Instituto Perene

Instituto Perene is a non-profit, non-governmental organization founded on 2007 with the objective of developing socio-environmental sustainability projects in rural communities. With the involvement of new funders and community leaders who believed in the purposes of Perene, the projects were expanded to the states of Tocantins, Goiás and the Federal District. From the beginning, the actions are based on a tripod that unites environmental conservation, sustainable livelihoods and eco-efficient kitchens, the latter being the basis that sustains most of the actions. Replacing rudimentary wood stoves, which are harmful to the environment and health, with eco-efficient stoves, a transition technology for ideal models of cooking equipment, was the principle of Instituto Perene. The Perene Institute aligns its projects with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with deliveries that comply with SDG 13 – Combating Global Climate Change. In this context, a project is also being carried out in partnership with researchers from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ), which can contribute to achieving the goals of SDG 3 – Health and Welfare. The Perene Institute is among the 14 institutions in Brazil that have been awarded the Gold Standard for the Global Goals certificate. The credibility of the projects was also evidenced in the following institutional recognitions: Finalist of the first ODS Brazil award; Global Best Practices at Dubai World Expo; Bank of Social Technology of Banco do Brasil; Petrobras Socioambiental 2018 and Honorable Mention from the American Environment Agency.