Comprehensive Education for the children in São Tomé with CACAE Association
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Empowering São Tomé's Youth
The CACAE Association is committed to empowering the youth of São Tomé and Príncipe by providing opportunities for education, personal growth, and professional development. We aim to address the challenges young people face, including limited access to education and employment, by offering innovative programs and support that help them reach their full potential.
Our Education programs
Chess Club
The Chess Program empowers São Tomé’s youth by developing critical thinking, focus, and discipline through engaging chess lessons and tournaments.
Capoeira
The Capoeira Program combines dance, music, and martial arts to promote physical fitness, cultural awareness, and teamwork among youth.
Professional Training
The Apprenticeship Program provides youth with hands-on training and real-world experience, equipping them with valuable skills for future employment.
Tennis
The Tennis Program helps youth develop physical fitness, discipline, and sportsmanship through tennis training and friendly competitions.
Soccer
The Soccer Program promotes teamwork, discipline, and leadership through training and participation in soccer, building both fitness and community.
Boxing
The Boxing Program empowers youth through physical training, discipline, and self-confidence, fostering resilience and a strong sense of community in a safe, supportive environment.
CACAE began in 2018 by offering local children activities such as drawing, games, and math classes.
By 2019, we were sponsoring four children with full scholarships. In partnership with our local sponsor, a travel agency, we organized encounters between foreign travelers and the children. Visitors would teach a class (music, language, etc.), share a lunch, and then play a chess game during coffee time.
In 2020, despite financial challenges caused by the pandemic, we decided to go public, launch the website, and raise about €4,000. This funding enabled us to continue supporting families with tuition fees and meals. Since our inception, we have served more than 4,000 meals.
Since 2022, as the number of children grew, we relocated all our activities to Barrio do Hospital, where most of the beneficiaries live. This move ensured easier access for the community. Our policy is to have local young adults commit to teaching classes, allowing the very first beneficiaries to now become the teachers!
As of 2024, we offer a full set of extracurricular activities, benefiting more than 70 children and young adults through our programs.
For 2025, our plan is to recover a room in the social center to launch after-school classes, literacy programs for young adults, and open a local library.
Home New
Empowering São Tomé's Youth
The CACAE Association is committed to empowering the youth of São Tomé and Príncipe by providing opportunities for education, personal growth, and professional development. We aim to address the challenges young people face, including limited access to education and employment, by offering innovative programs and support that help them reach their full potential.
Our Education programs
Chess Club
The Chess Program empowers São Tomé’s youth by developing critical thinking, focus, and discipline through engaging chess lessons and tournaments.
Capoeira
The Capoeira Program combines dance, music, and martial arts to promote physical fitness, cultural awareness, and teamwork among youth.
Professional Training
The Apprenticeship Program provides youth with hands-on training and real-world experience, equipping them with valuable skills for future employment.
Tennis
The Tennis Program helps youth develop physical fitness, discipline, and sportsmanship through tennis training and friendly competitions.
Soccer
The Soccer Program promotes teamwork, discipline, and leadership through training and participation in soccer, building both fitness and community.
Boxing
The Boxing Program empowers youth through physical training, discipline, and self-confidence, fostering resilience and a strong sense of community in a safe, supportive environment.
Our Journey - How we started
CACAE began in 2018 by offering local children activities such as drawing, games, and math classes.
By 2019, we were sponsoring four children with full scholarships. In partnership with our local sponsor, a travel agency, we organized encounters between foreign travelers and the children. Visitors would teach a class (music, language, etc.), share a lunch, and then play a chess game during coffee time.
In 2020, despite financial challenges caused by the pandemic, we decided to go public, launch the website, and raise about €4,000. This funding enabled us to continue supporting families with tuition fees and meals. Since our inception, we have served more than 4,000 meals.
Since 2022, as the number of children grew, we relocated all our activities to Barrio do Hospital, where most of the beneficiaries live. This move ensured easier access for the community. Our policy is to have local young adults commit to teaching classes, allowing the very first beneficiaries to now become the teachers!
As of 2024, we offer a full set of extracurricular activities, benefiting more than 70 children and young adults through our programs.
For 2025, our plan is to recover a room in the social center to launch after-school classes, literacy programs for young adults, and open a local library.
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