Despite the heavy rains that had fallen on Rio de Janeiro since 5 April, the 6th GIFE Congress on Private Social Investment took place on 8 and 9 April in the city, bringing together about 800 national and international leaders from the social field. Under the theme ‘Visions for 2020’, the event laid out the directions to be followed by the sector in Brazil over the next decade.

‘It is precisely by the combining of views – and often their opposition – that you can build a shared vision: a view that is both positive about the future and does not underestimate the challenges presented ahead,’ said the Chairman of GIFE’s board, Denise Aguiar, at the opening of the Congress.