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Haitians Have Opportunity to Start Again

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4 odebrecht increases its stake in santo ant么nio energia

Odebrecht Energia acquired the 50.1% stake that the Royal Bank of Canada held in the Amazonia Energy Investment and Holding Fund, a Santo Ant么nio Energia shareholder. Accordingly, the company adds 10% to its current stake, now holding 28.6%.

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Odebrecht Energia, Odebrecht Infraestrutura and ETH Bioenergia are hiring Haitians to work at their projects and, accordingly, are helping contribute toward the social and economic inclusion of the immigrants who came to Brazil in search of a better life.

Next Edition: february 23, 2012.

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entrepreneurship and environmental preservation

The Community Tire Recycling MicroBusiness Owner Project, developed by Odebrecht Angola through the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and Luanda Waters Reinforcement (LWR), in partnership with the NGO Kambas do Bem, is completing its two-year anniversary

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The youth Michele Schiavetto, from São Paulo, and Islândia dos Santos, from Bahia, do not know each other, but they are connected through the Tribute to the Future program. Schiavetto and other Agents of the Future helped to ensure that Santos and another 5,000 youth from Bahia’s Southern Lowlands were benefitted by the investments raised through the program in 2011.

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> energy

Odebrecht Increases its Stake Odebrecht Energia

the company responsible

share ownership, now

acquired the 50.1%

for the construction and

directly and indirectly

stake that the Royal

operation of the Santo

holding 28.6%.

Bank of Canada held in

Antônio Hydroelectric

the Amazonia Energy

Power Plant in Porto Velho,

has worked on the Santo

Investment and Holding

Rondônia.

Antônio HPP project since

Fund (FIP), a shareholder

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Accordingly, the

Odebrecht Energia

the preliminary studies

with 20% of Santo

company adds 10% to its

and the investment is

Antônio Energia (SAE) –

current stake in the SAE

currently one of the

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The Santo Ant么nio HPP will have a full potential to produce 3,150 MW, which will be supplied by 44 bulb turbines

in Santo Ant么nio Energia most representative in

FILLING OF RESERVOIR

its portfolio of energy

COMPLETED

generation assets. With

The filling of the Santo

January of this year.

With the completion of this phase, the plant is

the increased stake held

Ant么nio HPP reservoir,

ready to generate electric

in SAE, the company

which occupies an area

energy, which is set occur

reinforces its strategy of

of 350 km 2 , with a lake

approximately one year

becoming an important

extending 70.5 meters

ahead of the original

private investor in the

from sea level, was

schedule.

energy sector.

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> people development

Chance to Start Again Haitian Esdras Hector, who speaks

adapting the content of the course

six languages, including Portuguese, is

textbooks into French and Creole, Haiti’s

the new Administrative Assistant at the

official languages. “I seek to orient them

Teles Pires Hydroelectric Power Plant –

that this is an opportunity not only for

undertaken by Odebrecht Energia at

financial gain, but also for professional

the border between the Brazilian states

growth and the acquisition of knowledge,”

of Mato Grosso and Pará. During his

said the Member, who plans to keep

daily work routine, the youth supports

studying Portuguese.

countrymen who, like him, immigrated to Brazil.

Hector currently also supports the

Odebrecht Energia has already hired 42 Haitians to work at the Teles Pires HPP construction site and approximately 100

educators of the Professional Qualification

are currently being recruited for the Santo

Program – Acreditar (Aspire) when

Antônio HPP project in Rondônia.

Haitians allocated to the Odebrecht Energia Tele Pires HPP, begin the Acreditar Program classes

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Portuguese classes, safety training and integration activities are included in the Odebrecht Energia Haitian training program

On January 16, representatives

Ant么nio HPP construction work

from the People and Organization

should be contracted still in February

area at the Teles Pires HPP traveled

and will participate in guided tours,

to Brasil茅ia, in Acre, to select

integration activities and safety

Haitians, receiving the support of

training, in addition to completing

the local government. The new Teles

in the Basic Acreditar Module

Pires workers are currently taking

with immersion in the Portuguese

intensive Portuguese classes and will

language.

participate in special Acreditar classes

In addition to Odebrecht Energia,

in order to learn the functions of civil

Odebrecht Infraestrutura and ETH

construction.

Bioenergia are also contributing toward

Those selected during the recruitment process for the Santo

the social and economic inclusion of Haitian immigrants in Brazil.

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> people development Odebrecht Infraestrutura contracted 40 Haitians to work in the Submarine Development Program (PROSUB) as general

carpenter and bricklayer at the project itself.

Members of an ETH Bioenergia

assistants. On February 1, the first group of

multidisciplinary team also went to

20 people began the training program.

Brasiléia to hire Haitian immigrants.

During this process, the participants

Almiro Senna, the professional

will visit the installations and meet the

responsible for People Administration,

other Members, take Portuguese classes

presented the company and the

and participate in training in the Basic

requirements for admission, and Marli

and Technical modules (Health, Workplace

Mazzini, the professional responsible

Safety and Environment and practical

for Payroll, Timecards and Benefits,

classes) under the Acreditar program. The

Wendel Soares, the professional

new Members will be trained in trades of

responsible for Recruitment and Selection, and José Roque da Costa, People and Administration Manager at the Goiás Center, completed the selection process.

The 23 Haitians selected are already installed at Cachoeira Alta, in Goiás, where they will participate in a process to integrate them with Brazilian, regional and business culture (Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology) starting February 7. “It is very important to adapt them to the customs of our country and the culture of our company, just as it is crucial to prepare the leaders who will interact directly with the new Members,” said Wendel Soares.

After the technical training courses, the group will work in different areas involved with the production of

Odebrecht Infraestrutura has already contracted 40 Haitians to work at the PROSUB projects in Rio de Janeiro

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ethanol and electric energy at the Rio Claro Unit.

Immigrants celebrate the engagement by ETH Bioenergia

Esdras Hector, Administrative Assistant at the Teles Pires HPP, helps the Acreditar team adapt the program for his countrymen

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> sustainability

Incentive toward Entrepreneu Preservation

Ilustração mostra o novo projeto de saneamento de Abu Dhabi

The furniture that can decorate a garden was produced from the tires used at the Odebrecht Angola contracts

Kambas do Bem, is completing

work and income and

Recycling Micro-Business

its two-year anniversary.

encouraging environmental

Owner Project, developed by

The initiative fosters the

preservation.

Odebrecht Angola through

entrepreneurial potential

the Special Economic Zone

of the communities located

2010, the project emerged

(SEZ) and Luanda Waters

near the project, with aims of

with aims of stopping the

Reinforcement (LWR), in

reducing the rate of endemic

inappropriate disposal of

partnership with the NGO

diseases, helping generate

used tires, which has a major

The Community Tire

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Implemented in February

urship and Environmental (elephantitis). “The Members,

the project, four Members

who are also residents of the

were identified and trained

communities located in the area

by an artist to multiply

of influence, began to sell the

the methodology in the

products created using the tire

communities. Odebrecht

rubber, which they made at their

Angola and Kambas do Bem

homes,” explained Telma Handa,

provided the tools necessary to

Social Educator of the SEC and

start the work.

LWR projects.

In two years, the program

The initiative trained

helped increase the extra

residents to reuse the tires

income of Members/artists, add

discarded at the contract sites

value to public cleaning and

to create objects for personal

improve the quality of life of the

use, such as sandals, decorations

population. “In 2012, we hope

and furniture, including vases,

that these artists will train other

armchairs, tables and chairs,

residents from the community

among others.

and play the role of multipliers of

In order to complete

knowledge,” said Handa.

environmental and social impact and also causes health damage – considering that the accumulation of the water in the tires leads to the proliferation of insects that transmit diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, hepatitis and filariasis

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> tribute to the future

Connected by the Desire to Grow The Spirit of Serving marks the personality of Michele Schiavetto, age 28, Member of Odebrecht Infraestrutura.

A resident of the city of São Paulo, she works on the People and Organization team at Aquapolo, the project that carries reuse water to the Capuava Petrochemical Center, located in Mauá. “I believe that I can contribute more by working directly with the client, with those out at the point,” explained Schiavetto, indicating the reason for choosing to move the office to a contract. Communication and community relations are some of her current responsibilities.

Located kilometers from Schiavetto, in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands, Islândia dos Santos, age 16, already knows what she wants for her future: to become a rural

In 2011, Tribute to the Future raised R$ 4.7 million that will be invested in 14 educational and production projects in the Bahia Southern Lowlands, benefitting more than 5,000 youth

entrepreneur. The daughter of a farmer and resident of the community of São

she takes a technical training course in

Paulinho, located in the municipality

Agriculture integrated with her high school

of Teolândia, the youth studies at the

classes and passes on the knowledge

Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Family

learned to her family and community.

Home (CFR-PTN). At the institution,

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What connects the lives of these two

young women is Tribute to the Future.

production projects. Influencing work

As an Agent of the Future, Schiavetto

colleagues to participate in the program,

works to ensure that Santos and more than

Schiavetto was one of the individuals

5,000 other youth are directly benefitted

responsible for raising R$ 4.7 million during

by financial support in educational and

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> tribute to the future In all, 4,129 investors, including Members and partners of the Odebrecht Organization, joined the program last year. “For me, the most important thing is the contribution, regardless of the amount donated,” said Schiavetto. Among those projects covered by the investments are the training of the Young Rural Entrepreneurs from the Family Homes, the Reading Circles and Wired.

With Tribute to the Future, the Members of the Organization collaborate with actions tied to the Bahia Southern Lowlands Environmental Protection Area Mosaic Integrated and Sustainable Development Program (PDIS) that promote quality rural education and the professional training of young talents from the region. Supported by the Odebrecht Foundation, the teaching institutions integrated with PDIS have made a difference in the communities in which they operate. “I dedicate my youth to agriculture and I’m certain that it is possible to live out in the country and earn good income,” assured Santos.

Clovis Faleiro, the professional

The digital inclusion program Wired is one of the projects assisted through the Tribute to the Future investments

responsible for Institutional Relations

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at the Odebrecht Foundation and

the companies of Odebrecht and its strategic

Leader of Tribute to the Future,

partners, suppliers and clients to contribute

complemented: “The program allows

toward the social responsibility actions

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undertaken in the Bahia Southern Lowlands

mobilizing everyone to cooperative with the

and strengthens the relationship between

perspective of building a better and more

the Members and partner companies,

just world.� odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 275 / february 2012

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> fast notes

Odeprev Launches its New Portal On January 31, Odeprev Odebrecht

simulate the funds and step-by-step

PrevidĂŞncia, the entity that manages the

instructions for signing up for the plan or

supplementary retirement plan for Organization

changing the contribution percentage. In

Members, launched its new portal.

the question channel, Members can obtain

More direct, organized and complete,

more information about the supplementary

the channel was reformulated to serve as

retirement plan and tips related to financial and

communication support both for participants and

social security education and on the life and

professionals who plan to join the Odeprev Plan.

career plan.

The new features brought users more practicality, such as a resource that helps

Visit the new Odeprev portal. Access: www.odeprev.org

The new portal is one of the tools designed to facilitate communication between Odeprev and the Odebrecht Organization Members

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Belo Monte HPP Begins Constructing Cofferdam On January 17, along the

Located between the

earth and rocks, without the

left bank of the Xingu River

islands Ilha do Forno and

need for concrete or any

in Pará, the construction

Ilha Pimental, the cofferdam,

other industrial material.

consortium responsible for

which extends 500 meters,

the Belo Monte Hydroelectric

will bypass a part of the river

have an installed power of

Power Plant, of which

to allow the machines to

11,233 MW and will generate

Odebrecht Energia is

access the area of the plant’s

approximately 35,000 direct

part, began building the

future complementary power

job opportunities during the

cofferdam.

station. It is being built using

peak of the work.

The Belo Monte HPP will

OOG Renews International Certifications At the start of this year, Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG) renewed the international certifications OHSAS 18.001:2007, associated

legal compliance and the Organization’s performance.

According to Marco Aurélio Fonseca,

with the Management of Occupational

Sustainability Director, Odebrecht’s

Health and Safety Systems, ISO 14.001:2004,

voluntary search and compliance with

which assessed the company as to its

the proposed requirements generate a

Environmental Management and the ISO

competitive advantage. “The certifications

9.001:2008, based on Quality Management.

renewed reflect OOG’s commitment to the

The main focus areas of the standards

systemic and sustainable management of

include: identification of hazards, risks and

Workplace Safety, Occupational Health and

controls, readiness and responses during

Environment, strengthening our image as a

emergencies, establishment of operational

socially responsible company,” said Fonseca.

procedures, promotion of improvements in

“Our focus is prevention, not correction,” he

environmental performance, waste control,

said.

prevention of pollution, focus on the client,

The certifications involve everything from

leadership and mutual benefits in supplier

the offer of management, engineering, civil

relations. The strategic administration of

construction, maintenance and industrial

such items promotes a productive work

assembly services, to drill and production

environment, allowing OOG to improve its

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Gove Hydroelectric Facility in Angola Completes Crucial Phase On January 25, the

descending the equipment,

of the generator bearing

Gove Hydroelectric Facility

which weighs 180 tons, was

(fixed axle support device).

(HF) Project, developed

completed by teams from

by Odebrecht Angola in

the Construtor do AH Gove

Facility, which consists of

the region of Huambo,

Consortium. The following

three generator groups,

descended the rotor of

stages include the final

will have an installed

the UN1-G3 generator –

adjustments for closing

capacity of 60 MW,

considered an important

the Generation Unit, which

allowing it to supply

phase for initiating the

involves activities such as

electric energy to the three

generation of energy.

the coupling in the turbine

million inhabitants of the

axle and the assembly

Province of Huambo.

The procedure for

The Hydroelectric

The Gove Hydroelectric Facility project descended the generator motor, completing an important phase for electric energy generation at the unit

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Corinthians Stadium: 25% of Construction Work Completed Currently being completed

everything is on schedule,” said

benefits for the city’s Eastern

by Odebrecht Infraestrutura

Rebelo. “More than a project

Zone and will generate several

in São Paulo, the construction

for Corinthians, the stadium

job opportunities over the

of the Corinthians Stadium,

represents a great deal to São

next 20 years,” said Kassab. The

the site that will house the

Paulo and Brazil.”

visitors were welcomed by

opening of the World Cup and

Gilberto Kassab emphasized

Valter Lana, Managing Director

an additional five games, is now

the project’s importance as

of Odebrecht Infraestrutura,

25.34% completed. Currently,

a catalyst for development.

and Antonio Gavioli, Contract

1,200 Members, divided into

“The stadium will bring several

Director.

three different shifts, are working to build the stadium.

In the East building, the most advanced sector of the construction, eight levels of the grandstands have already been installed. The installation of the piles, which began in July of last year, is already 85% complete. The company has also installed 520 concrete blocks, 61 pillars and 4

From left to right: Antonio Gavioli, Valter Lana, Aldo Rebelo and Cláudio Melo Filho, Director at Odebrecht

concrete beams.

On February 2, the Minister of Sports, Aldo Rebelo, visited the construction work for the stadium. Accompanied by Mayor Gilberto Kassab and the Coordination Secretary for the World Cup in São Paulo, Gilmar Tadeu, the minister stated that he is satisfied with the project’s progress: “We have verified that

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OR Establishes Environmental Education Program in Bahia sub-programs: Ecotrail, Prospera,

manages and promotes

Odebrecht Realizações

Communicate, Proger and Green

communication between the PEA’s

Imobiliárias (OR) has been

Building.

subprograms and the institutions.

Since the start of the year,

supporting the Environmental

Ecotrail, which is frequented

Proger is a program focused on

Education Program (PEA) in Bahia

by children and youth from public

waste management and selective

– a multidisciplinary initiative

and private institutions, promotes

collection that orients users about

that develops and promotes

the creation of ecological trails

the importance of reducing,

educational, social responsibility

in Atlantic Forest areas, raises

reusing and recycling or discarding

and environmental awareness

awareness on aspects related

materials at the appropriate sites.

actions, focused on a target public

to environmental preservation

Green Building involves guided

made up of public and private

and undertakes the ecological

tours by schools, universities and

school students, universities and

restoration and production

communities located near the

communities.

of native seedlings. Prospera

Odebrecht head office in Salvador

promotes the development of

in order to demonstrate the use

universities UNIFACS, Ruy Barbosa

awareness raising and social-

of the concepts, technicians and

and Área1, with the support of the

environmental conservation

procedures recognized as being

Odebrecht Organization office

actions at public and private

models of sustainability.

in Salvador, PEA consists of five

schools, and Communicate

Created in 2004 and led by the

“It is a major event for OR to be able to support a recognized program,” said Fábio Wanderley, the professional responsible for the Administrative and Financial area for the North-Northeastern Regional sector at OR. “Taking advantage of the knowledge that already exists in the initiative and increasing and extending it to our environments and local communities increases the value and reaffirms our commitment to sustainability, which

Youth and children who are students of public and private schools take part in Ecotrail, one of the PEA initiatives supported by Odebrecht Realizações

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is present in the principles and concepts of TEO,” he said.

Book Perú-Brasil: Sabor a Futuro Recognized by the ‘Oscar’ of Gastronomy Launched in September of last year by Odebrecht Peru, the book Perú-Brasil: Sabor a Futuro (“Peru-Brazil: Flavor of the Future”) was the winner in the category of Best Corporate Book in Peru as part of the 2011 Gourmand Award – considered the ‘Oscar’ of gastronomy.

The gastronomic publication, which features recipes created especially for the edition by renowned Peruvian and Brazilian chefs, is the only one in Peru that, besides being a book of high gastronomy, presents a proposal of integration between the chefs, who promote the responsible use of products from the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon.

O Gourmand Award is the main reference among cook and beverage books published worldwide and has 41 categories for cookbooks and 18 for publications on beverages. For this edition, 283 finalists were nominated for awards in their categories to later compete for global distinction. According to the organizers, the criterion for defining the winners is quality and not the number of sales.

The book consists of 20 recipes from the five top Peruvian chefs – Pedro Miguel Schiaffino, Marilú Madueño, Virgilio Martínez, Rafael Osterling and Astrid Gutsche – and from eight Brazilian professionals: Alex Atala, David Edito, Helena Rizzo, Daniel Redondo, Rodrigo Oliveira, Felipe Riberboim, Gabriel Broide and Thiago Castanho

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Acreditar Arrives to Nacala Airport Project in Mozambique

The Nacala Airport Acreditar program plans to train 1,300 residents from the region

The Continued Professional Qualification Program - Acreditar is being promoted in the

with 1,000 in the Basic Cycle and 300 in the

area of influence of the Nacala International

Specific Cycle. The first addresses topics such

Airport project, currently being undertaken by

as Workplace Safety, Environment, Quality,

Odebrecht International in Mozambique.

Occupational Psychology and Health, including

During the selection phase, held on January

support to help Members increase their

12 and 13, 681 people signed up to participate in

schooling level. During the initial phase of the

the program, which has local monitors trained by

program, the Specific Cycle offers qualification

the company.

for the functions of Bricklayer, Carpenter,

According to Leonardo Ribeiro, Contract Director, the launch of Aspire in Nacala

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The initiative will benefit 1,300 people,

Blacksmith, Plumber and Building Electrician.

“Acreditar is the chance we have to learn a

represents the establishment of new

profession and help with Nacala’s development,”

perspectives for the community: “It is an

said student Ramadane Chalate. For instructor

opportunity for us to cooperate with the

Lucas Mavira, the program will grow as the

development of the country, Mozambique

participants receive their certificates. “We hope

citizens and the future of these people,” said

to create notoriety for the initiative in the city

Ribeiro.

and train many people,” he said.

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Rota das Bandeiras Records Reduction of Accidents along Dom Pedro Corridor offer drivers, motorcyclists,

million have been invested in

modernization of the Dom

truck drivers and pedestrians

improvement projects.

Pedro Corridor, located in

a series of free services related

rural São Paulo, and the

to prevention, health and well

invested in recovering the

strengthening of safety

being. The activities benefitted

paving along some 70 km

campaigns involving users

more than 5,000 people. “We

of the Dom Pedro I (SP-065)

resulted a reduction in all

brought free maintenance

highways, between Itatiba

accident rates along the

services to our users and we

and Atibaia, and Professor

highway network administered

also work intensively to raise

Zeferino Vaz (SP-332), between

by the Rota das Bandeiras

their awareness through

Campinas and Cosmópolis.

Concessionaire, a Odebrecht

actions that help improve

The Concessionaire’s

TransPort company.

safety along the Dom Pedro

Operational Control Center,

Corridor,” said Adherbal Vieira

located in Itatiba, received

accidents along the 297 km

da Silva, Social Responsibility

investments of R$ 12 million

of highways in the system

Manager.

and has 73 cameras designed

Investments in the

The total number of

fell 5.6% in 2011, a period

Since the start of the

In 2011, the concessionaire

for monitoring in real time, 24

in which the concessionaire

concession in April 2009 until

hours per day, along the Dom

recorded 2,934 occurrences,

the end of last year, R$ 624

Pedro Corridor.

compared to 3,107 in 2010.

The most significant figures are related to the preservation of lives, with a 20.7% reduction in the number of fatalities. The concessionaire also presented a 44.5% reduction in the number of vehicle accidents involving pedestrians.

In 2011, Rota das Bandeiras intensified the actions of the campaigns “Smart Stop” and “Rising Above the Risk,” which

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> fast notes

Professional Education for Life Neves Family Home (CFR-PTN)

and another two weeks on

Southern Lowlands enters

since 2009, is one example.

their properties, applying their

one of the three family homes

The youth, who will complete

new knowledge. All of the

operating in the region, all

the course in June of this year,

work is developed under the

supported by the Odebrecht

stated that her life changed:

supervision and orientation

Foundation, he or she

“I began to believe that I

of specialized monitors.

discovers an opportunity

would be able to develop my

During a three-year period,

for development in the rural

skills in agriculture,” said Silva.

participants learn about rural

region, close to the family. The

“By associating personal and

administration, cooperativism,

professional training offered by

production skills, I want to

soil management, irrigation and

these teaching units is suited

become the owner of my own

drainage, as well as a range of

to the students’ reality and

business, help my family and

different cultivations.

integrates the high school and

be a leader in my community.”

When a youth from Bahia’s

vocational levels. Hundreds

The training offered by the

“With the knowledge acquired at the Igrapiúna Rural

of new entrepreneurs are re-

family homes uses a unique

Family Home [CFR-I], I have

writing their own histories. In

methodology called “Trade-

already achieved some great

2012, some 300 people will be

Off Teaching,” which allows

results and I’m prepared to

benefitted.

the students to spend a week

develop my horticulture project

as interns with lessons in the

in 2012. Through this and other

classroom and on the field,

initiatives, I hope to improve

Márcia da Silva, a student at the Presidente Tancredo

my family’s income and set an example,” said Jossilma Brito, a student at CFR-I. Andressa Dirlane, a new student at the Agroforest Family Home (Cfaf), located in Nilo Peçanha, can hardly contain her excitement. “The course that is beginning will promote a human and professional transformation in our lives,” she Students from the Presidente Tancredo Neves Family Home during the practical class: learning for life

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said. “I saw this already during the inaugural class.”

During the January holidays, 280 children of Members at the Embraport project had the opportunity to see their parents’ workplace

Embraport Project Promotes ‘Vacation Day’ for Children of Members During the last week in January, Odebrecht

and Financial Manager, participated directly

Infraestrutura opened the doors to the

in the project’s creation together with the

Embraport Terminal project in Santos for a visit

communication team. “In addition to the positive

by 280 children of Members between the ages of

result, we are helping to attract future Members

6 and 14.

to the Organization,” he said.

The visit was designed to present the

The Members and parents approved of the

children with a first-time explanation about the

idea. “The program was important to me and to

importance and work routine of their parents

my family, since I had the opportunity to show

and the extension of the project. For one day,

my work, helping my daughter become more

the youth took part in workshops, a bus tour

familiar with what I do,” said carpenter Adjaci

throughout the construction site and a boat ride

Timóteo.

along the city’s coastline.

According to Henrique Marchesi, Contract

Marcelo Pereira, the professional responsible for Networks, stated that, for his daughter, it

Director, the initiative fulfilled its objective of

was a different day full of new things: “For her

bringing the families together. “This is important

and for many other children, learning about the

for helping them recognize the importance and

work of her father and mother was something

better understand their parent’s work routine,”

of great interest,” said Pereira. “It is a day they will

said Marchesi. Reynaldo Pincette, Administrative

remember forever.” odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 275 / february 2012

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