Axé Project

One of the most successful child welfare and education programmes for street children, the Axé Project, constantly visited by international authorities and persons carrying out studies, is considered to be a model solution for the social problem caused by children and adolescents abandoned in the streets. Axé is a non-governmental organization largely maintained by private initiative resources. Formed in 1990, it had already assisted more than two thousand children up to July 1993. Focussing on children and adolescents at risk personally and socially, the project is officially recognized by the UN, through the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Unicef. At the beginning of its activities, it trained educators and created units for culture, literacy, preparation for work, health education, vocational training and employment guidance.