Projects
Vale Foundation’s projects and initiatives are developed and structured on Education, Basic Health, Productive Inclusion, and Social Protection, and include five Knowledge Stations. The projects are implemented in the territories in which Vale operates. On this page, you can learn more about the projects and filter considering the theme, the state or the city of operation.
AFM at Knowledge Stations
The Vale Foundation, with its extensive experience in strengthening public policies, established a partnership with Vale in the company’s commitment to support the movement of 500,000 people out of situations of extreme poverty by 2030.
To this end, the Vale Foundation leads the implementation of initiatives at the Marabá, Tucumã, Arari and Serra Knowledge Stations that use the Multidimensional Family Monitoring (AFM) methodology to help vulnerable families access essential rights and develop their autonomy. The actions consider five areas for approach (education, income, health, nutrition and infrastructure) and have as investment partners Wheaton Precious Metals (Marabá) and Hatch (Tucumã).
Health and Social Protection Cycle
The Health and Social Protection Cycle aims to strengthen disease prevention actions and promote primary health care as a cross-cutting policy of the Unified Social Assistance System (SUAS). The actions are organized based on the experience accumulated by the Health Cycle project in the territories, with an emphasis on participatory methodologies that are recognized and produce effective results.
In partnership with the Health Promotion Center (Cedaps) and municipal departments, the project seeks to develop capacities and foster the ongoing education of managers and professionals in the areas of Health and Social Assistance, encourage a culture of intersectoral action, expand the performance of Primary Health Care and Social Assistance, provide better technical and material conditions for actions that make a difference in the territories and, thus, improve social and health indicators.
Knowledge Stations
The Knowledge Stations are spaces maintained by the Vale Foundation that offer educational, cultural, and sports activities in after-school hours, having children and teenagers from 6 to 17 years old as the main target audiences. Through their programs, they contribute to the social development of the communities, fostering creativity, innovation, partnerships articulation, participation and sharing of actions among public entities, organized civil society and communities, valuing the characteristics of each region.
There are five Knowledge Stations in operation, located in the municipalities of Arari (MA), Brumadinho (MG), Serra (ES), Marabá and Tucumã (PA). They are independent institutions, maintained mainly with direct resources from the Vale Foundation, in addition to incentivized resources from Vale and resources from investment partners. The incentivized resources come from the Childhood and Adolescence Fund (Municipal Councils for the Defense of Children and Adolescents) and the Sports Incentive Law (Special Secretariat for Sports).
Networked Territories
The Networked Territories program aims to identify the main challenges related to the development of municipalities, proposing a set of actions to ensure the confrontation of school exclusion and to carry out an in-depth diagnosis of the challenges experienced, in addition to promoting the articulation of governmental and non-governmental sectors for the development of policies and actions in different areas.
The initiative is carried out by Cidade Escola Aprendiz and has Wheaton Precious Metals, Grupo Hidrau Torque (GHT), Komatsu and Keda (KHDI) as investment partners. The project is currently active in 16 municipalities in the states of Pará, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro.