AMECC

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AMECC (Brazilian “Associação Menores Com Cristo”, in English “Community of the little ones with Christ”) refers to a children's village in Guarabira ( Brazil , Paraíba state ) and the associated Brazilian sponsoring association. The AMECC is a charitable and largely donation - funded non-governmental organization .

Origin and development

The AMECC was founded in 1990 by the Catholic clergyman Gerd Brandstetter. At first, the youth judge of the city of Guarabira only assigned him the guardianship of a single youth. Little by little, more street children and young people sought refuge with Gerd Brandstetter. In 1993, a large donation made it possible to acquire a six hectare site on the outskirts of Guarabira. This area now houses the children's village with its residential buildings, the “São Rafael” primary school, a kindergarten and administration building. The AMECC currently looks after around 230 socially disadvantaged children and young people. 60 children either live permanently in the children's village or are looked after there all day. 50 small children attend the kindergarten, a total of 160 children and young people attend the elementary school of the children's village. The AMECC employs around 40 psychologists, social workers, teachers and other assistants.

supporter

Most of the support is organized by the German association “Gerd Brandstetter - Kinderdorf Guarabira eV” and the “Kinderdorf Guarabira Foundation ”, each based in Altötting . The association has over 250 members. He collects private donations and organizes a sponsorship program for the children's village. The AMECC mainly relies on donations from German-speaking countries, in particular from the Bavarian diocese of Passau and the city of Altötting . In addition to many individuals, school classes, clubs and companies also support the maintenance of the children's village through sponsorship and regular donation campaigns. In addition, celebrities also advertise the AMECC, such as the former Bishop of Passau Wilhelm Schraml , the cabaret artist Bruno Jonas and Stephanie von Pfuel .

Youth exchange

Over the years, more than 70 young adults from Germany, Austria and Switzerland have volunteered in the AMECC project. In return, Brazilian young people were given the opportunity to temporarily live in Germany and do internships or au pair stays. The children's village has been a weltwärts project recognized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development since 2008 .

Publications

  • Hannes Burger , Mariele Vogl-Reichenspurner: Padre Geraldo and his village full of children. Altötting 2014, ISBN 978-3-872-45084-5
  • Stefan Nimmesgern : "Moments." 2002 (Brazil book) and "Brazil." 2002 (picture calendar).
  • Annemone Seidel, Florian Schepper, Konrad Reschke: AMECC & TALITA. Two psychosocial projects for Brazilian boys and girls in risk situations. Aachen 2009, ISBN 978-3-8322-8670-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marion Zauner: Instead of civilian service in Germany, the 19-year-old completed the “other service” in South America ( Memento from December 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) In: Passauer Neue Presse from September 15, 2008, p. 25.
  2. ↑ Interview with Gerd Brandstetter on YouTube , accessed on November 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Passau pastor helps the street children of Brazil ( Memento from December 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) In: Passauer Woche from December 24, 2001, p. 11.
  4. ↑ Passau Diocese Gazette from March 31, 2013, p. 16.
  5. ^ Circular letter from the Children's Village Association (PDF; 188 kB). Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  6. ↑ a b Home for the children of this world. Alt-Neuöttinger Anzeiger , September 20, 2011, accessed December 5, 2013 .
  7. ↑ a b Press release of the Diocese of Passau ( Memento from January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  8. ↑ Contribution by Regional Fernsehen Oberbayern on the occasion of the visit of the bishop of the diocese of Guarabira in Altötting ( memento of January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  9. ^ Report from the Goethe Gymnasium in Regensburg . Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  10. ↑ Supporter page of the FC Bayern fan club Hauzenberg . Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  11. ^ Press release from Demmelhuber ( Memento from June 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  12. ↑ TV report on the presentation of an illustrated book about the AMECC ( Memento from November 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  13. ↑ Annual Circular 2011 of the Diocese of Passau ( Memento of December 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 436 kB). Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  14. ^ Report of the FOS-BOS-Passau ( Memento of December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  15. ↑ Profile of the AMECC on the weltwärts page . Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  16. ↑ The book is available online here. . Retrieved November 5, 2014.

Coordinates: 6 ° 50 ′ 44 ″  S , 35 ° 28 ′ 56 ″  W.