Founded in 1988 by the late Father José Sometti, the São Tomás de Aquino School, affiliated with the Nossa Senhora Rainha da Paz Association, carries out important social work focused on children and adolescents in vulnerable situations in the Itapetininga region (São Paulo state, Brazil). The institution currently serves approximately 138 students, providing full-day elementary education along with extracurricular activities such as computer science, music, and sports. In addition, it ensures multiple daily meals, contributing to the students’ well-being and holistic development.The school’s pedagogical approach is grounded in the promotion of a culture of fraternity, peace, and sustainability. Its educational project is based on the principle of integral ecology, recognizing that environmental stewardship cannot be achieved without social justice, just as social justice cannot be attained without solid human formation.
Pró-Saber is a tuition-free private higher education institution that trains licensed early childhood education teachers. We believe that providing high-quality daycare centers and schools for children aged 0 to 5 is a fundamental condition for addressing illiteracy and a key pillar in reducing inequality in Brazil.
Ação Social pela Música do Brasil (Social Action for Brazilian Music) plays an inclusive social role in promoting citizenship through music education for children, adolescents, and young people from underprivileged communities who are at social risk.
Over 16,000 young people have passed through the institution in its 27 years of operation. Currently, the program operates in four Brazilian regions (North, Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast), serving a total of 4,800 students in its socio-educational and cultural programs.
Fundação Estudar is a non-profit organization that, for over 35 years, has been creating opportunities for the development of talented Brazilians committed to drive transformation across various areas of society. The organization achieves this by expanding access to top-tier education at the leading universities in Brazil and around the world, and by fostering a community in which exceptional talents connect and engage in an environment of exchange, support, and lifelong learning.
Tribus for All is a social initiative that uses sport as a tool for education, transformation, and human development. The program serves children and adolescents aged 7 to 14, offering experiences in disciplines such as running, cycling, and canoeing, integrated with the development of core values including discipline, respect, cooperation, and resilience. Beyond athletic development, the project’s mission is to shape well-rounded individuals prepared for life through experiences that positively impact physical, social, and emotional growth.
The Viva a Vida Association has been working for 21 years to develop and strengthen the identity of communities, especially indigenous peoples and black people, through art, education and literature projects. Its actions are carried out with a focus on a childhood without racism, which also involve interventions with black and indigenous youth and research on harm reduction. It currently has the first physical Afroteca in the State of Bahia.
NAS's work is focused on the tripod of family, education and work, offering actions to welcome, promote and protect families in situations of social vulnerability in the territory, especially children and adolescents. Through the Community Service and Strengthening of Bonds and the inclusive and Intergenerational Community Center, the programs for children and adolescents aged 6 to 14 directly serve 180 individuals aged 6 to 70 and 720 individuals indirectly, including family members and other people in the surrounding area.
A movement that promotes and values the culture of handmade and artisanal practices, the act of making fosters a deeper connection with life and situates individuals in the world through a different sense of time and presence.Our form of activism is grounded in a perspective that is translated into practice, exploring the relationship between the self that emerges through creating with one’s own hands, expressing care, intention, and authorship throughout the artisanal process. This approach is built upon knowledge development through immersive experiences and hands-on activities. It is the act of making for its own sake—a (r)evolution of the self.
Established in 2008, together with the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, USA, the OGP Scholarship aims to financially support Brazilian students selected for the MBA course. Since then, eight students have been awarded a partial scholarship. The Ross School of Business is committed to building a better world through business, encouraging powerful ideas, purposeful leaders and effective impact, and empowering business leaders to make a positive difference in the world.
A project supported by AIEP, “The History of Beer in Brazil – The Legacy of Stupakoff and Kunning” resulted in the publication of the book in 2024. Its text goes beyond the purely historical and economic dimension of the facts narrated, as it approaches them from a business point of view with rigorous academic analysis. The work was also designed and structured to serve as a source of inspiration for all those who delve into the ideal of entrepreneurship.
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