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Rota das Bandeiras: Paths to Quality

of Life

no. 249 / JAnUARY 2011

no. 249 / JAnUARY 2011

10 on route to quality of life In its third year of operations in rural São Paulo, the Rota das Bandeiras Concessionaire reveals its actions directed at users and communities.

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4 new achievements Learn about the new projects of the Odebrecht Organization companies in Angola, Brazil and Peru, closed at the end of 2010 and the start of 2011.

8 consolidation of a partnership

Foz do Brasil and COPASA formalized a partnership to supply water and sewage services to VSB in Minas Gerais.

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>12 developing educator leaders

Since September of last year, Odebrecht energia has promoted the Supervisors’ development Program to train general supervisors.

18 fast news>

>14 certified family farming the cooperatives supported by

the Odebrecht Foundation, in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands, were recommended for the ISO 9001 certification.

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the teles Pires hydroelectric Power Plant and 1.3 - Butadiene Production Plant in Brazil, the

Carhuaz - Chacas - San Luis highway in Peru and the Cambambe hydroelectric Facility Center 2 in

Angola. these are the new projects that were established by the Odebrecht Organization compa-

nies between end of 2010 and the start of 2011.

Clean energy for Brazil and angola

On december 17, the teles Pires efficient energy Consortium, formed by Neoenergia

(leader), Furnas Centrais Elétricas, Eletrosul Centrais Elétricas and Odebrecht energia, was

the winner of the bidding process for the construction and operation of the teles Pires

hydroelectric Power Plant at the border between the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and

Pará. the winning bid was R$ 58.36 per megawatt/hour, representing a discount of 33%

> plans and achievements

new Achievements

Cambambe Dam: the construction of the Center 2 will increase the supply of electric energy in Angola

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with relation to the maximum rate of R$ 87.00/

Mwh.

with an installed capacity of 1,820 Mw, the teles

Pires hPP will house five Francis vertical shaft

turbines with 364 Mw each – this type of turbine

is applied for large waterfalls, ranging from 40

to 400 meters, without the need to form a large

reservoir. the flooded area will extend 112 km2.

Odebrecht energia will be responsible for the

civil construction and electromechanical assembly

of the new plant. the construction work will take

45 months, starting in July of this year, and will

generate 10,000 direct and indirect jobs.

In the province of Kwanza Norte, Odebrecht

Angola (subsidiary of Odebrecht Latin America

and Angola) will be responsible for the civil cons-

truction work for the Cambambe hydroelectric

Facility Second Generation Center for the com-

pany Empresa Nacional de Eletricidade (eNe-eP). with

investments of US$ 460 million, the project will be

completed in 49 months and will generate 1,200

job opportunities at the peak of the work.

The Teles Pires HPP will be built on the Teles Pires River, passing

through the municipalities of Jacareacanga, in Pará, and

Paranaíta, in Mato Grosso

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> plans and achievements

the Second Center will add 700 Mw of power

to the hydroelectric Facility, whose dam and

Center 1, which together supply 180 Mw, were

inaugurated in 1964. Since then, the munici-

pality of Cambambe has been an important

generator of electric energy in the country.

“the increase in the production of energy is

crucial for guaranteeing Angola’s economic

growth and will allow for an increase in the

services offered to the population, improving

the human development index and reducing

the use of small scale generators,” said Gustavo

Belitardo, Contract director.

Paths through the andes

On January 12, the Vial Carhuaz San Luís

Consortium, formed by Construtora Norberto

Odebrecht and Odebrecht Peru (subsidiary of

Odebrecht Latin America and Angola) announ-

ced its victory during the bidding for the reha-

bilitation, improvement and construction of the

Carhuaz - Chacas - San Luis highway in the Andes

region. Investments will total US$ 150 million.

the project involves the recovery and expan-

sion of the highway asphalt along nearly 100

kilometers in the region of Ancash, located

in the districts of Shilla, Chacas and San Luis,

which traverses the provinces of Carhuaz,

Asunción and Carlos Fitzcarrald in Peru’s

Northern region. the road will traverse Mt.

huascarán, Peru’s highest peak, located 6,768

meters above sea level. A 510-meter tunnel will

also be built to join the valleys of Callejón de

huaylas and Callejón de Conchucos.

The Carhuaz - Chacas - San Luis Highway in the Andes region will traverse three Peruvian provinces

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“For Odebrecht Peru, this is a challenge that

we have assumed with the same commitment

and responsibility as always, working with

cutting-edge technology and the best profes-

sionals,” said Jorge Barata, Managing director

in the country. “the project will contribute

toward Peru’s economic development, main-

taining the quality standards for the mainte-

nance and conservation of the environment,”

he said.

exPanding the CaPaCity

Starting in March of this year, the project for

the new Braskem 1.3 - Butadiene Production

Plant (the raw material used to produce tires)

will start the construction phase. the factory

will have the capacity to produce over 103,000

tons of products per year.

the construction of the plant will incre-

ase the current capacity of the company’s

Basic Raw Material Unit at the triunfo

Petrochemical Complex in Rio Grande do

Sul, since it has had a butadiene production

unit since 1992, with the capacity to produce

105,000 tons per year.

the period established to install the plant is

20 months, with startup set for the second half

of 2012.

The Triunfo Petrochemical Complex will earn a new butadiene plant from Braskem.

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Consolidation of a Partnership

> environmental engineering

In Jeceaba, Minas Gerais, Foz do Brasil is

currently responsible for installing the largest

steel industry utilities center at the Vallourec

& Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil (VSB) plant. On

January 10, the company formalized a partner-

ship with Companhia de Saneamento de Minas

Gerais (COPASA) to install and operate the

water supply and sanitary sewage services for

VSB. the operation involved investments of R$

21.8 million.

COPASA came to own 15.5% of the capital in

Foz de Jeceaba S.A., a company created to serve

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Consolidation of a Partnership

the steel plant project. For the president of the Minas Gerais

state-owned company, Ricardo Simões, the association will con-

tribute toward COPASA’s institutional development, while also

creating new opportunities. “the entrepreneurs at VSB decided

that the service would be delegated to companies with experti-

se,” said Simões.

the services include the supply of water for human consump-

tion, sanitary sewage, water treatment for reuse and disposal of

solid waste.

Mário Amaro, Regional director of Foz do Brasil, stated that the

partnership with COPASA is the best path for the business deve-

loped by the company. “with the union of competencies and

qualification of the two companies, joining together the best

that each has to offer, we will achieve better results for the deve-

lopment,” said Amaro.

the VSB unit in Jeceaba, quoted at R$ 1.6 billion, should begin

operating this year. the development will have the capacity to

produce 700,000 tons of seamless steel for the oil industry and

300,000 tons of billets.

From left to right: Armando Goes, director of Foz de Jeceaba; Mário Amaro; Ricardo Simões; Paula Vasques Bittencourt, Financial and Investor Relations director at COPASA; and Carlos Gonçalves de Oliveira Sobrinho, environmental and New Business director at COPASA

A cidade de Jeceaba abriga a maior central de utilida-des da indústria siderúrgi-ca do país

The city of Jeceaba is home to Brazil’s largest steel industry utilities center

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while working 24 hours per day on the ope-

ration of 297 kilometers of the dom Pedro

I Corridor in rural São Paulo, the Rota das

Bandeiras Concessionaire develops actions desig-

ned to help improve the quality of life of the

users and communities of the 17 municipalities

located along the highway network.

this year, the concession’s third operating the

highway, Rota das Bandeiras will work simulta-

neously in the areas of traffic safety, health, educa-

tion, environment and professional qualification.

InfoRmAtIon: the Best tYPe of PReventIon

In 2011, the lecture program that focused on

preventing and diagnosing hepatitis C will be

taken to the cargo transport companies that

use the corridor.

Last year, Rota das Bandeiras, in partnership

with the municipalities’ departments of health,

trained 1,500 agents to become multipliers of

knowledge. the cities also received 2,500 quick

response tests and explanatory folders on the

disease.

> social responsibility

On Route to Quality of Life

Information about Hepatitis C, tree seedlings and free vehicle inspection services are within reach of users of the Dom Pedro I Corridor and local residents

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tRAffIc And envIRonmentAL edUcAtIon

the traffic education program will be taught

at the primary schools in the 17 municipalities

located along the d. Pedro Corridor – with con-

nects Jacareí, in Paraíba Valley, to Mogi Guaçu,

continuing on to the Metropolitan Region of

Campinas.

the concessionaire will distribute educational

material to train teachers on practices of citi-

zenship, respect for road signs and defensive dri-

ving. the idea is for the students to become the

‘watchful eye’ of their parents, and in the future,

responsible drivers themselves.

Rota das Bandeiras will also encourage users and

communities to participate in actions designed to

preserve and recover the environment.

the distribution of seeds and tree seedlings in the

toll plazas and campaigns against slash and burn

practices are among the planned activities. Last

year, 10,000 tree seedlings were distributed.

PRofessIonAL deveLoPment

Starting in April, Rota das Bandeiras will kick off

the Acreditar (“Believe”) Continued Professional

Qualification Program with aims of training

local labor to work on the duplication of the

Constâncio Cintra highway (SP-360), which con-

nects the municipalities of Itatiba and Jundiaí.

the program will be undertaken in partnership

with the National Industrial Learning Service

(SeNAI) and the Itatiba City Government.

Initially, 250 residents will have the opportunity

to learn new trades, such as carpenter, bricklayer

and assembler.

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Developing educator Leaders

Since September 2009, donizete Pereira

dias, 56, has worked as the General earth-

Moving Supervisor at the Santo Antônio

hydroelectric Power Plant construction site

in Rondônia. Nearly one year after he began

working on the plant construction, he and

19 other general supervisors became the

first group for the Supervisors’ development

Program (PdS). “I can see a bright future

ahead,” said dias, who has been with the

Organization for 34 years.

Created by Odebrecht energia to maximize

the potential professional development of

general supervisors, PdS also certifies the

workers to become Production Supervisors.

the project invests in continued edu-

cation, transforming the Members into

educator leaders. “the company’s general

supervisors are mature professionals, with

experience developed based on education

through work,” explained Ênio Silva, res-

ponsible for People and Organization. “PdS

encourages programmed education for

work actions so that these leaders can train

people and support the sustainable growth

of Odebrecht energia,” he said.

the program elaboration process was

based on the National Industrial Learning

Service (SeNAI) training and Professional

Certification by Competencies, and uses

a unique teaching proposal based on the

context of the work and experience of

Twenty general supervisors at the Santo Antônio HPP: the first PDS group

> people development

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Developing educator Leaders

the professionals in diffe-

rent areas of the production

segment. “with the cour-

se, our work goes far,” said

emahin Alves, General Mold

Supervisor.

PdS has three modu-

les: Basic, Behavioral and

Instrumental, with a total

course load of 300 hours and

duration of eight months.

Activities in teams and IT classes are part of PDS

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> bahia’s southern lowlands

Certified family farming

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Certified family farming

Valdomiro de Souza became a rural producer and is now a member of COOPALM. The cooperative earned the “Cooperative of the Year” award in the Quality Management category in 2010

In 1996, Valdomiro de Souza,

today 31, left the region of Bahia’s

Southern Lowlands in search of a

better life in Brazil’s Southeast. At

that time, his family had a planta-

tion of chili peppers that had been

decimated by insects. Souza had

lost everything and decided to

leave with his two brothers.

Nine years later, one of the

Valdomiro brothers returned to the

region to visit his parents. “My bro-

ther learned about the project my

father is developing” he explained.

“the planting of heart of palm is

working well and he received techni-

cal orientation from COOPALM [Bahia

Southern Lowlands heart of Palm

Producers’ Cooperative],” he said. It

was only a matter of time before the

three brothers left espírito Santo and

returned to the Southern Lowlands.

“I had the dream of having my own

business and the cooperative gave

me this chance,” revealed Valdomiro,

after spending 14 years far from his

native land.

the Souza family is currently asso-

ciated with COOPALM, one of the

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> bahia’s southern lowlands

COOPEMAR members farm fish using net tanks

Neves Rural Producers’ Cooperative (COOPAtAN),

the Bahia Southern Lowlands Mixed Shellfish

Farmers’, Fishermen’s and Aquafarmers’

Cooperative (COOPeMAR) and COOPALM were

recommended for INMetRO by Bureau Veritas

The handicrafts produced using piassaba plant help increase the

income of COOPRAP members

four cooperatives in Bahia’s Southern

Lowlands to be recommended for the

ISO 9001 certification – the first in Brazil

based on family farming to earn this

achievement. Associated with the Bahia

Southern Lowlands environmental

Protection Area Mosaic Integrated and

Sustainable development Program

(PdIS), supported by the Odebrecht

Foundation, the institutions promote the

generation of jobs and distribution of

income to 995 families from the region.

the Pratigi environmental Protection

Rural Area Producers’ Cooperative

(COOPRAP), the Presidente tancredo

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Certification. It was proven that the cooperati-

ves’ management system is based on princi-

ples of quality, with team involvement, leader-

ship, continuous improvement, and a process

and system-based approach, among others.

the certification is internationally recognized

and the issuing of certificates is set to take

place by the end of this month.

For Roberto Lessa, Vice President of the

Odebrecht Foundation - Social-Production

Area, this is the result of

actions undertaken based on

planning and discipline. “the

support of the Inter-American

development Bank [BId], the

motivation of employees from

each institution and the unique

vision of the contracted consul-

tants helped guarantee this achievement,” said

Lessa. “the effort and commitment of all invol-

ved was crucial. Our commitment is to impro-

ve every day and guarantee the indicated cer-

tification,” said Rosiene Barreto, responsible for

the Quality System at COOPAtAN.

“COOPALM came to organize our production

and this administration guarantees our future,”

said now rural producer, Valdomiro.

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> fast notes

On January 10, five students from the area

of Civil engineering and two from Business

Administration began the holiday Internship

Program at the Aquapolo Project in the

Greater São Paulo Area. the youth spent

40 days at the construction site and have

already participated in lectures on teO, the

environment, Safety and health.

the program emerged through partnerships

between Odebrecht Infraestrutura and teaching

institutions and promotes the development of

the students’ extracurricular skills, allowing them

to experience the day-to-day at a contract. the

selection was made from partner universities,

including the Industrial engineering College

(FeI), University of São Paulo (USP), Federal

University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Mauá Institute

of technology (Mauá) and the technological

Aeronautical Institute (ItA).

the company plans to expand the program

so that more projects can participate and con-

tribute toward the training of young talents.

this month, the transnordestina Railroad

construction projects in the state of Piauí and

Pernambuco, received nine university stu-

dents for the holiday Internship.

Holidays: Time to Learn

University students began the Holiday Internship Program at the Aquapolo Project in São Pauloapolo, em São Paulo

On december 17, the General Commander

of the Brazilian Navy, Júlio Soares de Moura

Neto, together with Romildo Santos, Managing

director of Odebrecht Infraestrutura - PROSUB,

Fábio Gandolfo, development director - eBN,

and other directors from the company, recei-

ved the Chief of State of the Armed Forces of

France, edouard Guillaud, for the inauguration

ceremony at the auditorium of the Naval Base

and Shipyard construction site and start of the

dredging work for the maritime construction

project in Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro.

the French group visited the Metal Structure

Manufacturing Unit (UFeM) and toured the ins-

tallations of the Public Service Center develop-

ment. edouard Guillaud activated the device to

begin the dredging operation.

In all, four dredges will be sent to Itaguaí

to transport 11 million cubic meters of sand

during the construction work.

the construction work for the Naval Base and

Shipyard is part of the Brazilian Navy’s National

defense Program and is being undertaken

in partnership with the French group dCNS

(Direction des Constructions Navales et Services).

the Itaguaí Shipyard will serve as the site for the

construction of four conventional submarines

and one nuclear submarine.

Naval Base and Shipyard: Start of Construction Work

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After 37 days on the British Indian Ocean

– where it had to avoid the pirate ships that

operate in the Somali Sea –, and a stop to

refuel on Mauritius Island, the Norbe VI rig,

operated by Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG),

arrived to South Africa to change crews,

resupply, make final adjustments to the ope-

rating systems and load the risers.

Before entering the Saldanha Bay, loca-

ted 150 km from Cape town, the Norbe VI

underwent final tests for the calibration of the

sonar systems (hIPAP) and the dynamic posi-

tioning system for deeper waters, at 600 m.

the trip through the Indian Ocean was

completed by the rig crew, led by Captain

Fabio Valerio, by Supervisor José Reinaldo

and by Maintenance Coordinator Zenildo

Leão. Captain Gurgel, Rig Manager,

Leonardo Guimaraes, and Construction

Manager, José Pitta, commanded the activi-

ties on land.

OOG plans for the rig to begin its journey

across the Atlantic Ocean until it reaches

Brazil next week. the Norbe VI will arrive to

Rio de Janeiro in February for the Petrobras

acceptance tests and start of operations.

Journey across the Oceans

The journey across the Atlantic Ocean to Rio de Janeiro should last from 18 to 20 days

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having worked for Odebrecht

for the past 25 years, inclu-

ding some time in Angola and

Panamá, Krishnamurti Góes

dos Anjos is currently responsi-

ble for Planning at the BA-093

construction project in Salvador,

Bahia. he dedicates his free time

to literature. “this has been my

‘hobby’ for over a decade,” said

Anjos. “I have already written four books: one novel and

three books of stories.”

On February 4, the Member and writer will launch his

fifth book, the fourth book of stories. entitled “12 Stories

and ½ a Poem,” the work features complex characters

in daily and illusory tales. “In one of the stories, called

‘the traveler,’ I talk a bit about my professional career at

Odebrecht,” revealed the author.

Krishnamurti’s texts were also published in over 20

collective works in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico,

Panamá and Spain.

the launch of “12 Stories and ½ a Poem” will take place

at 7:00 p.m. at the Glauber Rocha Space, located in the

Saraiva Mega Store at Shopping Iguatemi, in Salvador.

> fast notes

Odebrecht Infraestrutura, Braskem

and Foz do Brasil joined forces to

support the victims of the rains in

the city of Mauá in the Metropolitan

Region of São Paulo. the companies

set up a temporary shelter that will

receive some 60 families affected by

the mudslides in Morro do Macuco.

the individuals registered by the

municipality’s Civil defense will recei-

ve shelter for 60 days or until they can

find a new home. At the site, installed

in Jardim Zaíra, people will receive

three meals per day, in addition to a

space to rest and bathe.

the three companies were responsi-

ble for assembling the shelter, renting

the outhouses, acquiring the electri-

cal material and supply and assem-

bling a water tower for the showers.

In Rio de Janeiro, Odebrecht

Infraestrutura mobilized Members

and equipment to support the emer-

gency work undertaken in the state’s

Mountainous Region.

A team with 60 people and 15 pie-

ces of equipment, including trucks,

backhoes and specific machines

for the removal of debris and earth,

were sent to the affected city of Nova

Friburgo. the State Government is

currently coordinating the activities

to rescue victims and free up roads

and access ways.

Mobilization through Solidarity

Member Writer

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the Pier IV and Clean waters contracts,

currently being undertaken by Odebrecht

Infraestrutura, received tributes related to

workplace Safety and Quality in december

2010.

In São Luís, Maranhão, the construction

work for the Pier IV - the largest port infras-

tructure project underway in Latin America

- earned three awards during the 100th

Responsible Attitude Program (PAR). the ini-

tiative, created by the client - VALe -, recogni-

zes and promotes companies that offer servi-

ces in the categories of workplace health and

Safety. to participate, the contract may not

have any occurrences of accidents or strikes

by the work fronts.

Managers Ricardo Corrégio and eustaquio

Antônio Souto received the Destaque Awards

for december and the 2010 Destaque of the

Year Award in the category of “Production

Manager,” respectively, and Odebrecht

Infraestrutura, represented by Raymundo

Santos Filho, Contract director, received the

december Destaque award in the “Company”

category.

the Clean waters Project, undertaken in

Vitória, espírito Santo, received the Brazilian

habitat Quality and Productivity

Program (PBQP-h) Award from the

Ministry of Cities in the “Sanitation”

category. “we were able to demons-

trate to the Ministry of Cities team

that when it comes to our project,

theory is practiced with quality,” said

danilo Ribeiro, Contract director.

Awarded Projects

The Pier IV contract team, from left to right: Manoel Sandoval Silva, Administrative and Financial Manager; Raymundo Santos Filho; Eustaquio Antônio Souto and Ricardo Corrégio

Minister of Cities at the time, Márcio Fortes, delivers the PBQP-H Award for the Clean Waters Project to Sérgio Neves, Managing Director of Odebrecht Infraestrutura

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> fast notes

On January 15 and 17, the construction

work for the Santo Antônio hydroelectric

Power Plant in Porto Velho, Rondônia, recei-

ved a visit from the China’s Ambassador to

Brazil, Qiu Xiaoqi, and from former minister,

Roberto Mangabeira Unger.

Miguel Senna, Contract director at

Odebrecht-Assembly, toured the cons-

truction sites with visitors, passing

through the pre-assembly warehouse

and Power house No. 1, which will

house eight of the 44 bulb turbines at

the development, which will begin to

generate energy in december of this

year.

Qiu Xiaoqi and his wife, Liu Min, were

accompanied by the group formed by

the State Secretary of tourism, Júlio

Olivar, and by the State department of

Planning and Coordination’s Manager

of International Affairs, Raimundo

Nonato. “Brasil and China are countries

that build large hydroelectric power

plants because they have the natural

conditions and economic resources for

such,” explained the ambassador.

the former Minister of Strategic

Affairs, Roberto Mangabeira Unger,

recognized the importance of using

the hydroelectric power of the Amazon

region toward the country’s develo-

pment. “Of the great countries of the

world with hydroelectric potential, Brazil is

still the one that least uses this resource,” said

Unger. “the hydroelectric power plants are of

strategic interest, since they produce clean

and renewable energy,” he said.

Illustrious Visitors

Miguel Senna shows the construction work for the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant to China’s Ambassador to Brazil, Qiu Xiaoqi, his wife Liu Min, and to former minister, Roberto Mangabeira Unger

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“After three years, I am prepared for my

decisions. I will put into practice my plans

to reach my objectives,” said a confident

young Joelton da Lapa, who completed his

training at the Igrapiúna Rural Family home

(CFR-I) in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands.

On January 7, relatives and friends of

Joelton and other youth participated in the

ceremony that marked the conclusion of

activities for the first group at the home.

during the period they were at the tea-

ching unit, the students learned about

topics such as field administration, peren-

nial crops, soils and the processing of ani-

mal and plant-based products, in addition

to the basic concepts of cooperativism and

environmental education. “with the sup-

port of the home, I was able to found an

association and I currently work with my

community for my community,” said a plea-

sed Rosimeire Santos.

Lapa and Santos are part of the new

generations that are being education for

life and through work, improving and mul-

tiplying the knowledge applied to the rural

reality.

In 2010, 114 local development agents

were trained by the Youth home and

Family homes (Presidente tancredo Neves

Rural home, Igrapiúna Rural home, Nilo

Peçanha Agroforest home and Águas

de Ituberá home) – teaching units asso-

ciated with Bahia’s Southern Lowlands

ePA Mosaic Integrated and Sustainable

development Program (PdIS), supported by

the Odebrecht Foundation.

The First Rural Entrepreneurs

The first group of rural entrepreneurs trained by the Igrapiúna Rural Family Home: education for life and through work in the communities of Bahia’s Southern Lowlands, em São Paulo