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Teenagers in Brazil face the triple threat of poverty, crime
and illiteracy. Nearly 17.6 million children live with families
that have a monthly income of $34 (U.S.). Homicide is the leading
cause of death for Brazilian youths. Twelve million young people,
15 to 24 years old, are illiterate.
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Digital illiteracy is the modern dimension of traditional illiteracy,
further expanding the obstacles for young Brazilians. HP has joined
with three social organizations in São Paulo, Brazil, to
help bridge this digital divide. |
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The Digital Garage is a pilot project designed to bring underprivileged
youths into the digital economy. It combines technology and music
to help them develop job skills and better life perspectives.
Using technology to learn life lessons
The idea of the Digital Garage is to help young people develop creativity,
tolerance, work skills and a sense of responsibility through technology.
In a space equipped with computers, servers, printers, scanners
and software, the youths-accompanied by a team of teachers, a sound
engineer, a webmaster, a videomaker, a psychologist and volunteer
workers-will be developing their own projects.
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Designed to attract
young Brazilians through music and technology, the Digital
Garage strives to help low-income youths develop creativity,
tolerance, work skills and a sense of responsibility.
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They have combined art and technology to develop a musical portal
on the Internet. "But this is only a pretext to develop verbal
expression, the capacity to work in a team, and to make decisions,
thus preparing them to face the job market," says Carlos Ribeiro,
General Manager of HP in Brazil.
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