How AJTKD’s students make their mark in what is set to be the largest urban garden in the world on World Environment Day. A mission to preserve In celebration of World Environment Day, students from the Jadir Taekwondo Association (AJTKD) took action to restore and protect the environment by planting trees to build the world’s …
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One of the most recurrent problems faced by girls and women in Brazil is violence and abuse. To address this issue, the Jadir Taekwondo Association (AJTKD) developed the Fight For Women project back in 2019, which aims to empower and equip girls and women with self-defense skills, leadership abilities and community involvement. This year, AJTKD …
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Promoting decent work and full employment is crucial for achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and addressing inequalities. To this end, the Jadir Taekwondo Association (AJTKD) recently held an event focused on the challenges that Brazil faces with education and underemployment, and AJTKD’s approach for overcoming them. The event “Tackling inequality through education: the …
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Danilo Malafaia, black belt in Taekwondo, is the Administrative Director at the Jadir Taekwondo Association (AJTKD). He has a background in Business Administration and has always been passionate about sports. Danilo started practicing Taekwondo at AJTKD in 2005, motivated by his father, who is also a martial arts practitioner. He now teaches Taekwondo and has …
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