Our partners
Pathways to knowledge building!
With the creation of the Mirante Association, we began exchanging knowledge with institutions that aim to develop and improve the quality of public education. This research process helps us make decisions and build our "routes."
We met with the following institutions:
The CEO of Parceiros da Educação RJ, Paula Vianna, showed us what can work in this relationship with the public sector and the biggest challenges within a public school. The association aims to improve the quality of education, student academic performance, and impact public education policies. Learn more at:
https://www.parceirosdaeducacaorj.org.br/
Sankofa Space is multifaceted!
It accommodates the services provided by a Black woman who is a mother, bilingual, educator, doula, sociologist, perinatal scholar, researcher of race relations, speaker, consultant, maker of Abayomi dolls, and deeply interested in caring for people. Services are offered to pregnant and postpartum women, and to educational and healthcare institutions that focus on anti-racist care and education.
In a time of numerous demands, the managers of the social responsibility program welcomed us and presented a highly complex project focusing on several states. Learn more at:
https://comunidadeeducativa.org.br/programa-suzano-de-educacao/
The City School Program brings education into squares, streets, and communities. It's an initiative that operates outside of school hours, offering music, psychomotor skills, and sports activities, such as karate, to students in the Alfenas public school system.
Founding an association involves several dimensions,
The legal process paves the way for formalization, which is a fundamental part of the existence of institutions in this context. And it was with the help of a branch of the Vieira Rezende law firm, Diversxs, that we arrived here today. Access and learn about the work of this partner of ours.
https://www.vieirarezende.com.br/
Executive Director Isabela Paschoal of the Educar Foundation welcomed us for a conversation and told us a little about the non-profit organization maintained by Cia. DPaschoal, which, since 1986, has believed in education for citizenship as a strategy for socioeconomic transformation. Visit the website to learn more: https://fundacaoeducar.org.br/
Learning about initiatives that work to support public education is an excellent source of inspiration! Anna Backheuser, manager of the João e Maria Backheuser Institute, shared her journey towards achieving equitable and networked education to strengthen public policies. Visit the Institute and learn more: https://www.ijmb.org.br/
The Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG) is a public higher education institution located in the city of Alfenas. Originally known as the Alfenas School of Pharmacy and Dentistry (EFOA), it was founded on April 3, 1914. Researchers at the university are responsible for continuing education programs conducted in rural schools in the southern region of Minas Gerais.