the long run 4c call webinar series: sinal do vale, brazil

• Started in 2012 (Founded by Thais Corral, a

leading social entrepreneur and activist of Brazil)

• SINAL = Sincronicidade (synchronicity), INovação

(innovation) and ALegria (joy)

• Objective: Develop new Social & Environmental

Initiatives to improve Livelihoods & Environment

• Key Features: Learning Environment for

Sustainability / a living laboratory for initiatives that

simultaneously improves local community well-being

and supports skill development

• Engaged in Wide Range of Volunteer Social

Activities: e.g. Growing Food & Forests, Eco-

Tourism, Participating in Rio+20, local community

projects …

SINAL DO VALE IN BRAZILPositive Initiatives Bring Success

Core Facts

4C

SINAL APPLIES THE INTEGRAL 4 C DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKby Zeitz Foundation & Long Run Initiative

COMMERCE CULTURE

COMMUNITY

CONSERVATION

• Joined International Development Course at University

of St. Gallen in 2013

• He pioneered “Transformative Internship” at SINAL, as

an innovative way for university students to actively

participate in local development efforts (facilitated by

INDEED and Trans4m)

• Pascal’s Key Tasks and Work Focus: Strengthening

SINAL’s “Commerce”-Function within the 4C Framework


PASCAL SIGNER, UNIVERSITY OF ST.GALLEN“LIFE FROM SINAL“ WHERE HE DOES A “TRANSFORMATIVE INTERNSHIP”

(facilitated by INDEED & TRANS4M)

Check Pascal`s Blog on the INDEED HOMEPAGE www.indeed-sg.org

Familiarize yourself with the vision, principles and projects of Sinal do Vale (including Vista Allegre). Apply the integral approach to the

activities of Sinal do Vale with a particular view to understand the full interconnected potential Sinal’s 4 Cs (community, culture, conservation

and commerce). Investigate the overlapping impact of Commerce (currently primarily expressed through Eco-Tourism) on the other 3 Cs.

Using the “integral development lense”, what are possible improvements (concrete recommendations) within the field of Eco-Tourism for Sinal do

Vale (and Vista Allegre).

INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT TASK
