Amazonia Cultural Dream: Improved Education

"I dream of an Amazon that preserves the cultural richness that makes it stand out, where human beauty shines in so many different ways". -Pope Francis

Among the complexities of the Amazonian territory, we highlight the fragility of education, especially among indigenous peoples. Although education is a human right, the quality of education is poor and school dropout rates are high, especially among girls. Education evangelizes, promotes social transformation, empowering people with a holy critical sense. "A good school education at an early age lays seeds that can produce lifelong effects" (LS 213)

Read about the issues throughout the region in the PDFs below, but first, we have another short video from the people of the region: