Boost for civil society

Innovative Brazil program leads to clarification of CSOs' legal status and expanded credit operations

The IDB's Tracy Betts was one of the representatives of 21 organizations and private firms that were presented "Partnership Certificates" by youth benefiting from the Capacitação Solidária program. Among the firms that have helped to finance the program were some of Brazil's giants, including Electrobrás, Embratur, Petrobrás, Varig and the Companhia Energética de São Paulo. The presentations were made on Dec. 11 at Maksoud Plaza Theater during a meeting attended by representatives of 174 nongovernmental organizations, businesspersons, and social and education specialists.

Back to article