SOS SEMI-ARID BRAZIL - WHO WE ARE

SOS Semi-arid Brazil is an early stage initiative of the Vale da Cidadania (Citizenship Valley) a NGO dedicated to foster the sustained development and poverty alleviation in the poorest region in Brazil (4th poorest in the world according to UN), the valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri in the north of Minas Gerais State and BioVale Energy a Brazilian consortium of socially and environmentally responsible companies with expertises in biofuels productive chain.

The main goals of this initiative is to combine efforts to foster the social-economic development in the region by planting perennial productive trees, jatropha-curcas , by means of voluntary tree donations.

Therefore the project has dual impact - socially assisting the agricultural deprived families and environmentally neutralizing the Gas heating effect of carbon emission which is causing an alarming impact in the global warming.

We are fully supported by the State Government main agencies, universities and other organizations towards the project.

While we are developing the structure and resources to support the project, you suggestions, skills, support would be highly appreciated.

We make ourselves available to provide full information;details of the project.
VALE DA CIDADANIA - BIOVALE ENERGIA