The actions of the Volunteer Committees of Alunorte, Albras, Hydro Paragominas and offices in Belém and Rio de Janeiro generated significant impacts in the territories in which they operate. Thousands of employees engaged in social actions aimed at education, culture, quality of life, environment and citizenship.

These numbers show the importance of dialogue and engagement, enabling listening, reinforcing respect for local and traditional communities, which inhabit the Brazilian Amazon, and also for social organizations in Rio de Janeiro. The challenge of working with these diverse sociocultural and economic realities is immense and was embraced with commitment by the Hydro and Albras teams who make corporate volunteering a strategic action to operate in a safe and responsible manner.

With the purpose of contributing to transforming people's lives, with respect for nature and territories, last year, the actions reached approximately 30 thousand beneficiaries, through 700 hours of dedication by more than 2,500 volunteers and volunteers. This action has formed a solid foundation, focused on relationships, overcoming conflicts and strengthening the social license of Hydro and Albras, in the regions where the companies operate.

“Through this strategy, we reinforce at once the values ​​of care, courage and collaboration, showing that corporate volunteering is a fundamental part of building a corporate citizen. In this way, we seek to benefit the communities where our operations operate, investing in the strategy of robust engagement between the company, employees and territories, which allows for a more favorable scenario to positively transform the reality of these communities”, highlights Eduardo Bustamante, Dialogue manager and Engagement of Hydro and Albras.

There were many achievements: III National Volunteer Meeting; Aplaude Award, promoted by the Brazilian Business Volunteer Council (CBVE); implementation of recurring English classes aimed at children and teenagers in Vila Nova, in Barcarena; actions carried out along the 244 km of the Mining Pipeline and Transmission Line, dialoguing with quilombola communities; infrastructure improvement actions in community spaces; and action in the sustainable development of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).