Which is part of our Corporate Social Responsibility Challenge Fund Project that aims to support local institutions develop innovative, low-cost and high impact social technology initiatives that have potential to be replicated in a sustainable manner.  The award ceremony was held during the tenth annual Institute Ethos Internacional Conference attended by more than 1500 representatives from government, private corporations and non-governamental organizations.  The winner initiative entitled “Franquia Social” received a cash grant in the amount of US$36,000 to continue and improve the development of alternatives technologies to promote employment, food safety and increase income of agricultural producers from the Northeast Region of Brazil.