Projects
Vale Foundation’s projects and initiatives are developed and structured on Education, Basic Health, Productive Inclusion, and Social Protection, and include five Knowledge Stations. The projects are implemented in the territories in which Vale operates. On this page, you can learn more about the projects and filter considering the theme, the state or the city of operation.
Health Cycle Social Protection
The Health Cycle Program contributes with complementary actions to those developed by the municipalities, with a focus on strengthening Primary Care and through technical cooperation for the qualification of Family Health Strategy (ESF) teams in topics related to attention, prevention, and health promotion. In partnership with the Center for Health Promotion (CEDAPS) and the municipal secretariats, the initiative also includes the supply of instruments and furniture that help improve diagnosis and clinical practice, which leads to improved care and compliance with the right to health in the territories.
Knowledge Station
The Knowledge Stations are spaces that offer educational, cultural, and sports activities for children and teenagers from 6 to 17 years old, during after-school hours. Its political-pedagogical projects and schedules are designed to contribute to the integral development of the people served, fostering creativity and innovation, and strengthening the articulation of partnerships between public entities and civil society, valuing the characteristics of each region.
Among the activities offered are language and digital media, music, dance, capoeira classes, and sports such as football, athletics, and swimming. Reading and audiovisual rooms and collections are also available. There are five Knowledge Stations, located in the municipalities of Arari (MA), Brumadinho (MG), Serra (ES), Marabá, and Tucumã (PA).
Networked Territories
The Networked Territories Program aims to identify the main challenges related to the development of municipalities, proposing a set of actions to ensure the confrontation of school exclusion and to carry out an in-depth diagnosis of the challenges and the articulation of governmental and non-governmental sectors for the development of policies and initiatives in the different areas. The initiative is carried out with the support of Cidade Escola Aprendiz, Wheaton Precious Metals, Grupo Hidrau Torque (GHT), Komatsu e Keda”, who are partners of the program.