IBM Brasil joined forces with the Odebrecht Foundation to support Pratigi for Education, a project committed to the quality of public education in the municipalities of Nilo Peçanha, Ituberá, Piraí do Norte and Ibirapitanga in the Bahia Southern Lowlands. IBM Brasil, a partner in the Tribute to the Future program, directed new funding toward the 2013 campaign to promote the initiative.

Created by the Pratigi Environmental Protection Area (EPA) Inter-Municipal Consortium (CIAPRA) and undertaken by the Pratigi EPA Guardian Association (AGIR) in partnership with the Chapada Education and Research Institute (ICEP) since 2013, Pratigi for Education was designed to improve the quality of basic education and increase the educational outcomes of the public schools located in the region of the Bahia Southern Lowlands.

Educational models are developed by involving those responsible for education – professors, educational coordinators, school principals, technical teams and municipal managers – to build collaborative networks focused on improving formal education and strengthening educational policies.

The strategy used by Pratigi for Education to consolidate this new scenario is based on three lines of operations that are interconnected: political mobilization, continued education and the production of knowledge. The project is designed to expand the concept of quality public education, assisting Preschool students and those from the first cycle of Elementary School.

The project will last for three years and the idea is to make it a reference in Brazil in terms of creating a commitment to the transformation of basic education. The goal is for the children to learn to read, write, interpret and put things into context based on their age and become less vulnerable to social risks. Through quality education, they will have access to knowledge, be prepared to exercise their citizenship and be able to work efficiently in the job market in order to build a better future.