An example of Vale's community relationship and social investment plan is the one implemented in Sitinho, a rural community in São Luís (MA), home to approximately 250 families who rely on social benefits, occasional jobs, and informal work. It is a region with high levels of vulnerability and social risk, limited communication, and restricted access to public transportation and urban infrastructure.

Vale works alongside the community through a local management committee established to decide on and monitor the actions to be developed, based on the needs identified and defined by the stakeholders involved in the process. Among the initiatives already carried out are the construction of a footbridge in 2023 to ensure safe mobility for residents across the Carajás Railway, and the development of a sports project that has supported 65 children in judo, funded through Brazil's Sports Incentive Law, and active since 2022. Additionally, the company has engaged with municipal authorities to improve community access through road paving, as well as enhancements in public lighting and safety -- actions that are part of the Sitinho Community Relationship Plan.

A highlight is the "Sitinho Weaving Art" project, developed since 2018 with the goal of generating income and employment for women in the community through handicrafts made from buriti fiber. Key results in the early years of the project included the establishment of a production workshop and sales support (whose structure, in 2024, entered a reform and expansion planning phase with support from the Partilhar Program, which aims to engage Vale's suppliers and the broader supply chain in promoting social development in the communities where the company operates); a 10% increase in income; women's empowerment; and the strengthening of family, social, and community ties. The initiative also fostered cooperative organization, participation in artisan fairs and events, sales in local craft stores, and improvements in the production process of buriti fiber bags and accessories.