GET TO KNOW CEARA BETTER
Ceara is located in the northeast area of Brazil with the population of proximally 7,418,476 inhabitants. It has a total area of 146,348.30 Km2, equivalent to 1.7% of Brazil’s total area. It has the total of 573 Km of shore from the Atlantic Ocean, a long a linear coast with plain fields and exotic dunes known for its unique beauty.
In spite of all of its beauty, unfortunately Ceara is also known as one of Brazil’s less fortuned state, with 51.73% of families in poor conditions of life, a concentrated high mortality rate of 51,6% and an illiteracy rate of about 27,8% according to Brazilian indicators. This and other characteristics put Ceara in second place in the national social exclusion rank.
SOURCE:
1Almanaque Abril 2004.
2 Death percentege within one thousand children born alived and up to 1 year of age. (Almanaque Abril 2004.)
WELCOME TO GACC
Gacc is a non-governmental organization working for more than 20(twenty) years developing social projects towards more vulnerable population in the State of Ceara – Brazil. Nowadays, Gacc is present in 5 (five) communities in Fortaleza, the States Capital, and in also 4 (four) hinterland towns.
HISTORICAL FACTSM
During the 1980’s, the draught and extreme poverty of the region of Cariri, in the State of Ceara, was in its worst stage, causing great suffering amongst the local population. A community leader much concerned with his people’s condition developed a movement with the help of a French NGO named Inter Aide. With their help, they started a professional training courses and the building of dams for the development of this community. Years later, projects concerning vegetable gardens, basic sanitary, professional training and daycare centers were developed in the less fortuned communities surrounding the capital of Ceara with the help of communitarian association. In 1985, this group of people legally established themselves as GACC – Grupo de Apoio as Comunidades Carentes (Group in support of the communities in need* - roughly translated), serving Fortaleza and the hinterland of Ceara. In 1992 gained more support throughout a French NGO called Essor, and in 1995 came another French NGO called Partage (por Lês Enfants du Monde). Both NGOs remain a part of Gacc until this day.
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