Forty local leaders and multipliers are trained in digital skills in a laboratory equipped by Microsoft and will replicate courses for more than 100 people from the Xinguana community
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Microsoft, in partnership with the Associação Terra Indígena do Xingu (ATIX) and Recode – an organization that promotes technological training in low-income communities – announces the completion of the second phase of the digital project of the Xingu peoples, a training initiative that aims to to strengthen the digital skills of indigenous leaders and take this knowledge to members of the villages of Alto Xingu, Médio Xingu, Baixo Xingu and Leste Xingu. The second phase began in September by training 20 leaders from Xingu organizations and 20 indigenous multipliers, who became technology instructors and will be able to benefit more than one hundred people from the Xingu community at the end of the cycle.
In September, twenty leaders were trained and trained the rest of the inhabitants of the indigenous community. In October, training was carried out for twenty local multipliers. The knowledge trails address the development of digital skills, technologies for the future, digital tools for the world of work, including knowledge in Microsoft tools such as M365, which has software such as Word, Power Point and Excel, as well as new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and cloud.
“The completion of the first phase of the project, which equipped the computer laboratory at ATIX headquarters, opened the way for a new cycle of development and empowerment of the indigenous communities of Xingu. The second phase benefited the digital skills community. It is very important that we train indigenous people in the most current technologies so that they have independence from non-indigenous people to build solutions that meet their needs, such as territorial protection, project management, among others”, says Lúcia Rodrigues, Philanthropy leader at Microsoft Brazil.
The second stage had face-to-face training in Canarana and lasted 3 weeks for the 2 groups. Participants deepened their knowledge of mobile devices, computers and emerging technologies, combining workshops and studies that promote knowledge in technology, from basic principles to initial technical knowledge. “Through the initiative, we provide access to knowledge in digital tools, which is so necessary in the connected world we live in, and we expand digital connection in our community. These skills provide more autonomy and possibilities for our inhabitants, both for recreational use and for people's employability”, highlights Ianukulá Kaiabi Suia, president of Atix.
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