How many times has someone asked you what you want to be when you grow up? Do you remember what you answered when you were a child? This question may sound silly, but it has an important meaning.

 In addition to reflecting our first dreams, it also shows a little of each one’s reality and the way we understand the world.

 For this reason, we spoke with two students from Ramacrisna to find out what their child’s dream is and how the Institute can help them.

 What do you want to be when you grow up?

 Living on words. That’s how you can define the dream profession of 12-year-old Ana Clara Moura.

 But this inspiration did not come from nowhere: the contact with the pages of the books of the Professor Arlindo Corrêa da Silva Library planted this seed.

 “When I grow up, I would like to be a writer, because I really enjoy reading and writing. And the Ramacrisna Institute provides books that can encourage me to write amazing stories. And, with my willpower, I know I’ll be able to achieve this dream”

But she’s not the only one wanting to live among the books. The pages also inspire the dreams of Yasmin Fernanda Moura Santos, 13, who is Ana Clara’s cousin. But in a different way!

 “I want to be a model and a literature teacher, because I have a lot of books and I really enjoy reading. And I know I’ll make it because I have the willpower and I run after my goals. And also because the Ramacrisna Institute helps me on this journey.”

 The little student tells that, because of the Institute, she has access to the best things she could have in her city, Betim. “Everything there is top-notch, lots of technologies, lots of books and the teachers are really nice. I have a lot of opportunity and luck to be assisted by Ramacrisna”, she declares.

Transforming children’s lives

For over six decades, the Ramacrisna Institute has been working in the education of children and young people, offering opportunities and new perspectives on life.

In our projects, we always seek to bring what is most modern and technological, to provide this experience for students.

In addition, we work in complementary training, with sports and cultural activities, leisure, reading and storytelling.

Due to the covid-19 pandemic, activities have been suspended since March 2020, but in September of this year we started to resume sports activities at the Institute and we expect to soon return with other workshops at the Ramacrisna Educational Support Center – CAER.

There, in addition to participating in the workshops, the children also receive a uniform and adequate food. In addition to an incentive to do well at school, since, to participate in our activities, they need to be enrolled in regular education.

By caring for children in socially vulnerable situations, we also help to reduce crime rates in the region and change the fate of children and entire families.

We are giving them more options so they can dream and respond to what they want to be when they grow up.

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