Supported Projects

Find out more about the initiatives supported by Instituto Îandé to promote racial equity, educational quality, and development opportunities for children, youth, and educators. This work is sustained by the Îandé Human Development Philanthropic Evergreen Fund, a permanent philanthropic fund that finances the Institute's work with independent governance and 100% of resources directed to impact.
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School Management for Racial Equity

Partners: CEERT + SECADI/MEC

Scope: National

The program provides training and capacity-building to municipal school managers to address gaps in proficiency and school attendance among afro-descendant students by embedding equity into management and pedagogical procedures, by means of:
 
  • Improving compliance with federal laws (No. 10.639/2003 and 11.645/2008) that make it mandatory to teach African and indigenous history and culture in schools;
  • Improving data collection regarding race/color of students, in order to improve diagnoses as well as access to additional federal funds conditioned to the reduction of racial inequalities within schools (such as Fundeb's VAAR);
  • Development and implementation of a Municipal Education Management Plan for Racial Equity in each municipality.

In 2026, the digital platform is being upgraded to make the course available to all municipalities nationwide.

Impact

  • 374 municipalities reached in 2025 (1,117 education department managers)
  • 149 schools (429 school principals) involved in a pilot-program in 2026
  • National expansion planned for 2026

Learning to Study Texts (4th and 5th grades)

Partners:LABEDU + State Departments of Education

Scope: Maranhão and Bahia

The program trains Elementary School teachers to improve students ability to understand and explore ideas in written texts in the classroom, enhancing their ability to read, comprehend, and think critically about texts across different subjects. The project was developed based on research indicating that text comprehension difficulties were among the main factors limiting academic performance of Elementary School students across all subjects. It was successfully implemented in seven municipalities and is now set to expand throughout the State of Maranhão and municipalities in Bahia.
 

Impact

  • 174 municipalities in Maranhão
  • Expansion to Bahia

Postgraduate Scholarships in Literacy

Partners: Instituto Vera Cruz + public schools

Scope: São Paulo

Provision of scholarships for 13 public school teachers working in schools predominantly attended by afro-descendant students in poor regions of São Paulo, so that they can attend one of Brazil's most prestigious postgraduate courses in Teaching Literacy, offered by Instituto Vera Cruz.

Impact

  • 13 postgraduate scholarships

Research Fund on Racial Inequalities

Partners: 7 leading Brazilian research centers (ABPN, Ação Educativa, AfroCebrap, Cedra, DARA, GEMAA, NERI - Insper)

Support for research to inform public policies and social investments aimed at reducing racial inequalities in education.

 

Impact

  • 7 supported research centers
  • National seminar in 2026

Anti-Racist Education Project

Partner: Escola Vera Cruz

Scope: São Paulo

Promotion of anti-racist pedagogical practices and expansion of opportunities for afro-Brazilian and Indigenous students.
 
Impact
 
  • Project in continuous development for 5 years