{"id":207977,"date":"2019-01-20T07:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T09:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=207977"},"modified":"2019-01-22T21:44:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T23:44:59","slug":"project-trains-refugees-to-become-baristas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/project-trains-refugees-to-become-baristas\/","title":{"rendered":"Project trains refugees to become baristas"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Aiming to offer free training and give opportunities to young people in social risk, the project Fazedores de Caf\u00e9<\/a><\/em>\u00a0exists since 2014. Last year, for the first time ever, its creators decided to accept refugee students. \u201cIt is very important social problem that we saw in Brazil. Directing these people coming from abroad and looking for a job. We can welcome them and positively influence their lives. The course is very helpful boosting their self-esteem. That happened with me. The idea is always helping someone in social risk. Other classes were composed by students from poor neighborhoods or on community service,\u201d the project coordinator Paulo Gabriel Maciel da Silva told in interview to ANBA.<\/p>\n

Now coordinating the project, he was a student of the first class trained by Fazedores de Caf\u00e9<\/em>. The project is conceived and developed by Sof\u00e1 Caf\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 chain of coffeehouses from S\u00e3o Paulo. The classes for refugees started in October 2018 and will continue until April this year. The project rate of employment is 90%. To enter the course, students go through a pre-selection in partner NGOs. The students in the current class include one from Syria, one from Mali and one from Congo, in addition to two Brazilians. This diverse class learns about the coffee world inside the Sof\u00e1 Caf\u00e9 facility in Pinheiros, S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n

Knowledge <\/strong><\/p>\n

The course curriculum comprises different subjects. \u201cI\u2019m not just talking about the making, but also about cultivation and production. We\u2019ll usually go out to the farm and take lessons with coffee growers. And from the \u2018farm gate on out\u2019 we\u2019ll talk about roasting, tasting and preparing the drink. We\u2019ll also discuss customer service, particular things that Fazedores<\/em> can offer in Brazil: the cafeteria business, service, ethics, body expression are classes we do with people who are specialists,\u201d the coordinator revealed.<\/p>\n

In order to welcome refugees, Fazedores<\/em> also included a lesson on communication. \u201cIn Fazedores de Caf\u00e9<\/em>, I see the drink and its complexity as an excuse for helping out. More than about overseeing classes on coffee, it\u2019s about a loving relationship, about paying attention and making oneself present. And about trying to steer them with focus, attention and commitment to the classes,\u201d said Silva.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new class is very different from the ones I\u2019ve coordinated in the past. They come from a different background. These young people have gone through situations I already been through, so I had a clearer understanding of their needs than with the previous class. For this class, I guess the methods are very different. It\u2019s much more about a relationship of understanding,\u201d pondered Silva.<\/p>\n

The musician<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rajana Oulby of Syria (pictured<\/em>) is a musician. Living in Brazil for three and a half years now, he worked at a farm and as an electrician. The almost 20 months he spent in the farm helped Rajana bring his family to Brazil. \u201cWhen I arrived I didn\u2019t know anyone, I didn\u2019t speak Portuguese. And I made it, I learned by speaking with Brazilians. Things are easier now. The Brazilians helped me bring my family. And I had to bring them by any means,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n

Rajana is now back to living in S\u00e3o Paulo to pursue his dream. \u201cWhen things cooled off, I decided to go back to working with what I love to do: music,\u201d says he, who started the band Brisa do Oriente<\/em>, which plays Arab music.<\/p>\n

As he writes songs and works to promote his band, Rajana found out about Fazedores<\/em>. \u201cA friend called me and said there was this course I could take. I really like coffee, I drink some good ones around here! And I wanted to learn more about the drink. The experience is turning out to be great! I\u2019ve learned a lot. I never knew there was so much to learn about coffee. Now I know this is a big world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

And apart from coffee? \u201cBy working here [in the Fazedores<\/em> project] I\u2019ll learn new words and make new friends. Each job has something new, and I\u2019m learning a lot,\u201d the Syrian said. Upon completing the course, Rajana intends to keep making music and finding work with his newly acquired knowledge about coffee.<\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda & Gabriel Pomerancblum <\/strong><\/p>\n

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