With the purpose of increasing its activities in the development of social businesses, the Women of Maranhão Network has taken an important step in the search for greater autonomy and expansion of its activities. Now, as a cooperative, the Network is able to participate in public funding edicts, obtain funding, and sign partnerships, including with […]
The Permaculture Center intends to apply sustainable food production and bioconstruction technologies to family agriculture. Located in the Arari Knowledge Station, it occupies an area of about 25 hectares. During 2021, it went through important processes to review its activities and integrate it with local communities. More than 8,000 kilos of food products were produced […]
The “Networked Territories” Program seeks to combat school dropouts by promoting access to education. After more than a year of field work, important lessons have been learned to tackle the problem. The mobilization in the territories proved to be fundamental, because by articulating different sectors of government and civil society, almost 3,000 students were reinserted […]
The “Knowledge Stations” of Arari (Maranhão), Marabá and Tucumã (both in Pará) inaugurated, in January, their interactive rooms with multifunctional resources. The ceremony was attended by members of the Municipal Council for the Rights of Children and Teenagers (CMDCA), the education and social assistance departments and councils of each municipality. In the spaces, students with […]
With the support of the “Networked Territories” Program, which works to combat school dropout, the first meeting of the Intersectoral Committee of Canaã dos Carajás, in Pará, was held in January. The Intersectoral Committee is responsible for aligning the workflows between the different teams of the secretariats, discussing identified cases, planning actions aimed at an […]
The Vale Foundation works together with the territories where it operates to expand the access of social organizations and Rights Councils to Vale’s resources. Five federal tax incentive laws were contemplated, namely: Children and Teenagers Fund; Elderly Fund; National Support Program for Oncology Care (Pronon); National Program to Support Health Care for Persons with Disabilities […]
Teachers from the “Children Education” Project in Mangaratiba (RJ) launched the book “Para Ser Criança”, a publication written collectively based on virtual training aimed at professionals in the municipal network. During this construction process, the group brought several elements that portrayed the challenges faced in the pandemic and the need for social isolation. With about […]
The “Trem das Artes” store opened two spaces at the Governador Valadares railway station, in Minas Gerais, to sell products from participants in the “AGIR” Program (Support to Generation and Increment of Income). Since December, always on Fridays and Saturdays, there is an exhibition and sale of key chains, fridge magnets, games, dolls, decorative objects, […]
