While 122 million girls remain out of classrooms around the world, according to data from the UN (United Nations), a Brazilian initiative uses technology and creativity to put this debate at the center of children’s attention.
The project DCPC (From Child to Child) has been uploading animations to YouTube that discuss female access to education and overcoming challenges from the students’ own perspective.
Technology for the achievement of rights
The methodology focuses on protagonism: through conversation circles, students create collective stories, create drawings and record voiceovers for the works. By combining language and technology, the project not only teaches about fundamental rights, but integrates the process of building social awareness from an early age.
Among the contents is audiovisualfrom 2025, made by children between 8 and 9 years old, which introduces students to the trajectory of Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani woman recognized worldwide for defending access to education and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Produced in a school environment, the video uses playful language to discuss freedom of choice and fundamental rights from childhood.
Another animation isalso from 2025, made by students aged 10 to 11, which tells the story of a girl born in a mountainous village in Afghanistan. The character reports the difficulties in attending school after the ban imposed by the Taliban regime and describes the alternatives found to continue learning, reinforcing education as a right that cannot be denied.
Children’s view of the world
For the specialist in education and creation, CEO and one of the creators of DCPC, Vitor Azambujathe project seeks to bring together children from different realities and transform experiences, feelings and perceptions into audiovisual narratives.
According to him, the videos authentically express children’s views on the world. “These are productions created by children and that need to be encouraged to circulate in the daily life of the family, community and society. The construction of a fairer society begins with solid education from the beginning”, he states.
Still according to Vitor, it is necessary to guarantee tools so that children are protagonists of their history and social transformations. “An example of this is the animation that addresses the story of Malala, who became a symbol of female resistance around the world. It is important that children are aware of these meanings”, he adds.
Likewise, the specialist in education and business, also CEO of DCPC, Gilberto Barrosohighlights that, when female characters start to occupy more space in teaching materials, there is a broadening of horizons. “Projects like De Criança Para Criança show that complex themes, such as girls’ right to education and courage in the face of adversity, can be addressed from childhood, using accessible language and from the perspective of children themselves”, he concludes.
