Rosana Sperandio Pereira

Rosana Sperandio Pereira is the director of the Criança Esperança initiative at UNESCO, which has supported over six thousand social projects benefiting more than five million vulnerable children, youth, and families across Brazil. She was recently in the news for receiving a prestigious award at the Prêmio Líderes Regionais 2025 for her significant contributions to social action over the past 40 years.