Equador Rain Forest Kids Project

The text bellow was sent by Charley Jonnes from Equador:

Sometimes we talk and reflect about first meeting capoeira , or about the changes it has made to us as people. When Mestre João Grande talks about capoeira coming from within the earth he may be refering also to the point that capoeira exists within us humans in different dimensions. Practicing capoeira with teenagers from the Sani community deep in the Ecuadorian rainforest certinately affirm the understanding that this art is natural to us and manifests in many wonderful expressions in our walks of life. Arriving there the youngsters already sung Paraná ê , paraná ê, after encounters with travelling brazilians in the region, when we went through the first training sessions, the basic movements, aú, meia lua greeted with delight as the youngsters grabbed the chance to try capoeira angola. We trained for two weeks almost every day, sharing movements and music. The berimbau was such a point of curiosity that I would just prepare the berimbaus for play and leave  them to freely play and understand them, is this a weapon? For hunting?

BIDNA Director, Ummul Choudhury

English / Português

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Trans World Sport feature on BIDNA Capoeira, a UK based charity that is helping Palestinian kids in the West Bank change their outlook on life through Capoeira.

To watch the video which explains what BIDNA Capoeira is doing in Palestine, click here >>

For more info about BIDNA click here >>

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Trans World Sport BIDNA Capoeira, é uma ONG baseada no Reino Unido que está ajudando as crianças palestinas na Cisjordânia a mudar a visão sobre suas próprias vidas através da Capoeira.

Assista ao vídeo que explica o que a organização não governamental BIDNA Capoeira está desenvolvendo na Palestina,
clique aqui >>

Para mais informações a respeito do BIDNA Capoeira clique aqui>>

Orquestra Dendê Cultural

O projeto Orquestra Dendê Cultural – Rítmo e Cidadania criado pelo capoeirista e educador Gilberto da Silva, vêm a alguns anos desenvolvendo com crianças da comunidade do Pituaçu (Salvador – Ba) um importante projeto musical, utilizando os intrumentos da Capoeira.

Divulguem o projeto e entrem em contato com o Prof. Gilberto para maiores informações através do email: bodycao@hotmail.com

Clique aqui para ver o clip do projeto.

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The project Orquestra Cultural - Rhythm and Citizenship was created by the capoeirista and educator and Gilberto Silva, who has been developing a great musical project (using the instruments of Capoeira) with children from Pituaçu community  in Salvador, Bahia.

Help to publicize the project and get in touch with Prof.. Gilberto for further information via email: bodycao@hotmail.com

Click here to see the clip of the project.

Volens Capoeira Project in Zimbabwe

Click here to see the video.

O projeto Ginga Muleeke, que vem sendo desenvolvido desde 2003, nasceu na região da Vila Sônia e do Jardim Colombo, bairros com altos índices de pobreza e exclusão social, na periferia oeste de São Paulo. Tem como público-alvo crianças e jovens de 6 a 18 anos, atualmente desenvolvendo suas ações dentro do Projeto Viver (ONG parceira do Nzinga), e conta com cerca de trinta crianças e jovens.

Inicialmente uma iniciativa do Nzinga colocada em prática por meio de trabalho voluntário, o Ginga Muleeke foi aprovado no edital do Programa VAI, da Prefeitura de São Paulo, nos anos de 2008 e 2009. O VAI forneceu um patrocínio valioso para as atividades desenvolvidas, através da remuneração dos educadores, da compra de uniformes e equipamentos, do fornecimento de transporte, alimentação e divulgação das apresentações da Orquestrinha de Berimbaus, umas das realizações do projeto. Além da produção de vídeos que registram as conquistas do trabalho.

Desde 2007, o Ginga Muleeke também vem sendo desenvolvido na comunidade do Alto da Sereia, no bairro Rio Vermelho, em Salvador, com crianças da mesma faixa etária. Sob a coordenação de nossos mestres Janja, Paulinha e Poloca, aproximadamente 15 crianças realizam treinos regularmente, fazem apresentações e outras atividades (por exemplo, o espaço atualmente abriga o Cineclube Sereia, patrocinado pelo Programa Mais Cultura do MinC). Outros núcleos do Grupo Nzinga também abrigam trabalhos de com crianças desde 2008/2009. São eles: da Zona Norte de São Paulo, no bairro do Tucuruvi, e o da Cidade do México, que funciona na Universidad Pedagogica Nacional… (continua)

Fonte: Ginga Muleeke at N’Zinga webiste

Thanks Jon for sending to us the film link.

“Thinking on your feet” – group workshops for businesses and organisations of all sizes, run by Kabula Arts & Culture

‘It was a really good experience. I think it’s one of the best workshops we’ve ever had in Bloomberg.’ (Participant feedback from Kabula workshop with Bloomberg)

Workshop overview:
Under stress, our body tightens up and our ability to think analytically decreases. How can we think quickly, while keeping our body relaxed, and increase our ability to think analytically under stress? How can we learn to think on our feet?“Thinking on your feet” is a workshop which uses the art form of capoeira to help you develop this skill. An exhilarating and elegant blend of dance, play, combat and music, capoeira has its roots among slaves in Brazil who used African rituals to sharpen their bodies and minds. It is now practiced around the world because of it’s recognised benefits to health and well-being.

About Kabula:
Kabula Arts & Culture is a London social enterprise delivering workshops in Afro-Brazilian culture to individuals, communities and organisations across the UK. “Thinking On Your Feet” workshops form the commercial arm of our enterprise and profits from this work are used to support our community based social initiatives.

Need more information?
Please contact us for a one-page document with full information about the aims and benefits of these workshops, as well as feedback from previous clients.
Email: info@kabula.org

A roda at BIDNA, a Syrian NGO that help kids through capoeira

We’ve been contacted by a project in Syria that’s using capoeira to help Palestinian-Iraqi children heal psycho-social wounds. We’ve just started to talk about collaborations with them and we’re hoping to bring you more news at some point. Nevertheless, we thought their project is so interesting that it would be worth bringing your attention to it.

BIDNA Capoeira is a new NGO (non-Governmental Organization) that aims to improve the well being of children and communities through capoeira.

The idea began last year at Al-Tanf Refugee Camp in Syria. Capoeira gave a safe and healthy outlet for people to express their anger and emotions. All ages were involved in playing and singing which had a harmonising effect on the community.

UNICEF has written a report, published on their website, recognizing the change of energy at the camp and the program’s significant psycho-social benefits.

For more info on BIDNA, please visit their website at www.bidnacapoeira.org.

“This was something new for the children, who were really engaged by the music and the movement.” Also, one of the youth workers told us “we hear the children singing capoeira songs in the playground”…. it seems to have really got the children excited, doing new things, gaining in self-confidence!

Thank you Big Lottery!

We are now meeting new groups around London. If you are a school, youth club, community centre, and want to have capoeira classes coming directly to you, please be in touch through our website…