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The Uirá seeks to promote the holistic development of the potential of the children and families we serve. We do this through the provision or referral to necessary services.
The Uirá seeks to promote the holistic development of the potential of the children and families we serve. We do this through the provision or referral to necessary services.
During the pandemic, something emerged from the backyard of a house in Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, a initiative aimed at children with learning difficulties from the community of Coroado. Thus was born the Uirá Association for Integral Development — a project that offers educational and psychological support to those who need it most.
Today, we have a multidisciplinary team and we are continuously expanding our impact with listening, care and quality education.
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The name Uirá was chosen as a tribute to Professor Darcy Ribeiro and his 1974 book Uirá, um Índio em Busca de Deus.
"Uirá" means "bird" in Tupi, which gives us a sense of mission: to enable our students to learn to fly and soar as high and as far as they wish...
With the little bird as our logo, we adopted Mário Quintana’s “Poeminho do Contra” as our motto:
“Everyone who is there
Crossing my path,
They will pass...
I am the little bird!”
Learn a little more about our projects, what they involve, and how to sign up.
In the team at Uirá we have pedagogues, psychopedagogues and teachers formed specialists who work, adapted to each child, to support them in their development, in understanding and absorption of school content, from literacy to education fundamental. All this without neglecting the appreciation of the experience and playful and enjoyable relationship with knowledge.
In the team at Uirá we have pedagogues, psychopedagogues and teachers formed specialists who work, adapted to each child, to support them in their development, in understanding and absorption of school content, from literacy to education fundamental. All this without neglecting the appreciation of the experience and playful and enjoyable relationship with knowledge.
Our team also includes teachers and volunteers from various nationalities and specialties who give classes in arts, music, English, French, Spanish, and others.
There are several ways you can support our project!
You can, for example, be a volunteer, and teach our children subjects from your area of expertise.
Can also participate by providing psychological, speech therapy, medical, and Occupational therapy or social work assistance.
Can still provide administrative, accounting services, but not just.
You can also publish on social networks. You can even when necessary, in Partnership with the health clinic, thoroughly check children who have lice!
Whoever wants can also sponsor a child to buy medicine for continuous use, pay for an English course.
O Yazigi in Cosme Velho is one of our partners and offers a great discount for our students. Just get in touch with us and we can talk about the possibilities of sponsorship.
Still some families that we help with basic food baskets when it happens.
Whoever wants can also support by making a donation.
Our pix is our email: uiraong@gmail.com
I would like to first thank God, and then thank you all for your dedication to my daughter and to all the children. Thank you for everything. May God continue to bless you all.
Impeccable, compassionate work that puts the child at the center!
I’m extremely grateful to everyone at Uirá. My son is participating in their programs, and he’s making progress every day!
Amazing! Kind and extremely professional. Exceptional customer service.
I was deeply moved and very happy to see my daughter, Laura, give her presentation about the Rio Carioca. Her presentation and interpretation were so clear and accurate that she received a lot of applause. I’m extremely grateful to Uirá for all the help they’ve given in Laura’s development. Congratulations on your great work!
Learn more about how to contact us:
Whoever wants to talk to us can contact us via WhatsApp or through our Instagram Direct
You can also write to the email uiraong@gmail.com.
Want to visit us? Contact us and we can welcome you with a warm cup of coffee and lots of affection in any of our units.
A Uirá seeks to provide the holistic development of the potential of the children and of the families we serve. We do this through the provision or referral to necessary services.
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