About the Institute
Growing Up Right Institute is an initiative of the Interstate Tobacco Industry Union (SindiTabaco) and its associated companies that took shape with the support and membership of people and entities involved in education and the fight against child labor, especially in areas with plantations. of tobacco, in the Southern Region of the country.
Founded on April 23, 2015, its goal is to offer subsidies for young people to remain and develop in rural areas, through income generation opportunities and the development of skills and potential, respecting gender differentiation, with possibilities for boys and girls.
The learning and professionalization alternatives for young people, which aim to combat teenage work, also strengthen the sustainable management capacity of small rural properties, essential for thousands of families in the states of the Southern Region of the country.