Espaço Compartilharte NGO
The Exchange Fund administered by the Instituto Desiderata underwrote a trip to Minas Gerais State for training ten entrepreneurs with the Veredas de Canoas Circuit in Teresópolis. Scheduled for May 17 to 21, the purpose of this trip was to obtain hands-on experience of the difficulties, triumphs and possibilities of generating income through local tourism and handcrafts. Visits were made to the Tiradentes Craftspeople Association, the August Workshop in the Bichinho district, the Mãos de Minas Centre in Belo Horizonte, the Folk Culture and Development Centre (CPCD) and the Dedo de Gente Cooperative at Curvelo. “In Minas Gerais State, we were able to build up internal links and also made several contacts that provided us with great ideas and good prospects for work,” said Gabriel, Inã and Lucas, who took part in this Project.