Miss\u00e3o Paz in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a>,<\/strong> Brazil. Before emigrating, Steve was studying Law, Political Science and Philosophy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Due to the country\u2019s political and economic instability, he made the difficult decision to leave his family, friends, and beloved dogs behind, in search of a new life in Brazil.<\/p>\n\u201cWhen I arrived in Brazil\u201d recalls Steve, \u201cI felt a sense of accomplishment because it was a goal of mine to move here. I also felt deeply grateful towards God because it was a tiring and difficult journey for me.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSince arriving in S\u00e3o Paulo in May 2024, Steve has been taking Portuguese courses offered by Miss\u00e3o Paz<\/span><\/strong>, a Scalabrinian philanthropic institution that supports and welcomes immigrants and refugees in the city of S\u00e3o Paulo, active since the 1930s.<\/p>\nThanks to his command of Portuguese and knowledge of Creole, French, English, and Spanish, he was hired by the institution to welcome and support other migrants and Refugees who are looking for a job and enter the Brazilian job market<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\u201cI have contacts with firms, and every week I share the names of interested candidates with these firms. I also assist with digitizing curriculum and register new immigrant people who wants to be part of this program. The registration process includes collecting key information and work experience, which takes place twice a week.\u201d<\/p>\n
When people are forced to flee their homes, they leave many things behind – but not everything. Their skills, knowledge and resourcefulness remain with them, along with a desire to serve and contribute meaningfully to their new communities.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nToday, Steve lives in S\u00e3o Paulo with his sister and is preparing for the entrance exam at the University of S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n
He dreams of studying law and reuniting with his family in Brazil in the future<\/span><\/strong>, offering his parents a better life.<\/p>\n\u201cDo your part, stay calm, and God will provide for what you need,\u201d<\/span> <\/strong>is the mantra that helps him through his journey.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archivio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simieducation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simieducation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simieducation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simieducation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simieducation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5995"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.simieducation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6235,"href":"https:\/\/www.simieducation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5995\/revisions\/6235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simieducation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simieducation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simieducation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simieducation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}