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The project CASA DA DUNA
 
     
   
   
 
  A) Project's identity  
   
 
Name:
CASA DA DUNA
Work force and apprentice school
Maquete da escola
 
Address:
Rua Isabel Monteiro, 16
Barra - Fortim – CE
CEP 62815-000
Tel. : (88) 3413 1489
Cel. : (88) 8801 5789
contato@casadaduna.com
 
General goal:
Training school for work force and apprentice in :
• Construction
• Environment
• Furniture
• Landscaping
 
Direction:

Demar Guerra : President / Director of the School
Luiz Henrique Romanato : Treasurer
Philippe Nidegger : Secretary
Kicco Risi : Director of the Construction Workshop
Geirla Costa Risi : Director of the Environment Workshop
Wilma Almeida Guerra : Director of the Lanscaping Workshop
Ednilson Moura Soledade : Director Joinery / Roofing Structure
Tiago Alonso : Director Technical Hall
Maira Miramar de Lima Guerra : International Contacts

To get in touch with the direction members, please go to: “Contact page”

 

   
Enrollment:
30 Apprentices :
4 Masters :
21 Teachers/accompanying personne:
  • 20 apprentices in construction
  • 6 woodworkers (joiners) apprentices
  • 2 environment apprentices
  • 2 landscaping apprentices
  • 1 Carpenter
  • 1 Woodworker (joiner)
  • 1 Bricklayer (mason)
  • 1 Hydraulic specialist
  • 8 Carpenters
  • 6 Woodworkers (joiners)
  • 4 Bricklayers (masons)
  • 1 Reinforced concrete specialist
  • 1 Hydraulic specialist
  • 1 Electrician
   

Covered zones:

 

Brazil North-East states: Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Litoral do Piauí,
Litoral da Bahia, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Para

 

Rio Jaguaribe, Barra do Fortim, Escola Casa da Duna
The Jaguaribe river
School location
The school is located on the edge of the Jaguaribe river, near the mouth of the river.
July - august 2009
 
Opening:
 
     

 

 
  B) Project justification  
     
 
The Director of the project, Demar Guerra, builder, designer and Brazilian wood specialist, decided it was time for him to pass on his knowledge to the young generation as well as the market he has aquired in his 35 years of activity.
Demar Guerra has settled his firm in the municipality of Fortim, a fishermen’s port on the coast of the Ceará state. He justifies the setting up of the school “Casa da Duna” for the following reasons :
 
  • The coastal North-East of Brazil and particularly the Ceará part atracts many investors of the tourist field, generating a good number of construction sites, hotels, « pousadas », condominiums, private houses, etc.
  • The Fortim and region community is suffering of the decrease of the fishing, the almost only paid activity of the municipality, leaving a lot of workers unemployed. The population, mainly the younger generation, needs new education and diversification.
  • The region owns a long tradition in shipbuilding. The fishing activity disappearing, there is no more need for new ships.Terefore, the builders’ enterprises are closing and the professional knowledge of shipbuilding are about to be lost. Demar Guerra intends to recover a part of this know-how and adapt it to new activities and new markets.
Carpintaria naval
Shipyard
Shipyard
 
 

 

 
  C) Goals  
     
 

Open an apprenticeship school with practice workshops, classes for professional theory lessons and general knowledge.

Duration of the apprenticeship: 2 years in average, depending of the capacities of the pupil. The apprentice will get a small salary and will become semi-professional after one year. At the end of the 2 years’ apprenticeship, he’ll come out of the school with solid knowledge in his specialty, giving him the best chances on the work market and in life in general.

     
 

 

 
  D) Pupils' support  
     
 

a) Practical professional training

4 workshops:

1) Construction
2) Environment
3) Joinery / Cabinetmaking (Furniture)
4) Landscaping

For more details, go to page 'The School / Workshops'

b) Theoretical professional instruction
1) Materials knowledge (wood, building work, ground/terrace and rendering new building techniques)
2) Tools’ knowledge
3) Lectures by architects, builders, property developers and professionals tied to the new style of Brazilian building.

c) Further instruction :

Subjects : Portuguese, basic English, mathematics, computing and general knowledge such as : history, geography, civics.

 
 
 

 

 
  E) Equipment and facilities needed  
     
 

To work properly the school is in need of the :

  • Tools
  • Machines
  • Workshop facilities
  • Vehicles
  • Equipment
Clic to see complete list of the existing equipment and equipment that we need to acquire.
Rio Jaguaribe, Barra do Fortim, Escola Casa da Duna
Joinery machines
Máquinas de marcenaria
 

 

 
  F) Funds' request  
     
 

To operate and develop the school, we are seeking for funds to:

  • Build up a stock of material for the first two semesters of activity
  • Build supplementary installation
  • Buy equipment and tools
  • Acquire vehicles
  • Increase the surface of land to secure access of the trucks and build simple accomodation for teachers and masters.
   
 

For instance, a type of sponsoring could be made by potential clients of the school, such as property developers establishing tourist projects in the region, builders, etc. They could order and advance the funds for elements of woodwork they need for their buildings such as: roof structures, doors, windows, furniture, etc. Their capital will be returned with the finished products.

Estimated cost to start operating the school:
R$ 480.000,00 (four hundred and eighty thousand reais) = +/- $ 220.000.- (two hundred and twenty thousand US dollars)

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
CASA DA DUNA
'House of the Dune'
Work Force and Apprentice Training School
Rua Isabel Monteiro, 16
Barra - Fortim - CE - Brazil
Caixa Postal 17 - CEP 62815-000
Tel/Fax : +55 (88) 3413 1489
contato@casadaduna.com

To get in touch with the direction members, please go to: “Contact page”

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