Richard Branson's new book Screw Business as Usual really resinates with us as we, too, feel as though business an be a real force for change. Richard's book talks about how every single person in business has the power to turn their work into something that can make a difference. And we, at TIE, see this coming out of our TIE placements on a regular basis. People going back to their jobs and maki...
Continue readingIn this film a handful of TIE's NGO partners talk about what makes TIE different to other partners they work with, what impact TIE has had on their organisation, how TIE adds value and what they think of the program and their experiences with it.
The team that created this film for TIE is: Eduardo Travassos (produtor), Roberto Fernandes (operador de camera), Marcelo Morais (edicao) and Leo...
Continue readingThis is TIE’s fifth year of operations and this milestone has forced us to reflect on our work, the difference we have made and how we intend to evolve moving forward. What is becoming more and more apparent is how business, and a new form of business collaboration and skill share, can be a powerful force for change - especially as the landscape drastically changes for the third sector here in B...
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The “Posithivo” Prevention Work Group (GTP+), is a non-governmental organization founded in December 2000 coordinated by people living with HIV and AIDS patients. It develops educational activities and raises awareness for the prevention of STDs and AIDS in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil.
The institution focuses it’s attention on people living with HIV/AIDS and ‘sex workers’...
TIE's partnership with Espaço da Criança (Kid's Place) in 2011 was a very significant experience. The institution had never previously ventured in the communication field - an important area for attaining its social goals, and the exchange formed through TIE's assistance successfully conduced the NGO towards its desired objectives - and beyond!
Although it has been in the same neighborhood fo...
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