Caramundo creates opportunities for motivated youths in poor urban areas in Latin America. We support local, grass-root youth initiatives that stimulate autonomy and lead to economic self-sufficiency. Our programs focus primarily on arts and sports. We are a non profit organization operated almost entirely by young volunteers from the Netherlands and Latin America.
Amsterdam 30 Sep, 2011
On September 30, Caramundo organizes a smashing R.U.A. party in Toko MC, Westergasfabriekterrein, Amsterdam. This party announces the start of the second edition of R.U.A. in Amsterdam! Toko MC will be filled with sexy groovy Brazilian tunes played by DJ Paulão (Brasil-SP), Selektor Depender, DJ Eindbaas and ZickZack Soundsystem. The wheater is hot, the party gonna be as hot! Be there!
On Tuesday September 27th, Caramundo organizes an Expert Meeting in NoLIMIT Amsterdam Zuidoost. With this meeting Caramundo wants to create a dialogue about the possibilities and positive influences of street art and graffiti in a city environment, and demonstrate how other cities in the world already integrate street art in their urban planning. In Brazil, graffiti and street art are used to uplift neglected urban areas and stimulate safety in those areas by involving local residents and by stimulating creativity. In the Netherlands it seems that we can learn from these Brazilian experiences.
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Radio Netherlands Worldwide reporter Theo Tamis recently accompanied the Dutch soccer team on a trip to Brazil. Curious about the current situation in Brazil - now preparing for the World Cup in 2014, he also paid a visit to Morro do Queto and the soccerfield of Sampaio.
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When running your own business, it is important to know where to start. What is your product and what makes you so sure that you are going to sell it? Who are your competitors and what makes you different? Those are simple questions before you start. But what is equity? Or how do you calculate a percentage for reservations? What is a reservation anyway?
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From July 5th to July 11th Caramundo participated with Rede Nami in the Man Up! Campaign to combat Violence against Women in Johannesburg, South Africa during the FIFA World Cup. Anarkia (Panmela Castro) and Anouk Piket where invited to give a workshop on the methodology to combat violence against women using graffiti in Brazil.
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