THE Sitawi was chosen as the big winner of the Health Emergency category of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Response to Covid-19, carried out by Folha de São Paulo and the Schwab Foundation. In the Reader's Choice, by popular vote, we won 3rd place. The virtual award ceremony was held this Tuesday (30), with a live broadcast on TV Folha's YouTube channel. watch the event here.
In all, 317 projects signed up for this second edition of the award focused on fighting the pandemic. the choice of Sitawi in the Sanitary Emergency category was made by a jury composed of personalities and specialists such as infectious disease specialist Esper Kallás and writer and philosopher Djamila Ribeiro, among others. Read the full article about Sitawi at the site of the Leaf.
Receiving this recognition and winning the award is a milestone for the organization. We are very grateful to each and everyone who took time out of their days to vote for the Sitawi. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have carried out the financial management of 16 Philanthropic Funds aimed at combating Covid-19, mobilizing resources, PPE, hygiene kits and basic food baskets, among other things, for about a thousand hospitals, vulnerable communities and initiatives in the Amazon.
The Philanthropic Funds proved necessary to mobilize resources quickly, effectively and transparently for a Brazil that is in an emergency health crisis. They equipped the SUS, saved lives in Manaus and mitigated the impacts of Covid on the lives of more than 8 million people across the country.
Thanks
Upon receiving the Award, Leonardo Letelier, CEO and founder of Sitawi, spoke about the organization’s journey towards the cause of the pandemic: “The Sitawi does a lot of different things. We have super sophisticated proposals such as a Collective Loan Platform for impact investing and we develop Territorial Programs in the Amazon, but it was with something much simpler and more direct that we did our part in the fight against Covid: the management of Philanthropic Funds. This mechanism was exactly what was needed at that moment and it was what made the difference in the lives of millions of people”, he declares.
In his celebration, Letelier congratulated the finalists and thanked his family, donors, supporters, partners, collaborators and former collaborators of Sitawi and beneficiaries who were part of the organization's journey. You can check out the full thank you at live from the awards.
donation campaign
Voting has ended, but the donation campaign remains on the air until the 25/12th. The amount raised for the Sitawi will be allocated to the Matchfunding Philanthropic Fund Saving Lives and sponsored by the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES). Since its launch, the largest matchfunding in history has mobilized more than R$104 million, which have been invested in supplies, hospital equipment, oxygen generating plants and O2 cylinders for more than 600 health institutions throughout the national territory.
The program is an initiative of the BNDES and relies on the financial management of Sitawi, with the partnership of the Bionexo platform, the Confederation of Santas Casas de Misericórdia, Hospitals and Philanthropic Entities (CMB), Benfeitoria and the independent review by E&Y Brasil. if you can, donate to Sitawi.
