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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.
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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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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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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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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,
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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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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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