Education

Investment Fund for Educational Programs

The Investment Fund for Educational Programs has the objective of improving the quality of educational services in the Brazilian Sertão.

This Fund provides long-term grants to programs that present effective strategies in the following areas:

• Qualification and training of education professionals (teachers, school staff, education managers, public policy professionals);


• Infra-structure improvement of educational spaces;


• Improvement of educational program management;


• Collaborations between schools and communities (creation of school boards and parent associations);


• Development and implementation of innovative educational methodologies;


• Building of libraries, children’s libraries, and labs;


• Digital inclusion;


• Development of extra-curricular activities, after school programs (recreational and leisure);


• Tutoring activities for school learning reinforcement;


• Insertion of cross-thematic and supplemental classroom content;


• University entrance exam preparation;


• Professional training for young people entering the job market;


• Literacy;


• School or educational space voluntarism.

Funding is awarded to organizations for the implementation of a long-term program. The Foundation believes that the sustainability of social programs in education depends on strengthening the management capacity of its grantees. Therefore, resources can also be invested in structuring and institutional development to increase the quality of services offered to communities in the long run. The programs are continually monitored and resources are paid in three installments during the year.

Bravo’s monitoring and evaluation processes are all participatory. Grantee organizations receive technical assistance and are encouraged to adopt management tools - which leave an important legacy for the organization in the long run. This is a process of participatory management and continuous mutual learning. Bravo believes its grantee organizations to be key partners in achieving its strategic goals and vision.