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CEMINA ( Communication, Education, Information and Adaptation) is a not- for- profit organization founded in 1990 to empower women and communities through the use of the radio. Over the years CEMINA has created 400 women's radio programs and has been awarded with various prizes. The radio model, created by CEMINA, is considered a social technology and has been disseminated not only in Brazil but in other countries as well. Since 2007, CEMINA has shifted its focus from radio to the capacity building for social start ups and education for adaptation to climate change. One of its main projects is Adapta Sertao ( www.adaptasertao.net) which aim is to develop a social technology that benefits the population of small underserved towns in the semi-arid region of Brazil. The project consists in articulating a group of social technologies that use scare resources such as water and arable land to guarantee the livelihoods of the local communities especially small farmers. The project has received very prestigious awards such as the 2008 SEED Award. It has also been recognized as a best practice by UN Habitat. CEMINA also supports a children- youth program at Favela Julio Otoni. The program offers a series of benefits for children with ages between 6 and 14 years old. The idea is to offer these children the new possibilities of seeing and actualizing the world. The program is done with volunteers.

Zahana in Madagascar is dedicated to participatory rural development, education, revitalization of traditional Malagasy medicine, reforestation, and sustainable agriculture. It is Zahana's philosophy that participatory development must be based on local needs and solutions proposed by local people. It means asking communities what they need and working with them collaboratively so they can achieve their goals. Each community's own needs are unique and require a tailor -made response

To promote the integral education of children, adolescents and young people through sports, culture and job training.

OISCA is an acronym for ORGANIZATION for INDUSTRIAL, SPIRITUAL and CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT. INDUSTRIAL refers to the promotion of agriculture and other primary industries that are fundamental to human existence. SPIRITUAL, not to be confused with "religion," focuses on the need to nurture qualities such as self-reliance, dedication to one's community, international brother-sisterhood, and respect for the Earth's ecological integrity on which life is grounded. And CULTURAL is the intent to encourage the magnificent cultural diversity that has enriched human life, and the universal need to promote cultural patterns such as peace-building. OISCA International contributes to Humanity's environmentally sustainable development through a holistic approach, emphasizing the interconnectedness of agriculture, ecological integrity, and the human spirit. OISCA International implements and advocates hands-on experiential programs for world citizens of all ages, transmitting knowledge and skills, and cultivating spiritual qualities as dedication, self-reliance, and universal brother-sisterhood.

Its mission is to promote the dignity of the person through development activities, with special attention to education. ACDI recognizes the uniqueness of each person, who cannot be reduced to a number within an anonymous category such as "the poor, the sick, the disabled". Furthermore, every person and every community represents a resource, regardless of their vulnerability. This is why ACDI works to help people in becoming aware of their own value and dignity.

Protection and promotion of health and life; social inclusion; Prevention and emergency response; Promotion of International Humanitarian Law and International Cooperation; Youth development and culture of active citizenship.

That Athletes With An Intellectual Impairment Across The World Have The Opportunity To Achieve Excellence In Sport And High-Level Competition

Laureus' purpose is to change the world through the power of sport. Our vision is to use this power to end violence, discrimination and disadvantage against young people and children.

Children who were victims of sexual violence referred of the Military Police, Fire Brigade, Tutelary Council, Social Assistance Reference Centers (Cras), Reference in the Care of Children in Situations of Violence.

SESI Lab emerges as a unique museum on the Brazilian cultural scene. Created with the mission of connecting artistic, scientific and technological processes, it was designed to ispire people to act in the present to create possibilities for the future. Based in a close collaboration between industry and society, and employing an educational approach that stimulates creativity an collaboration, SESI Lab arrives on the scene to foster proactive forms of perceiving the world and changing it for the better. The new venue was deisgned to welcome people of all ages, interests and experiences, while providing an inviting environment for critical learning. A place where science is not only seen in its technical form, but also in terms of the consequences its advances may have for human life and for the development of the planet. This is how SESI Lab aims to become an agent for innovation and social transformation, by reinventing the ways people access and produce knowledge, and connecting with the new demands of industry and with the needs and changes of the world. For this reason, the SESI Lab project is intimately linked to formal education. Since its conception, it has endeavored to fulfill the requirements of the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC), especially with respect to the development of competencies for the 21st century, preparing young people for the world of work and helping them become active citizens. At SESI Lab, this methodology has been made available to school age children and everyone else, to serve as a place of interaction between a variety of life experiences. For all those reasons, SESI Lab is, above all, a place that endeavors to stimulate independent thinking based on the protagonism of each visitor in his own process of perceiving and construction of meanings. Key to this is the dynamic of "learning by doing", which occurs through interaction with the exhibits and with the educators in multidisciplinary experiments, in which there are no borders between different fields of knowledge. Finally, SESI Lab is a place for research and collaborative creation, as a result of the activities developed alongside maker culture, in which individuals are encouraged to create their own exhibits to resolve daily issues. The essential element of all this is a program which focus id to assist visitors in creating personal and social connections with the presented themes based on aspects of their daily lives.

Promote the social well-being and development of children and youth in situations of socioeconomic vulnerability through the strengthening of autonomy, professionalization, and citizenship.

Promote a new inclusive grassroots economy is sustainable in Amazonia, creating connections and solutions for actors in its value chains and pointing out innovative paths for environmental conservation and poverty reduction.