Booklet Gaia 2015.2

What’s the
Gaia Project?

Gaia is an environmental education
project that proposes the transformation of
the young people's attitudes towards the
environment where they are inserted, from the
adoption of sustainable practices guided
by the 4 Rs of waste management: Rethink,
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Considering the huge environmental
potential Brazil has, the project has been
proving itself as a great benefit for our
reality.

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Why
Gaia Project?

The Project Gaia intends to build together with the students the
knowledge about environmental issues, and use this knowledge to
empower these young people to be not only "subjects of their own history,"
but to develop collective consciousness and sense and feel responsible
for change the environment around them, contributing to each one
person be an essential part of the transformation and take cares with the
environment, seeking solutions to making their reality sustainable.

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What’s my Job
Description?

By practical and contextualized activities, the project will enable the
knowledge of the 4 Rs of waste management:

• Rethink: Making young people aware • Reduce: Make possible sustainable
of the processes of waste management, consumption, make them understand the
reflecting on their actions, impacts and
how we can change this reality thinking economy and relevance of each action.
for the best. In a second step, the end of • Reuse: Reuse the most of the
the project is extremely important to resources in the same way or another,
rethink the whole exercised practice,
making the participants internalize using creativity for effectiveness.
everything learned and how the role of • Recycle: To transform what would be
its continuation will provide a great theoretically no longer useful for
benefit for their environment.
something relevant.

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Why go to
Chapecó?

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Chapecó is a city of Santa Catarina, with PITOCO’S TRACK
about 200,000 inhabitants. Known as the
“City of Roses", a nickname given through its SEDE FIGUEIRA
many natural beauties, Chapecó is the
largest city in western Santa Catarina. Its
pleasant climate in summer and the winter
cold brings for town tourists from all around
the world .

FERRADURA’S OBSERVATORY

ECOPARQUE URUGUAI RIVER

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The city has a strong economy,

around five universities, and a

beautiful downtown. The night life is

very hectic, with several pubs and You’ll have a
clubs to visit. warm welcome, as

people in Brazil are lovely

and receptive.

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The are also lots of amazing places to see
in the cities around Chapecó. The city is

close to Paraguay and Argentina.

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What’s the The project will
happen for 6
duration of weeks to 8 weeks.

the project?

Host What’s
Warm welcome and assistance
during the project providaded?

One meal

Buddy

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Who can I talk to
about Gaia Project?

Felipe Primon Pricila Lira
Project Manager in AIESEC Chapecó Vice President of the Global Community
Email: [email protected] Development Program in AIESEC Chapecó
Facebook: felipe.barros92
Phone: +55 (49) 8411-3857 Email: [email protected]
Facebook: pricila.lira

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COME.

CHAPECÓ IS WAITING FOR YOU.
BRAZIL IS WAITING FOR YOU.

FOR YOU.OUR CHILDREN ARE WAITING