids, everyone a changemaker!

You can find out more about the Hummingbird program on the CARF website: http://www.carfweb.net/

and on the Children at Risk blog: http://www.carfwebnet.blogspot.com/

If you want to see more of Gregory's fine photographs of street children, visit his photostreams on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/

Clip originally uploaded by: http://youtube.com/profile?user=HOMESTREETHOME

Presented by http://streetkidnews.blogsome.com

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[notlqueen]

Greg is an angel on earth.

[TheTravelfool]

@carioca599 so um pouco do Brasil, nao e a todo do Brasil

[TheTravelfool]

@sambozauk agreed I make trips there from the US. I know exactly what you mean and feel.

[sambozauk]

I think unfortunately that it is likely to take many many years sorting out these issues in emmerging economic countries like Brazil.What I noticed on my visits to Brazil,is the wealth is owned by a handful of people,it is terribly unfair.You get poverty in the UK,but it is nothing like Brazil,because it is socially unacceptable and economically the UK is very established indeed.Upside is I love Brazil regardless of its issues,they will sort it out.Beautiful place.

[sambozauk]

I recently read a statistic that the figures are more along the lines of 30% in Brazil are in abso poverty,correct me if i am wrong on that figure.I have recently returned from my 2nd trip this year to Brazil as I am in the process of adoption,it is very hard to stomach what I have seen when coming from the UK,and people do not realise how good they have it.It is shocking when they put trillions into banks but not to put that into where it really counts,our own society.

[wstreetphotography]

wish you even more courage, strength and luck .. if there's a day I meet you, it will be a very special moment for me

[TheTravelfool]

@Rodrigoewf entendo. e to com concordia c/vc, o mundo precisa ver as coisas boas sobre do Brasil.

[Rodrigoewf]

@TheTravelfool Desculpe, meu nome é Rodrigo. será que é só praias que a midia mostra ao publico, eles sempre estao em busca de notícias, de exploração, nada melhor que o Brasil, que é um país rico, mas desigual, Sim sou do Brasil, sim, mas não vem ao caso, é facil fazer um vídeo e colocar Brasil, mas como podemos saber se é verdadeiras, não sabemos, que bom que você veio pra São Paulo, isto deve ser bom pra você, parabéns, mas isto não muda o que eu acho.

[TheTravelfool]

@Rodrigoewf Vc tem certeza querido. O mundo precisa ver as coisas legais sobre do Brasil e nao so as praias. As Paulistas chamada a cidade de Sao Paulo "Sampa". De onde vc e no Brasil? Corrupcao fica em todos os lugares do mundo, sim mas ainda nao e bom. E sim, esses meninos de rua sao do Brasil. Eles sao de Sao Paulo.

[Rodrigoewf]

@TheTravelfool what it sampa? every picture? i don´t understand, only pictures then show for us only poor,actually this picture don´t show for us the beauty of this country called Brazil, there is image don´t from Brazil, i see in journal in Africa, any pictures there, who´s enjoy the opportunities here, only the poor brazilian population, corrupition of course have in any places, but that don´t change what i think!!!!!!!!!

[TheTravelfool]

@AllAboutBrazil 6% are poor? That is all? because the South of Brazil is quite rich, but the North is very poor. Are you saying only about 3% of Brazilians live in the North? 94% of Brazilians are not rich. Yes, I've lived in Brazil. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Brazil. Most foreigners only care about Rio. That is stupid, there are many cities. beijos