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About Me

Helder Araujo has collected skills in many different areas of social communication and design. At the very early age of 23, he became the youngest professor ever to teach at the prestigious Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences (FAFICH) in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. After a one-year academic tenure, he relocated to Treviso, Italy, where he worked for the relevant anthropological photography magazine "COLORS". While still in Italy, Helder worked for clients such as World Health Organisation and World Food Program fighting TB and Hunger utilizing the valuable tools he had in his hands: communication and design. Back in Brazil since 2004, Helder has worked with NGO's such as The Green Initiative, helping them establish clearer and more efficient communication with other companies. In 2006 he became a partner at a very fresh and forward youth research institute named Box 18-24, working for a wide range of top clients and brands such as Unilever, Nokia, Fiat, Adidas, Natura, and others. Consumer insights for such brands made him understand that his research and innovation experience and abilities could be positively utilized in the public sector in order to improve citizens' awareness and social participation. His current new company provides innovation research and internet consultancy for Brazilian state and city governments.

Location:
Brazil, São Paulo
Current organization:
WebCitizen
Past organizations:
Bola Sociology Design, Box1824 Youth Research, Fabrica - Benneton's Communications Research Centre, The Green Initiative
Current role:
Founder
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Public Sector, Research, ethnography, Information Design, Internet Start-ups, Youth Culture, Sustainable Design at all scales, Web Services, startups, Design
I am:
Brainstormer, Concerned citizen, Connector, Consultant, Designer, Entrepreneur, Global soul, Idea generator, Social entrepreneur, Startup
Languages:
Portuguese, English, Italian
My website links:
busk.com, TEDx Amazon, TEDx Sao Paulo
Universities:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
TED conferences attended:
TED2014, TED2013, TED2012, TED2011, TED2010, TED Associate, TED2009, TED2008
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More About Me

I'm passionate about

"Bringing the importance of peace and love to a higher understanding of mankind."

An idea worth spreading

Information and Knowledge are the catalysts for world change. They should be free, easily accessed to promote constructive thinking in our societies.

Talk to me about

Childhood, Educational Systems, Public Service Innovation, online apps, Information Design. And of course: samba, soccer and summer.

People don't know that I'm good at

been a father.

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    A comment on Conversation: How we can use social media on a world scale to launch a global campaign to recognize Internet access as a basic human right?

    Feb 17 2011: Thanks Sebastian. I truly believe if education is a human right, internet access can't be left behind.
    (It should be included inside the 26th article: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml)

    (1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.

    (2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.

    (3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

    Let's try to write the 4th paragraph down?
    I think it should be related to "free access to autodidact tools" such as libraries, museums and internet.

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