ADCAM Growth
Continual Growth to Meet Community Needs
Over the last 18 years, continuing the same process of responding to community needs, the school has grown from one classroom to a facility that serves over 500 children per day from pre-school through high school. It has also expanded its services to the whole community with outreach programs designed to help at-risk teens, women, families and the elderly, rural education programs, community health education, eradication of child labor and the promotion of symposia directed to professionals in government and private organizations for the investigation and discussion of socio-educational challenges affecting Amazonian society.
top2005 Masrour Institute Inaugurated
On October 31st, 2005, this Institute of technology was officially inaugurated. Please read the full story of this special event at inauguration.
2005 40 Computers
The Mona Foundation has recently been able to acquire and ship 40 computers to ADCAM in the Spring of 2005. The computers and software will serve the students of the Masrour Institute of Technology.
2005 $10,000 Scholarships
One of the ADCAM project founders, Ferial Sami, came to this country to visit. A luncheon was held in Los Angeles, and Ferial shared the stories of the children from the Amazon. These stories brought the attendees to tears, and funds came pouring in for scholarships for these wonderful deserving young people. Very soon, the contribution amount rose to $10,000 for scholarships for the ADCAM students.
2003 Seattle Foundation
A grant from the prestigious Seattle Foundation provided $1,000 in scholarships for ADCAM. This grant has been lovingly extended for a second year in 2004.
2002 Masrour Institute of Technology
A grant from the Federal Government of Brazil for approximately US $1 million was awarded in 2002 to construct and equip the Masrour Institute of Technology. This Institute, scheduled to open in October 2005, will offer a variety of courses, 4-year degree programs and technical associate degrees for youth and adults in areas such as refrigeration, graphic design, business administration, social and economic development, social work, environmental studies, nutrition, carpentry, mechanics and music.
2002 Tahirih College of Education
In February, 2002, a proposal by the Association for the Cohesive Development of the Amazon (ADCAM) to found the Tahirih College of Education was officially approved and licensed by the government. This initiative will offer university level courses and degrees in education and educational administration.
This initiative of ADCAM will help to raise the educational standards and practices throughout the entire Amazon region, will allow its own students access to higher education, and will even assist in the ability of the project to attain self-sufficiency through income received by way of tuition from teachers who study at the college. The Tahirih College of Education was formally approved and licensed on February 15, 2002, and offered its first classes to a student body of 100 students in February, 2003.
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