Annual Report 2022

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Leaders committed to a more just country and a more efficient public sector

In 2022, we continued with our partners in the mission to recognize, connect, develop, and value people who are leading or have the potential to use their talents to combat inequalities and engender social transformation.

To this end, we expanded the leadership development opportunities offered by the Brazilian third sector, promoted the focus on racial equity, developed assessments, and mobilized resources. The goal is to boost the ability of more and more leaders representative of the country’s diversity to make significant contributions.

We also focused on people management training in the public sector by investing in partnerships with organizations specialized in stimulating innovative policies for attracting, selecting, developing, and retaining leaders committed to an efficient Brazil.

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More leaders for equity

In 2022, more than ,000 leaders who work in Education, Social Development, and Public Management were trained or supported by the programs of the Lemann Center for Leadership for Equity in Education, Vetor Brasil, Ensina Brasil, Fundação Estudar, Instituto Four e Gerando Falcões’ Falcons University.

We also strengthened our partnership with Chevening scholarships and fellowships, now focused on racial equity and have already secured three new scholarships for Brazilian women and men. That number will grow in 2023 with a new partnership with Fulbright, which, in three years, will generate 18 new scholarships for Black and Indigenous students at some of the best universities in the world. Additionally, the Behring Foundation supported ten fellows at some of the best Engineering and Computer Science schools.

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The program offers academic, work, and connection opportunities for Brazilian students at the 20 largest universities in the world so that they can direct their careers toward the country’s public interest.

Partner universities and schools

54 students in international scholarship programs

11 scholarships for Black students

I’m a teacher and I came to New York to study with all expenses paid. In the future, I want to continue supporting the community. I intend to continue studying literacy and delve into what it means to be a Black, Latino, and Brazilian woman within these spaces and how it can contribute to anti-racist education and greater equity in Brazil.

Inara Bezerra
Fellow of the Brasil on Campus Program and Master’s student at Columbia University.

CThe census gave us a knowledge base on who is seeking to study at these universities. That will enable us to promote initiatives that connect these fellows even more. It will also assist us in developing actions that allow more people representative of Brazil’s diversity to achieve their dream of studying abroad.

Anna Laura Schmidt
Director of Leadership Development at the Lemann Foundation

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Brasil on Campus Census | The representation of Black people in the best universities in the world is lower than in Brazilian universities. Per our census, only between 10 and 14% of the students at the top 20 universities in the world are Black. In Brazil, 38% of university students are Black. News | I am a Black, female teacher, and I came to New York to study with all expenses paid