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The Project Was an Initiative of the Government for More Women to Professionalize
The Mão na Massa project, Women in Civil Construction, is opening 60 places for the free training course for masons and painters. Registrations will take place starting this Monday (3rd) and will go until Wednesday (5th), right at the beginning of this February. The registration and interview location is the headquarters of Faetec in Itaboraí (Av. Antônio Gomes, 1260, Ampliação) and the hours are from 8 am to noon.
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Women in Civil Construction
To the men on duty, I’m sorry to inform you, but the priority is for women in situations of economic and social vulnerability. The age range should be between 18 and 45 years, and they must have completed at least 5th grade of elementary school. The project is carried out by the Instituto Maria Imaculada, with sponsorship from Petrobras.
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Mão na Massa – Women in Civil Construction: training as a mason and painter
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Unable to secure a mortgage as a self-employed single mother, she designed her own floating home from a 20-meter boat and now lives “off-grid” with her two children and solar panels on an English canal.
Registrations: From 3 to 5/02, from 8 am to noon
Where: FAETEC Headquarters Itaboraí (Av. Antônio Gomes, 1260, Ampliação)
Information: (21) 3147-5100/(21) 97240-2933
Email: contato@projetomaonamassa.org.br
Class Duration
The overall duration of the classes is about 5 months, including both theoretical and practical lessons. In addition to the certificate issued at the end of the course, the last three months are covered with a scholarship. Participants receive professional clothing and personal protective equipment, snacks, transportation vouchers, and a tool kit.
The Project Trained 1,200 Women Working as Electricians, Masons, Carpenters, and Painters – Women in Civil Construction
Finally, the Mão na Massa Project was conceived by civil engineer Deise Gravina, who has always enjoyed getting involved in social projects to help disadvantaged communities. Deise realized that Civil Construction could be a path to professionalize not only men but women as well, believing that both men and women have equal rights.
