The project aims to raise the levels of education and literacy, contrasting school absenteeism, child street life, child labour and the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. To attain this objective, work within the community centres is fundamental, where artistic instruction will take place through theatre, dance, music, cultural expressions and sport. At the same time, seminars will be held on human rights, citizenships, affection and sexual education.
In addition to student access to community activities, the training and responsibility processes of teachers will be strongly supported, on matters concerning the childhood sector, education policies, proposals intended to deal with the key problems highlighted by the project. Again in the collaboration framework, educational supervision is planned with inspections and monitoring of schooling, participation in school meetings, and the preparation and motivation of parents for their greater involvement (e.g. participation in school boards, etc.).

The project cornerstone lies in the techniques taught by famous Brazilian pedagogue, Paulo Friere, promoter of active pedagogies. His method not only teaches reading and writing, but also provides the tools by which to acquire a greater understanding of one’s world and society, to reach full exercise of social and civil rights. Hence the Intervita project title ‘Educating Citizenship’. A project where the students are not simply a vacuum to be filled with education but, on the contrary, the protagonists of an active pedagogy based first and foremost on the emerging needs of children and adolescents.