As the work carried out by the Santos Dumont Institute (ISD) contribute to sustainable development? What other actions can be thought of and put into practice in this regard? This was the provocation made to the students during the class this Wednesday (28) of Education for Global Citizenship, a graduate course offered by the ISD since 2018, with the theme “Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development”.
The projects big belly — interprofessional care strategy in prenatal care, carried out in the Quilombola Capoeiras Community —, Fazer Direito(s) — Reference service for the care of people in situations of sexual violence —, Arte de Crescer — for child development, Educa Parkinson It is Neurinho — for people with disabilities, teaching, research and extension initiatives such as the Multiprofessional Residence in Careful to the Health of Persons with Disabilities and the Master in neuroengineering and service to the community through the Unified Health System (SUS) were the Institute's main actions recognized by students as initiatives that strengthen objectives such as Quality Education, Gender Equality and Reduction of Inequalities, goals that are part of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“Global citizenship education was thought of as a catalyst for these goals, as a strategy to make this happen. How does the work developed here relate to these objectives? The idea of this class is to understand what we have to do with it, what we already do and can do, in practice, to achieve these goals”, said the general director of the ISD, Reginaldo Freitas Jr.
The course brings together 19 students from the Multiprofessional Residency in Health Care for Persons with Disabilities and the Master's Degree in neuroengineering of ISD, including professionals in psychology, social work, speech therapy, physiotherapy, biomedicine and biomedical engineering.
GOALS
Eradicating poverty and hunger, confronting various gender violence, reducing inequalities, full access to health, energy, water and quality education and protecting the environment are part of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), part of the Agenda 2030, which aims to make society more just and equal around the world for the next nine years.
EDUCATION
For the Director General of ISD, Reginaldo Freitas Jr., it is significant to provoke discussion about how the Institute acts to guarantee a fairer and more egalitarian society. “It is symbolic that we are in the Paulo Freire auditorium, on World Education Day, discussing how our work contributes to various factors such as reducing inequalities, strengthening quality education and health. Our projects translate the principle of thinking globally and acting locally and students are part of of that day by day”, said Reginaldo.
April 28, celebrated this Wednesday, marks World Education Day, established 19 years ago by leaders from 164 countries, including Brazil, and symbolizes the commitment of these nations to the development of one of the main pillars of a society: the education.
IN PRACTICE
14 Education Projects for Social and Community Action developed by the Santos Dumont Institute are still active and with activities taking place in a remote or hybrid format. The activities carried out are focused on responding to demands identified by the communities with which the ISD operates and in the integration of teaching, research and extension at the Institute, with the participation of students from the Multiprofessional Residency in Health Care for Persons with Disabilities and the Master's in neuroengineering.
The SDGs are at the heart of the Institute's work and, in practice, are achieved through initiatives aimed at the inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, reduction of maternal mortality, assistance to children, adolescents and women in situations of sexual violence, research, development and innovation in assistive technologies, in addition to physical, auditory and intellectual rehabilitation.
MISSION
From this perspective, this semester the class will have the challenge of acting locally. In one of the main activities of the semester, students have the task of coordinating with the community to identify needs and propose solutions for improvements at Escola Santa Luzia, in Capoeiras — the largest Quilombola community in RN.
The Santos Dumont Institute is a non-profit Social Organization linked to the Ministry of Education. It is a reference in teaching, research and extension in maternal and child health, people with disabilities, in neurosciences and neuroengineering.
