Me, Gabriela Borzilo, and Fatima Ramas.
Outside the library
Computer Center
Me, Gabriela Borzilo, and Fatima Ramas.
Recanto São José
ASA - St. Augustine Association is a non-profit civil society organization that for 75 years has served more than 1400 socially vulnerable children, adolescents and the elderly in the city of São Paulo - Brazil. The institution's mission is to transform, educate and care for children and adolescents, and to promote the well-being of the elderly, offering opportunities for personal development with respect and dignity.
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In all, one ASA has 14 units: 5 Early Childhood Education Centers, 5 Centers for Children and Adolescents, and 1 Senior Citizens' Day Center, 2 Thrift Stores, and 1 Administrative Unit.
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Recanto São José unit is in Santana, São Paulo, and its where we started our project.
about us
I’m Sophia, an American born Latina who grew up with one leg in Brazil and one leg in the United States. Having that dual identity has always been a gift for me, a gift that I never fully realized until I was older. I lived in Brazil for about 4 years, but it was only once when I was in 5th grade that I finally understood how much of an advantage I had over my classmates simply because I spoke English. Even at the time, it seemed unfair because some of them didn’t have the resources to learn English. I knew I needed to do something. With help, I created SAP, Support And Possibilities, to help raise and provide books and educational resources in underprivileged communities in Brazil. As someone with an advantage, I feel it is my responsibility and desire to help others without said advantage. My goal is to turn the advantage that I once had into the standard.