Region: Brazil, Latin America

Main Areas Of Interest: Social change

Fellowship Period: January -March 2006

Keywords: art, storytelling, education

Biographical Profile:
Keu is a Brazilian educator, artist and storyteller and has trained and worked with educators on art and storytelling as tools to promote social change. Further, she has worked as a consultant for World Vision, Landless Workers Movement and other non-governmental organizations and co-operatives.

In 2001, she initiated the Xeromoa Project, which enables teachers to utilize play in educating public school children. In 2004, this Project became the Xeromoa Institute of Education and Culture and Keu serves as Coordinator of Programs and Projects in charge of proposal development and methodologies.

She also works as Leadership Program Assistant at Winrock International Brazil.