29 March 2021 | Story
Good neighbours: In Brazil, hard-hit communities get a hand from volunteers—and the UN
Every Thursday, Jennifer Barros goes to Rondon 3, a refugee camp in northern Brazil near the border of Venezuela. The camp hosts 844 Venezuelan refugees and migrants, and Jennifer teaches Portuguese there. Kaleth Colmenares, 12, is always waiting for Jennifer at school. Last February he started attending a Brazilian public school and was still adapting to the new language when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Now, once a week, he gets tutoring sessions in several subjects, not least of all Portuguese.
Caption: Children’s literacy and school tutoring at Rondon 3 Camp, in Boa Vista, Brazil.