In 2008, Cecília Barros of the Projeto Oficina-Escola de Artes e Ofícios (POEAO) received an award from the Programa I AM, Iniciative Jovem Anhembi Morumbi , the YouthActionNet® National Institute in Brazil, which is co-sponsored by the International Youth Foundation, the Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, and the Sylvan/Laureate Foundation. In 2009, Cecília Barros, was honored as a Global Fellow for the International Youth Foundation’s Global YouthActionNet® program.