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In a country where gangs and drugs cause problems for many idle
Relations pursue careers as diverse as the world they’ve traveled.
youth, Zip Zap keeps kids off the streets, doing something active,
unique, and fun. They learn how to juggle, to flip safely on a trampoline,
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José Batista Do Rego, one of the original Zip Zap kids, says, “They Intercultural Training & Consulting
teach you very important life skills. They first teach you to work with
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different race, you learn to work together, and to have fun together. You
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José has been performing with acrobat Kagisho Arnold Mutlane,
another alumnus, in France’s Cirque Phénix, a contract booked for them
through Zip Zap. Their success is further proof that education can go
beyond books and pencils.
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