The Ayrton Senna Institute is a Brazilian foundation that promotes the transformative potential of mankind through the integral development of students and teachers.
The principles of working in partnership, belief in everyone's potential and empowerment are at the guiding principles of its work.
The institute brings together educators, managers and researchers to prepare children and young people for every aspect of their lives.
Brazilian formula one champion Ayrton Senna confided in his sister Viviane that he wanted to set up a Foundation to formalise his long-standing giving to poor Brazilian children, he may well have had some inkling that he would not be there to see his dream become a reality.