EDPR Brazil has supported initiatives in Rio Grande do Norte, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, that demonstrate the company's commitment to the communities where it operates.
With EDP Institute, the company is developing the project "EDP in Schools" since 2009, in the communities near wind farms in operation in Brazil. The project aims to contribute to improve the quality of student's life from public schools, providing tools for student learning, promoting the integration of art and energy, encouraging community participation in school and promoting the health of students.
The main activities are delivery of school supplies, theater in schools, improving school environment, cultural competitions, teacher training and environmental education campaigns.
More than 600 children from two schools near Baixa do Feijão Wind Farms worked with healthy food, safety play and conscious consumption themes between 2014 and 2016.
In Tramandaí, Água Doce and Horizonte , located in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, the program began in 2009 and has reached more than 6.000 students, in 11 rural schools.
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EDP nas Escolas (in Portuguese)
"EDP in Schools" in Brazil began in 2009