Mundo Real was founded, in 2007, with the purposes of fostering sustainable community development, and empowering local residents and grassroots organizations
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First Steps: New services
The community project of Primeiros Passos (First Steps) is now providing two new services to those in need in Rocinha. First Steps members have been taking residents with hearing problems to receive free hearing aids in Duque de Caixias, RJ. The journey is long and far, many residents are…
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March 1, 2010: Benefit at Rocket Club – Asheville, NC
We want to give thanks to all of those who have supported us thus so far. A special thanks to those who came out to our March 1st event in Asheville, NC to support the project First Steps.
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JANUARY / FEBRUARY: Report and Special Fund Raising Event On March 1, 2010
On March 1st Mundo Real will host an informative and festive fundraising PARTY for the First Steps project in Asheville, North Carolina, at the Rocket Club in West Asheville. If you happen to be in the area please come join us at 8pm. Musical entertainment will include live performances…
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December 2007
2007 has been a very rewarding year for Mundo Real. We have crossed many milestones while supporting the project Primeiros Passos (First Steps). However, we are striving to achieve many more goals in the coming year. To get up to speed, our goal is to raise $5000 dollars to…
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November Update
The Mundo Real webpage is now up! You can access the website at: www.mundoreal.org. The website currently highlights two projects Radio Rakama (Madagascar) and Primeiros Passos (Brazil). Radio Rakama recently received a 5,000 dollar grant to help it continue in its operations. Find out more at: mundoreal.org/Radio%20Rakama.html The project…
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Project Primeiros Passos (First Steps)
In 2006 Mundo Real began working on its first project in the large urban slum of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro. We were invited to work alongside the local residents of Rocinha to develop the project Primeiros Passos (First Steps). The goal of Primeiros Passos is to respond to the…