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AEC-TEA is a community-based association located in Capim Grosso, Bahia, Brazil. We are a group of volunteers working together to organize educational projects and to create a space where people can meet, exchange ideas, discover strengths and talents, gain access to information, have fun, and build friendships.
Named after our town's first teacher, the Tarcilia Evangelista de Andrade Educational-Cultural Association was founded by local students and teachers with the goals of increasing access to higher education and encouraging volunteer work as a means to improve the quality of life in our community. Now in its sixth year of operation, AEC-TEA is proud to be self-sustainable and organized by its first students and youth volunteers. |
Feliz Ano Novo from AEC-TEA!
We are celebrating the end of a landmark year here at AEC-TEA and would like to thank all of our supporters around the globe! The year 2007 saw the emergence of a new group of leaders at AEC-TEA comprised of local and international volunteers. We offered language, dance, and art classes, opened a new college preparatory course, painted the neighboring pre-school, and hosted the first annual Noite Cultural da AEC-TEA, which featured local theatre, dance, and music.We hope to continue this success in the coming year! We are pleased to see the return of an incredibly motivated cast of veteran volunteers in addition to an encouraging number of new volunteers arriving from all over the globe, from Brazil to Australia. This will enable us to expand AEC-TEA in ways we have always dreamed about, strengthening many of the language and art projects offered within the association, and allowing us develop our educational ideas in the schools and public forums of Capim Grosso.
The overwhelming sense of optimism at AEC-TEA is truly inspiring and we are greatly indebted to all those who supported us this past year. The future depends upon a sustained connection between all the generations of volunteers and a common vision for the future success of the association. The doors of AEC-TEA will always be open to those who would like to cooperate with us. Best wishes in the new year!
"AEC-TEA is the foundation of all that I know--my English, the friends I made there, and the Values Project, that taught me about my own reality." – Jailma Oliveira, Capim Grosso
"There are some really inspirational people in the AEC-TEA community, and knowing them makes me feel better about the world and more empowered to make a difference in it." – Ashley Brock, USA
"There are some really inspirational people in the AEC-TEA community, and knowing them makes me feel better about the world and more empowered to make a difference in it." – Ashley Brock, USA
