Ubuntu
Ubuntu immersion in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).Conceived by Motriz Lideranças to tackle Afro-Brazilian underrepresentation in executive governance, the Ubuntu Program promotes systemic racial equity by closing developmental and retention gaps for public leaders. In 2025, Ubuntu scaled its strategic impact by transitioning to a modular, adaptable structure directly embedded into government-led Leadership Development Programs (LDPs). This milestone enables public administrations to embed equity into permanent civil service people-management policies.
Operating across 14 states and 28 government agencies, the program selected 121 emerging leaders and engaged 100 active participants (69% women). On the ground, key accomplishments included ethnic-racial civil service censuses, empirical studies on bureaucratic representation, and legislative milestones, including Alagoas’s Diversity Seal (Selo Diversidade) and Pernambuco’s quota law for public-service competitive examinations (Lei de Cotas). Statewide programs such as Presença (RJ), Horizontes (RS), Mulheres que Transformam (MG), Vértice (AL), and Trilha de Liderança Inclusiva (PE) signal a permanent shift toward embedding inclusive leadership at the center of Brazilian public administration.