In previous years, ABB employees had supported N cleo Batu ra by collecting food in 1997 a record 106 tons of food was collected. Then in 1998, they decided to collect funds to help build the new school. ABB employees have also supported a home for the elderly run by N cleo Batu ra. Paulo is the Room, Board, Bath and Kindness campaign. They produce furniture, baskets, rugs, toys, slippers, cushions and various other objects.
Nothing is wasted.
Leftover wood from furniture making is transformed into decorations that adorn the roofs and gables of the schools, nurseries, restaurant and library of the institution. The Sal o do Encontro was set up by a retired teacher who believes that culture and art are the mainsprings of humanity and dignity. Throughout the country, the 36 schools of Projeto Pescar so far have trained more than 2,000 adolescents. Nearly 90 percent of them now have jobs. In the 1980s, inflation in Brazil was out of control, running as high as 70 percent every month.