We are the SETA Project Education System for an Anti-Racist Transformation

SETA REPRESENTS OUR AMBITION FOR CHANGE AND AGILITY.

There is systemic and structural racism that affects Brazilian public education and deepens racial inequalities

44%

of the Brazilian population identify racism, color and ethnicity as the main cause of inequality

Source: Perceptions about Racism in Brazil 2023

56%

of Brazilians live with people who suffer racism

Source: Perceptions about Racism in Brazil 2023

38%

who suffered racism point to school/college/university as places where this violence occurred

Source: Perceptions about Racism in Brazil 2023

74%

are in favor of reserving places in higher education, public sector competitions and jobs in private companies for the black and/or indigenous population

Source: Perceptions about Racism in Brazil 2023

Our purpose:

The SETA Project systematically promotes the voice, agency and leadership of black, indigenous and quilombola groups and people.

Our mission is to transform the ecosystem of public education in Brazil and institutionalize an approach to racial and gender equity in policy and practice. We will work to achieve the following six outcomes:

Testimonies

Anti-racists in Action

SETA Project was built by an unprecedented alliance of organizations with vast experience and anti-racist education actions. This work in coalition continues to dialogue with other projects and organizations across the country that operate in formal or non-formal education spaces with the aim of tackling inequalities in these environments.

Anti-racist wiki

Perceptions about Racism in Brazil

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Transforming the financing of education at the mid-point of the sustainable development goals

David Archer Abstract The failure to address strategic issues in the financing of education is undermining progress towards SDG4. The…

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The case for educational reparations: addressing racial injustices in sustainable development goal 4

Highlights The absent presence of race in development reflects how issues of race and racism are erased from discourses about…

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Improvement and implementation of public education policies that guarantee quality, equity and contextualized provision, through influence and/or support for policy makers and educational authorities at all levels, thus ensuring the implementation of anti-racist and sensitive public educational policies to gender. These policies must consider the axes of strengthening the legal frameworks of anti-racist education, training programs for education professionals, production of teaching and para-teaching material, democratic management and social participation, monitoring and evaluation of equity indicators and institutional conditions with financial investments , human and material.

Intergenerational dialogue about racism, gender and education is developed in homes, schools, workplaces and in the media through national dialogue and advocacy on issues in education and society. Thus, intolerance to racism, gender-based violence, inequalities and rights violations will be built and the defense of the promotion of social, racial and gender justice in Brazilian society will be built.

Black, quilombola and indigenous children, young people and students involved in transforming communities and school culture, so that they are anti-racist and equitable, ensuring the recognition of their knowledge and protagonism as essential elements to achieve the expected changes.

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THE SETA PROJECT – EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR AN ANTI-RACIST TRANSFORMATION IS A PROJECT SUPPORTED BY THE W. K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION, SINCE 2021, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ACTING TOGETHER FOR AN ANTI-RACIST AND QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION.