The document presents information about the Awakening House of Culture, a social project founded in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The mission is to provide access to arts, education, and cultural opportunities for underserved communities to help youth overcome social inequality. The project offers scholarships and partnerships in areas like ballet, jiu-jitsu, and sports to provide opportunities for social mobility and integration. It also details a Young Entrepreneur Project to develop entrepreneurial skills in youth and support existing small businesses in the community.

2. MISSION
To awake dreams;
Build conditions for those dreams to become reality;
Bring up future professionals, leaders and winners that
will overcome social inequality.
VISION
The “Awakening House " aims at the dissemination of the arts and education
for all, connecting different nations, different people, encouraging the
development of their culture.

3. OUR DIFFERENCE
The AWAKENING HOUSE OF CULTURE is not to offer courses within the community,
but to seek more opportunities and create conditions outside the boundaries
imposed by social differences.
The development of future adults, professionals and leaders become more effective because it allows
the young child the expansion of knowledge and different cultural views. It also allows the practice in
the evolution of social integration. Our mission is to draw young people and children in communities
to the various programs and offer them worldly opportunities
LOOKING FORWARD TO IMPROVE
Our job is to care for, prepare and give less fortunate citizens the encouragement to
realize their dreams. Trying to create the best conditions and support for their
evolution, will ultimately result in success and will become a great story of victory.

4. THE PARADIGM
The citizen who were born and live in poor communities want to have more access to culture,
higher education and the opportunity to improve as a human being. They often have fears
and insecurities developed thru the non-belief in real opportunities, while seeking better
life conditions. Social classes have targeted most of these people, forcing them to live
without any hope or opportunity for change.

5. FOUNDER
Sulanita Teófilo Carvalho was born in 1962 , and passed away in 2007.
She was better known as Sula by her community, the Favela do Vidigal,
which is located at the south of Rio de Janeiro city, in Brazil. There, she
started the Casa de Cultura Despertar / The Awakening House of Culture /
Sulanita (on the left) and her mother Irailde social project, in 1992.
GODMOTHER
In 1994, Sulanita Teófilo Carvalho met the international
singer Dionne Warwick and took the chance to invite her to
be the project's godmother. Since then, she has also been
largely responsible for the success of the Awakening House
.

6. Multiply winners of the
OUR DREAM social inequalities.

7. PARTNERSHIPS
BALLET DALAL ACHACAR
10 scholarships for girls from Vidigal . Two of them became professional
ballerinas and they are teaching classical ballet to youngers.
GÁVEA JIU-JITSU
20 Scholarships for kids from Vidigal. One of them
became teacher and teachs in London to the same school.
FLAMENGO CLUB
50 scholarship for kids from Vidigal in
several sport modality. Two young ladies are
playing to a north american college in the
volleyball team and they’ve become
samples to many other kids in Vidigal.

8. YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR PROJECT
CONCEIVED BY
Prof. Nelson Caldas
ACADEMIC FORMATION/TITLES
Graduation in Economics from Cândido Mendes University; specialization in Total Quality Management
focused on Enterprise Managing from UFF (Fluminense Federal University) and master degree in
Entrepreneurial Economics from Cândido Mendes University, in Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
QUALIFICATION
All knowledge in the administrative, financial and new projects areas were acquired in small, medium and
large enterprises, summing over 12 years of professional experience as Director of Financial
Administration.
Co-author of “Introdução ao Empreendedorismo – Despertando a atitude empreendedora”
(Introduction to Entrepreneurialism – The awakening of an entrepreneurial attitude), published by Editora
Elsevier in the beginning of 2010.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (ESTÁCIO DE SÁ UNIVERSITY)
Professor of Social Sciences and Polytechnic Courses in the following subjects:
Applied Economics
Structure and Analysis of Projects
Microeconomics
International Public Relations
Author and Presenter of the subject Entrepreneurialism, transmitted live by satellite
to all of Brazil (EAD – On line Teaching)

9. YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
The Young Entrepreneur Project aims to awakening in young people an entrepreneurial attitude,
helping them develop abilities and a myriad of talents that will broaden their chances of acting in
society, searching innovation and ethics, expanding their understanding of the risks and the
possibilities of getting a job.
YOUTH PROFILE
Studying age, from elementary to high school level, living or not in the community where
the project is being implemented.
PILOT PROJECT Community of Vidigal

10. A NEW CHALLENGE
Break the pragmatic barriers of
social exclusion.
Motivate and guide the most
precious asset of the community:
its young people.
NEED DEVELOPS INTO OPPORTUNITY
The existence and effectiveness of business enterprises in the
community is strong. From the locksmith to the owner of the
auto mechanic shop, from the manicurist to the owner of the
grocery store, development of a more structured means for
these activities, such as is getting young people dynamically
in touch with this concept. The main focus is to allow the
possibilities of professional growth among young people and
development of the community fulfilling the lack of new
entrepreneur leaders.
A NEW CHALLENGE
Break the pragmatic barriers of social exclusion.
Motivate and guide the most precious asset of the community:
its young people.

11. VOLUNTEER WORK
Be a part of this great team that is
driving a paradigm shift concerning
social inequalities.
Change begins within and with you.
CONTACT US
If you want more information or if you have any specific question regarding volunteer work,
you can reach us at: contato@casadespertar.org

12. THANK
YOU