Partners
The Power of Partnerships
At the Lemann Foundation, our mission is to make Brazil a more just and equitable place by guaranteeing access to high-quality public education for Brazilians of all backgrounds while supporting the development of leaders committed to the social transformation of Brazil.
While we back a range of innovative home-grown initiatives in pursuit of this mission, we also recognize the immense value of leveraging the experience and expertise of international philanthropies, mission-driven organizations, and civic-minded entrepreneurs. Creating a more just and equitable Brazil is not a job for one person, nor even a job for one nation, but is a sweeping endeavor that demands active, long-term partnerships among globally-minded changemakers.
We find ourselves in a unique moment in the evolution of both Brazil and the developing world at large. Many international social impact leaders are pivoting from simple coordination to full-on collaboration in line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 17 to “revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.”
To help make a global partnership for sustainable development a reality that delivers real results, we have set a range of ambitious goals to bring about a more advanced Brazil, one in which all Brazilians can realize their full potential. But we cannot achieve these goals alone, which is why we work with numerous co-investment and collaborative philanthropy partners from both Brazil and abroad.
Lemann Foundation CEO Denis Mizne on our partner-driven approach:

"As foundations think more deeply about how they can increase their impact at scale, I think we will see more organizations around the world forming partnerships with other organizations rather than embarking on projects alone. The Lemann Foundation has been doing this for years via partnerships with the Omidyar Network and Google.org. Although collaborative initiatives require a longer period of discussion between the participating parties, the joint efforts — tackling similar issues and dedicating time and resources to the same goals — give us the bestchance of getting the results we want and scaling them up."
Denis Mizne
Building Brazil’s future, together
Here are a few of the many ways we and our partners are taking action to create a more just and equitable Brazil:
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