Fundação 1Bi
About us

Strengthening those who teach to transform public education

Fundação 1Bi is a non-profit social organization that, since 2019, has strengthened public education by developing tools, content, training and technologies that support the work of teachers and education networks.

We build these solutions together with those who live the reality of public schools, to improve teaching, broaden learning opportunities and help reduce educational inequalities.

Mission

To strengthen public education with solutions built together with teachers, accelerating the reduction of inequalities in Brazil.

Vision

A public education system in which every teacher has the conditions to teach well and every student has real opportunities to learn.

Values

  1. Teachers at the center
  2. Listening and collaboration
  3. Innovation with purpose
  4. Continuous learning
  5. Commitment to positive impact on education

Our approach: social technology built with the people in schools.

We develop social technology based on the reality of those who live public education. We work side by side with teachers and school leaders to understand challenges, build solutions and continuously improve them. This is how we turn listening and collaboration into technology, training and knowledge capable of generating positive impact at scale.

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Meeting with teachers

Our story

Over the years, we have been learning, experimenting and evolving the way we work.

  1. 2019

    AprendiZAP is born

    Alongside 1Bi, AprendiZAP is born: a WhatsApp learning tool for students, focused on academic support. The initiative brought technology and public education closer together, expanding access to learning.
  2. 2020

    Responding to the pandemic

    With schools closed, AprendiZAP began offering content for lower secondary school and launched the AprendiZAP Teachers Platform, with 2,000 BNCC-aligned lessons and materials.
  3. 2021

    Expanding to high school

    Materials to support the New High School curriculum and an ENEM prep track in partnership with Descomplica.
  4. 2022

    More agility for teachers

    The platform was improved to make lesson planning easier and gained new learning tracks for students on Human Rights and Technology.
  5. 2023

    AI in teaching practice

    Over 8,000 activities were launched, and teachers began using AprendiZAP's BNCC-based AI to create content. Class Reports were also launched for learning diagnosis and monitoring.
  6. 2024

    A new way to support teachers

    A new innovation front with Mari, a virtual assistant that helps teachers create lesson plans and teaching resources.
  7. 2025

    Connections for Education

    We expanded our work with external partners through Conexões Educacionais, strengthening data culture in public school networks. We also created an AI Tutor for an adult education program and made SAEB practice tests available to help schools prepare.
  8. 2026

    Teachers at the center, impact on the ground

    We deepened our work with teachers, putting their needs at the center to build solutions that are ever more relevant, accessible and connected to the reality of public education.

Our team

We are a multidisciplinary, regionally diverse team connected by a common purpose: to contribute to a more equitable public education. We bring together people with different experiences and backgrounds, committed to turning real challenges into solutions that make sense for those in schools.

Our Board of Directors

Our Advisory Board