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February 6th, 2009

Fighting illiteracy in Brazil

Alfabetização Solidária is an organization which was originally conceived by Dr. Ruth Cardoso, the late Brazilian former First lady. It works for reducing the high rates of illiteracy and has been operating since January 1997. In 2005, it received the “Citizenship Award” by the BNP Paribas Brazil Foundation.
Alfabetização Solidária (AlfaSol for short) is a non-profit organization which adopts [...]

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Claudia Melo

Claudia Melo

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January 30th, 2009

Social integration through music in São Paulo

Meninos do Morumbi is a civil society organization that works with some 4,000 children and young people in São Paulo , using music as a vehicle for promoting integration and a sense of responsibility.
BNP Paribas Brazil has supported Meninos do Morumbi’s activities since 2003. In 2007 the organization received the “Citizenship Award” from the BNP [...]

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Claudia Melo

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Climate Initiative

Climate Initiative

Climate change is no doubt one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. This phenomenon introduces lasting changes to our environment and exhausts the availability of certain natural resources. [...]

Women Changing India

Women Changing India

2010 marked the 150th anniversary of BNP Paribas’ presence in India. To celebrate, the Group chose to hold a photo exhibit documenting the essential role of women in India today. 6 photographers from [...]

Finance Tout Terrain

Finance Tout Terrain

Finance Tout Terrain: a round-the-world bike tour of microfinance. BNP Paribas is the main partner of the “Finance Tout Terrain” project whose aim is to review the current status of microfinance [...]