The Projeto Futuro Maker in Governador Valadares is helping young people to develop socioeconomic, socio-emotional and professional skills and competencies in the area of technology. As a result of the partnership between the Vale Foundation and SENAI, the project offers daily technology classes and personal and professional development to 24 young people from different neighborhoods […]
On March 1, the meeting took place at the Parque Botânico Vale São Luís, in São Luís, which brought together partners and representatives from 24 municipalities in Maranhão. The main objective of the event was to discuss partnerships aimed at expanding access to public health for vulnerable populations, as part of the “Health Social Protection […]
Davi Gabriel Bastos da Silva wins gold medal and sets new state record in Copa Brasil Loterias Caixa of Race Walking Vitória, ES – The athletics team of the Knowledge Serra Station shone in the Copa Brasil Loterias Caixa of Race Walking, held recently. With the participation of 39 students from the institution, the national […]
In July, the Arari Knowledge Station, in Maranhão, launched the “Black Narratives” Literary Fair, with the aim of increasing interest in reading in the region, with multifaceted activities focusing on Brazilian blackness. The event featured book launches, local booksellers’ stands, storytelling, arts workshops, conversation circles and cultural presentations, such as coconut dance, black bull ox, […]
The Literary Routes and Networks project, which promotes access to reading by expanding the literary collection of public schools and training professionals, arrived in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais. The initiative, a partnership between the Vale Foundation and the Educational Community (CE-CEDAC) and the municipal department of education, will train more than 400 educators in the […]
The Strengthening of Rights Councils Program, an initiative of the Vale Foundation that encourages the best use of Vale’s encouraged resources for Child and Adolescent Funds and Elderly Funds, organized a series of virtual training and technical advice for 115 municipalities in Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Pará and Rio de Janeiro this year. The […]
In June, the Social Protection Health Cycle Program held meetings with representatives of the Basic Health Units of the municipalities of Governador Valadares, in Minas Gerais, and Mangaratiba and Itaguaí, in Rio de Janeiro. The initiative seeks to expand and qualify the provision of services in the UBSs of the regions, and this formative stage […]
In May, the Literacy Trails project launched 10 educational games to make the literacy process more fun in the classrooms of 24 municipalities in Maranhão. The new complementary teaching material, as well as the individual almanacs distributed annually, addresses elements of the local culture and fauna of the Amazon, seeking to benefit approximately 80,000 students […]
The Routes and Literary Networks project, maintained by the Vale Foundation and the Tear Institute with the objective of enabling access to the book in public educational institutions, was concluded in the municipalities of Catas Altas, in Minas Gerais, and João Neiva, in Espírito Santo. In total, the project resulted in the two territories, 2,298 […]
The Women of Maranhão Network, formed by more than 200 entrepreneurs and babassu coconut breakers, received the United Earth Amazon Award for its contribution to social inclusion and forest preservation. This is the first edition of the award, which aims to become a reference in the support and dissemination of projects aimed at social, environmental […]