Fortaleza, CE
Municipality in Ceará
Brazil
Fortaleza, CE provides accessible vocational courses through the Programa Fortaleza + Futuro
Fortaleza offers 41 free courses to residents aged 16 and over with help from state agency SENAI/CE. Participants learn skills like cooking, sewing, and woodworking useful for employment or starting their own businesses. Course lengths vary from 16 to 160 hours with one-third of classes available on a distance-learning platform. Program Fortaleza + Futuro ensures accessibility for all students with sign language interpreters and adaptive workspaces.
Fortaleza, CE
Brazil
Fortaleza, CE lifts up next generation of female entrepreneurs with Nossas Guerreiras credit program
Municipal officials and the state of Ceará allocated 55 million real with the goal of assisting 17,000 low-income recipients. Women looking to start or expand small businesses qualify for loans up to 3,000 real. There is a six-month grace period followed by a 30-month period of interest-free repayment. Nossas Guerreiras participants receive eight hours of free online training in proposal development and leadership to accelerate business growth.
Fortaleza, CE
Brazil
Fortaleza, CE produces the next generation of local business leaders with Fortaleza Capacita Program
The one-year program will train 30,000 aspiring business owners, managers, and consultants. Fortaleza and national nonprofit SEBRAE host free courses for more than 2,000 local entrepreneurs per month. Virtual course topics vary each month with in-depth discussions ranging from digital marketing to pricing strategies. Each course requires approximately 12 hours of work with opportunities for skill certifications.
Fortaleza, CE
Brazil
Fortaleza, CE creates CPDrogas telephone service to ease resident struggles with drug dependencies
Municipal officials introduced this free phone service for residents at risk for relapses or worsening addictions due to social isolation. The CPDrogas team is staffed by nurses, psychologists, and social workers who evaluate a caller's current condition. Struggling residents are referred to medical care and specialists based on extensive interviews. Each participant receives follow-up calls from CPDrogas to check their condition and provide additional assistance.
Fortaleza, CE
Brazil
Fortaleza, CE highlights public finances and employee information on Transparency Portal
The portal details budgeted expenses and receipts by city department in an easy-to-read format. Interested parties find financial transfers between the city, state, and national government along with current contracts. Portal users locate salaries for every public employee using a search bar or a department list. Municipal officials created a portal section that details COVID-19 expenses, contracts, and supply donations.
Fortaleza, CE
Brazil
Fortaleza, CE improves public involvement in combatting disease transmission with Xô, Mosquito! app
A request on the mobile app brings a pest control agent to the user's home for mosquito eradication. Xô, Mosquito! details cases of dengue fever, Zika fever, and other mosquito-borne diseases by neighborhood. Fortaleza residents can build weekly checklists in the app based on health and safety tips from public health officials. The app features informational pages on diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and typical breeding locations.
Fortaleza, CE
Brazil
Fortaleza, CE connects residents to a full spectrum of traffic services with the AMC Mobile App
Local residents use the app to request roadwork including traffic signs, streetlights, and repainted lines. City workers research traffic flow, accidents, and surrounding assets at the requested locations before making recommendations. The AMC Mobile App allows commuters to report minor accidents without injuries to avoid congestion by police vehicles. Additional services in the app range from disability parking applications to traffic ticket appeals.
Fortaleza, CE
Brazil