TEACHING WORKSHOP IN BRAZIL

education
In Brazil, the Fundação Bunge sponsors Communidade Educativa, a volunteer program that fosters a culture of improvement in primary schools. In 2004, more than 800 Bunge employees in 13 Brazilian states participated in Communidade Educativa. They volunteered up to two hours per week at schools on company time—more than 30,000 hours in total. The program has helped reduce student absenteeism, increase parental participation at their children's schools and improve reading and verbal skills among students.

Fundação Bunge also sponsors the Basic Education Incentive Prize, which recognizes primary school teachers for their initiatives to improve education. The award is given in conjunction with the Brazilian Ministry of Education.

In Argentina, The Fundación Bunge y Born supports educational programs from the elementary to the post-graduate level. The Fundación sponsors cooperative programs in rural areas and teacher-training programs in Buenos Aires, and endows scholarships in the areas of food science and agronomy.

In the U.S., the Bunge North America Foundation supports local schools in St. Louis and other cities, and matches employee gifts to educational institutions.

environment
In 2003, Bunge partnered with Conservational International and local groups to help protect the environmentally significant Cerrado region in Brazil. The partnership is working with farmers to create a network of biological reserves near the Emas National Park. Plans call for these activities to be extended into new regions in 2005.

science, culture and community
Bunge has a history of supporting forward-looking individuals and organizations in the areas of science and culture, as well as groups that provide basic community services.

In St. Louis, Bunge North America supports the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, which is working to improve human health through developments in agriculture and to make St. Louis a hub of scientific development.

In South America, The Fundación Bunge y Born presents an annual prize for scientific and cultural achievement, as well as an award for young scientists. Fundação Bunge awards an eponymous prize to leading intellectual voices in Brazil.

In Europe, Bunge focuses its efforts on community projects. For example, the company supports educational programs and provides health and food assistance to the needy and elderly in Ukraine. In Poland, Bunge provides funding and food aid to various community groups.