A Letter from the Management

In Brazil, three decades have passed in which the even-numbered years have presented us with the opportunity to look at the past, analyze the present and focus on the future. The elections provide us with our democratic right to consider what we want as a nation.

In 2022, being aware of the central role the State plays for Brazilian children, the Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal reaffirmed its strategy on two pillars: to leverage public policies and engage society in support of Early Childhood.

The Foundation is committed to helping to ensure that, by 2030, “all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education”, target 4.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

With full engagement of this macro-objective, the Foundation has endorsed its operations in three thematic areas: early childhood development evaluation, parenting and early childhood education.

The operations employed by the Foundation for fulfillment of the SDGs takes place in the form of five strategies: production of knowledge; support for management of public policies; mobilization of leaders; raising the awareness of society; and strengthening the entire Early Childhood ecosystem.

The post-pandemic context is one of great adversity, notable for food insecurity, setbacks in child education and healthcare, and a waste of the talents of four in every ten girls and boys. This is why we direct all the efforts of our staff, governance and numerous partnerships into serving this cause, confident of that which unites us: love and the potential of Brazilian children.

Finally, what would be the point of a Foundation that is committed to Early Childhood if it could not address the issue in the most literal way possible, providing a foundation and ensuring support, and a structure, base and subsistence for the first years of human life?

We are moving forward together. Early Childhood First!

Mariana Luz, CEO

Tracy Francis, Chair of the Board of Trustees Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal