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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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4 odebrecht increases its stake in santo antônio energia

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



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


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


> 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


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


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


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.


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,

Professional Education for Life

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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.”




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



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