SANTAREM – MAICA and MAPIRI: In cooperation with PAMEN, an organization that addresses the urgent problems affecting at-risk and homeless children and adolescents, B3 built two satellite facilities in outlying barrios of Santarem. These facilities now provides health education, medical and dental attention, proper nutrition, opportunities for bathing, supervised play and sports activities, lessons in music, art and dance, tutoring, computer training, development of trade skills, and one-on-one attention to personal development and social issues.

SANTAREM – APAE: B3 constructed a dining facility with wheelchair ramps, kitchen and storeroom for the organization APAE (“Associacao de Pais e Amigos do Excepcional” – “Association of Parents and Friends of Challenged Children”). In addition, we provided funding for the purchase of 242 wheelchairs for the center. The mission APAE is to assure the adjustment and well-being of challenged children. In addition to tending to the needs of these children, the staff motivates the local community to have a better understanding of the cause of the challenged, to create job opportunities for the challenged, to support the creation of specialized schools, workshops, special classes, and extra-curricular activities for these youths.