FGV students volunteer for the Global Citizen program

Six undergraduate students from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) have left for a new challenge: they are the new members of Cidadão Global (Global Citizen) exchange program of AIESEC - recognized by UNESCO as the largest student organization in the world, which recruits young people from different countries to develop and improve their leadership potential through volunteer work.Patricia Tucunduva (FGV/EBAPE - 8th semester), João Guilherme Gozetto (FGV/EBAPE - 5th semester), Bernardo Paradela (FGV/EBAPE 5th semester), Bárbara Muniz (FGV/EPGE - 3rd semester), David Schechtman (Rio de Janeiro Law School - 3rd semester) and Anderson Pabst (Rio de Janeiro Law School - 5th semester) will collaborate with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and educational projects for companies in countries like India, Colombia, Indonesia and Korea, among others.I will work with kids from 6 to 14 years-old and students from 14 to 18 years-old. The project is conducted through classes and workshops with activities that promote and explain concepts of health and hygiene, and values to help them find a place in society. Likewise, research will carried out and an analysis made on the importance of the problems within the city of Calcutta, promoting the awareness on these issues among the children and students who are part of the project, said Bernardo Paradela, who left for Calcutta, India, to work on the project Footprints.The program lasts six to eight weeks and is aimed at all undergraduate students. Those interested in participating in the next semester can apply through AIESEC's website.Check out the projects where students are workingPatricia Tucunduva will work in Bogotá (Colombia) in the project Corporacíon Sindrome de Down (Down Syndrome Corporation), which promotes support and follows-up on people with Down syndrome through activities and workshops, based on concepts such as leadership, innovation, teamwork and cultural plurality.João Guilherme Gozetto is working on the project Children Path, in Ukraine. The project is aimed at children in orphanages and its goal is to exchange experiences, working with staff development and prepare them for society.Bárbara Muniz will work on the project EDUCA - Raise Your Voice - with children from 8 to 12 years-old, in Cuzco, Peru. The project aims to offer training for change agents, causing a positive impact on society, promoting social responsibility, tolerance, critical thinking, entrepreneurship and leadership.David Schechtman will work on the project SanChon Yuhak, in Ewha, Korea, with children from 6 to 14 years-old. The project is focused on education, teaching children to learn the English language through activities and workshops, and also promoting cultural exchange.Anderson Pabst will collaborate on the LEAD project, in Indonesia. The project aims to provide teenagers with knowledge of leadership, exchange experiences, and make them realize that a leader must also help in other people?s development within a culturally diverse world. He will give lectures for high school students in the region.
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