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Haitians Have Opportunity to Start Again
6 chance to start again 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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Odebrecht Energia acquired the 50.1% stake that the Royal Bank of Canada held in the Amazonia Energy Investment and Holding Fund, a Santo Antônio Energia shareholder. Accordingly, the company adds 10% to its current stake, now holding 28.6%.
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12 connected by the desire to grow
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.
10 incentive toward entrepreneurship and environmental preservation
The Community Tire Recycling Micro-Business 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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Odebrecht Increases its Stake in Santo Antônio Energia
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Odebrecht Energia
acquired the 50.1%
stake that the Royal
Bank of Canada held in
the Amazonia Energy
Investment and Holding
Fund (FIP), a shareholder
with 20% of Santo
Antônio Energia (SAE) –
the company responsible
for the construction and
operation of the Santo
Antônio Hydroelectric
Power Plant in Porto Velho,
Rondônia.
Accordingly, the
company adds 10% to its
current stake in the SAE
share ownership, now
directly and indirectly
holding 28.6%.
Odebrecht Energia
has worked on the Santo
Antônio HPP project since
the preliminary studies
and the investment is
currently one of the
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Odebrecht Increases its Stake in Santo Antônio Energia most representative in
its portfolio of energy
generation assets. With
the increased stake held
in SAE, the company
reinforces its strategy of
becoming an important
private investor in the
energy sector.
FILLING OF RESERVOIR
COMPLETED
The filling of the Santo
Antônio HPP reservoir,
which occupies an area
of 350 km2, with a lake
extending 70.5 meters
from sea level, was
finalized at the end of
January of this year.
With the completion
of this phase, the plant is
ready to generate electric
energy, which is set occur
approximately one year
ahead of the original
schedule.
The Santo Antônio HPP will have a full potential to produce 3,150 MW, which will be supplied by 44 bulb turbines
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Chance to Start AgainHaitian Esdras Hector, who speaks
six languages, including Portuguese, is
the new Administrative Assistant at the
Teles Pires Hydroelectric Power Plant –
undertaken by Odebrecht Energia at
the border between the Brazilian states
of Mato Grosso and Pará. During his
daily work routine, the youth supports
countrymen who, like him, immigrated to
Brazil.
Hector currently also supports the
educators of the Professional Qualification
Program – Acreditar (Aspire) when
adapting the content of the course
textbooks into French and Creole, Haiti’s
official languages. “I seek to orient them
that this is an opportunity not only for
financial gain, but also for professional
growth and the acquisition of knowledge,”
said the Member, who plans to keep
studying Portuguese.
Odebrecht Energia has already hired
42 Haitians to work at the Teles Pires HPP
construction site and approximately 100
are currently being recruited for the Santo
Antônio HPP project in Rondônia.
Haitians allocated to the Odebrecht Energia Tele Pires HPP, begin the Acreditar Program classes
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On January 16, representatives
from the People and Organization
area at the Teles Pires HPP traveled
to Brasiléia, in Acre, to select
Haitians, receiving the support of
the local government. The new Teles
Pires workers are currently taking
intensive Portuguese classes and will
participate in special Acreditar classes
in order to learn the functions of civil
construction.
Those selected during the
recruitment process for the Santo
Antônio HPP construction work
should be contracted still in February
and will participate in guided tours,
integration activities and safety
training, in addition to completing
in the Basic Acreditar Module
with immersion in the Portuguese
language.
In addition to Odebrecht Energia,
Odebrecht Infraestrutura and ETH
Bioenergia are also contributing toward
the social and economic inclusion of
Haitian immigrants in Brazil.
Haitians allocated to the Odebrecht Energia Tele Pires HPP, begin the Acreditar Program classes
Portuguese classes, safety training and integration activities are included in the Odebrecht Energia Haitian training program
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Odebrecht Infraestrutura contracted
40 Haitians to work in the Submarine
Development Program (PROSUB) as general
assistants. On February 1, the first group of
20 people began the training program.
During this process, the participants
will visit the installations and meet the
other Members, take Portuguese classes
and participate in training in the Basic
and Technical modules (Health, Workplace
Safety and Environment and practical
classes) under the Acreditar program. The
new Members will be trained in trades of
Odebrecht Infraestrutura has already contracted 40 Haitians to work at the PROSUB projects in Rio de Janeiro
carpenter and bricklayer at the project
itself.
Members of an ETH Bioenergia
multidisciplinary team also went to
Brasiléia to hire Haitian immigrants.
Almiro Senna, the professional
responsible for People Administration,
presented the company and the
requirements for admission, and Marli
Mazzini, the professional responsible
for Payroll, Timecards and Benefits,
Wendel Soares, the professional
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
ethanol and electric energy at the Rio
Claro Unit.
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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
The Community Tire
Recycling Micro-Business
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.
The initiative fosters the
entrepreneurial potential
of the communities located
near the project, with aims of
reducing the rate of endemic
diseases, helping generate
work and income and
encouraging environmental
preservation.
Implemented in February
2010, the project emerged
with aims of stopping the
inappropriate disposal of
used tires, which has a major
Incentive toward Entrepreneurship and Environmental 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
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Incentive toward Entrepreneurship and Environmental Preservation
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
(elephantitis). “The Members,
who are also residents of the
communities located in the area
of influence, began to sell the
products created using the tire
rubber, which they made at their
homes,” explained Telma Handa,
Social Educator of the SEC and
LWR projects.
The initiative trained
residents to reuse the tires
discarded at the contract sites
to create objects for personal
use, such as sandals, decorations
and furniture, including vases,
armchairs, tables and chairs,
among others.
In order to complete
the project, four Members
were identified and trained
by an artist to multiply
the methodology in the
communities. Odebrecht
Angola and Kambas do Bem
provided the tools necessary to
start the work.
In two years, the program
helped increase the extra
income of Members/artists, add
value to public cleaning and
improve the quality of life of the
population. “In 2012, we hope
that these artists will train other
residents from the community
and play the role of multipliers of
knowledge,” said Handa.
Each month, every artist can earn 15,000 Kwanzas by selling the products manufactured using recycled material
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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
entrepreneur. The daughter of a farmer
and resident of the community of São
Paulinho, located in the municipality
of Teolândia, the youth studies at the
Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Family
Home (CFR-PTN). At the institution,
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she takes a technical training course in
Agriculture integrated with her high school
classes and passes on the knowledge
learned to her family and community.
What connects the lives of these two
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
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young women is Tribute to the Future.
As an Agent of the Future, Schiavetto
works to ensure that Santos and more than
5,000 other youth are directly benefitted
by financial support in educational and
production projects. Influencing work
colleagues to participate in the program,
Schiavetto was one of the individuals
responsible for raising R$ 4.7 million during
the 2011 campaign.
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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
responsible for Institutional Relations
at the Odebrecht Foundation and
Leader of Tribute to the Future,
complemented: “The program allows
the companies of Odebrecht and its strategic
partners, suppliers and clients to contribute
toward the social responsibility actions
The digital inclusion program Wired is one of the projects assisted through the Tribute to the Future investments
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undertaken in the Bahia Southern Lowlands
and strengthens the relationship between
the Members and partner companies,
mobilizing everyone to cooperative with the
perspective of building a better and more
just world.”
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Odeprev Launches its New PortalOn January 31, Odeprev Odebrecht
Previdência, the entity that manages the
supplementary retirement plan for Organization
Members, launched its new portal.
More direct, organized and complete,
the channel was reformulated to serve as
communication support both for participants and
professionals who plan to join the Odeprev Plan.
The new features brought users more
practicality, such as a resource that helps
simulate the funds and step-by-step
instructions for signing up for the plan or
changing the contribution percentage. In
the question channel, Members can obtain
more information about the supplementary
retirement plan and tips related to financial and
social security education and on the life and
career plan.
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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On January 17, along the
left bank of the Xingu River
in Pará, the construction
consortium responsible for
the Belo Monte Hydroelectric
Power Plant, of which
Odebrecht Energia is
part, began building the
cofferdam.
Located between the
islands Ilha do Forno and
Ilha Pimental, the cofferdam,
which extends 500 meters,
will bypass a part of the river
to allow the machines to
access the area of the plant’s
future complementary power
station. It is being built using
earth and rocks, without the
need for concrete or any
other industrial material.
The Belo Monte HPP will
have an installed power of
11,233 MW and will generate
approximately 35,000 direct
job opportunities during the
peak of the work.
At the start of this year, Odebrecht Oil
and Gas (OOG) renewed the international
certifications OHSAS 18.001:2007, associated
with the Management of Occupational
Health and Safety Systems, ISO 14.001:2004,
which assessed the company as to its
Environmental Management and the ISO
9.001:2008, based on Quality Management.
The main focus areas of the standards
include: identification of hazards, risks and
controls, readiness and responses during
emergencies, establishment of operational
procedures, promotion of improvements in
environmental performance, waste control,
prevention of pollution, focus on the client,
leadership and mutual benefits in supplier
relations. The strategic administration of
such items promotes a productive work
environment, allowing OOG to improve its
legal compliance and the Organization’s
performance.
According to Marco Aurélio Fonseca,
Sustainability Director, Odebrecht’s
voluntary search and compliance with
the proposed requirements generate a
competitive advantage. “The certifications
renewed reflect OOG’s commitment to the
systemic and sustainable management of
Workplace Safety, Occupational Health and
Environment, strengthening our image as a
socially responsible company,” said Fonseca.
“Our focus is prevention, not correction,” he
said.
The certifications involve everything from
the offer of management, engineering, civil
construction, maintenance and industrial
assembly services, to drill and production
rigs and processing and storage terminals.
Belo Monte HPP Begins Constructing Cofferdam
OOG Renews International Certifications
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Gove Hydroelectric Facility in Angola Completes Crucial Phase
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The Gove Hydroelectric Facility project descended the generator motor, completing an important phase for electric energy generation at the unit
On January 25, the
Gove Hydroelectric Facility
(HF) Project, developed
by Odebrecht Angola in
the region of Huambo,
descended the rotor of
the UN1-G3 generator –
considered an important
phase for initiating the
generation of energy.
The procedure for
descending the equipment,
which weighs 180 tons, was
completed by teams from
the Construtor do AH Gove
Consortium. The following
stages include the final
adjustments for closing
the Generation Unit, which
involves activities such as
the coupling in the turbine
axle and the assembly
of the generator bearing
(fixed axle support device).
The Hydroelectric
Facility, which consists of
three generator groups,
will have an installed
capacity of 60 MW,
allowing it to supply
electric energy to the three
million inhabitants of the
Province of Huambo.
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Corinthians Stadium: 25% of Construction Work Completed
With the start of the third shift in January of this year, the construction work stops for less than two hours per day
From left to right: Antonio Gavioli, Valter Lana, Aldo Rebelo and Cláudio Melo Filho, Director at Odebrecht
Currently being completed
by Odebrecht Infraestrutura
in São Paulo, the construction
of the Corinthians Stadium,
the site that will house the
opening of the World Cup and
an additional five games, is now
25.34% completed. Currently,
1,200 Members, divided into
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
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
everything is on schedule,” said
Rebelo. “More than a project
for Corinthians, the stadium
represents a great deal to São
Paulo and Brazil.”
Gilberto Kassab emphasized
the project’s importance as
a catalyst for development.
“The stadium will bring several
benefits for the city’s Eastern
Zone and will generate several
job opportunities over the
next 20 years,” said Kassab. The
visitors were welcomed by
Valter Lana, Managing Director
of Odebrecht Infraestrutura,
and Antonio Gavioli, Contract
Director.
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Since the start of the year,
Odebrecht Realizações
Imobiliárias (OR) has been
supporting the Environmental
Education Program (PEA) in Bahia
– a multidisciplinary initiative
that develops and promotes
educational, social responsibility
and environmental awareness
actions, focused on a target public
made up of public and private
school students, universities and
communities.
Created in 2004 and led by the
universities UNIFACS, Ruy Barbosa
and Área1, with the support of the
Odebrecht Organization office
in Salvador, PEA consists of five
OR Establishes Environmental Education Program in Bahia
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Youth and children who are students of public and private schools take part in Ecotrail, one of the PEA initiatives supported by Odebrecht Realizações
sub-programs: Ecotrail, Prospera,
Communicate, Proger and Green
Building.
Ecotrail, which is frequented
by children and youth from public
and private institutions, promotes
the creation of ecological trails
in Atlantic Forest areas, raises
awareness on aspects related
to environmental preservation
and undertakes the ecological
restoration and production
of native seedlings. Prospera
promotes the development of
awareness raising and social-
environmental conservation
actions at public and private
schools, and Communicate
manages and promotes
communication between the PEA’s
subprograms and the institutions.
Proger is a program focused on
waste management and selective
collection that orients users about
the importance of reducing,
reusing and recycling or discarding
materials at the appropriate sites.
Green Building involves guided
tours by schools, universities and
communities located near the
Odebrecht head office in Salvador
in order to demonstrate the use
of the concepts, technicians and
procedures recognized as being
models of sustainability.
“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
is present in the principles and
concepts of TEO,” he said.
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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.
Book Perú-Brasil: Sabor a Futuro Recognized by the ‘Oscar’ of Gastronomy
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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The Continued Professional Qualification
Program - Acreditar is being promoted in the
area of influence of the Nacala International
Airport project, currently being undertaken by
Odebrecht International in Mozambique.
During the selection phase, held on January
12 and 13, 681 people signed up to participate in
the program, which has local monitors trained by
the company.
According to Leonardo Ribeiro, Contract
Director, the launch of Aspire in Nacala
represents the establishment of new
perspectives for the community: “It is an
opportunity for us to cooperate with the
development of the country, Mozambique
citizens and the future of these people,” said
Ribeiro.
The initiative will benefit 1,300 people,
with 1,000 in the Basic Cycle and 300 in the
Specific Cycle. The first addresses topics such
as Workplace Safety, Environment, Quality,
Occupational Psychology and Health, including
support to help Members increase their
schooling level. During the initial phase of the
program, the Specific Cycle offers qualification
for the functions of Bricklayer, Carpenter,
Blacksmith, Plumber and Building Electrician.
“Acreditar is the chance we have to learn a
profession and help with Nacala’s development,”
said student Ramadane Chalate. For instructor
Lucas Mavira, the program will grow as the
participants receive their certificates. “We hope
to create notoriety for the initiative in the city
and train many people,” he said.
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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
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Investments in the
modernization of the Dom
Pedro Corridor, located in
rural São Paulo, and the
strengthening of safety
campaigns involving users
resulted a reduction in all
accident rates along the
highway network administered
by the Rota das Bandeiras
Concessionaire, a Odebrecht
TransPort company.
The total number of
accidents along the 297 km
of highways in the system
fell 5.6% in 2011, a period
in which the concessionaire
recorded 2,934 occurrences,
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
Rota das Bandeiras Records Reduction of Accidents along Dom Pedro Corridor
Rota das Bandeiras has already invested more than R$ 5 million modernizing and expanding the assistance points for the users of the Dom Pedro Corridor
offer drivers, motorcyclists,
truck drivers and pedestrians
a series of free services related
to prevention, health and well
being. The activities benefitted
more than 5,000 people. “We
brought free maintenance
services to our users and we
also work intensively to raise
their awareness through
actions that help improve
safety along the Dom Pedro
Corridor,” said Adherbal Vieira
da Silva, Social Responsibility
Manager.
Since the start of the
concession in April 2009 until
the end of last year, R$ 624
million have been invested in
improvement projects.
In 2011, the concessionaire
invested in recovering the
paving along some 70 km
of the Dom Pedro I (SP-065)
highways, between Itatiba
and Atibaia, and Professor
Zeferino Vaz (SP-332), between
Campinas and Cosmópolis.
The Concessionaire’s
Operational Control Center,
located in Itatiba, received
investments of R$ 12 million
and has 73 cameras designed
for monitoring in real time, 24
hours per day, along the Dom
Pedro Corridor.
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When a youth from Bahia’s
Southern Lowlands enters
one of the three family homes
operating in the region, all
supported by the Odebrecht
Foundation, he or she
discovers an opportunity
for development in the rural
region, close to the family. The
professional training offered by
these teaching units is suited
to the students’ reality and
integrates the high school and
vocational levels. Hundreds
of new entrepreneurs are re-
writing their own histories. In
2012, some 300 people will be
benefitted.
Márcia da Silva, a student
at the Presidente Tancredo
Neves Family Home (CFR-PTN)
since 2009, is one example.
The youth, who will complete
the course in June of this year,
stated that her life changed:
“I began to believe that I
would be able to develop my
skills in agriculture,” said Silva.
“By associating personal and
production skills, I want to
become the owner of my own
business, help my family and
be a leader in my community.”
The training offered by the
family homes uses a unique
methodology called “Trade-
Off Teaching,” which allows
the students to spend a week
as interns with lessons in the
classroom and on the field,
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Students from the Presidente Tancredo Neves Family Home during the practical class: learning for life
and another two weeks on
their properties, applying their
new knowledge. All of the
work is developed under the
supervision and orientation
of specialized monitors.
During a three-year period,
participants learn about rural
administration, cooperativism,
soil management, irrigation and
drainage, as well as a range of
different cultivations.
“With the knowledge
acquired at the Igrapiúna Rural
Family Home [CFR-I], I have
already achieved some great
results and I’m prepared to
develop my horticulture project
in 2012. Through this and other
initiatives, I hope to improve
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
said. “I saw this already during
the inaugural class.”
25odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 275 / february 2012
During the last week in January, Odebrecht
Infraestrutura opened the doors to the
Embraport Terminal project in Santos for a visit
by 280 children of Members between the ages of
6 and 14.
The visit was designed to present the
children with a first-time explanation about the
importance and work routine of their parents
and the extension of the project. For one day,
the youth took part in workshops, a bus tour
throughout the construction site and a boat ride
along the city’s coastline.
According to Henrique Marchesi, Contract
Director, the initiative fulfilled its objective of
bringing the families together. “This is important
for helping them recognize the importance and
better understand their parent’s work routine,”
said Marchesi. Reynaldo Pincette, Administrative
and Financial Manager, participated directly
in the project’s creation together with the
communication team. “In addition to the positive
result, we are helping to attract future Members
to the Organization,” he said.
The Members and parents approved of the
idea. “The program was important to me and to
my family, since I had the opportunity to show
my work, helping my daughter become more
familiar with what I do,” said carpenter Adjaci
Timóteo.
Marcelo Pereira, the professional responsible
for Networks, stated that, for his daughter, it
was a different day full of new things: “For her
and for many other children, learning about the
work of her father and mother was something
of great interest,” said Pereira. “It is a day they will
remember forever.”
Embraport Project Promotes ‘Vacation Day’ for Children of Members
During the January holidays, 280 children of Members at the Embraport project had the opportunity to see their parents’ workplace