Next Wednesday (09/15), at 2 pm, the Ramacrisna Institute will hold a live on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the participation of the vice president of Ramacrisna, Solange Bottaro. The action is part of the Construindo o Futuro (Building the Future) project, which is sponsored by Petrobras and the Federal Government, and will be broadcast live on Ramacrisna’s YouTube and Facebook.
The Construindo o Futuro project, started in March 2020, with the objective of creating new opportunities for children, adolescents and young people in situations of social vulnerability in the municipalities of Betim, Ibirité and Sarzedo (Minas Gerais), includes several actions aligned with the SDGs. , among them, professional qualification courses, workshops and activities to encourage reading. With this Wednesday’s live, Ramacrisna intends to raise awareness among students and the community about the importance of everyone’s efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda, a global commitment made in 2015 by 193 countries, including Brazil, so that together they can enjoy a better life in the future.
In 2018, in partnership with startup Impact Lab, Ramacrisna launched an Impact Report that used the SDGs as one of the references for developing the study. A survey was carried out involving over 670 people, including students, beneficiaries, employees, volunteers, partners, suppliers, among other stakeholders. Through the collected data, it was possible to identify the SDGs most aligned with the operation of Ramacrisna, represented in the graph, where the size of each bar reflects the degree of involvement of the Ramacrisna projects with the goals.
Aiming to achieve these goals, Ramacrisna recently joined the Movement Minas 2032 (MM2032), which brings together organizations from the three sectors of civil society to accelerate actions towards the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN). The measure reinforces the organization’s commitment to applying efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda goals both internally – with employees, volunteers and beneficiaries – and with partners and the population in general.
The Ramacrisna Institute has been in operation for 62 years and has served nearly two million children, young people and adults who had their lives transformed through art, culture, education, professional training and sports activities. Check out below how these actions contribute to each of the SDGs.
The SDGs in Ramacrisna
The SDGs aim to promote concrete actions to end poverty, protect the environment and the climate. They are one of the matrices used by Ramacrisna to measure the impacts of projects carried out by the organization. Understand how these goals are covered by the actions:
- SDG 10 – Reduction of inequalities
It guarantees equal opportunities, empowers and promotes social and economic inclusion, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or any other distinction.
- SDG 4 – Quality education
It offers complementary education to the school for children and teenagers, promoting sociability and creative capacity, stimulating cognitive potential, providing a positive attitude towards knowledge. Helping each one to recognize themselves as an active and participating subject.
- SDG 8 – Decent work and economic growth
Through the Adolescent Apprentice program, it promotes the training of young people, enabling them to enter the labor market. It also creates professional qualification opportunities for this audience and the requalification of adults, expanding their skills and employability.
- SDG 16 – Peace, justice and effective institutions
Ramacrisna has been carrying out, for 62 years, responsible and transparent work, always valuing ethics and inclusive and participative management.
- SDG 9 – Industry, innovation and infrastructure
The Ramacrisna Wire Mesh Factory has modern machinery and adopts sustainable principles in its production.
- SDG 5 – Gender Equality
Ramacrisna guarantees the full and effective participation of women and equal opportunities in all its projects. It also promotes lectures and workshops on gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.
- SDG 12 – Responsible consumption and production
It promotes workshops with reused materials, such as paper and plastic packaging, fabric scraps, newspaper, magazines and wood chips.
- SDG 1 – Eradication of poverty
The purpose of Ramacrisna is to ensure the inclusion of children and young people in situations of social vulnerability in projects that promote their personal, social and economic development.
- SDG 3 – Health and well-being
It promotes lectures and workshops to raise awareness and reinforce the prevention of drug and alcohol use. Informs and educates about sexual health, STDs, teenage pregnancy, among others.
- SDG 7 – Clean and Affordable Energy
The installation of a photovoltaic plant will generate continued savings for about 25 years, promoting the financial sustainability of Ramacrisna, generating clean energy, silent source, long life and immediate savings for social activities.
