WEBVTT 00:05.000 --> 00:11.000 In a community where poverty is alarming, suicide and homicide of young people are 00:11.000 --> 00:16.640 tragically frequent and school dropout reaches almost 80%, how can we imagine a new 00:16.640 --> 00:19.480 story within this reality? 00:19.480 --> 00:24.080 The Dorcas Project has been a light in the path of children and adolescents. 00:24.080 --> 00:29.120 Each young person reached represents a story of hope and an opportunity to break 00:29.120 --> 00:32.400 the cycle of poverty through education. 00:32.400 --> 00:37.360 We believe that investing in people is building a future where each one can be 00:37.360 --> 00:40.080 the protagonist of their own story. 00:40.080 --> 00:41.320 I am living proof of that. 00:49.320 --> 00:55.440 Hello, my name is Adriano, I am 23 years old and here at Dorcas I found more than support. 00:55.440 --> 00:58.800 I found a new direction for my life. 00:59.480 --> 01:02.960 Today I am finishing my Bachelor's degree in Music in Germany, an achievement that 01:02.960 --> 01:08.720 was only possible thanks to Dorcas, but the story doesn't end here. 01:08.720 --> 01:12.600 Just as the project changed my life, it continues to transform the lives of many 01:12.600 --> 01:19.160 other young people who, like me, have dreams, but few resources to achieve them, and this 01:19.160 --> 01:20.640 change is just beginning. 01:29.640 --> 01:35.560 With dedicated teachers and educators, Dorcas offers not only classes, but also 01:35.560 --> 01:38.720 hope and opportunities. 01:38.720 --> 01:47.200 Youth Impulse is one of our initiatives to prepare young people for the job market. 01:47.200 --> 01:53.080 Meet Nicole, Mateus and Leandro, three young people who are changing their stories with 01:53.080 --> 01:54.080 our help. 01:55.080 --> 02:02.800 I play brass instruments, which is the trumpet, I play flute, the recorder, and I sing in the choir. 02:02.800 --> 02:07.320 My dream is to be a veterinarian since I was little, so that's where I'm studying hard 02:07.320 --> 02:11.840 so I can get there one day, and if it doesn't work out in the middle of my veterinary career 02:11.840 --> 02:13.640 I want to pursue a music career. 02:13.640 --> 02:18.000 And then, when I met Dorcas, I started doing psychology, I met teacher 02:18.000 --> 02:23.800 Nana and several other teachers, who began to bring me real love, 02:23.800 --> 02:26.320 which was something I didn't have much at home. 02:26.320 --> 02:31.520 So that's when I started to realize who I could be and who I am today. 02:31.520 --> 02:37.480 Because Dorcas is a wonderful place, right, it's like a second home, we 02:37.480 --> 02:44.360 make many friends, we have fun, we have things that out there we 02:44.360 --> 02:46.560 don't have, it's really cool. 02:46.560 --> 02:53.400 I saw things in a different way, then Dorcas kind of changed my vision 02:53.560 --> 02:55.560 in various ways. 02:55.560 --> 03:02.080 I never imagined I could teach, teach the children, then Dorcas showed 03:02.080 --> 03:08.440 that it is possible, that they believe in us and we can do it. 03:08.440 --> 03:13.960 As I usually say, Dorcas is a second family, a second home, like 03:13.960 --> 03:19.360 if you can't get something at your home, Dorcas is here to help you. 03:19.360 --> 03:25.680 I thought a lot, yes I thought about giving up, but then Jessica, the social worker, 03:25.680 --> 03:30.000 she told me not to give up and Doris also kept saying, look, don't give up, 03:30.000 --> 03:35.520 we have opportunities for you, you will succeed, stay here with us, don't 03:35.520 --> 03:40.800 leave, so I ended up staying and I'm still here. I have the dream of being a History 03:40.800 --> 03:43.500 teacher, because I really like History. 03:46.960 --> 03:52.240 Transformation begins with each child and adolescent we serve tirelessly 03:52.240 --> 03:59.320 and the impact is reflected in the family, in the neighborhood and, consequently, in the world, but Dorcas 03:59.320 --> 04:03.400 is even bigger and doesn't stop at Leandro, Matheus or Nicole. 04:03.400 --> 04:08.980 Transformation also reaches Eloísa, João Rafael, Paula, this is just the 04:08.980 --> 04:12.080 beginning of a change that spreads more and more. 04:25.750 --> 04:30.325 You need to be part of this journey of transformation. 04:30.325 --> 04:32.280 Every helping hand makes a difference.