Last Sunday (12), 45 socio-environmental entrepreneurs recognized by Schwab Foundation gathered at the IP\u00ca headquarters, in Nazar\u00e9 Paulista\/SP, on behalf of Learning Journey Brazil, promoted by the foundation. This was the first visit to Latin America for 45% of the group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maria In\u00eas Martin, communications manager at the Schwab Foundation, explained that the visit to IP\u00ca is part of a program that encourages the exchange of experience among the community of entrepreneurs. \u201cOn this journey, we guide the hosts on how to run an event and on its content, but we are not experts on that country, they are, and that is great. For those coming from abroad, the programming goes beyond social innovation, also adding culture and nature, for example, as something they identify with,\u201d she said. For the first time, the event was held in the language of the country in which the event took place, with simultaneous translation into English. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
First day of the journey included a visit to Folha de S\u00e3o Paulo, a long-time partner of the Schwab Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the second day, the entrepreneurs visited Favela dos Sonhos, located one hour from the city of S\u00e3o Paulo, to learn about the work of the NGO Gerando Falc\u00f5es \u2013 a social development ecosystem \u2013 led by Eduardo Lyra \u2013 recognized by the Social Entrepreneur Award in 2020, an initiative by Folha de S\u00e3o Paulo in partnership with the Schwab Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Third day, Saturday 11th<\/sup>, was dedicated to the issue of racial equity. The group met Pretahub, a reference when it comes to black entrepreneurship, led by Adriana Barbosa, also recognized by the Schwab Foundation, and then visited Museu das Favelas, located in the Pal\u00e1cio dos Campos El\u00edseos, center of the city of S\u00e3o Paulo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fourth day, Sunday 12th<\/sup>, was a visit to IP\u00ca, where the group learned about the history of the Institute co-founded by Claudio and Suzana Padua, who were awarded with the Social Entrepreneur Award in 2009. Each participant also planted, in a symbolic way, a seedling tree native to the Atlantic Forest near IP\u00ca, around the Atibainha dam, which is part of the Cantareira System. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe were very happy for this opportunity to share the work we carried out at IP\u00ca with this group of entrepreneurs. The possibility of exchanging experiences and learning and identifying synergies was also very interesting\u201d, says Suzana Padua, president of IP\u00ca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The event also featured a presentation by MapBiomas, led by Tasso Azevedo, another award-winning entrepreneur. Julia Shimbo, from MapBiomas, presented the work of mapping land use changes in all Brazilian biomes, as a way of contributing to conservation. Next, Yaku\u00fd Tubinanb\u00e1, guest of the Learning Journey Brazil organizing committee, spoke about the development of an Ancestral Research and Innovation Center, in Ilh\u00e9us\/BA, already nicknamed \u201cEscola Viva\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the presentations, the group went to the property of Sandro Trevisan, one of the beneficiaries of the Semeando \u00c1gua Project, performed by IP\u00ca on the region. Sandro shared his own story with the group, talked about his relationship with the coffee planted by his grandmother on the property and also shared snacks, sweets and bites that he develops and sells, all based on family recipes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n