Clipping of news on Brazilian Culture, Law and Citizenship
03/25/2013
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Alana Gandra
Brazil Agency Reporter
Rio de Janeiro - Julia Pires is 10 years old and participates in the Network + Child - Hello, Earth: Come In Connect, launched today (22), Space Tom Jobim, the Botanical Garden, south of Rio de Janeiro, with the presence of Environment Minister, Izabella Teixeira. The initiative makes permanent the project in Rio +20 + Child, sponsored by the Foundation Xuxa Meneghel to ensure the involvement of children and adolescents in the discussions of the Conference of the United Nations (UN) for Sustainable Development (Rio +20), held in Rio de January, last year.
At the UN conference, was delivered to the Minister Izabella Teixeira The Charter of Children for the Earth, produced by children of all Brazilian regions. The document points out solutions to various problems that hinder sustainability in Brazil. The Children's Network + is the first group of Brazilian children that will address the topic of sustainability through a digital platform, developing proposals for sustainable living.
Julia Pires told Agencia Brazil that experience is "really cool." Through digital tool, it can become aware of what the other children in the country "are strapped in school, in the community, in a lot of places," he said. Julia agreed that "it is very important to the discussion of sustainability." Rafaeli Amaral, aged 11, is of the same opinion. For her, children have much to contribute to making Brazil more sustainable.
The Environment Minister said joyfully see the progress of the project created by the Foundation Xuxa Meneghel. "The Earth Charter got done by children. She is in my office and I have to look every day for the letter to remind me of appointments. " The minister was accompanied by the president of the Foundation Xuxa Meneghel, Maria da Graça presenter Xuxa Meneghel.
Izabella Teixeira stressed the importance of children to build a better Brazil in the future. "It's no use talking about the future without talking to who will be the future. We talk about the environment, sustainability, always talks about future generations, the future of the planet. But are they going to receive our inheritance. So we have to work with them to see what they want to get well. " To the minister, this is a positive aspect of the project Network + Child: "Power to the perspective of today about the future."
Another aspect highlighted, underlined, is that the design translates to the local instance the various Brazilian realities. "The work of the Foundation Xuxa is really cool because he took the whole of Brazil. Realities of rural Pará, Bahia, in Rio de Janeiro, South America, showing the school, always through education, with commitments that local people do a better planet, "said the minister.
During the event, which was attended by actress and environmentalist Torloni Christiane, who read to those present The Charter of Children to Earth, was presented the digital platform designed to foster communication network and enabling children's participation in actions in their region and throughout the country on the issue of sustainability.
Edition: Aécio Amado
Source: Agency Brazil
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