The Instituto Ayrton Senna (English: Ayrton Senna Institute; IAS) is a Brazilian non-governmental organization, intended to help create opportunities for human development to young Brazilians in cooperation with businesses, governments, municipalities, schools, universities and NGOs.
Instituto Ayrton Senna | |
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| Abbreviation | IAS |
|---|---|
| Named after | Ayrton Senna |
| Formation | 20 November 1994 |
| Founder | Senna family |
| Purpose | Human development |
| Headquarters | Pinheiros, Subprefecture of Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil |
Region | Brazil |
President | Viviane Senna |
Key people | Bianca Senna, Director of Branding Emilio Munaro, Director of Global Development |
| Staff | 24 |
| Website | institutoayrtonsenna.org.br |
As of 2018, the organization currently has 24 key members in the team, 12 board members and 12 advisers.
The Institute is located at Pinheiros district in the subprefecture of the same name at São Paulo, Brazil.
Overview
editTwo months before Ayrton Senna’s fatal crash at Imola, he and his sister, Viviane Senna, had discussed creating a charitable organization with the intent to help with the human development of children and adolescents across Brazil, in cooperation with other businesses. Instituto Ayrton Senna was then founded by Ayrton’s family six months later in 20 November 1994, under the presidency of Viviane.[1] The organization has since then invested US$80 million in social programs and actions in cooperation with other businesses and NGOs.
The organization is recommended by former Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, former Williams owner and founder Sir Frank Williams, and former drivers Alain Prost and Gerhard Berger.
IFLC 2016 had a performance to commemorate Ayrton Senna and presented a gift to Instituto Ayrton Senna.[2][3]
Collaborations
editInstituto Ayrton Senna began a partnership with Japanese company Polyphony Digital in 2013 to create the “Ayrton Senna Tribute” for the developer's new racing video game, Gran Turismo 6, and altogether bring in the legacy of Ayrton Senna to the future of the video game series.[4][5]
British car manufacturer McLaren began collaborating with Instituto Ayrton Senna to create the McLaren Senna, a sports car dedicated to Ayrton Senna and his success with the manufacturer in Formula One.[6]
Instituto Ayrton Senna signed two international partnerships with Singapore and Finland involving science, reading, and mathematics.[7]
Viviane Senna
editViviane Senna | |
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 Viviane Senna in 2006. | |
| Born | Viviane Senna da Silva 14 June 1957 |
| Education | Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneurship Philanthropy |
| Employer(s) | Founder and president of the Instituto Ayrton Senna and the Ayrton Senna Foundation |
| Spouse | Flávio Lalli (m. ?–1996; his death) |
| Children | Bruno Senna |
| Relatives | Ayrton Senna (brother) |
Viviane Senna Lalli (née Senna da Silva; born 14 June 1957) is a Brazilian entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is the sister of late Ayrton Senna (1960–1994), who was a professional racing driver and three-times Formula One world champion and mother of Bruno Senna who is also a racing driver by profession and is competing in various auto racing series. [8]
She is the founder & president of the Ayrton Senna Foundation, established in London in June 1994 and also of the Instituto Ayrton Senna organization, focused on children's education, headquartered in São Paulo since November 1994.[9][10][11][12] She also helped to found and chaired the technical committee of the think tank "Todos pela Educação" (Everybody for Education).[13]
Biography
editViviane Senna was born in São Paulo to Milton Teodoro Guirado da Silva and Neide Senna da Silva.[8] In 1979, she graduated in Psychology at the Pontificial Catholic University of São Paulo,[8] specializing in Jungian psychology in the university's Sede Sapientiaes Institute. She worked as a psychotherapist for adults and children, and also supervised qualification groups and improvement of psychotherapists.[14] She also coordinated study groups of deep psychology (advocated by Jung).
She received the Grand Prix 2012 BNP Paribas, that recognises worldwide leaders in the area of social investment,[15] and was appointed one of the Leaders for the New Millennium of CNN/Time.[16]
She is the only Brazilian member of the Fellow Adults of Boys of the World Prize together with Nelson Mandela (ex-president of South Africa), Silvia Renate Sommerlath (wife of the king of Sweden), and José Ramos-Horta (Nobel Prize winner), among others.
In 2018, she talked with then president-elect Jair Bolsonaro to head the Ministry of Education, but the deal was unsuccessful.[17] In 2020, she supported the reopening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Brazil.[18]
Businesswoman
editViviane Senna manages the royalties of the Ayrton Senna brand that through its character Senninha (based on the driver) has been reproduced in more than 200 products, from bicycles to french fries.[8]
Filmography
editViviane Senna has been in three documentaries and two TV series.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | A Star Named Ayrton Senna | Herself | Documentary |
| 2004 | The Right To Win | ||
| 2010 | Senna | ||
| Show Business | TV series | ||
| 2012 | Na Moral | TV series; episode 1.9 |
References
edit- ^ "Instituto Ayrton Senna". Senna.globo.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ "Home". intflc.org.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "Announcing the Partnership Between Gran Turismo®6 and the Ayrton Senna Institute". gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ PlayStation (2014-05-01), Ayrton's Wish (Film) -- Gran Turismo Tribute to Ayrton Senna, archived from the original on 2021-12-20, retrieved 2018-07-12
- ^ "The McLaren Senna - Ayrton Senna Institute". cars.mclaren.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ "Instituto Ayrton Senna assina parcerias com Singapura e Finlândia". Instituto Ayrton Senna (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ a b c d «A guardiã do mito: Colada à imagem do irmão, Viviane Senna chega à pole position da filantropia nacional» Archived 2009-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, O Globo, 3 May 1999.
- ^ "Viviane Senna". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2000-12-20. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Stokes, Amanda Davies & David (2017-11-16). "Ayrton Senna: How F1 legend's legacy is helping educate Brazil's youth". CNN. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "O modelo de escola atual parou no século 19, diz Viviane Senna". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Buckley, Stephen (1999-10-14). "Brazilians Embracing Philanthropy". Theo Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ Gohn, Maria da Glória (2014-01-30). Movimentos sociais e redes de mobilizações civis no Brasil contemporâneo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Editora Vozes Limitada. ISBN 978-85-326-4747-4.
- ^ «Perfil: Viviane Senna lidera movimento pela qualidade da educação no Brasil», artículo en el sitio web IDIS (Instituto para el Desarrollo de la Inversión Social) del 5 de agosto de 2011.
- ^ "The Institute Ayrton Senna and the Greenhouse Charity honoured by the BNP Paribas Prize for Individual Philanthropy - BNP Paribas". BNP Paribas. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ base.digital. "Instituto Ayrton Senna – Educação do futuro, agora". Instituto Ayrton Senna (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Jair Bolsonaro confirma conversas com Viviane Senna sobre propostas para educação". GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Está claro que a reabertura das escolas não agrava a pandemia, diz Viviane Senna". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
External links
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- Official site (in Portuguese)
- Ayrton Senna Institute Supporters
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