Sementinha Project (Little Seed) – Year 4

Methodology:

Since the beginning of the activities in the territories, we sought to identify, map and learn the IPDHs – “Indicators of Human Development Potential” – existing in São Nicolau and Novo São Norberto communities.

For this purpose we have gathered in each territory / community, in an articulated, integrated and solidary way the following trinomial:

1. Local Human Resources and potential – the full side of the cup, capable of producing ACTION: Welcoming, Living, Learning and Opportunity. Looking at the community not for its needs, but for its potential is to build a new paradigm, a new way of looking, thinking and acting. Learning the “bright spots” and turning them into “beams of light and heat” is the professional commitment of ADCS (Healthy Community Development Agents), along with the leaders and partners that have been integrating the platform.
2. Participation and commitment of the team and the communities involved in all stages – apprehension, consolidation and return of processes, impacts, products and results of various activities, generating community empowerment, the foundation of all programmatic actions and the construction of autonomy. For this, the permanent investment of energy and resources in the formation of the team and partner institutions is important, ensuring permanent learners, change makers, opportunity makers, generosity and citizenship promoters, builders of healthy people and communities.
3. Educational Pedagogies – (Wheel, Toy, Hug, Soap and Full Cup), Social Technologies (Work Plan and Assessment / PTA, Monitoring Processes and Learning Outcomes / MPRA, Social Project Quality Indicators / IQPs and Innovative and Different Ways (MDIs), as well as recognized educational products (Reading Pockets, Pedagogical Games Terminals).

Initiative Evolution:

In 2018 the initiative extended to the region known as Novo São Norberto, which led the team to know the territory and its residents, to involve them in the activities. So, it was confirmed the information from residents of the local Association and Community Health Agents of Ubs Chácara Santo Amaro, that many children live there.

The first residents contacted became interested in the project and in May 2018 began the activities with earth paint, which is always a good call to the community. In June work began with children following the Sementinha methodology, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the morning, at the local Association headquarters, leaving Tuesdays and Thursdays for activities aimed at the general community, also during morning.

Simultaneously in Jardim São Nicolau the community workshops are concentrated in the morning and in the afternoon the activities are directed to the group of children.

In 2018 the home visiting strategy strengthened the ties between the initiative and local residents, leading to the transition to a new form of action in the region.

The Healthy Community is gaining more and more space within the Jardim São Nicolau and Novo São Norberto communities and more recently in São Norberto with the strengthening of the partnership with the São Norberto Early Childhood Education Center, with new interaction proposals and joint activities with the children, parents and educators.

The groups of children are enjoying moments of new air and new learning. Meanwhile, adult residents appropriated the movement, participating in the community workshops, some of which are available to be with the children performing cuisine, cultural and play activities.

Even those who live in other regions are interested and value the Healthy Community, knowing the paintings of earth paint and the photos of the work published in the networks.

Partnership with the UBS (Basic Health Unit) of Chácara Santo Amaro, a partner from the outset, is further strengthened by the direct involvement of Community Health Agents in day-to-day activities and the design of some joint strategies.

The expansion of partnerships also happens and is expanded in network meetings, which seeks to favor the Chacara Santo Amaro community as a whole.

With the team of educators, moments of reflection, formation and self-care reinforce the energy, involvement and appropriation of our cause, enhancing the work of each and the collective in the communities where they work.