2022

Activities

On the following pages we present our main activities, achievements and events of WimBelemDon along 2022, in chronological order, month by month

March Parents at our headquarters

WimBelemDon held an in-person parent meeting again after two years of the pandemic. Altogether, 34 families were represented. These meetings are part of the project’s regular activities, and take place monthly. In addition to addressing issues of the institution’s daily life, they are a time for exchange of experiences – mainly between newcomers and those who are already experienced in the project. Every speech from parents or guardians fills us with joy, increases our responsibility and motivates us even more to continue with our work of promoting true SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION.

New people in the team

Between March and April, WimBelemDon received a total of 25 new students – many of whom had been waiting in line for a long time, mainly due to restrictions imposed by the pandemic. Since 2019, the project has not increased the number of participants. With the new members, we reached 83 students - 46 girls and 37 boys.

In 2020 and 2021, activities were adapted to meet current health rules: remote meetings, face-to-face meetings only individually and then in small groups, hybrid format, with and without meals. With the “return to normality”, the entire group of students resumed activities in their periods, including lunch and snacks with us.

Review of our activities

At the beginning of the year, we released our Social Report for the first time. In order to highlight the main actions and indicators for 2021, the 40-page report and a digital English version was distributed to supporting companies, donors and partners.

Talents of the Future

Between March and September, we resumed the Talents of the Future Program – an important step in returning our face-to-face activities. In partnership with Instituto Algar, the program has six training pillars: ethics, attitude, teamwork, innovation, communication and negotiation that, together, form the needs of the world of work. Instructor Valéria Santos led the meetings. For seven months immersed in different topics, young people aged 15 to 18 had practical activities every Tuesday. Team members participated in the program as well, sharing experiences in their areas: Marcelo Ruschel (Superintendent), Cristiano Santarem (Communication Manager), Leonardo Stumpf (Project Manager) and Rafael Bernardes (Communication Assistant). The graduation of the 10 students from the 2022 group took place at the exhibition at BarraShoppingSul.

A cultural performance

On the 3rd, as part of our commitment to providing opportunities “beyond tennis”, 19 students, accompanied by a responsible person each, attended the Araújo Viana Auditorium to watch the performance “Sbørnia em Revista”, by our great friend and supporter Hique Gomez. In 2020, we had already been invited by him to watch “A Sbørnia Kontr’atracka”, at Theatro São Pedro.

Healthy eating

On the 25th, members of the UniRitter Nutrition course carried out another nutritional activity with our students. The topic this time was healthy eating, always in a playful approach. In previous visits, children and adolescents had their body measurements taken and underwent physical tests.