Volunteered from March – December 2016 with us. She had a vivid way to encourage and engage with students who didn’t believe they were capable of speaking English.

English teacher, September – December 2016. Taught 4th and 5th grades and 1st year of High School. Built English curriculum for 2nd year High School in January and February 2017.

Office support volunteer, September 2016 – January 2017. Responsible for social media and assisted the team with the first Web Design course.

She worked online from Vienna.
She loved to contribute to our social media and communication.

Holds a degree in tourism and communication. Supported EduMais with social media.

Volunteered from September 2016 – May 2017 as an English teacher in the community classes. Loved to include art in her lessons.

Volunteered as a Web Design teacher. Learned to code by herself and now runs her own company in Web Design.

Volunteered from March 2016 – January 2017. Loved to challenge our English students by putting them into role plays.

Volunteered July 2017. He taught English and the kids loved him.

Lives in Paris where he teaches English. Volunteered from January – June 2017. At EduMais, he taught English to all the age groups.

Volunteered from April – July 2017. Language student who was passionate about teaching our children English, as well as social and life skills.

Volunteered from April – August 2017. Passionate about the After-School Program and the impact that the teaching of social and life skills has on the children.

Volunteered in 2017. Sponsorship and PR. Former Procter & Gamble Manager and Business Graduate. Passionate about learning, sharing and helping.

Volunteered from April – July 2017. For Nia, volunteering with EduMais was an opportunity to “love the children, help them, and give all the knowledge that I have to empower their talents.”

Volunteered in July 2017 with us. He brought great energy to our After-school Program, which had a major impact on the boys.

Passionate about communication, especially storytelling. Volunteered for one year with us.

Volunteered almost a year. Passionate about social and emotional learning for children. Helped with Web Design courses and supported the Positive Discipline Workshops.

Volunteered in August and September 2017. Assisted in English classes, website support, and with video and photography classes.

Assisted with the After-school Program for 3 months. For him, volunteering with EduMais was “a rewarding challenge, i.e paving the way of these lovely kids towards a better future.”

Volunteered from April-December 2017 in office support. After many years in the corporate world, she was glad to get fulfilment by seeing the direct impact around her.

Volunteering with EduMais, for Tim, was a chance to be a part of the community, learn from it through the youngest generations, and to contribute slightly to its future.

Volunteered from August 2017 and taught English in our community classes.

With her extensive experience in social work in favela communities throughout Brazil, she was an effective educator on the After-school Program.

Volunteered from July 2017. Always in a good optimistic mood, she supported where she could: office support, classroom assistance, helping everything and everyone stay on track.

Volunteered as an intern with a focus on the After-school Program, English and office support.

Volunteered as an English Language Teacher.

Volunteered on our After-School Program and the boys adored him. He loved to work with our kids and challenged them.

Volunteered on the After-school Program.

Volunteered as an English teacher to our students.

For Hanna, volunteering with us was “a wonderful opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of underprivileged children and youth with love, attention and dedication.”

Volunteered as an English teacher.

Volunteered as a classroom assistant and fundraiser.

Volunteered as an English teacher and was extremely passionate about applying social and emotional learning to our students.

Volunteered as an assistant teacher and on our Education-Based Football Program. She impressed the kids by scoring a superb goal in the first training.

Volunteered on our Education-Based Football Program.

Volunteered in office support, social media, as fundraise coordinator in the Netherlands, and much more!

Volunteered in office support and translated our old website into Dutch and Brazilian Portuguese.

Volunteered in office support as an online marketing consultant.

Volunteered as an English teacher.

Volunteered as an English teacher, as well as on the After-school and English Summer Camp Programs.

A former professional soccer player, Mads volunteered on our Education-Based Football Program.

English teacher at our English Program

Roles: English teacher, After-school, and Summer Camp teacher.

Motive: “I believe that education is key.”

Role: English teacher.

Motive: “Education doesn’t transform the world. Education changes people. People transform the world.” (Paulo Freire quote)

Her roles were: After-school teacher and fundraising coordinator for the Americas. She wanted to give something back to the PPG favela.

Her roles were: Extracurricular English and Summer Camp teacher. She believes that every child, regardless their background, is entitled to quality education.

Roles: English and After-school teacher.

Motive: “I want to make the world a better place and give others the opportunities I was given for granted.”

His role was: English teacher. He was our volunteer during the start of the new school year of Solar/EduMais for our regular English classes.

Role: After-school teacher

Motive: “I love working with kids! Combining education with a fun and active space is so effective and important. Seeing them smile is the best reward.”

Role: After-school teacher

Motive: “The children of Rio are the future of the city, in order to move forward we must educate the youth.”

Role: After-school teacher

Motive: “it’s important for kids to have access to an environment which promotes healthy habits. By providing this, you improve the future of the community.”

Roles: Community and Extracurricular English teacher

Motive: “I’m volunteering at EduMais because I think that it is important to have an active role in the community.”

Role: English teacher

Motive: “Since I arrived in Brazil I had the wish to help around me. EduMais gave me that possibility, and furthermore the opportunity of doing something I like: teaching.”

Roles: After-school teacher, office support intern working on a research assignment.

Motive: “I really support the mission and vision of EduMais and I would like to contribute to the growth of the organization.”

Role: English teacher

Motive: “I want to support children from deprived backgrounds and making a positive impact in their lifes and their future.”

Role: English teacher

Motive: “EduMais is an engine of education, love and happiness, providing those who need it most with the chance to turn big dreams into reality.”

Roles: Marketing support and Summer Camp teacher

Motive: “When living in Rio, you understand that a little help can mean a big difference in kids’ future life.”