Editing Recife (section)

===Recuperation program===
[[UNICEF]] is an international development agency, which supports locally initiated projects with an emphasis on children. Recife offered an environment to utilise its rich cultural heritage to develop programs aimed at its most serious issues. One of the most hands-on projects was a radio program named "Jovens Comunicadores" (Communicating Youth).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.redeandibrasil.org.br/hotsite/em-pauta/trabalho-pernambucano-concorre-a-premio-nacional/ |title=Jovens Comunicadores in Recife, Pernambuco |access-date=November 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127101658/http://www.redeandibrasil.org.br/hotsite/em-pauta/trabalho-pernambucano-concorre-a-premio-nacional |archive-date=November 27, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It trained a group of eighteen adolescents to produce a weekly radio program focusing on [[child labour]]. The program is recorded and sent to community radio stations, most of which are broadcast in the sugar cane area where many children work. Jovens Comunicadores advocates and lobbies against exploitation. All programs are produced and edited by teens. As a radio program, it also plays regional music, giving a boost to [[Culture of Brazil|local culture]].<ref>[http://www.blog.educacaoeparticipacao.org.br/?p=18 Jovens Comunicadores Program Blog]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

"Criança Feliz" (Happy Child) had the same objective, eliminating child exploitation, but used a different approach. It was begun by a women's organisation and offered after-school activities with the goal of discouraging children and adolescents from working in sex tourism. Besides giving classes and training in computers, English, art, and karate, it also offered psychological services and [[group therapy]]. These combined services sought to equip children not only with skills but also a positive self-image and respect to not fall into prostitution. As all the kids came from very poor backgrounds, the financial pull of prostitution was very high. Criança Feliz worked at educating them about the high costs in the long term. This was a very interesting project, since it was actually a house with groups of kids divided into participating in different activities.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070522021905/http://www.projetocriancafelizbrasil.com.br/ Criança Feliz Program]</ref>