[{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-brasil-solidario-ibs\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IBS_BrazilFoundation.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Brasil Solid\u00e1rio-IBS is a nonprofit organization focused on valuing the human being by offering opportunities through education<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">For more than a decade, IBS has developed initiatives that empower the school and the school community. The Institute believes that the school, in addition to academic instruction, is also responsible for providing life education. The school should offer the necessary conditions for human development in multiple dimensions, involving students, teachers, community and municipality in a common teaching-learning process that respects each other's knowledge, culture and local values.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">IBS implements transverse pedagogic themes in Brazilian public schools in an interdisciplinary way, working in a bottom-up, organic and replicable method called \u201cPDE \u2013 Education Development Program\u201d. As a result, the Institute was awarded the <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/brazilcham.com\/events\/person-of-the-year-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>POY \u2013 Person of the Year - Entrepreneurship in Social Responsibility Award 2019<\/b><\/a><\/span>, among other acknowledgments, and is part of the <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.folha.uol.com.br\/empreendedorsocial\/rede-folha\/2018\/04\/conheca-os-integrantes-da-rede-folha-de-empreendedores-socioambientais.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Folha Network of Socioenvironmental Entrepreneurs<\/b><\/a><\/span> in partnership with the Schwab Foundation. <\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 270+ school libraries assembled;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 1,000+ schools directly impacted;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 16,000+ educators trained;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 47,000+ students benefited.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Make a tax-deductible donation to IBS below<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('bdff8f73-2cb3-4496-8f08-a789f534d9b9');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Instituto Brasil Solid\u00e1rio-IBS","project":"Instituto Brasil Solid\u00e1rio-IBS ","address":"Eus\u00e9bio, CE","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.884188699999999","lng":"-38.46396319999997","year":["2019"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/wings\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/21414767_1665755156820624_4566262980097034_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">#LiftUpPhilanthropy<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Developing a support system for a thriving philanthropic sector in Brazil<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">WINGS works to catalyze, accelerate, connect and influence the philanthropic sector to help it grow, develop and contribute to an effective and diverse civil society. One of its studies shows that philanthropic investment from private organizations in Latin America equals less than 1% of global funds in the sector, which challenges development in the region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In an effort to help develop a philanthropic ecosystem in the region, in 2018 WINGS created the #LiftUpPhilanthropy campaign. With the grant, its project aims to support the campaign and promote dialogue about the need for investing in Brazil\u2019s nonprofit sector. It will also identify concrete actions to help generate more engagement around philanthropy in the country.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, WINGS aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Increase awareness on the importance of the philanthropic support ecosystem;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Identify gaps and opportunities to improve the sector\u2019s infrastructure in Brazil;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Discuss how Brazilian support systems can work together to develop philanthropy;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Identify concrete actions (individual and joint) for the campaign;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Suggest concrete ways to boost philanthropy in Brazil through private and individual funders.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">100 funders trained on leveraging the impact of philanthropic investments<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving Brazil\u2019s philanthropic infrastructure<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThere is a need to invest in ecosystems that enable private resources for social good to thrive, and play a greater role in addressing the pressing issues of our time.\" - WINGS team<\/span>","name":"WINGS","project":"#LiftUpPhilanthropy","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2019"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/serta-servico-de-tecnologia-alternativa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Imagem-02.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> O Campo \u00e9 o Meu Lugar<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Fostering entrepreneurialism in rural youth and facilitating farm succession planning<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Rural youth encounter challenges that threaten the continuation and viability of family farming, which leads them to migrate to urban centers in search of work. SERTA aims to promote rural youth potential by encouraging them to adopt technologies and sustainable farming practices to generate income, improve the land and stay in the countryside. The organization uses local knowledge to promote innovation, transformation and social inclusion.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The project proposes to strengthen the organization, focusing on sustainability. The grant will help them to improve their monitoring, institutional management, communications and fundraising. The project also aims to provide more support for the projects of rural youth, former and current students of SERTA\u2019s technical agroecology course, and guidance for successful family farm succession.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, the project aims to provide:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Continuing education for the team;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Investment in programs and tools for management, monitoring and fundraising communications;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Support for rural youth inclusion projects;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Outreach and innovation for alternative technologies in the SERTA youth network.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Institutional development and strengthening<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Support for rural youth entrepreneurialism<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> More than 2,000 youths from 130 cities already trained<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cWe must create possibilities for the rural youth to share their potential, which provides them access to training and opportunities to stay in their communities.\u201d - SERTA team<\/span>","name":"Serta \u2013 Servi\u00e7o de Tecnologia Alternativa","project":"Serta \u2013 Servi\u00e7o de Tecnologia Alternativa","address":"Ibimirim, PE","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-8.5381313","lng":"-37.694179099999985","year":["2019"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Environment","Sustainable Agriculture","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-credipaz\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04913.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> CrediPaz<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Providing credit to microentrepreneurs in disadvantaged communities to promote their inclusion<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In the central region of S\u00e3o Paulo there are more than 6,000 people in situations of mid to high vulnerability. In Fortaleza, over 800,000 people have an income of less than half of the national minimum wage; they are people who are excluded from society, have weak family bonds, poor health, suffer from drug or alcohol use and often are victims of violence. Gaining employment is one way to escape these situations.<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> CrediPaz provides loans to people who are excluded from the traditional credit system and have an entrepreneurial project. It offers between R $ 300.00 and R $ 2,000.00, in addition to support and guidance from experienced agents, many of whom were beneficiaries of the program themselves. The program has already served 67 communities in Greater S\u00e3o Paulo, and in 2018 has extended its activities to Fortaleza. The microfinance program has had a great impact on communities, helping individuals restore a sense of self dignity. With the methodology, each CrediPaz agent manages to extricate 300 people from the state of vulnerability every two years.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, the Institute aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train new credit agents in S\u00e3o Paulo and Fortaleza;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Expand microfinance to new areas of the City of S\u00e3o Paulo;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Expand and strengthen CrediPaz in Fortaleza;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Increase the area of \u200b\u200bdissemination of the project.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 4,000 people reached in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 19,000 people benefited from increased family income<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Work, income and better quality of life for families<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \"Today we can say that we have achieved great results in unity, initiative, leadership, self-esteem, discipline and above all, the overall value \u200b\u200bof everyone associated.\u201d<\/span>\r\n","name":"Instituto CrediPaz","project":"Instituto CrediPaz","address":"\tS\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2019"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/blackrocks\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_0366_ok.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Fortalecimento Institucional<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Accelerating and fostering the businesses of black entrepreneurs by promoting changes in the innovation ecosystem<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Founded in 2016, BlackRocks is an initiative that encourages afro-Brazilians to access ecosystems of innovation, technology and startups. The goal is to diversify a space mainly occupied by white males and to promote economic growth among the afro-Brazilian community. The initiative organizes an acceleration program, workshops for idea development, mentoring and an innovation festival.<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> BlackRocks currently has difficulty attracting funding and promoting and maintaining its activities as it cannot rely on a steady source of funding. With this project, BlackRocks will formalize itself as an organization with greater fundraising potential so that it can develop an investment fund to support startups with seed capital.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, BlackRocks will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Formalize BlackRocks and expand its reach;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022  Support black entrepreneurs promoting an impact on the innovation ecosystem;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022  Accelerate 8 startups with mentoring, workshops, financial management and business development over 4 months;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create a seed investment fund;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Reach over 100 people through events, courses and other actions.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 400 BlackRocks participants already benefited in 1 year<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 8 startups to be accelerated and receive mentoring<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Increasing the number of startups run by afro-Brazilians<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cWe want to increase BlackRocks\u2019 reach, formalize ourselves and do what we can to create a greater impact\u201d<\/span>\r\n","name":"BlackRocks","project":"BlackRocks","address":"\tS\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2019"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Racial Equality"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-primeira-chance\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/07\/foto-em-grupo-\u00faltimo-encontro-de-bolsistas-2018-realizado-em-um-parque-da-cidade-de-Fortaleza-Parque-do-Coc\u00f3cc.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Elos para Constru\u00e7\u00e3o da Cidadania<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Helping keep low-income youth in school and improve their family and community relationships<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Primeira Chance is composed of a group of young executives who provide public school students with the same opportunities that they had: quality education and personal and professional training. The initiative is a support network for students to develop their talents and broaden their skills and competencies. Support includes scholarships, transportation, housing, food, and psychosocial support as well as academic performance monitoring and assistance for students build career plans<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Currently, 85 Elementary and Middle School students receive scholarships. The majority are migrants from the countryside, and must adapt to a radical life change. With comprehensive training and development, the project will fortify the support to the scholarship recipients, identifying their talents and needs and promoting confidence and autonomy - key elements to ensure the permanence of these young people in the educational system<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, Primeira Chance aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold lectures to help students overcome difficulties and challenges;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide workshops to deal with issues such as citizenship, strengthening of ties, ethics and social and cultural responsibility;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Encourage student creativity through photography workshops.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Social inclusion of low-income youth through education<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 85 low-income youths currently receiving access to quality education and personal and professional development<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Providing professional opportunities and training<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cTrain quality professionals who will help change the reality of their own families, and even their hometowns.\u201d<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Primeira Chance","project":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Primeira Chance","address":"\tFortaleza, CE","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.7327144","lng":"-38.526998100000014","year":["2019"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-responsa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/GP-de-Apoio-Psic-Equipe-Responsa-1-GY-060519-f2.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Recriar e Inserir<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Professional training and emotional and personal counseling for the formerly-incarcerated<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Brazil\u2019s incarcerated population is more than 700,000, the third largest prison population in the world, according to INFOPEN data. Of these, 55% are young people between 18 and 29 years of age, 64% are black and 51% only have an elementary education. Incarceration not only harms those convicted of crime and deprived of liberty, but their entire families as well. Prison sentences exacerbate a cycle of social exclusion where, in most cases, the incarcerated and his family are already victims.<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Instituto Responsa supports the reintegration process for those leaving the prison system, offering them opportunities and income generation possibilities. Their \u201cRecriar e Inserir\u201d project will offer formerly incarcerated individuals psychosocial support to provide them more opportunities in the labor market enabling them to  uphold their rights, have greater autonomy, and build self-esteem.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, Instituto Responsa aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide workshops for behavioral training and employability;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Map social and individual challenges of those leaving the system, and build a project to help them overcome these challenges;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Collaborate for the development of skills and competencies;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Prospect and sensitize companies to foster social business models;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Follow-up support for those reintegrated into the labor market or entrepreneurs.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 240 people reached annually<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 48 new beneficiaries to be earning income<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Human resource development with partner companies<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \"Our aim is to deconstruct the stigma surrounding the release from prison, offering dialogues with businessmen, partners and the public.\u201d<\/span>","name":"Instituto Responsa","project":"Instituto Responsa","address":"\tS\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2019"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-fazer-acontecer\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_20160916_105457018cc.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Fazendo Acontecer a Educa\u00e7\u00e3o com o Esporte <\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Training educators to use sports as an inclusion and socialization tool for children and adolescents <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Instituto Fazer Acontecer uses sports to promote education and citizenship in children and adolescents from vulnerable communities. It trains educators to use the \u201cEsport3\u201d methodology, a practice that uses games to encourage dialogue, personal skill development and self expression with students. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The Instituto works in partnership with the state of Bahia aiming to change public policies - demonstrating the relevance of the public sector replicating methodologies in the communities they serve. As of 2018, 65% of the participating cities adhered to the methodology and continued the program.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The project will be realized in Castelo Branco, a low-income neighborhood in Salvador that faces challenges in guaranteeing human rights for its residents. The project proposes to train 30 instructors to hold activities with 60 neighborhood adolescents and youths, encouraging equal participation between boys and girls.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, Instituto Fazer Acontecer aims to provide:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Training for 30 public school teachers;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Activities for 60 adolescents from Castelo Branco;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Two exchanges and a festival with groups from different cities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 6,000 children and adolescents already served<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 30 instructors trained<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 60 teens broadening their personal skills<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \"We use the playful and educational side of sports to spread values \u200b\u200bsuch as solidarity, respect, honesty, and cooperation.\" - Instituto Fazer Acontecer Team<\/span>","name":"Instituto Fazer Acontecer","project":"Instituto Fazer Acontecer","address":"Salvador, BA","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-12.977749","lng":"-38.5016301","year":["2019"],"tags":["Children","Sports","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-minas-pela-paz\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/APAC-S\u00c3O-JOAO-DEL-REIc.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Programa Pr\u00f3 APAC<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Professional training and social integration for the APAC incarcerated populations<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The Brazilian prison population exceeds 700,000 - double the prison system\u2019s official capacity - resulting in overcrowded prisons and inhumane conditions, which violates inmates\u2019 fundamental rights. These incarcerated are often school dropouts, illiterate or having no professional training. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Minas pela Paz works to facilitate the reentry of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people into the workforce. One part of their work is offering vocational courses together with APACs - spaces dedicated to resocialization, humanizing law enforcement and discouraging its punitive aspect - and mobilizing companies and communities to create work opportunities. The Institute also works on the insertion of young people in socio-educational measures. Through the project, the organization will offer professional training and strengthen partnerships in order to improve their resocialization prospects.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With the grant, Minas Pela Paz will improve its Programa Pr\u00f3 APAC project, which has already expanded its activities, methodologies and management model. The objective of the project is to improve the resocialization prospects of the incarcerated.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, Instituto Minas Pela Paz aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide training to 150 incarcerated people;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create professional opportunities for 30 inmates in APACS or its partner companies;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Call on 20 company representatives to support resocialization.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 150 incarcerated people to receive professional training<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people provided with resocialization opportunities<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Increased corporate and community awareness\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cThe students will have a new outlook for their social reintegration, especially in reentering the workforce and in generating income.\u201d\r\n<\/span>","name":"Instituto Minas pela Paz","project":"Instituto Minas pela Paz","address":"Belo Horizonte, MG","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-19.9166813","lng":"-43.9344931","year":["2019"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/estamparia-social\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/05\/54Af8I6A.jpeg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Estamparia Social<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Professional training in sewing and printmaking for the formerly-incarcerated population<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Brazil has the third largest incarcerated population in the world at almost 800,000 people, of which over half are under the age of 30 and 60% are black. Overcrowded prisons are reaching 197.4% capacity, almost double the number of inmates compared to allocated space, and half of this population is still awaiting trial. After fulfilling their sentence, the majority of the released do not have the support needed to reintegrate into society, one of the contributing causes of high levels of recidivism \u2014 one in four convicts, according to Ipea data.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Estamparia Social collaborates to reintegrate the formerly-incarcerated into the labor market and help them change their lives. The organization offers professional training in textiles, with courses in cutting, sewing and printmaking. The project will enable the production and commercialization of products produced by the participants, making it possible to generate income and give scale to their business and production.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, Estamparia Social will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide professional training to 240 formerly-incarcerated people in silk screening, cutting and sewing;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Rent a space for production and purchase raw materials;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Design a new collection of products;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Assist the formerly-incarcerated to reintegrate into the job market and support the creation of their ventures;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide guidance for psychological support;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create a network of companies that will hire program participants.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Textile-related training for the formerly-incarcerated<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 240 people earning income<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Reintegrating the formerly-incarcerated into the workforce<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cWith this project, we hope to decrease the number of formerly-incarcerated without jobs, giving them better living conditions, promoting peace and reducing recidivism.\u201d<\/span>","name":"Estamparia Social","project":"Estamparia Social","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2019"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-justica-restaurativa-passarela-alternativa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-05-16-at-5.24.47-PM.jpeg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Escola de Moda Alternativa<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Education and professional training for justice-involved girls and presently and formerly-incarcerated women<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Brazil ranks 4th in the world in the number of women behind bars. According to Daap\/FGV, 62% of the charges are related to drug dealing. The lack of policies towards professional training for these women leads to high levels of recidivism. Upon leaving prison, many women have neither a support network, nor sufficient skills to find jobs in the marketplace. In addition, there are few companies that are willing to hire former convicts. Therefore, IPEA estimates that one in every four women released will return to crime.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Passarela Alternativa strives to reintegrate these women into society. The organization provides professional training and teaches these women self-awareness in order for them to be self-reliant and financially independent. The project will enable women to fulfill their sentences while taking vocational courses in fashion to enable them to return to the job market or open their own business when they are released.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, the association will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide professional courses in sewing, design, printing and basic entrepreneurship for 180 women and youths;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Orient and refer participants to the job market;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Support those who want to open businesses;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold a fashion show, as a way to promote self-esteem.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Promoting autonomy for formerly incarcerated women<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Enabling women to become entrepreneurs<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Fashion as a path back into society<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cThe objective is the inclusion and \u2018resocialization\u2019 of incarcerated women and girls in order to reduce mass incarceration and promote a fairer justice system.\u201d<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Justi\u00e7a Restaurativa Passarela Alternativa","project":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Justi\u00e7a Restaurativa Passarela Alternativa","address":"\tS\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2019"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-cultural-afroreggae\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/seminario-mercado-segunda-chance.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> GRUPO CULTURAL AFRO REGGAE<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Promoting the professional and social reinsertion of the formerly-incarcerated<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> On average approximately 2,500 people leave the Brazilian penal system every month, with no prospect of employment. One of the greatest difficulties is to create opportunities to generate income, both because of social isolation (due to imprisonment) and the stigma of a criminal record. This is where Segunda Chance steps in, preparing and directing participants for the formal job market.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In addition, the project maps and sensitizes public and private companies to hire these people. With this initiative, over 5 thousand participants have found the opportunity of a new beginning, with dignity for themselves and their families. Grupo Cultural AfroReggae has 26 years of experience working in socially-vulnerable and violent areas of Brazil and abroad, where they seek to reduce inequality and combat prejudice through artistic and cultural projects.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, Afro Reggae will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Support at least 200 people each month;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Refer 20 formerly-incarcerated individuals and family members for job offers;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Disclose the project to the incarcerated through state prison administrations;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Visit companies to sensitize and encourage them to open a selection process for project candidates;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Increase awareness within society of the importance of the resocialization of the formerly incarcerated.\r\n<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Assistance provided to 5000 people<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Improved access to the job market for the formerly incarcerated<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Companies collaborating for the resocialization of formerly incarcerated individuals<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cOur daily work with children, adolescents, teenagers, families and communities is built on our values of freedom, diversity, transparency, innovation and inclusion.\u201d<\/span>","name":"Grupo Cultural AfroReggae","project":"Grupo Cultural AfroReggae","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2019"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-acao-pela-paz\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/rede.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Sistematiza\u00e7\u00e3o do Projeto Semeando Sonhos \u2013 Despertando Possibilidades<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Supporting the re-entry process for the formerly-incarcerated through dialogue on professional planning and personal healing<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Brazil has the third largest prison population in the world. According to INFOPEN (the National Prison Information Survey), the national incarceration rate increased by 157% between 2000 and 2016. The high rates of recidivism are of concern to public authorities and the National Justice Council.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> As an alternative transformative intervention in the lives of the formerly-incarcerated, A\u00e7\u00e3o Pela Paz invests in social reintegration and resocialization of the these people as well as those who are currently incarcerated. Through the Semeando Sonhos - Despertando Possibilidades project, A\u00e7\u00e3o Pela Paz contributes to the empowerment and broadening of perspective through critical reflection which enables new perspectives and future plans.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The project aims to develop social technology that can be replicated in various penitentiaries around the country, increasing the scope of training for new project multipliers and helping more people.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, Instituto A\u00e7\u00e3o Social Pela Paz aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Systemize and disseminate the methodology;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop a digital platform in order to make the content viable;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Expand the project\u2019s reach to a national level;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create 100 new project multipliers.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Social reintegration through social technology<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Collaboration to reduce recidivism<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> New life prospects for the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cInteraction between the State and civil society help reduce recidivism, resulting in increased social peace.\u201d<\/span>","name":"Instituto A\u00e7\u00e3o Pela Paz","project":"Instituto A\u00e7\u00e3o Pela Paz","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2019"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/acao-educativa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37821099_1926883397406240_869354840168333312_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Cultura, Identidade e Projetos de Vida<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Improving conditions for justice-involved adolescents by training professionals in the institutions that serve them<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In the city of S\u00e3o Paulo there are 6,000 adolescents serving probation. In general, these terms are mandated in coercive ways, restricting liberties while imposing a level of control on those who are serving. In this context, the precariousness of the public policies for this sector and the process of individual blame for infractions, together are reflected in the formation of guidelines. As a result, there is a limit on pedagogical perspective and a lack of interest from the adolescents serving Socio-educational Measures (MSEs) Services as a place for development and coexistence.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> A\u00e7\u00e3o Educativa defends the educational and cultural rights of youth. The project looks to improve assistance for justice-involved adolescents through a series of activities integrated with citizenship rights and responsibilities inserting them into the cultural universe and professional workspaces in addition to preparing them as professionals.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, the A\u00e7\u00e3o Educativa intends to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide professional training and literacy, reading and writing courses for 50 youths serving socio-educational sentences in an open environment;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 16 coaches from 8 MSE service units;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Insert adolescents in professional and cultural environments;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create spaces for debate and discussion;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Systemize and disseminate the project\u2019s results, findings and challenges.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 4,200 benefited from training and mentoring<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Youth in conflict with the law now with new perspectives for their future<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Better qualified professionals for socio-educational mediation services<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cWe want to strengthen remediation services while supporting reintegration of youth through education and income generation measures, giving remediation an educational perspective.\u201d<\/span>","name":"A\u00e7\u00e3o Educativa","project":"A\u00e7\u00e3o Educativa","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2019"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/idbr-instituto-identidades-do-brasil\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG9331c.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> INSTITUTO IDENTIDADES DO BRASIL - IDBR<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> A scholarship program to promote the employment and inclusion of Afro-Brazilians from peripheral communities<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> According to Ethos Institute, 54% of the Brazilian population is black or brown, but they occupy only 5% of executive jobs. Almost 70% of black professionals testified that they endured racism at work or had lost opportunities because of their skin color. The Institute also points out that 25% of them do not speak English and estimates that it would take 150 years to close the racial gap in Brazilian organizations.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> IDBR\u2019s mission is to accelerate the process of racial equality; IDBR develops action plans that bring together people from different sectors of society, raises awareness, engages them and contributes to reducing racial inequality in the labor market. The organizational pillars are creating jobs and providing access to education in the black community. With resources received from BrazilFoundation, IDBR will offer free English classes for black students to complement their partnership with educational institutions providing vocational training. They look to bridge an educational gap - language fluency - that reduces the chance of access to professional opportunities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, IDBR will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide English classes for black students;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold employability workshops to map skills;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide resume guidance;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Facilitate meetings with business leaders.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Educational and vocational training for black students from peripheral communities<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Reducing racial inequality<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Increasing the number of black professionals in the corporate workforce<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201c[The objective of the project is to help] marginalized black youth to be better prepared and compete equally in the labor market.\u201d<\/span>","name":"IDBR &#8211; Instituto Identidades do Brasil","project":"IDBR - Instituto Identidades do Brasil","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2019"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Racial Equality","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/ong-agatha\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20181030_194749.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> FOPS \u2013 Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Educacional e Profissional Social\r\n<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Literacy, professional training and entrepreneurship for formerly-incarcerated youths and adults in Sergipe\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> According to The Brazilian Forum on Public Safety and The Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Sergipe is at the top of national rankings for homicides and death among youth aged 15 to 29. The state\u2019s unemployment rate is also high, reaching 17.1% in 2018, the highest in history.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> ONG \u00c1gatha offers free classes for youth and adults in Aracaju. One focus of their work is the social reintegration of the formerly-incarcerated, especially women who have been victims of domestic violence or suffer from drug addiction and financial hardship.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The project will offer literacy and vocational courses in the Aeroporto and adjacent neighborhoods, areas where populations facing social and economic hardships, along with the formerly-incarcerated and their families, reside. The goal is to prepare students for the workforce and help reduce the rate of recidivism, which is 40% locally.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, ONG \u00c1gatha aims to:\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer courses in computers, graphic and web design, sales, business management and entrepreneurship;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train vulnerable youth in entrepreneurship;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Partner with criminal courts in Aracaju for course referrals from the prison system;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Partner with city and state schools in the neighborhoods.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Basic education and professional training for the formerly-incarcerated<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 240 students graduating per year<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Youth prepared for the workforce and for starting their own business<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cThe project is necessary to offer these people opportunities for individual and collective development through resocialization, education and professional training.\u201d<\/span>","name":"Ong \u00c1gatha","project":"Ong \u00c1gatha","address":"Aracaju, SE","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-10.9472468","lng":"-37.07308230000001","year":["2019"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Sergipe"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-ballet-paraisopolis\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Sala-de-Aula-Foto-Divulgacao-Ballet-Paraisopolis-2cc.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Ballet Parais\u00f3polis - Construindo Sonhos<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Ballet and contemporary dance for children and adolescents from peripheral communities<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Offering classical and contemporary dance, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Ballet Parais\u00f3polis helps children and adolescents reach better opportunities in life. It offers free instruction for 200 students and currently has over 2,000 on the waiting list.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Parais\u00f3polis is the 2nd largest favela in S\u00e3o Paulo and the 5th in Brazil. With more than 100 thousand residents, the per capita income is only R $ 469.78. According to the IBGE, only 25% of the population lives in homes with plumbing, and half of the streets there are unpaved. It is common to see neighborhood children and adolescents dropping out of school early to work and contribute to the household income.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The support will make it possible for the Associa\u00e7\u00e3o to expand the class space and increase the number of students they attend. In addition to ballet and dance classes, the organization offers physiotherapy services, lectures and cultural activities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, Ballet Parais\u00f3polis aims to: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Purchase materials and maintain and adapt classroom space; <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold daily classical ballet and contemporary dance classes; <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Expand service to 20 new students; <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold lectures and workshops for students and their guardians. <\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 200 children and adolescents served <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Ballet as a tool for social transformation <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> New career and life opportunities <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cEven if the young person does not want to pursue a career as a dancer, he is prepared to face new challenges in the job market.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Donate now to Ballet Parais\u00f3polis<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('5fd1637a-ab32-412c-b82c-23d26453ca18');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Ballet Parais\u00f3polis","project":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Ballet Parais\u00f3polis","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2019"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-apoio-reynaldo-gianecchini\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/07\/25311286_1625914264153955_4470420709037993738_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Projeto Giane: O amor tem pressa<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Developing the skills of children and youth through education, art, sports and entrepreneurshi<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> CAP was born out of a dream to provide opportunities to the children and teenagers of Birigui, a town known as the \u201cBrazilian capital of children\u2019s footwear\u201d for having the largest production facilities for the industry in all of Latin America. As a result, a large number of residents work for the shoe industry. The city of Birigui also lacks adequate public infrastructure and social services.<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> By investing in education, culture and sport, CAP aims to encourage personal development in children and teens. The project has a good infrastructure with a multi-sport court, kitchen, locker rooms, porches and gardens. With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, CAP will be able to keep offering its current programming and even expand it to offer more activities. It also hopes to provide psychological and social services to its students.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, CAP aims to provide:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Workshops on acting, dance, karate, indoor soccer and volleyball;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Psychological and educational support;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Better life opportunities for participants<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 200 kids and teens benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 100 families reached by the program<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Better life opportunities for participants<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cThese strategies will have an impact on the formation of these kids\u2019 and teenagers\u2019 personality, providing them with confidence, creativity and the will to become entrepreneurs.\u201d<\/span>","name":"Centro de Apoio &#8211; Reynaldo Gianecchini","project":"Centro de Apoio - Reynaldo Gianecchini","address":"Birigiu, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-21.2915055","lng":"-50.343631200000004","year":["2019"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-educacao-para-o-trabalho-virgilio-resi-ceduc\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Foto-6copia.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Aprendizes e M\u00eddias: Impulso Educativo<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Refining the digital skills of youth and adult CEDUC students<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> CEDUC Virgilio Resi prepares and guides youth through their first work experience as apprentices. The center is located in one of the most economically vulnerable regions of Belo Horizonte, with high high school dropout, violence and drug trafficking rates. In addition, the region\u2019s school network is running at a deficit, with few vocational schools and spaces for leisure and culture --factors that create an environment that can lead to human rights violations.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> CEDUC offers youth free, quality professional training to aid in their personal and professional development. To improve access, they developed an online support system for classroom-based teaching offered to 540 students. The project will transform the didactic material into interactive and fun pedagogical content that can be accessed using mobile devices, broadening the communication between teachers and students and optimizing the educators\u2019 time and mentoring capabilities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, the Center aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create interactive pedagogical content with dynamic and appealing virtual language;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train educators to master the platform;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Bring educators and students closer together by expanding access to digital content.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 540 youths in vulnerable situations already benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Interactive pedagogical content stimulating learning<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Quality, free professional training<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201c[The project aims to] create interactive learning modules, utilizing digital technologies that can increase young people\u2019s interest and broaden their future prospects.\u201d<\/span>","name":"Centro de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o para o Trabalho Virg\u00edlio Resi (CEDUC)","project":"Centro de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o para o Trabalho Virg\u00edlio Resi (CEDUC)","address":"Belo Horizonte, MG","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.9166813","lng":"-43.9344931","year":["2019"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Higher Education","Information Technology","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-promocao-humana-divina-providencia-unidade-cidade-dos-meninos-sao-vicente-de-paulo\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/07\/CLICK_IMPACTO_CIDADE_DOS_MENINOS_1973copia.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Cuidando de Quem Cuida<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Professional training and empowerment for socially vulnerable populations<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Cidade dos Meninos seeks to guarantee the rights of children and adolescents by creating access to education, housing, food, dental care, culture, sports and leisure activities. It operates as a boarding school, semi-boarding and day-care center with a service structure including sports courts, schools, an auditorium, a school farm, a soccer field and dorms. It offers professional training, seeking to promote improvements in the life prospects of socially-vulnerable youth and adults.\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The project will carry out an institutional diagnostic with the objective of creating a management tool that will allow the institution to have a broad and detailed view of its work, making it possible to make assertive decisions. With this step the organization can create a solid and cohesive strategic plan, generating major restructuring leading to a greater impact on the town.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, Cidade dos Meninos will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Complete a diagnostic of the institution on: HR, finance, administration, communications and marketing;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Structure a strategic plan;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Improve the activities and services to the public.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 4000 benefitted per year<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Institutional development to amplify the impact on the community<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Strategic actions to guarantee the rights of children and adolescents<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cWith this tool, we will identify opportunities for the institution to develop and achieve stability, in order to further impact the surrounding region.\u201d<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Promo\u00e7\u00e3o Humana Divina Provid\u00eancia &#8211; Unidade Cidade dos Meninos S\u00e3o Vicente de Paulo","project":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Promo\u00e7\u00e3o Humana Divina Provid\u00eancia - Unidade Cidade dos Meninos S\u00e3o Vicente de Paulo","address":"\tRibeir\u00e3o das Neves, MG","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.7619024","lng":"-44.085357199999976","year":["2019"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-franciscana-de-defesa-de-direitos-e-formacao-popular-uneafro\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/07\/29103978_744151619116095_7246730930780372992_n.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Centro de Cultura e Defesa de Direitos Humanos Uneafro Brasil \u2013 Educa\u00e7\u00e3o para Mudar a Vida<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Mobilizing and preparing youth and adults from peripheral communities for higher education<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> UNEAFRO is a network of black Brazilian adults and youth from peripheral communities across Brazil to support community prep courses for the Enem (national high school exam), college entrance exams and political education courses. By providing access to education and the workforce, UNEAFRO aims to provide youth a life without violence and prejudice.<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> UNEAFRO is run by volunteers, community leaders, professors and students who prepare youth for higher education. Through community education, UNEAFRO encourages people to reflect upon and fight for policies that promote safety, education, health, work, culture, urban mobility and themes that can change their realities. With the grant, UNEAFRO aims to strengthen and better organize its work and build a space in Cidade Kemel, a neighborhood of 16,000 in Itaquaquecetuba, to reach black youth, the main victims of violence from organized crime.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, UNEAFRO will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Renovate their space to hold classes;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Contract an educational coordinator;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Prepare 40 students for the ENEM (Brazil\u2019s national high school exam);<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Reach 30% more people.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 40 youths prepared for college entrance exams<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> More than 5,900 low-income youths and adults impacted and with access to higher education<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> More than 11,000 students already benefited<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cWe are looking to offer work and study opportunities, while always aiming to create citizens who value diversity and human rights\u201d<\/span>\r\n","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Franciscana de Defesa de Direitos e Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Popular | UNEAFRO","project":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Franciscana de Defesa de Direitos e Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Popular | UNEAFRO","address":"Po\u00e1, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5337751","lng":"-46.347745499999974","year":["2019"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Racial Equality","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/abcr-associacao-brasileira-de-captadores-de-recursos\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/52736778_2357545397590504_5503927785833365504_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> PLANO DE ADVOCACY PARA MELHORAR A LEGISLA\u00c7\u00c3O DE DOA\u00c7\u00d5ES PARA ORGANIZA\u00c7\u00d5ES DA SOCIEDADE CIVIL (OSCS)\r\n<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Advocating to improve philanthropic legislation for CSOs<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> ABCR is an association that supports the nonprofit sector by providing knowledge, advocacy and opportunities for professional development and networking. For 20 years they have been working in a national network to strengthen ties between professionals in the sector.<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Due to the economic and political crisis in the country, sources of funding for CSOs (civil society organizations) have fallen greatly. Only 14% of Brazilians made a donation in 2017, according to the World Giving Index. ABCR works to promote systemic changes in philanthropy, focusing on financial sustainability for nonprofit organizations by improving the environment for fundraising. The association holds advocacy campaigns for fundraisers and organizations to be better heard by public representatives and society in general. Its project aims to increase awareness on and emphasize the need for donations to remain tax-exempt (ITCD) and to create a system of making donations through banks.\r\n<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, ABCR aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Work to draft, process and present the \u201cBanking Framework for Donation\u201d bill to congress and have it signed by the president;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Mobilize CSOs and their teams, and spread awareness in parliament to increase support for the project;\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop alternatives for CSOs to process donations from individuals.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Pass 2 donation bills<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Engage 1,360 CSOs in advocacy for better donation legislation<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Improve fundraising environment in Brazil<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cBy supporting fundraisers, ABCR contributes to the economic sustainability of civil society organizations, to the fundraising and giving culture, and to a better country.<\/span>\r\n\r\n","name":"ABCR &#8211; Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Brasileira de Captadores de Recursos","project":"ABCR - Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Brasileira de Captadores de Recursos","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2019"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fica\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> FICA \u2013 Fundo Imobili\u00e1rio Comunit\u00e1rio para Aluguel<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Fending off gentrification by acquiring real estate to make it affordable at non-speculative prices<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Land and property are scarce resources concentrated in the hands of few. This reality makes the social and responsible use of these assets increasingly rare, especially when driven by market and private interests. When these resources are in prime locations, the stakes are even higher: rents surge, evictions pick up, and gentrification spreads. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">FICA believes there is an alternative to the speculative housing market, providing low-income people access to affordable housing. The initiative was started by a small group of people in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil in 2015. FICA is dedicated to moving beyond discourse by taking steps to protect real estate from unchecked market forces and speculation, thus ensuring its use in an economical, just and sustainable manner.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FICA is a collectively owned real estate fund:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>It protects<\/b> land from speculation to guarantee more equal access to this resource;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Ensures<\/b> social justice in the use of property, and fends off gentrification;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Seeks<\/b> diversity, permanence and safety for the communities in the territory;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Acquires<\/b> real estate to make it accessible for a fair and non-speculative price;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Builds<\/b> alternative models to the traditional real estate market through a growing network of donors and contributors, like you;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>FICA cultivates a better city.<\/b> Here. Now. Together.<\/span>\r\n<h3><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CROWDFUNDING<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\r\n<h3><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Be a part of FICA: Collectively financing fair housing<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Help to <b>safeguard one more piece of real estate from speculation<\/b> and support their crowdfunding campaign. Their goal is to <b>raise US$40,000<\/b> during the Biennial to purchase a small apartment in downtown S\u00e3o Paulo. You, too, can contribute any amount and leave your mark on S\u00e3o Paulo by joining their mission to ensure ethical, affordable, quality housing.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Together, you can build an equal city. 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Most of the children\u2019s families live in precarious housing and rely on government assistance programs as their principle source of income. In this environment, rates of violence, malnutrition, child abuse and sexual exploitation are high.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization aims to promote healthy, happy children by providing them five meals a day, medical, dental and psychological care, as well as sports, education and cultural activities. The organization also works with the children\u2019s families, offering them workshops and professional training courses to generate income. The entire Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Lar Feliz staff are generous volunteers.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Its partnership with BrazilFoundation:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Lar Feliz received its first grant from <b>Brazil<\/b>Foundation\u00a0in 2014, which was used to provide much-needed training to its staff and orientation for parents to improve adult-child relations. Since then, the organization has received additional support from <b>Brazil<\/b>Foundation to develop its organizational and financial management so that it can continue to operate, as well as strengthen and expand its educational projects.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">520 children currently attended<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">More than 350 parents, youth and children reached through its citizenship and income generation program<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How your donation can help:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Lar Feliz is committed to helping residents overcome the challenges of poverty in Juazeiro. Your donation can help ensure that Lar Feliz continues its crucial work for children and families there.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Donate now<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('c3de4545-0ef0-4c26-b182-037ee1f5eb50'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Lar Feliz","project":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Lar Feliz","address":"Juazeiro, BA","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-9.431282999999999","lng":"-40.50787760000003","year":["2019"],"tags":["Children","Early Childhood Education","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-kaninde\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/uru-eu-wau-wau-41.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Casa de Farinha<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving the safety and efficiency of cassava flour production to increase incomes<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Defesa Etnoambiental Kanind\u00e9 works together with indigenous famer communities promoting the protection and sustainable manufacturing of natural resources. Roughly 1,300 indigenous people reside in the \u201cSete de Setembro\u201d territories, located between Cacoal (RO) and Rondol\u00e2ndia (MT). This land experiences invasions from loggers and miners looking to extract natural resources, threatening the livelihoods of indigenous families.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">As local youth have difficulty accessing professional training and the job market, cassava flour production is the principal economic activity for the villages, providing food security to those who sell it for basic goods. The Casa de Farinha project will help indigenous women in the Alto Jamari village improve the flour production process to meet growing demand for the product and increase family incomes.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the association aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Renovate a flour mill in the Alto Jamari village;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Acquire equipment for the mill;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold a workshop on hygiene and flour production.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The flour mill will be renovated and equipped<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Indigenous families will sell their products locally<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1,300 indigenous people currently benefiting<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cImproving the cassava flour production processes means having more time to defend the land and produce more food and income for families.\" - Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Defesa Etnoambiental Kanind\u00e9","project":"Casa de Farinha","address":"Porto Velho, RO","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-8.7611933","lng":"-63.90043979999996","year":["2019"],"tags":["Amazon","Indigenous"],"region":"North","state":"Rond\u00f4nia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/oela\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_3622cc.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lutheria na Amaz\u00f4nia \u2013 Sons da Floresta<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teaching youth in the Amazon how to make, maintain and restore musical instruments with forest materials<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">OELA was founded by a luthier who was committed to the Amazon peoples and the preservation of natural resources. A native of Amap\u00e1, he created alternatives to change the lives of children and adolescents in the Zumbi dos Palmares neighborhood in Manaus, where basic education, health, safety, leisure, and sanitation services are lacking.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">OELA is a reference center for the development of critical-thinking citizens, who are engaged and committed to sustainability. It is the first school in the world to receive FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification for social and environmental responsibility. In recent years, OELA has assisted 15,000 people through educational, income generation and public policy programs. The project will train young people to produce musical instruments, encouraging protagonism in teaching the art of lutherie and the responsible, sustainable use and management of the region\u2019s natural resources.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will provide:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide professional training for 20 adolescents and youth in the construction, restoration, and maintenance of musical instruments;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer psychosocial counseling to strengthen bonds between the youth and family members;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Obtain FSC-certification for the production of musical instruments.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trained youth who will spread the art of lutherie<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Entrepreneurs will be able to set up their own businesses<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth aware of the responsibility of rational forest resource use<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOELA is refining a culture of education geared towards social transformation which must be built considering all the dimensions of the lives of adolescents and youth.\" - OELA team<\/span>","name":"Oficina Escola de Lutheria da Amaz\u00f4nia &#8211; OELA","project":"Lutheria na Amaz\u00f4nia \u2013 Sons da Floresta","address":"Manaus, AM","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.1190275","lng":"-60.02173140000002","year":["2019"],"tags":["Amazon","Culture","Environment","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/amazonia-mais\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20180612_172727446_iOS.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rede de Guardi\u00f5es da Floresta<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Guardians of the Forest using technology for environmental monitoring<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Due to the expansive size of Amazonas state and its relatively small environmental monitoring network, many environmental infractions go unpunished. Although the violations are overlooked by the supervisory bodies, they do not go unnoticed by the people who live there.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The mission of Amaz\u00f4nia Mais is to assist with the sustainable development of the rainforest, uniting technology and entrepreneurialism to keep it alive. Along with measures to protect and appreciate the locale, they also created \u201cMeu Ambiente\u201d (My Environment), an application through which residents can report environmental crimes to public authorities, which are then forwarded to Public Prosecutors.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project will empower residents through environmental education, teaching them how to identify environmental infractions and how to use the app. The project\u2019s aim is to establish a long-term network of forest \u201cguardians\u201d made up of locals.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Amaz\u00f4nia Mais proposes to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide environmental education, including environmental monitoring and violation detection, to residents from 8 municipalities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Teach residents to use the application;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Reach out to schools, universities, community centers and the Secretary of the Environment;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Present local environmental infractions to authorities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Accompany the monitoring networks remotely.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citizens empowered to protect the environment in Amazonas state<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technology contributing to environmental protection and preservation<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Residents ready to report environmental infractions<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThanks to the Guardians of the Forest, we\u2019ll have eyes and arms to support environmental oversight in the state and information to subsidize public policies in the region.\" - Amaz\u00f4nia Mais Team<\/span>","name":"Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel Amaz\u00f4nia Mais","project":"Rede de Guardi\u00f5es da Floresta","address":"Manaus, AM","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-3.1190275","lng":"-60.02173140000002","year":["2019"],"tags":["Amazon","Civic Engagement","Environment","Information Technology"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/sos-amazonia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/07\/22048172_1196423880463037_4744086133790548201_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Melhorar a gest\u00e3o para conservar mais<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving organizational management and diversifying funding to promote conservation<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Created in 1988 in an effort to contain deforestation in rubber tapping areas in the state of Acre, SOS Amaz\u00f4nia is a leader in biodiversity preservation and environmental awareness. The association works with low-income rural, indigenous and riverside communities to create projects that focus on forest conservation and awareness as well as local socioeconomic development.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, SOS Amaz\u00f4nia aims to implement a compliance program and diversify funding sources. The goal is to increase institutional transparency and trust for donors and society in general, connecting people with environmental causes.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Association will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create a strategic fundraising plan, focusing on non-governmental resources;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Finish restructuring the institution\u2019s website, making it a more dynamic platform focusing on donations and transparency;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Improve the effectiveness of internal management and financial processes as well as techniques to strengthen institutional management;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 10 people to implement and monitor the compliance program;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Update and refine management tools and support enforcement of standards and ethics in internal regulations.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Project serving as a reference for conservation and biodiversity protection<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">6,800 people impacted per year<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1,000 low-income rural families helped in the last 5 years<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c[The idea is to] strengthen our institutional management to improve transparency and trust for society as a whole.\" - SOS Amaz\u00f4nia Team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o SOS Amaz\u00f4nia","project":"Melhorar a Gest\u00e3o para Conservar Mais ","address":"Rio Branco, AC","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-9.975337399999999","lng":"-68.42932139999999","year":["2019"],"tags":["Amazon","Environment"],"region":"North","state":"Acre"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/suraras-do-tapajos\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01C52508-7924-4BD9-8AC1-A693CDF80DC8-1.jpeg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mulheres Ind\u00edgenas do Baixo Tapaj\u00f3s: Fazendo Arte e Gerando Renda<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training an indigenous women\u2019s collective to make jewelry and preserve local culture<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The indigenous communities located in the Tapaj\u00f3s region of Par\u00e1 coexist with the lack of public policies, and violations of their culture and way of life. There are more than 500 families mainly consisting of women. And they are the ones who suffer most from the violence and prejudice that comes from inside and outside the villages.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Created in 2016, the Suraras do Tapaj\u00f3s group is a collective of women that provides training for indigenous women to hold leadership positions. The organization promotes lectures on violence and holds activities to promote self-esteem. The project\u2019s proposal is to offer financial autonomy through training in the production of handicrafts and jewelry making, ensuring for these women a source of income that values their culture and history.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Suraras do Tapaj\u00f3s aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Strengthen indigenous women\u2019s leadership and organizations in the Lower Tapaj\u00f3s region;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Enable the practice of economic activities that generate financial autonomy for women;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Encourage the formation of groups of indigenous women involved in income-generating activities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">90 indigenous women will be trained to produce jewelry<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">320 family members to benefit from greater household income<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Indigenous women\u2019s groups formed and strengthened<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cFinancial autonomy contributes to the elevation of self-esteem and consequently to breaking the cycle of violence to which many women have submitted.\" - Suraras do Tapaj\u00f3s Team<\/span>","name":"Suraras do Tapaj\u00f3s","project":"Mulheres Ind\u00edgenas do Baixo Tapaj\u00f3s: Fazendo Arte e Gerando Renda ","address":"Santar\u00e9m, PA","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-2.4506291","lng":"-54.7009228","year":["2019"],"tags":["Indigenous","Women"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/santo-antonio-do-mamori\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Cascas-de-Cupua\u00e7u-servem-para-adubo-das-planta\u00e7\u00f5es-2.jpeg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aprender Fazendo<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Expand the association\u2019s scope to create income generating opportunities for local family farmers<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Comunidade Santo Ant\u00f4nio is located on highway BR 319, near Manaus. It was founded by traditional farmers and migrants from the capital, who settled in the region and lived off cassava farming and predatory fishing. Currently, most of the 34 families living in the community grow vegetables and raise small animals for subsistence. Their income is derived from governmental welfare programs and selling their surplus.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The association began as an informal group in 1993 with the purpose of meeting local demands and it formalized in 2017. In 2018 they looked to boost organic and agroecological production. With the grant, they will collaboratively work to identify short, medium and long-term needs to improve production, to increase fundraising and to offer sustainable production alternatives, as well as, expand the association\u2019s capacity through training.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Association aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Perform a diagnostic evaluation allowing for a systemic view of the association and community;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create a strategic plan based on local potential;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 60 people in management and production using agroecological systems;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Acquire land to expand the association\u2019s headquarters.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">24 families with knowledge on local development<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">60 people to be trained<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Build new narratives that value account local contexts<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe project will give us the tools to test new perspectives in rural development based on the premise of sustainability.\" - Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Comunit\u00e1ria e de Produtores Rurais Santo Ant\u00f4nio do Mamori","project":"Aprender Fazendo","address":"Careiro, AM","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-3.8194468","lng":"-60.3612359","year":["2019"],"tags":["Amazon","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/apoi\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Agricultores_APOI1c.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Transi\u00e7\u00e3o Agroecol\u00f3gica no Assentamento de Projeto de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel Cachoeira<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supporting settler families and farmers to transition to sustainable methods of agriculture<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">APOI aims to help riverside farmers sell their products and provide healthier options for their consumers by adopting various agro-ecological production techniques.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Their project aims to help family farmers who have been displaced from the banks of the Solim\u00f5es River due to landslides, caused by water erosion leading to the destruction of their land, which destroyed their crops - their only source of income. Now on new land, they will learn how to use agro-ecological techniques which guarantee long-term production without dependance on chemicals.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization will train farmers in organic practices, encourage crop diversification and include harvested crops in marketing channels such as agro-ecological markets.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 20 farming families in agroecological farming systems;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Evaluate ecological practices adopted for soil fertility monitoring and the grower\u2019s income;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Incorporate growers in fair marketing channels.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">75 families to be trained in agroecological farming<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Families staying on their land producing sustainably<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Production commercialized in organic farmer\u2019s markets and regional trade<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThis project has the potential to catalyze socioeconomic transformation in this community, attract income and promote social inclusion.\" - APOI Team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Produtores Org\u00e2nicos de Iranduba &#8211; APOI","project":"Transi\u00e7\u00e3o Agroecol\u00f3gica no Assentamento de Projeto de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel Cachoeira ","address":"Iranduba, AM","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-3.2756589","lng":"-60.190892599999984","year":["2019"],"tags":["Amazon","Environment","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-zagaia-amazonia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_6501.jpeg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Economia Criativa e Solu\u00e7\u00f5es Financeiras<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fostering an indigenous artisan women\u2019s supply chain to increase incomes<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Zagaia encourages a creative economy and supports the commerce of Amazonian artisanry by providing professional training and market access\r\nto artisans. Founded in 1985, the association has solid experience in design, marketing and sales, and has been working to stimulate entrepreneurship and socio-economic development in riverside communities of the region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Mulheres Ind\u00edgenas do Alto Rio Negro, located in Manaus, is one of the oldest associations in Brazil and makes work and income possible for the indigenous women, in the capital city, who are looking for a better quality of life. Today, various financial problems put its existence at risk. With the funds, Zagaia will help create financial solutions for the indigenous women\u2019s group which is seeking autonomy and sustainability, in addition to reinforcing the methods of craftsmanship \u201cartesania\u201d which embody the characteristics and history of this population aiding in affirming its identity.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Purchase supplies, machines and equipment to produce a new collection;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide courses to improve the product, pricing, and cultural value of the products;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Support commercial management and sales of the developed products.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promoting the indigenous artisan women\u2019s supply chain<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthen the conservation of material and immaterial culture of amazonian art<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">70 indigenous women and their families will benefit<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe socio-economic development of the amazon region is a daily challenge which we attempt to minimize through opportunities via projects like this one.\" - Zagaia Team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Zagaia Amaz\u00f4nia","project":"Economia Criativa e Solu\u00e7\u00f5es Financeiras","address":"Manaus, AM","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-3.1190275","lng":"-60.02173140000002","year":["2019"],"tags":["Amazon","Culture","Indigenous","Women"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-mamiraua\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Formatura-CVT-Bernardo-Oliveira-3.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Centro Vocacional Tecnol\u00f3gico<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technological and vocational training for indigenous and riverside youth<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">IDSM develops studies and activities geared towards the preservation of the Amazon wetlands and the sustainability of local populations. The initiative fosters biodiversity conservation and produces technical scientific knowledge to advise on environmental management and the sustainable use of the Amazon\u2019s natural resources.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The M\u00e9dio Solim\u00f5es region, where the organization works, comprises 6 municipalities that present the lowest HDI levels in the entire state of Amazonas (PNUD, 2010). There, it is common for children to begin high school much later than usual due to both lack of incentives to study and few professional training opportunities. With the resources, IDSM plans to offer indigenous and riverside youth training in social technology to improve their quality of life and promote local sustainable development.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, IDSM aims to provide:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Training for 25 youths in the sustainable handling of natural resources, citizenship and public policy, collaborative management and associativism;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Training in the use of notebooks as management tools;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Tutoring in accounting, information sciences, mathematics and Portuguese.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">25 youths to be trained to improve community work<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening sustainable practices and better quality of life<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth sharing knowledge with local farmers<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cStrengthening these community leaders is an umbrella encompassing the forest\u2019s conservation and the improvement of the local population\u2019s quality of life.\" - Mamirau\u00e1 Team<\/span>","name":"Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel Mamirau\u00e1","project":"Centro Vocacional Tecnol\u00f3gico","address":"Tef\u00e9, AM","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-4.460647799999999","lng":"-65.66585680000003","year":["2019"],"tags":["Amazon","Information Technology","Youth"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-almerinda-malaquias\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/FLORESTABILIDADE-EDUCA\u00c7\u00c3O-AMBIENTAL.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ateli\u00ea das Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Environmental education for children and adolescents in the Amazon forest<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">FAM develops economic, social and environmental solutions in the lower Rio Negro basin, Amazonas. Among its activities are extracurricular environmental education classes for children and adolescents ages 7 to 14 years and artisanal training with repurposed wood to generate income for local youth.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Foundation is located in Novo Air\u00e3o, a municipality of 19,000 residents that lacks adequate health and education services as well as employment opportunities. Local youth academic performance is poor, and many have become involved with drugs. With the grant, FAM aims to improve teaching in the environmental education program.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, FAM intends to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold workshops for 150 children and adolescents on organic and family agriculture, water and solid waste management, medicinal plants, cultural diversity, history, and geography;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hire 2 educators for program activities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Purchase material to support activities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">150 children learning about the environment<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">100 families to benefit indirectly<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Environmental and cultural preservation in the Amazon<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe want to improve the knowledge of the education program participants for the region\u2019s sustainable development.\" - FAM Team<\/span>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Almerinda Malaquias","project":"Ateli\u00ea das Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes","address":"Novo Air\u00e3o, AM","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-2.6278686","lng":"-60.942391799999996","year":["2019"],"tags":["Amazon","Environment"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-papel-de-menino\/","thumbnail_url":"","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Padaria Escola P\u00e3o Nosso<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providing justice-involved youth professional training and cultural activities before and after their sentences to facilitate their growth and re-entry<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2009 there were 16,940 criminal-justice-involved adolescents in Brazil, with his number reaching 26,868 in 2015. Of these, 9,918 are in the state of S\u00e3o Paulo. Theft and robbery led 49% of these youth to enter the criminal-justice system, while infractions related to drug trafficking are responsible for an additional 24%, according to 2018 data from the National Office for Children\u2019s and Adolescents\u2019 Rights.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Papel de Menino believes that rekindling dreams and reorienting perspectives offers youth an alternative to this situation. The institution works with groups of 12 to 21-year-old adolescents and young adults with the state organization Foundation CASA. Through professional baking courses and life-skills projects the institution creates job opportunities and fosters social skill development for life after detention when they are employed in partner bakeries. This project will extend its work into the municipality of Franco da Rocha.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide baking courses for 40 justice-involved adolescents;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Perform needs assessments for youth via workshops addressing their family context, educational development, psychosocial needs, work relationships and references, and future professional expectations;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Provide follow-ups and mentoring after sentence completion;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Help 50% of participating adolescents to enter the workforce;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Systematize and share the learning model with others.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">500 adolescents already reached<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">40 youths graduated and starting new chapters in their lives<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth entering the workforce and studying <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur greatest assets are the reintegrated boys. The rate of social impact that each young person not engaged in crime generates is very high.\" -Instituto Team\r\n<\/span>","name":"Instituto Papel de Menino","project":"Padaria Escola P\u00e3o Nosso","address":"Franco da Rocha, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.3233727","lng":"-46.72945770000001","year":["2019"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-ayrton-senna\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ayrton-Senna.jpg","desc":"<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Ayrton Senna has been providing opportunities through education to children and youth for more than 20 years. Their mission is to develop human potential and completely prepare people for 21st century challenges. They work together with the public sector, teachers, researchers and other organizations to create policies and educational practices rooted in evidence. Based on major educational challenges identified by the teachers and coordinators with whom they work everyday, Instituto Ayrton Senna produces, systematizes and validates research to improve the quality of education, together with public education systems. All of the research that the Institute produces is shared through training, sharing, technical coordination and teaching initiatives.<\/span>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Make a donation to Instituto Ayrton Senna below:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('1031f508-7ff6-42ca-ad50-73595c911bdf'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Instituto Ayrton Senna","project":"","address":"","area":null,"lat":"","lng":"","year":["2019"],"tags":[],"region":null,"state":null},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/janelas-abertas\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/03\/V11-102F102F2018-Pitch-Bolsas-1.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Janelas Abertas<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Brazilian nonprofit association with the goal of offering scholarships to promising low-income youth<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Inequality in Brazil imposes limitations to many children and teenagers regarding their aspirations for the future. Janelas Abertas works to eliminate the social barrier that keeps those extraordinary young people from reaching their full potential.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Janelas Abertas is an independent nonprofit association that gives talented low-income students an opportunity to study at Escola Eleva, a bilingual, full-time school. At Escola Eleva, academic excellence is a fundamental pillar. They also help to develop communication and social-emotional skills to help educate students to be global citizens.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Together, Janelas Abertas and Escola Eleva support Escola Eleva\u2019s Scholarship Program. For each dollar donated, Escola Eleva will double the given value.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Currently, there are 74 students in the Program. Your donation will significantly expand the Scholarship Program and maximize its impact.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">For more information, visit <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/escolaeleva.com.br\/associacao-de-bolsas\/a-associacao\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/escolaeleva.com.br\/associacao-de-bolsas\/a-associacao\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <b>With support from BrazilFoundation, Janelas Abertas will:<\/b><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Ensure that promising low-income youth have a quality education so they can fulfill their potential and be able to explore more opportunities;\r\n\u2022 Ensure that the scholarship students are being assisted and have their demands and needs met.\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your donation in USD$ is tax-deductible in the USA.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Make a donation<\/span><\/b><\/span>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('a460c122-577a-4d1f-84ac-8e6c82f0ac88'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Janelas Abertas","project":"Janelas Abertas","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2019"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/ciespi\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Picture1.png","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CIESPI<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A research and policy center working to improve the quality of life for low-income Brazilian children<\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">CIESPI, founded 1986, operates in association with the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio. It performs applied research, policy development, technical assistance and coalition-building to improve the quality life for low-income Brazilian children and to help defend their rights. CIESPI focuses on homeless children - including pregnant girls and mothers, and young children living in low-income, violent, unhealthy communities - training the next generation of youth activists, supporting cultural and play activities for children, and supporting workforce development for low-income youth. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">CIESPI is a trusted place for different participants in public policy debates to iron out differences and promote better policies. The Institute successfully convened groups of advocates to develop and pass Rio\u2019s first official policy on early childhood and on homeless children. CIESPI also has close links to Rocinha, a hillside favela suffering from daily armed conflicts between drug traffickers and police. With tiny homes linked by alleys, the community sees high rates of tuberculosis and leprosy.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rocinha is a dangerous place to grow up, but several thousand young children go to creches and preschools, places vital to their well-being. CIESPI assists these places mitigate the difficulties they face, thus providing the children with a vital source of quiet, calm care and nutrition and education. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your donation in USD$ to CIESPI is tax-deductible in the USA.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22px;\">Make a donation<\/span><\/b>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('3ebe59ae-1407-42d3-8b4c-d2f3dc25f153');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"CIESPI","project":"CIESPI","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"","lng":"","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/thydewa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CAMPANHA_BF-1.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thyd\u00eaw\u00e1<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2002, indigenous persons from the different ethnic groups of northeastern Brazil came together with non-indigenous collaborators to form the NGO Thyd\u00eaw\u00e1.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thyd\u00eaw\u00e1 aims to create a healthy planet where everyone can live as brothers and sisters, making diversity a positive experience. Its mission is to promote social change and peace, freedom and life, lead development programs for indigenous peoples and hold multicultural encounters to share knowledge.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thyd\u00eaw\u00e1 believes that all living entities have the same rights. Freedom autonomy and co-responsibilities are the pillars of Thyd\u00eaw\u00e1. It is raising funds from private donors so that it can help save the memory and culture of indigenous people in Brazil.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">www.thydewa.org<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your donation in USD$ to Thyd\u00eaw\u00e1 is tax-deductible in the USA.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22px;\">Make a donation<\/span><\/b>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('b3fc83c6-2384-4d95-976f-3187648cfc41');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Thyd\u00eaw\u00e1","project":"Thyd\u00eaw\u00e1","address":"Ilh\u00e9us, BA","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-14.7935051","lng":"-39.04637969999999","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/casa-da-esperanca-sao-francisco\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/11\/1.-Imagem-para-o-banner-1.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Casa da Esperan\u00e7a S\u00e3o Francisco<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providing therapy to people with disabilities in Conde, Para\u00edba\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Casa da Esperan\u00e7a S\u00e3o Francisco is a non profit organization founded in 2009 through the Missionary Association of the Franciscan Sisters. It is the only organization that provides assistance to people with disabilities (mainly children) in the Municipality of Conde, a town marked by a 42% unemployment rate. Through the organization children with special needs, which include socio-emotional, language, motion and learning challenges, can receive services from a team of professional speech therapists, psychologists, physio-therapists and psycho-pedagogue experts.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization\u2019s goal is to promote human dignity, self-resilience and inclusion for patients. The services provided are free to patients and dependent on donations.\r\n<\/span>\r\n<b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The resources raised will be used to:<\/span><\/b>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hire and attract more therapists and experts who can help disabled children;\r\n\u2022 Begin providing modest salaries to\u00a0volunteers who help maintain the facilities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your donation in USD$ to Casa da Esperan\u00e7a association is tax-deductible in the USA.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22px;\">Make a donation<\/span><\/b>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('3ce0e0a1-b52d-44e1-8070-12ce384da88f');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Casa da Esperan\u00e7a S\u00e3o Francisco","project":"Casa da Esperan\u00e7a S\u00e3o Francisco","address":"Conde, PB","area":null,"lat":"-7.260824099999999","lng":"-34.90778790000002","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/solar-meninos-de-luz-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Brazil-Foundation-02-1.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Solar Meninos de Luz<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Solar Meninos de Luz is a full-time school for 420 children and youth from the communities of Pav\u00e3o-Pav\u00e3ozinho and Cantagalo, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The region of the state in which they work faces drug trafficking, poverty, public policy shortcomings, unsanitary conditions and violence. The organization works with children ages 3 months to 17 years, when they are ready to go to university or find jobs.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization works with these children for up to 10 hours per day. This allows parents to work and  guarantee that their children have access to complementary education. More than 30 workshops, including Music, Dance, Theater, Sports, Information Science, Chess, English, etc, along with other ones such as Vocational Guidance and Entrepreneurship, are available to the students.\r\n<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Solar transforms lives through Education, using some of the most modern pedagogical methodologies, digital platforms and thematic areas.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 1991, there was only one professional with a university education in the community. Since 2006, 88 students have graduated from high school, of which 70 have joined universities. Today, Solar Meninos de Luz has alumni trained in International Relations, Law, Business Administration, Dentistry and Biology, among others, causing great social transformation in the community.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today, the institution's highest costs are: teachers' payroll, rent, food and gas, energy and water bills. The average cost is 300 thousand reais per month (75 thousand dollars). 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Insper has created a dynamic community with students of great academic potential from different socioeconomic backgrounds and regions of Brazil.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In total, Insper has trained more than 270 students, many of whom are the first in their families to pursue higher education, and many whom manage to earn higher salaries upon college completion. Today Insper has 250 scholarship students, 109 of whom are full scholarship recipients and 141 partial fellows.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In addition to receiving excellent educations, Insper students also have great experiences, stimulated by an atmosphere of debates relevant to society and with opportunities in several areas of knowledge, offered by student organizations.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Participate in this transformation<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Insper is committed Brazil\u2019s development, and aims to train professionals with the capacity to promote the transformations that society needs.\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">All of this is only possible thanks to the commitment and dedication of people who identify with Insper\u2019s project and offer resources to materialize the dream of many students.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Insper believes in the importance of widening engagement in society (donors, alumni, individuals, companies, institutes) and create ways for all to participate in the transformation that education represents for Brazil.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Contribute to the Insper Scholarship Program!<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insper.edu.br\/programadebolsas\" target=\"_blank\">www.insper.edu.br\/programadebolsas<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('b2cb4797-b52c-4e12-ad1d-39b8fea0f86c'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Programa de Bolsas do Insper","project":"Insper","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-da-crianca\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/banner-brazilfoundation-1200x550-IC.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto da Crian\u00e7a<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto da Crian\u00e7a articulates social actions to transform lives<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto da Crian\u00e7a is a solution to promote human development. Through private social investment and project management, the organization encourages solidarity. Founded 25 years ago, the Institute works as a way of approaching individuals and companies who are able and willing to contribute, but do not know how to make this investment reach those who really need it.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The institution connects and encourages dialogue between these two groups, advising companies and directing financial, human, material and technical knowledge in order to promote social development. It currently invests in projects and campaigns for education, citizenship, income generation and community development.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization will continue its own community development and educational initiatives, benefiting Brazilian citizens in socially vulnerable situations.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22px;\">Make a donation (USD$)<\/span><\/b>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('263c7837-e897-4c00-92c6-0f693bf0e614'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Instituto da Crian\u00e7a","project":"Instituto da Crian\u00e7a","address":"Rio de Janeiro, S\u00e3o Paulo, Curitiba","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"","lng":"","year":["2018"],"tags":["Children","Civic Engagement"],"region":"South","state":"Paran\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/st-pauls-foundation\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_8879.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">St. Paul's Foundation<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providing St. Paul\u2019s scholarships for gifted Brazilian children <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Having provided outstanding English based education in the heart of S\u00e3o Paulo for almost a century, St. Paul\u2019s School has established a firm reputation as a place where strong tradition and innovation combine to allow its pupils to flourish on the global stage.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The St.\u202fPaul\u2019s Foundation aims to provide full scholarships for especially gifted children living in Brazil to study at St. Paul's School.\u202f St. Paul's Foundation is proud to define \u201cgifted\u201d in the broadest manner, be it in academic subjects, sports, music or the arts. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The scholars will be at least 13 years old and possess a pre-requisite level of academic and English language skills, in addition to their individual talent.  St. Paul's Foundation's goal is to have its first scholars enter the school in August 2019. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Whilst the scholars will receive all of the advantages that St. Paul\u2019s School has to offer, they will in turn enrich the school environment with their special aptitudes and alternative perspectives on life.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_0spEztpduM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>How you can help<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The work of the St. Paul's Foundation is funded solely through the generous donations of its patrons.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any donations, large or small, will help St. Paul's Foundation commence its work and fund the first scholarships.\u202f The aim is to create an endowment fund large enough to provide for the St. Paul's Foundation scholars in perpetuity.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">For further information, <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stpauls.br\/admissions\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\">download the Foundation's brochure<\/a><\/span>.<\/span>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('1383ddb0-19d9-491e-97ad-5a35e1dd1c1b'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"St. Paul&#8217;s Foundation","project":"St. Paul's Foundation","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/todos-pela-educacao\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Brazil_foundation.png","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Todos Pela Educa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization that's mobilizing resources\u00a0to improve education in Brazil\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Todos Pela Educa\u00e7\u00e3o is a Non-Governmental Organization working to\u00a0better Brazil by improving\u00a0the quality and equity of\u00a0basic education. Because only with quality education for all\u00a0is it possible to have a safer, sustainable, prosperous and happy country.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, in a great and unequal nation such as Brazil, it is necessary to raise awareness about the quality and inequity in basic education\u00a0and mobilize citizens, institutions and governments from all over the country to accomplish these goals. And this is Todos Pela Educa\u00e7\u00e3o's\u00a0challenge! <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">To achieve its goals, Todos Pela Educa\u00e7\u00e3o is\u00a0coordinating five initiatives:<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Education Now! - A plural and supra-party initiative committed to contributing to the incoming government to implement a set of urgent measures that\u00a0promote a quality leap in Brazilian basic education;\r\n\u2022 Teaching Profession - Defending fundamental policies for the teaching career;\r\n\u2022 Financing and Equity - Fighting for a broader and more redistributive education funding plan;\r\n\u2022 National Education Plan's Observatory - To provide constant\u00a0monitoring of\u00a0the National Education Plan;\r\n\u2022 Reduca: Organizing a network of Latin American Civil Society organizations for education.\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Your donation will make a difference!<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With your donation, Todos Pela Educa\u00e7\u00e3o\u00a0will continue to propose new paths for basic education in Brazil. Todos Pela Educa\u00e7\u00e3o\u00a0will listen to the\u00a0concerns from the public, specialists and managers from all over Brazil\u00a0and produce better\u00a0content to raise awareness and mobilize\u00a0forces throughout the country\u00a0to change education.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22px;\">Make a donation<\/span><\/b>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('f9a55260-c8a8-4c29-807e-671480478f75'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Todos Pela Educa\u00e7\u00e3o","project":"Todos pela Educa\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-desiderata\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/07\/JESUS-7-low-res.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Desiderata<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Brazilian nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health solutions for children and teenagers in Rio de Janeiro<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children and youth ages 1 to 19 in Brazil. With early diagnosis and effective treatment, the chances of survival could reach 80%.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 2003, Instituto Desiderata is a privately-owned NGO that has always been innovative in its partnerships with the public sector in the health care area. Over the years, Instituto Desiderata has supported the implementation of public policies that promote early diagnosis and accessible quality treatment for children and teenagers in Rio de Janeiro.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Desiderata has set up training courses for healthcare professionals and made childhood cancer treatment places friendlier and warmer. The Institute also uses advocacy, which is an essential element in all of its initiatives, to influence public sector managers\u00a0to improve public health services for children.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Desiderata has the capability, willingness and infrastructure to accomplish much more. Your donation can help them accomplish their mission.\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22px;\">Make a donation<\/span><\/b>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('704d37d1-76a4-4dd7-b418-6bb4c60fe422'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Instituto Desiderata","project":"Instituto Desiderata","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":null,"lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-quebradeiras-de-coco-e-trabalhadores-rurais-de-augustinopolis\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20171027_1142162-1.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Artesanato das Quebradeiras de Coco<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providing resources and market access to women to expand the production and sale of pressed babassu coconut oil<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">An alarming number of people in the extreme northern region of Tocantins live in poverty. Educational attainment rates are low in the region, which has few work opportunities. The abundant babassu coconut can provide income generation opportunities for women in the region, who are in search of dignified employment.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Association seeks to improve the working conditions of coconut harvesters, who earn little and dream of increasing their income. By investing in its infrastructure and training, the Association can increase the production and sale of coconut products (virgin coconut oil, flour, soap and handicrafts), increasing family incomes and impacting the local economy.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Association intends to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Purchase equipment and materials for production;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 50 women;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Spread awareness on the project\u2019s work;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Participate in fairs and events to support sales.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving working conditions and increasing production<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">50 women participating<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Increased family income <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWith better working conditions and training, we can ensure that the project continues and increase production and demand.\" - Association Team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Quebradeiras de Coco e Trabalhadores Rurais de Augustin\u00f3polis","project":"Artesanato das Quebradeiras de Coco","address":"Augustinopolis, Tocantins","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-5.4694327","lng":"-47.88711209999997","year":["2018"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Women"],"region":"North","state":"Tocantins"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-projeto-sonhar\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/06\/17952900_1425204734190163_4570240942035555367_n.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Projeto Sonhar Fam\u00edlias<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Guidance, healthcare and income generation for families in Cap\u00e3o Redondo<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Projeto Sonhar provides social, spiritual and health services for people in accordance with the circumstances in which they live. They work on an integrated level to help families from the Cap\u00e3o Redondo region of S\u00e3o Paulo lift themselves out of extreme poverty.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project will offer care and social support to families with children up to 14 years of age whose social bonds are extremely fragile. The services will focus on emotional care to help promote physical, social and emotional health and contribute to income generation opportunities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Projeto Sonhar proposes to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Mitigate the harmful effects of neglect and vulnerability;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide guidance to families through weekly home visits;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Help break the cycle of family violence and conflict;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide paths for income generation and job opportunities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Guidance for 26 families<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Changing mentalities and limiting behaviors <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">New alternatives to resolve family conflicts<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cProjeto Sonhar was founded with the goal of saving at-risk adolescents and youth by removing them from involvement in criminal activity and alleviating addiction.\u201d Projeto Sonhar Team<\/span>","name":"Instituto Projeto Sonhar","project":"Projeto Sonhar Fam\u00edlias","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2018"],"tags":["Children","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/ciclo-organico-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_9447-copy.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Transformando o que Antes era Lixo em Fonte de Vida<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creating Sustainable Composting Systems That Process Tons of Organic Waste Daily<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ciclo Org\u00e2nico is a social enterprise that works with solid waste management in Rio de Janeiro contributing to the formation of a better society created by citizens who are more united, engaged and active. Through composting activities, the organization offers home collection services for appropriate disposal and reuse of the waste.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">They intend to implement a new composting unit, which will increase the processing capacity from 1 to 5 tons \/ day. In addition, they aim to simplify logistics and reduce operational costs. This will allow the project to expand service to more than 1,500 families, generate 7 new jobs and reach 900 tons of treated waste per year.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation Ciclo Org\u00e2nico will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Promote educational activities for the dissemination of compost;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Install a large-scale composting unit;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Expand collection area in Rio de Janeiro;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Disseminate information on composting in the urban environment.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1500 families supported in Rio de Janeiro<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">900 tons of waste composted\/year<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Building cultural value for sustainable use of organic waste<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAnd if every person could change where their trash goes? We dream of a community where trash is thought of as a resource, and instead of a problem, it\u2019s seen as a solution.\" -Ciclo Org\u00e2nico team<\/span>","name":"Ciclo Org\u00e2nico","project":"Transformando o que Antes era Lixo em Fonte de Vida","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2018"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Environment"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-eco-garopaba\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/28238929_1602740876478537_1069046429827119220_o-e1527020533619.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Garopaba Recicla<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Producing surf boards from plastic bottles to teach environmental awareness<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trash accumulation is a major contributor to the environmental degradation of Brazil\u2019s beaches and mangroves. Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Eco Garopaba was founded by a surfer who wanted to reduce the volume of trash and severity of the damage caused by litter in the oceans. The Association decided to make surfboards from recycled plastic bottles as a way to promote environmental awareness and the practice of sports. Their work also includes training people to teach in schools and in the community.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Their project aims to spread awareness throughout Garopaba on the need for waste management, correct waste disposal and recycling. It will also promote social and ecological awareness among students, residents and tourists. Students from public schools will also learn how to build surfboards from recycled plastic bottles as a source of income, and be trained as multipliers to share this knowledge with others.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Association intends to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create ways to reduce waste;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train public officials on recycling, composting, and more;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Teach youth to build surfboards from recycled plastic bottles;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Bring environmental education to children in schools.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth generating income by building surfboards<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Awareness on recycling and waste management<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creating a positive environmental impact on Garopaba\u2019s beaches<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe project aims not only to train people, but also promote ecological awareness and sports among youth.\" -Eco Garopaba team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Eco Garopaba","project":"Garopaba Recicla","address":"Garopaba, SC","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-28.0272534","lng":"-48.61895079999999","year":["2018"],"tags":["Environment","Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/mama-ekos\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/image2.jpeg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Casa Mama Ekos<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bringing together midwifery knowledge and health professionals to promote healthier pregnancies in the Amazon region<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mau\u00e9s\u2019 60,000 residents are scattered across a rural and urban landscape. Its villages and communities have inadequate health services, and their isolation and need for boat access, combined with the high cost of gas, exacerbate health risks for pregnant women. As a result, pregnant women may undergo unnecessary cesarean sections, experience unsafe births, and go without important post-partum support.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mama Ekos works to promote safer, healthier pregnancies and access to knowledge that can prevent illnesses. They bring together knowledge from midwives and health professionals to meet World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations and offer humanized support that respects local culture and ancestry.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mama Ekos provides a community of support through by holding meetings, courses and opportunities to share experiences. Its project aims to build a \u201cCasa Mama Ekos\u201d space where it can better attend pregnant women, their families and communities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Mama Ekos aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Build a space using permaculture and local indigenous techniques;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Cultivate a medicinal community garden;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold educational activities on health and energy.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bringing together knowledge from midwives and health professionals<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Building a space to serve as a reference for traditional births and natural medicines<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reducing the number of unsafe births in the Amazon region<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe\u2019re open to embracing maternity in its fullness, allowing for sharing the respect for all involved, and togetherness in the community.\" - Mama Ekos team<\/span>","name":"Mama Ekos","project":"Casa Mama Ekos","address":"Mau\u00e9s, AM","area":"Health","lat":"-3.3854447","lng":"-57.7169581","year":["2018"],"tags":["Amazon","Women"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-permacultura-ecovida-sao-miguel\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1020987.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LARborat\u00f3rio Guia de Permacultura<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teaching youth and communities to incorporate low-cost, energy efficient technologies for a changing world<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto de Permacultura da EcoVIDA Sa\u0303o Miguel was formed by a group of friends in the early 2000\u2019s. The initiative organizes task forces and hands-on courses in bio-construction techniques and promotes eco-friendly design, ecoi sanitation, synthetic agriculture, permaculture, and the solidarity economy.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The institute is based in the Rio Doce, Jequitinhonha and Manhua\u00e7u Basins, areas experiencing environmental challenges from mining, real estate speculation, unplanned urbanization and monoculture. These practices are causing great concern due to their economic instability and impact on water supply, river pollution, soil degradation, and the workforce.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project aims to teach practical technical solutions that any community can adopt - independent of the available public resources - to quilombolos, farmers and youth in the region.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, EcoVida will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold workshops on ecologically sustainable technologies;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Organize task forces to install said ecological technologies;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Realize technical visits;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Acquire materials.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Roughly 1500 people impacted<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Low-cost, eco-friendly technologies<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Communities co-existing with nature<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe goal is to encourage groups of low-cost, eco-friendly technologies that facilitate man\u2019s co-existence with nature and the planet.\" -Equipe EcoVida<\/span>","name":"Instituto de Permacultura Ecovida S\u00e3o Miguel","project":"LARborat\u00f3rio Guia de Permacultura","address":"Serro, MG","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-18.515003","lng":"-43.44521480000003","year":["2018"],"tags":["Environment","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-direitos-humanos-e-cidadania-do-imigrante-cdhic\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_13832.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Co-criando Inova\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social inclusion and income generation for young immigrants and refugees through the creative economy<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In recent years, S\u00e3o Paulo has seen an increase in the arrival of immigrants and people subjected to forced migration; facing difficulties such as formalizing their documentation and accessing services. Many are young people who see in Brazil an opportunity for a better life through entrepreneurship but factors such as a lack of experience and access to credit, combined with xenophobia and discrimination, force many to give up their entrepreneurial aspirations and, in turn, transform their realities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">CDHIC (migratory policy experts in Brazil), promotes citizenship for immigrants and refugees, seeking to create a society free from prejudice and discrimination of all kinds. In 2016 more than 60% of those served by CDHIC were individuals aged 18 to 34, most of them independent, primarily in the trade, sewing, and gastronomy sectors.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project aims to promote social and economic inclusion of young immigrants and refugees through social innovation; focusing on the creative economy and the co-creation of entrepreneurial ideas to generate income and growth opportunities for this population, with impact that extends to their families and communities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, CDHIC will facilitate:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Entrepreneurship training for 40 young immigrants and refugees;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Co-working spaces enabling access to innovative entrepreneurial theories and methodologies, and creative collaboration;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Legal, social, and migratory specific support for the young participants;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Coaching and guidance that contribute to the sustainability of the projects.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Empower 40 young immigrants and refugees<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creation of new workspaces for immigrants and communities<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income and social inclusion via the creative economy<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cStrengthen the entrepreneurial spirit of these young people in order to encourage innovative alternatives for socioeconomic development and income generation.\" - CDHIC team<\/span>","name":"Centro de Direitos Humanos e Cidadania do Imigrante (CDHIC)","project":"Co-criando Inova\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2018"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/acao-solidaria-as-pessoas-com-cancer-aspec\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/E.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Construindo Produtos para Reconstru\u00e7\u00e3o de Cidadania<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income generation opportunities for cancer patients and their families by repurposing food waste<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ASPEC serves socially vulnerable people with cancer; low income people that often face difficulties accessing safe housing and proper nutrition.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ASPEC acts to raise awareness and engage the public in the fight against cancer and in its early diagnosis, contributing to a higher quality of treatment. It offers social and psychological assistance, disseminates information, creates opportunities for work and supplemental income, and strengthens family and community ties.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project will enable people served by ASPEC, and their families to make full use of food and enable supplemental income by marketing what is produced. Additionally, this initiative will decrease waste while promoting a healthy and adequate diet, encouraging cancer prevention.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, ASPEC will offer:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Training for 60 cancer patients and their families in food preparation and commercialize what is produced;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Classes in entrepreneurship, food preparation, financial investment and sustainability;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Guidance for small business creation to enter the market as a cooperative, an association, or individually;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Six months of technical support ensuring commercial viability.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Supplemental income for 60 cancer patients<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Food preparation and marketing, decreasing waste and increasing fundamental nutrition<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Small business creation<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cPromoting supplemental income policies such as this help increase family income and; consequently, help overcome social vulnerability.\" - ASPEC team<\/span>","name":"A\u00e7\u00e3o Solid\u00e1ria \u00e0s Pessoas com C\u00e2ncer &#8211; ASPEC","project":"Construindo Produtos para Reconstru\u00e7\u00e3o de Cidadania","address":"Belo Horizonte, MG","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-19.9172987","lng":"-43.93455929999999","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/politize\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Atividade-1.png","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lidera!<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creation of a network of Citizen Educator multipliers, training young people as agents of political change<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Although Brazil is a formal democracy, the population still makes poor use of its tools to exercise it effectively as so; this is mainly due to the absence of a political participation culture. However, since the public demonstrations of 2013, the Brazilian interest in politics has increased, especially among young people, bringing public affairs to the center of the debate and to the attention of millions of Brazilians.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Created in 2015 with the mission of bringing political education to all, Politize! developed an Educational Platform over 800 items, co-created with a network of more than 100 volunteer writers, specialists in different subjects. This platform has already reached 7 million users in 191 countries with an average of 1 million hits per month.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2018 will be of great importance for Brazil with a new cycle of elections for the most important positions within the Republic. The project aims to form a network of citizen education multipliers throughout Brazil, capable of spreading knowledge related to the electoral process and sensitizing diverse communities about the importance of voting conscientiously.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Politize will propose: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 The creation of content, methodologies, models, and systems to be shared;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Identification, recruitment and selections of 30 Ambassadors;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Development Activities for the Ambassadors.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">30 future civic leaders for the country<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">10,000 citizens more aware and capable of making educated choices<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creation of a network of civic education multipliers <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThere is an urgent need to channel young energy to constructive action to strengthen Brazilian democracy.\" -Politize! team<\/span>","name":"Politize!","project":"Lidera!","address":"Joinville, SC","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-26.2677499","lng":"-48.920282799999995","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/minha-jampa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sa\u0303o-Jose\u0301.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Minha Jampa<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creating a network to encourage civic engagement and monitoring in Jo\u00e3o Pessoa<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Like many cities in the Brazilian northeast, Jo\u00e3o Pessoa has very animated political discussions, but little involvement in the decisions that interfere with everyday life. Minha Jampa arose to mobilize the population and rescue the idea that change must come from society and that technology must serve citizenship.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Member of the national \"Our City\" network, along with Meu Rio, Minha Sampa, Meu Recife and other networks, Minha Jampa mobilizes and engages the population in making decisions that influence daily life and the future of the city. The organization develops state-of-the-art tools and methodologies to mobilize people; and have already been able to influence important political decisions in the city. Recently formed, the organization seeks support to take a challenging leap: to leave voluntary service and enter into professional activism, as advocates of the Our City network.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Minha Jampa will: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Mobilize and disseminate activities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Update the Website;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Increase the number of members;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold meetings, workshops and lectures.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Network of action and mobilization by stimulating civic participation<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Influence important political decisions in the city<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2,268 participating members <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOnly we citizens will be able to create a new blossom. And the new one is a citizen who participates more in the State.\" -Minha Jampa Team<\/span>","name":"Minha Jampa","project":"Minha Jampa","address":"Jo\u00e3o Pessoa, PB","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-7.119495799999999","lng":"-34.84501180000001","year":["2018"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/inpacto-instituto-pacto-nacional-pela-erradicacao-do-trabalho-escravo\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_9714.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promovendo Rela\u00e7\u00f5es Dignas de Trabalho<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fighting slave labor in the supply chain through communications<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The question of work being analogous to slavery is historical in Brazil. According to the Ministry of Labor, about 50,000 workers were freed from this situation, in the country, between 1995, when the Brazilian government acknowledged the existence of slave labor, through 2015.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the early 2000s, the Brazilian government developed advanced laws to eradicate labor analogous to slavery and the vulnerability and exploitation of labor, which gave visibility to and helped to advance this cause. Currently some measures have diminished the advance, impacting negatively on the fight.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">InPacto unites several players to work together to prevent and eradicate slave labor. The objective is to mobilize entire economic sectors and to find ways to help end this practice in production chains. With the project, InPacto proposes structuring an organization's communication platform to become a reference in the fight against slave labor in Brazil, expanding its reach, creating partnerships and giving constant visibility to the issue.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, InPacto proposes to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create a site that encourages a positive agenda to approach the cause of slave labor;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Promote dialog between sectors and multi-stakeholders;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Engage all segments of society in the combat against slave labor;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Reach 10 thousand hits per month on the new platform.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening prevention and the fight against slave labor<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Communication disseminating information about slave labor<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Giving visibility to best practices to help resolve the problem <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe hope to spread awareness about slave labor through the implementation of several communication actions.\" - InPacto Team<\/span>","name":"InPacto: Instituto Pacto Nacional pela Erradica\u00e7\u00e3o do Trabalho Escravo","project":"Promovendo Rela\u00e7\u00f5es Dignas de Trabalho","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/ica-burns-connect-liga-de-queimaduras-sp\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/22051160_353611185073577_1529902926260737218_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Liga de Queimaduras<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creating a network of professionals, students and patients to provide information to burn victims<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Brazil, 1 million burn cases occur every year, of which 200,000 are treated in emergency services and 40,000 require hospitalization. Burns are the third largest cause of death in Brazil and a major public health problem due to the severity of the wounds, the large number of complications and the relevant side-effects to burn patients.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">I\u00e7a - Burns Conect works to promote public policies, scientific research and the human rights of patients who have been burned through advocacy, communication and leadership training. Formed by health professionals working in the burn field, I\u00e7a was founded to address the demand for public policies, the lack of dissemination of information and the few campaigns and prevention policies.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project will stimulate the establishment of an association of burn patients in S\u00e3o Paulo and form a network of professionals, students and patients to promote and disseminate information about burns in Brazil.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of BrazilFoundation, the association intends to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold lectures with professional experts for the prevention and better care of burn victims;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Produce and distribute informational booklets with accessible language on burn prevention;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer legal advice for creating of an association of burned patients in S\u00e3o Paulo and other states;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Raise awareness among families and children about burn prevention.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Burn prevention and care<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spreading awareness on burns in Brazil<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creating a network of health professionals, students and patients to promote rights<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cPeople with severe burns do not receive the support they need from the public sector or society.\" - Liga de Queimaduras team<\/span>","name":"I\u00e7a \u2013 Burns Connect &#8211; Liga de Queimaduras SP","project":"Liga de Queimaduras","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/coostafe-cooperativa-social-de-trabalho-arte-feminina-empreendedora\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Cooperativa-11.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Costurando Vidas<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Artisanship providing professional development and income generation for formerly-incarcerated women<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">COOSTAFE is Brazil\u2019s first cooperative composed of incarcerated women. The organization uses the production of handicrafts as a means of professional training and income generation for presently and formerly-incarcerated women. Founded within the Centro de Reeduca\u00e7\u00e3o Feminino de Ananindeua (a correctional facility), the project proposes to prepare inmates for life after imprisonment by teaching them basic business concepts and artisanship skills, promoting their independence and improving their self-esteem.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Their handicrafts are sold in public squares by inmates in work release programs, with profits going entirely to the cooperatives. Through work, the inmates regain a sense of belonging to society, see a new way to live in prison, and find a vocational and income-generating opportunity. In its four years of work, COOSTAFE has a zero percent recidivism rate, showing the importance of the initiative for the reintegration of these women into society.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Association intends to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Purchase equipment to increase artisanry production;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold courses in crafts, sales, advertising and marketing;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Acquire raw material to launch new product lines;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Renovate the workspace.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional training for incarcerated women<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Artisanship promoting reintegration and income generation<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mobilizing society to reintegrate women<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cCOOSTAFE makes an impact through the reintegration of inmates into society and, in this way, reducing recidivism.\" - Team Coostafe<\/span>","name":"COOSTAFE &#8211; Cooperativa Social de Trabalho Arte Feminina Empreendedora","project":"Costurando Vidas","address":"Ananindeua, PA","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-1.3650671","lng":"-48.374637199999995","year":["2018"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"North","state":null},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/asvi-associacao-semente-da-vida-da-cidade-de-deus\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_4648-2-e1528920680502.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Portal Comunit\u00e1rio da Cidade de Deus<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Using communications as a tool for youth from City of God to be leaders and uphold their rights<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The City of God, home to about 60,000 residents, presents social indicators among the most critical in Rio de Janeiro. There are no secondary schools and in 2017, it was the leading territory of schools exposed to gunfire in Rio. However, the community is active in other realities that contribute to local development..<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ASVI CDD has been operating for 15 years through education, culture and communication to contribute to the social development of Cidade de Deus. Courses and activities for children and adolescents in the community, strengthen the protagonism and identity for the territory.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project will train young people in community communication, focusing on the development of social-emotional abilities and individual potential. The idea is that they work within the Cidade de Deus Community Portal, which promotes a positive role for the neighborhood. This communication will be used as a promotional tool exercising democracy, citizenship and local development with the active participation of the residents.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, ASVI proposes to: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 20 young residents in community communication;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Address the areas of communication theory, textual and audiovisual production,graphic design, social media;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Strengthen local productions and mobilize the community to participate;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Multiply the experience in other peripheral territories.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">20 young people trained in Community communication<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community communication promoting City of God protagonism<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Local Development with active participation of the residents <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cUsing communication technologies as a tool to combat inequality, social exclusion, negative stigma and the abandonment of public and political mechanisms.\" -Jota Marques, Project Coordinator<\/span>","name":"ASVI &#8211; Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Semente da Vida da Cidade de Deus","project":"Portal Comunit\u00e1rio da Cidade de Deus","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2018"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-nacional-de-avaliacao-atencao-e-amparo-a-saude\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20151015_174047717-1.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Movimento Chega de Descaso<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providing legal assistance, information and an online platform to facilitate the reporting of health system violations<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A structural crisis within the health care sector presents demonstrative weaknesses, both in the public and private systems, causing many to suffer serious consequences as a result of coverage refusal and noncompliance with terms of service, among other issues. According to research, fewer than 10% of those affected seek justice.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Movimento Chega de Descaso emerges from this lack of support and crisis scenario, aiming to provide assistance, both directly and indirectly, guiding this neglected population as it seeks either public or private health care.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through a network of volunteers, the organization provides legal, psychological, and social support, as well as influencing those directly responsible and lobbying public policy makers for improvements to the health care service provided to this population.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BrazilFoundation\u2019s resources will facilitate:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Roaming presence of mobile health units, providing support to the residents in places where complaints originate;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Continuous online service and follow-up;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Construction of an online platform to record complaints and construct a database of claims.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improve quality of public and private health care<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">730 directly benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Legal, psychological and social support<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt is possible to cultivate support for this population, generate information to raise public awareness and suggest public policy proposals.\" - Movimento Chega de Descaso team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Nacional de Avalia\u00e7\u00e3o, Aten\u00e7\u00e3o e Amparo \u00e0 Sa\u00fade","project":"Movimento Chega de Descaso","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Health","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-movimento-mae-aguia-de-combate-a-violencia-sexual-cometida-contra-criancas-e-adolescentes\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/21034701_1547185185346928_8427783615695256368_n.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tecendo Conhecimento em Rede<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promoting collaboration to fight sexual violence against children and adolescents<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The M\u00e3e \u00c1guia Movement acts to prevent sexual violence committed against children and adolescents; developing programs to provide information, guidance, counsel, and support to victims and their families. It operates in the outlying communities of the municipality of Campo Grande and in partnership with the Network for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (RPCA).<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With years of experience combating violence against children and youth and significant success in partnership programs with the Committee for Confronting Violence and Defending the Sexual Rights of Children and Adolescents of MS, M\u00e3e \u00c1guia recognized an opportunity for increased collaboration on the subject with RPCA, to maximize effectiveness guaranteeing these children\u2019s human rights.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project will harness the public sector, private enterprise, and civil society to implement the State Plan to Combat Violence against Children and Adolescents by training potential representatives and multipliers acting in service. The objective is to provide a significant increase in the quality of services provided, in addition to increasing societal awareness of the problem.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, M\u00e3e \u00c1guia intends to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop prevention awareness training and information materials;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train representatives to act within the protection network;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Replicate M\u00e3e \u00c1guia\u2019s methodology in other regions of the state;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Coordinate a committee on fighting sexual violence;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold public hearings to present the association\u2019s work in relation to the issue of sexual violence in the state.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prevention of and support for children and adolescent victims of sexual violencel<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training of 1000 representatives acting to prevent such crimes<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Realization of a state-wide plan to combat sexual violence<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe integration and collaboration of multiple resource networks will effectively help minimize sexual violence committed against children and adolescents, joining forces and strengthening all.\" - M\u00e3e \u00c1guia team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Movimento M\u00e3e \u00c1guia de Combate \u00e0 Viol\u00eancia Sexual Cometida contra Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes","project":"Tecendo Conhecimento em Rede","address":"Campo Grande, MS","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-20.4697105","lng":"-54.620121100000006","year":["2018"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/urece-esporte-e-cultura\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1506722_872314576121824_4678988785422775568_n.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Construindo um Amanh\u00e3 com Igualdade<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training public school teachers to teach students who are visually-impaired, promoting their autonomy and overall respect for differences<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brazilian schools, public or private, cannot, by law, refuse enrollment to students with disabilities; however, teachers are often not prepared to receive them. Universities are still lagging in learning practices for students with disabilities. The absence of trained teachers means that there are large numbers of visually impaired students who, even while attending classes, cannot follow the activities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Urece is founded and run by blind and visually impaired people. Active since 2005, promoting the inclusion and full potential development of the visually impaired. The organization believes in inclusion for a quality education.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project will play a role in the training of teachers in the Rio de Janeiro Public School System to be capable of receiving blind or visually impaired students. Urece will develop more inclusive activities and disseminate the educational content for these students.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Urece will: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Prepare educational materials;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold workshops;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Publicize project activities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">More inclusive and efficient lessons\r\nfor visually impaired students<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">160 public school teachers trained in the teaching these students<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Public schools served <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWith the motto 'we do not see obstacles', Urece develops [...] actions of empowerment for people with disabilities, working on accessibility and citizenship.\" - Urece team<\/span>","name":"Urece Esporte e Cultura","project":"Construindo um Amanh\u00e3 com Igualdade","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/revoar\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Aula-10-copy.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Revoar<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Developing personal and vocational skills for justice-involved youth<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Revoar was born from the dream of working in education to promote human integrity by strengthening youth. The idea is to encourage young people to reflect on their talents, dreams and vocations to make choices more in line with their goals. As a pedagogical path, Revoar seeks to value socio-emotional competences, social coexistence, self-awareness and collaboration. All fundamental learning tools for the comprehensive development of individuals and included in school curriculum, but rarely used. After training, the idea is to create opportunities for them to be future facilitators.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project will run its course with young people in situations of vulnerability; students from public school in areas affected by violence and adolescents fulfilling socio-educational remediation measures, in places where the lack the of projects and opportunities increase the chance of recurrence resulting in fewer possibilities for a better life.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Revoar intends to: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 35 young people from public schools and fulfilling socio-educational remediation measures;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Work with methodologies such as Cooperation Pedagogy, Dragon Dreaming, Coaching, Meditation, Non-Violent Communication;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Produce life projects (work, personal, educational) with young people.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">35 young people\r\ndeveloping skills and life projects<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Empowering skills for a life with new possibilities<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Innovative technologies and collaborative methodologies for youth development <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe impact on the lives of young people and the territory is extremely relevant as they reflect on who they are and their motivations allowing them to expand their self- vision.\" - Revoar team<\/span>","name":"Revoar","project":"Revoar","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2018"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/projeto-viela\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-01-18-at-18.42.25-2.jpeg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educa Viela<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Academic reinforcement to improve literacy for children and adolescents in Jardim S\u00e3o Lu\u00eds<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Projeto Viela was born with the purpose of offering culture and sports to young people in Jardim Ibirapuera and supporting them in their life\u2019s work while valuing the respect and coexistence of community. Educa Viela has already directly served over 1,400 children and young people.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educa Viela emerges as a strategy for the appropriation of space in the community. The idea is to provide critical awareness of learning processes, so that they are constructive and engaging for children and young people in the community. In addition to educational support activities, Educa Viela seeks to strengthen young people's perception of their own potential, which may be the first step in the transformation of the community itself.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Projeto Viela will carry out: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Literacy support classes;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Educational workshops with theoretical and practical activities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Citizenship training workshops;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Sporting activities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Empowering young people in Jardim ibirapuera<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cognitive development of project participants<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Increasing and deepening community engagement <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe idea is for young people to realize that in their own community there is learning and creation of solutions to their challenges, personal and collective.\" - Projeto Viela team<\/span>","name":"Projeto Viela","project":"Educa Viela","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2018"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-social-casa-de-mae\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CASA_DE_MAE_2016_WEB-62.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ateli\u00ea Social<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional training in sewing and printing for women in Jardim Canad\u00e1<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jardim Canad\u00e1 originated from an irregular occupation along the BR 040, far from the urban center of Nova Lima and Belo Horizonte, a consequence of the great immigration of people in search of work in the nearby mining companies. It is a region of high population density and many social contrasts. Their socioeconomic indicators indicate a impoverished reality, without many social assistance resources or work opportunities and income for the women.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Social Institute Casa de M\u00e3e provides support to women in the Jardim Canad\u00e1 neighborhood in four main areas: professional training, entrepreneurship, maternal and child health and early childhood education.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Ateli\u00ea Social is a sewing and professional printing training project for women who live in the neighborhood, expanding their possibilities of their entrepreneurism and income generation, improving the quality of life for themselves and their families.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Casa de M\u00e3e will aim to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Capacita\u00e7\u00e3o profissional em costura e estamparia;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Contrata\u00e7\u00e3o de profissionais;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Aquisi\u00e7\u00e3o de material.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">48 women trained in sewing and professional printing<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Space for practical learning<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Methodology that combines training and production <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cSince job opportunities are not many in the region, learning a trade for many women ends up being a solution for income generation.\" - Casa de M\u00e3e team<\/span>","name":"Instituto Social Casa de M\u00e3e","project":"Ateli\u00ea Social","address":"Nova Lima, MG","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-20.1089859","lng":"-43.90551549999998","year":["2018"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-mano-down\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Mano-Down-Equipe-Creditos-Kely-Aguiar-23-copy.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alfabetizar para Empoderar<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training teachers to improve literacy instruction to people with Down Syndrome<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brazil has a population of 330 thousand people with Down syndrome, and estimates indicate that only 3,800 are sufficiently literate. The Mano Down Institute grew out of Leonardo Gontijo's unconditional love for his brother; a person with Down syndrome, and for his enormous desire to diminish inequality and help create a more inclusive society. Mano Down Institute is uniquely positioned in its field, recognized for its actions creating visibility and inclusion for children with Down syndrome; training and promoting conditions for their personal growth, skills development, and opportunities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Institute\u2019s work empowers people with Down syndrome to be the protagonists of their own lives and to increase their expectations of life\u2019s quality and dignity. This project proposes teacher and student training to learn techniques that facilitate and improve the quality of literacy of individuals with Down syndrome, contributing to their self-actualization and autonomy.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Funding will be used to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 30 new literacy teachers for people with Down syndrome;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Facilitate a workshop with 50 students with Down syndrome;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Purchase teaching materials, transportation, and meals.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Increased literacy of people living with Down syndrome<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">30 teachers trained<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Increased autonomy and self-actualization of people with Down syndrome <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cKnowing how to read and write is one of people with Down syndrome\u2019s dreams, it minimizes their social invisibility and the stigma that hangs over individuals living with Down syndrome.\" - Mano Down team<\/span>","name":"Instituto Mano Down","project":"Alfabetizar para Empoderar","address":"Belo Horizonte, MG","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.9172987","lng":"-43.93455929999999","year":["2018"],"tags":["Special needs","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-irradiar\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/17097623_1688052384821590_423161598909195241_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Irradiando Conhecimento<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creative and interactive education for children, strengthening the foundation that facilitates the teaching and learning processes<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Irradiar arose from a political-pedagogical proposal to see Brazilian Education methodologies transformed and accessible to all. The focus of the organization is to work in a process of continual discovery and build knowledge through creative and experimental stimulation. The organization seeks to improve children's cognitive performances by constructing a complete methodology, based on creative education.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project trains 20 children through complementary education, offering extended learning and robotics workshops to improve cognitive and academic performance; and that act as the basis of knowledge acquisition, surpassing the expectations of traditional school reinforcement.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Association proposes to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Conduct pedagogical research and improve Irradiar\u2019s methodology;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold extended learning and robotics workshops;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Improve and construct didactic games aligned with the pedagogical goals of the Institution;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train volunteers to replicate the methodology.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Children with better school performance<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Encouragement of creativity and experimentation to build knowledge<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening the foundation of the learning process<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c[The project] Brings concrete life-changing opportunity to these children through a new insight into learning.\" - Instituto Irradiar team<\/span>","name":"Instituto Irradiar","project":"Irradiando Conhecimento","address":"S\u00e3o Crist\u00f3v\u00e3o, SE","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-10.9666739","lng":"-37.254406500000016","year":["2018"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Sergipe"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-desenvolvimento-e-direitos-humanos-iddh\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Educar-12-e1527093979558.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educar Direitos Humanos - Capacitando escolas para a cidadania no Brasil<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supporting teacher training and strengthening education, human rights and civic engagement through a digital platform<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Guideline and Basic Education Law establishes that curriculum is obliged to recognize the diffusion of values, rights and duties fundamental to the community. Therefore, it is necessary to empower teachers in Human Rights education starting in elementary school, creating young citizens aware of their role in society.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">IDDH is a member organization of the Working Group on Human Rights Education and Learning (Geneva \/ Switzerland) with seat on the National Committee on Human Rights Education and consultative status with the UN, which works to train and sensitize teachers and educational coordinators in the education and expansion of the Human Rights awareness in Joinville\u2019s public schools.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Virtual Platform will expand the initiative to the entire Teaching Network and ensure that the city teachers have the appropriate training and methodology to work with human rights themes in their classrooms, focusing on democratic participation, combating sexual and gender violence and discrimination of vulnerable groups in the school setting and in civil society.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, IDDH will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Expand upon and systematize its content;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Create an Interactive Platform;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide training for Public Schools;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Disseminate information in the media, education forums and on social media.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Public schools dealing with citizenship and human rights issues<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training and methodology for 3,000 public school teachers<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">76 public school systems reached <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cTaking the opportunity [...] the integration of this topic in school curriculum is a challenge that can be achieved with the aid of educational technology.\" -Fernanda Lapa,IDDH founder<\/span>","name":"Instituto de Desenvolvimento e Direitos Humanos (IDDH)","project":"Educar Direitos Humanos - Capacitando escolas para a cidadania no Brasil","address":"Joinville, SC","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-26.2677499","lng":"-48.920282799999995","year":["2018"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-alma-rugby\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_6768-e1527093498428.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">+ Esportes + Valores \u2013 Vencer pelos valores do rugby<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promoting leadership, inclusion and academics for children through rugby.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Alma Rugby uses sport as a tool for the educational, cultural, and athletic training of vulnerable children and adolescents. Through Alma Rugby\u2019s values and philosophy, it works to improve youth scholastic performance and instill in them a strong sense of both autonomy and community. They aim to develop young, conscious citizens who are aware of the necessary interdependence of people to establish healthy, empathic, and harmonious relationships, enabling them to transform their realities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project works with 7 to 14 year old children and adolescents in communities in S\u00e3o Paulo and Jo\u00e3o Pessoa based on 5 pillars: respect, discipline, collaboration, integrity, and fun. The primary focus of the Rugby training is on a principle of lifelong learning and education; secondarily, on the learning and development of the sport itself.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Alma Rugby will facilitate:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Rugby classes for children and adolescents;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Competitions and interactions between different groups;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Skills testing;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Monthly public events.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth empowerment through rugby methodology and discipline<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Athletic and community action developing socially responsible youth<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improved school performance, sense of self, and community <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe idea is for [rugby] to serve as a tool to advance autonomy in children and empower them to feel capable.\"- Alma Rugby team<\/span>","name":"Instituto Alma Rugby","project":"+ Esportes + Valores \u2013 Vencer pelos valores do rugby","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2018"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-cultura-urbana\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/media\u00e7\u00e3o-de-leitura.jpeg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jovens campe\u00f5es<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Using sport to promote the social inclusion and development of children and youth<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Curupaiti is one of the formerly isolated colonies of people afflicted with leprosy, located in Tanque, the western zone of Rio de Janeiro. It was founded in 1929 to house people who were forcibly hospitalized through the 1970s. Curupaiti currently suffers from stigma due to the disease and violence that expose youth to crime.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Grupo Cultura Urbana creates socialization opportunities for students in this community through sports. Through sports, students learn how to compete while maintaining respect for their rivals, which teaches skills \u200b\u200bsuch as sportsmanship, cooperation, self-improvement, motivation and self-control. These skills are fundamental to the educational and personal development of children and youth.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization aims to use sport as an instrument to keep youth away from crime and drugs, which are a constant problem in the communities of Rio de Janeiro.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Grupo intends to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold educational, cultural and socio-environmental activities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer psychological support to strengthen self-awareness in students;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer soccer classes;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Encourage the youth\u2019s participation in sports championships.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impacting children and youth in situations of high social vulnerability<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Personal and intellectual development<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Goal to decrease school dropout rate<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThis is more than a project, it\u2019s a path for social transformationl.\" -Grupo Cultura Urbana team<\/span>","name":"Grupo Cultura Urbana","project":"Jovens campe\u00f5es","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2018"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/doareduca\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/19756793_298798617258418_6019001159821187182_n-1-e1527088658217.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DoarEduca<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ENEM and college entrance exam preparation course\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">DoarEduca offers youth and adults a free ENEM and college entrance exam prep course. Teachers with 10 years of volunteer experience teaching exam prep created their own methodology to prepare the students, including educational activities and exercises that develop critical thinking, leadership, and potential new skills, and that meet their students\u2019 intellectual needs. The methodology can potentially be applied by any interested community. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project will offer an exam prep course for students facing challenging social circumstances and students without financial means to access paid courses, promoting the inclusion of students from vulnerable communities. <\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, DoarEduca will provide: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Educational activities to prepare youth and adults for the ENEM;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Moral support for the students;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Training to support teachers.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth and adults prepared for the ENEM and entrance exams<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Critical thinking and social inclusion<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educating students to become engaged <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe believe that education is the base of conscience and civic involvement, and that it allows one to develop a critical sense of the circumstances around them.\" - DoarEduca team<\/span>","name":"DoarEduca","project":"DoarEduca","address":"Belo Horizonte, MG","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.9172987","lng":"-43.93455929999999","year":["2018"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/emancipa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Pre\u0301-prova-UFRGS-2018-e1527089106742.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Emancipa Cursinho Popular Pr\u00e9-Universit\u00e1rio<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ENEM and college entrance exam prep to facilitate educational and job opportunities<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to the data on access to higher education in Brazil, only 19% of young people between the ages of 18 and 24 have access to college education, of which only 3% belong to lower income groups.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Emancipa emerged in 2011 as a social project offering free public education with the purpose of promoting access of young people and adults educated in public high schools to college. Most of whom are unable economically unable to attend private preparatory courses for admission to universities of excellence, most of which are public.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project seeks to supply the need for access to Higher Education for young people from vulnerable communities. In addition to the classroom, the course promotes various activities in the area of education and culture as a complement to the preparation for entrance tests, to develop a broader knowledge base.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Emancipa will provide: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Preparation for 180 students for the ENEM (National High School Examination) and the vestibular (college entrance exam);<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Pre-college entrance exam geared towards young people and low-income adults from public schools;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Development and printing of teaching materials.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">180 students from public schools prepared for the entrance exam and ENEM<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community education facilitating access to higher education and youth development<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Over 500 young people already having reached higher education <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe understand that education is an instrument of intellectual emancipation that promotes citizenship and combats social violence.\" - Emancipa team<\/span>","name":"Emancipa","project":"Emancipa Cursinho Popular Pr\u00e9-Universit\u00e1rio","address":"Porto Alegre, RS","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-30.0346471","lng":"-51.217658400000005","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-vida-plena-de-mesquita\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-20180303-WA0027-e1527084952507.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recriando<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving the academic performance and community involvement of children through activities that facilitate their overall development<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The municipality of Mesquita, in the Baixada Fluminense, is one of the poorest in the state of Rio de Janeiro. It ranks among the lowest in indicators of employment, income and infrastructure of services, such as water and basic sanitation. The presence of drug trafficking, the absence of recreational areas such as community squares, sports courts and free cultural programs place children and young people in a serious state of idleness and vulnerability.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In this context, it is extremely difficult for families to provide an adequate environment for the education and full development of their children and youth.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Recriando project works with children and young people to provide a safe environment for the development of self-esteem, autonomy, teamwork and strengthening community ties. Additionally, it offers educational reinforcement and psychosocial care.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Association will offer: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Psychosocial care;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Recreational, cultural and artistic activitie;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Educational reinforcement;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Nourishmen.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">70 children and adolescents served<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improved Educational Performance<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Healthier Community living <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cTo awaken adolescents, through community groups, to questions related to the empowerment, future expectations, well-being, social skills and empathy.\" -Vida de Mesquita Team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Vida Plena de Mesquita","project":"Recriando","address":"Mesquita, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.7819449","lng":"-43.42931829999998","year":["2018"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-move-cultura\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3068site.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Escola Livre de Artes Digitais<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training public school students in new technologies and incubating their projects<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contagem is recognized as an industrial city with over 650 thousand inhabitants. Technical schools were created to meet the labor demands of companies that operate in the city. But, there are no local training options in arts and information technology field, forcing interested students to travel to Belo Horizonte.The result is many young people from the periphery automatically are being excluded from this training due to the costs involved. Move Cultura offers technical and artistic training for young people, creating opportunities to enter the labor market and stimulating entrepreneurship and community participation..<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Free School of Digital Arts offers training focused on digital arts bringing together cutting-edge technology, qualified professionals and practical, creative and autonomous learning methodologies. The nucleus of reference, research and production (NRPP) is a research and artistic experimentation laboratory that will function as an incubator of youth projects.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Move Cultura proposes to: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Serve 80 young people with regular courses;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Offer 8 months of training in audiovisual techniques, graphic design, web design and app creation;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Entertain proposals and demands presented by the local community;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Promote the Exchange of information between young people to replicate the project.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training youth in digital arts<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening young people's potential, skills and competencies<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Empowering the active participation of young people for community improvements <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe idea is that participants can have a dedicated space for training, research and development for collaborative projects, with an infrastructure and appropriate guidance.\" - Move Cultura team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Move Cultura","project":"Escola Livre de Artes Digitais","address":"Contagem, MG","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.9161508","lng":"-44.0808763","year":["2018"],"tags":["Information Technology","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/ame-o-tucunduba\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FB_IMG_1497871292283.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fala Tucunduba<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teaching young leaders to create local change and manage the region\u2019s water resources<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ame o Tucunduba acts to facilitate access to information about urban water and promotes interaction between citizens and Bel\u00e9m\u2019s river basins, in particular the Tucunduba River - the second largest urban basin in the city. The region is regarded as a socially segregated area of the city, marked by serious infrastructure problems associated with use, occupation and resulting conflicts stemming from inadequate management of urban waters.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project proposes to mobilize, educate and train young people from peripheral neighborhoods, which occupy the basin, to participate in water resource management. The aim is for them to have access to a democratic and transparent way of managing water; and develop competencies that allow them to assume a leading role in solving the challenges of the Tucunduba Basin and local transformation.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Ame o Tucunduba will: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Train 20 young people in education, social participation, planning and management of water;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Local mobilization campaigns;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide a laboratory for active brainstorming of solutions;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Produce a community involved diagnosis and action plan;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Technical visits throughout the Tucunduba extension.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training of young people from peripheries to interfere positively in the management of water resources<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening the participation of society in water management<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Empowerment of young people to effect local transformation <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe project meets the demand for democratization of information regarding water management in the region and contributes to the guarantee of rights.\" -Team Ame o Tucunduba<\/span>","name":"Ame o Tucunduba","project":"Fala Tucunduba","address":"Bel\u00e9m, PA","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-1.4557292","lng":"-48.49017850000001","year":["2018"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Environment","Youth"],"region":"North","state":null},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-nossa-senhora-de-loreto\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/0-eus-d3-f711f3173804364a977bfd00cc351b2b.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trabalho, Renda e Solidariedade em Rede<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening a network of women and youth entrepreneurs to increase incomes<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Nossa Senhora do Loreto Association fosters leadership in youth and women by creating job opportunities and realizing socio-educational and cultural activities. Their objective is to disrupt the reality of violence, unemployment and low educational attainment\u00a0in their community. They intend to\u00a0work with\u00a0public officials - who are often absent - to change this scenario.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Balaio Network is an initiative of the Association and was created to strengthen the local solidarity economy by clustering women and youth-led enterprises. The network helps ensure sustainability and income for the groups in a tough market where resources for raw materials are scarce.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Their project proposes to develop the enterprises\u2019 training and collective marketing to strengthen their economic and political effectiveness and increase incomes. The project will help women and youth, who come from low-income, marginalized neighborhoods, to encounter income generation opportunities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Association will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 51 women and youth from 7 enterprises in 3 municipalities from S\u00e3o Lu\u00eds;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold workshops on management, production and marketing;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Address issues such as the solidarity economy, fair trade, solidarity funds, feminism, youth;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Provide mentoring and systematic follow-up;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide support to consolidate the Balaio Network's political identity.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">51 women and youth with stronger enterprises<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Expanding work and income alternatives<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening the solidarity economy<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cTogether these productive groups seek to overcome segregation and violence, using the solidarity economy to generate work opportunities and autonomy.\" - Nossa Senhora do Loreto team <\/span>","name":"ASSOCIA\u00c7\u00c3O NOSSA SENHORA DE LORETO","project":"Trabalho, Renda e Solidariedade em Rede","address":"S\u00e3o Lu\u00eds, MA","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-2.5391099","lng":"-44.282904599999995","year":["2018"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Women","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Maranh\u00e3o"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/genero-importa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC_0289-14.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Empreendedoras Populares<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supporting women street vendors to strengthen their roles as valuable entrepreneurs in the urban economy<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">G\u00eanero Importa develops projects that contribute to gender equality in the labor market and improved generation of income for women. Focusing on the training of street women who work in the downtown Rio de Janeiro, the initiative wants to diversify actions that strengthen women's entrepreneurship, developing skills and attitudes in the informal street trade.<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A study of carioca female street vendors done by Casa de Mulher Trabalhadora (House of Working Women) in 2012 showed that only 37% did have elementary education, 46% were the sole provider for their household, 38% declared themselves to be brown and 27% black. The aim, therefore, is to strengthen the entrepreneurial model at the base of the pyramid, fostering more just and socially egalitarian productive chains.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project will provide tools and expertise so that these women can manage their business more strategically and be aware of their social and economic role. The workshops will also work on management and marketing techniques and stimulate entrepreneurial repositioning, taking into consideration their business dynamic realities and work dynamics.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, G\u00eanero Importa proposes to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Conduct 5 training modules with 50 female street vendors;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Publicize workshop results on five media channels;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Compile 40 timelines showing the entrepreneurial journey;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create a website with the publication of the timelines and trajectories of the participants.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contribute to gender equality in the workforce<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">50 Female street vendors understanding their social and economic role<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Increase of income, better educational opportunities and access to credit<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt is important that the women street vendors positively visualize their activities, both in terms of their rights and the role they play in the urban economy.\" - G\u00eanero Importa team<\/span>\r\n","name":"G\u00caNERO IMPORTA","project":"Empreendedoras Populares","address":"rio de janeiro, rj","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2018"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/reflexoes-da-liberdade\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5383-1.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Todo jovem empoderado \u00e9 capaz de mudar sua comunidade ou sua realidade<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supporting civic engagement for youth in public schools to be agents of change<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Inspiration for the creation of Reflex\u00f5es da Liberdade came from the experiences of its 29-year old founder, who, after having spent five years in prison, defied statistics and eventually graduated in Psychology.  Today, the founder helps to engage youth and share with them the values that help them to believe in a better future. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project employs the Paulo Freire methodology of using dialogue to teach youth life skills, encourage their civic engagement, and mobilize the them as agents of change.<\/span>\r\n \r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the organization aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide opportunities for youth to develop new life perspectives;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold discussions on various themes to prevent youth crime;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Transform youth as agents of change in their communities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Share inspiring life experiences with youth.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth developing emotional skills<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teaching youth to share values with others<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Adolescents and youth as agents of change in their communities<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cEducation, together with freedom, can reduce social inequalities.\" - Reflex\u00f5es da Liberdade Team<\/span>","name":"REFLEX\u00d5ES DA LIBERDADE","project":"REFLEX\u00d5ES DA LIBERDADE","address":"Emb\u00fa das Artes, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.6515085","lng":"-46.852186399999994","year":["2018"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/carrapicho-virtual\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_0052-e1527086178313.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carrapicho: Educomunica\u00e7\u00e3o e Ecoturismo<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training youth in the audiovisual field, using tourism, to create income generation opportunities and prevent the rural exodus<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The scenic Salitre Valley is often portrayed in films and novelas for its natural, cultural and historical wealth. The region, however, often does not see the economic returns or appreciation it deserves for these resources. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carrapicho Virtual is working to change this reality by using the audiovisual arts to promote ecotourism and generate income for youth there. By providing youth with these opportunities, the organization aims to combat the rural exodus and incentivize them to stay.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project aims to use the audiovisual arts to promote sustainable rural tourism and income generation. The project will also provide technical and political education to encourage discussion around communication rights, local knowledge and potential, and environmental and socio-cultural sustainability. <\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will offer: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Audiovisual and ecotourism education to 20 youths;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Audiovisual classes, focusing on various themes such as production and editing;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Classes in Journalism and Digital Arts for Tourism;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 The I Audiovisual Exhibition in the Salitre Valley.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Audiovisual education for 20 youths in the Salitre Valley<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rural tourism generating income for youth<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Discussion about communication rights and identity<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c[This project will] integrate communications education and ecotourism to create income generation opportunities for the youth of Salitre.\" - Carrapicho Virtual team<\/span>","name":"Carrapicho Virtual","project":"Carrapicho Virtual","address":"Juazeiro, BA","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-9.431282999999999","lng":"-40.50787760000003","year":["2018"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fabriquetas-de-serralheria-e-marcenaria-cooperativa-dedo-de-gente\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_3771-copy-2.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Forma\u00e7\u00e3o de Novos Jovens<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training youth in the traditional woodworking and blacksmithing trades for income generation opportunities<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ara\u00e7ua\u00ed is located in the Jequitinhonha Valley, MG; and has approximately 40 thousand inhabitants. Opportunities for income generation and jobs practically do not exist, and it is common for young adults and men to migrate to large cities in search of work or acceptance of dangerous jobs in agriculture, mainly in cutting sugarcane and on coffee plantations.<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dedo de Gente has emerged to generate opportunities for personal and professional development training for the youth of agricultural Minas Gerais. The Fabriquetas de Serralheria e Marcenaria, one of the initiatives launched, aims to provide young people with the opportunity to generate income for themselves, contribute to the local economy and stay in their region, while also contributing to the appreciation of the local culture.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through the revival of the woodworking and blacksmithing trades, passed down from generation to generation, there is a personal and professional growth that unites education for income generation, civic training and environmental education with the reuse of disposed materials.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the organization will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 12 young people in the trade of woodworking and blacksmithing;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Strengthen personal and cultural values \u200b\u200band youth leadership;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Increased the number of young people served;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Encourage future joint ventures;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Enable income generation for young people.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">12 young people learning and reviving the woodworking and blacksmithing trade<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training of young people to protagonists for their own income generation<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Education for work, civic training and environmental education <\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt is a space for discovery of new skills and other talents that contribute to the professional and personal development of young people.\" -Dedo de Gente team<\/span>\r\n","name":"Fabriquetas de Serralheria e Marcenaria &#8211; Cooperativa Dedo de Gente","project":"Fabriquetas de Serralheria e Marcenaria - Cooperativa Dedo de Gente","address":"Arua\u00e7ua\u00ed, MG","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-16.8488357","lng":"-42.06332609999998","year":["2018"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/embaixadores-de-minas\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/07\/17077481_1787116444941424_3162907370967793664_n.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Embaixadores da Escola<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fostering leadership in children for them to be agents of change in their schools and communities<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Embaixadores de Minas works in public schools to promote leadership in children and youth through educational entrepreneurship. The initiative, led by public school alumni, has developed a methodology that uses games to empower students as agents of change in their schools, in their communities, and with their families.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The initiative guides students through an innovative journey to Groups of students design together a different social technology to be applied in their school. The innovative and methodological journey aims to measure the proportion of times to concrete.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project proposes to train youth between the ages of 18 and 26 as \u201cmultipliers\u201d to facilitate and disseminate the methodology, which will enable the initiative to spread to more schools. The youth will design, lead and execute their proposals, with the objective of improving their schools.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Embaixadores de Minas will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 20 new multiplying agents;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Apply their methodology in 10 schools;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Organize transformative task forces in each school;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Mobilize the community, parents and employees;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold immersion activities to improve the methodology.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Children and youth as agents of change in their schools<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Entrepreneurial education for students of public schools<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth \u201cmultipliers\u201d bringing the methodology to 10 schools<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIn a country with such a thirst for solutions and ideas, amplifying this social technology is urgent and necessary.\" - Embaixadores de Minas team<\/span>","name":"Embaixadores de Minas","project":"Embaixadores de Minas","address":"Belo Horizonte, MG","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.8843222","lng":"-43.96274919999996","year":["2018"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-popular-de-cultura-e-desenvolvimento-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1copia.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Canal Sempre<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Producing educational videos on permaculture in rural schools<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are 600 rural schools in Minas Gerais, none of which are considered to provide a \u201crural education\u201d to its students. As the schools are structured after urban schools, youth do not learn about the existing life opportunities in their rural communities. As a result these youth leave to live in the peripheral communities of large cities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Centro Popular de Cultura e Desenvolvimento (CPCD), in partnership with the Meninos de Ara\u00e7ua\u00ed cinema, will coordinate an educational video series about permaculture to be shown to youth and school teachers at rural schools in Minas Gerais.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation the Association aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Produce educational videos about permaculture;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Share information about healthy lifestyles;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Share socio-environmental technologies for youth in rural schools;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Improve teaching methods and educational material in rural schools.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Videos about permaculture<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">130 rural schools impacted in Minas Gerais<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Students practicing permaculture in their day to day<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cProducing audiovisual content is a daily activity to exercise creativity, language, and important values and themes.\" - CPCD team<\/span>","name":"Centro Popular de Cultura e Desenvolvimento","project":"Centro Popular de Cultura e Desenvolvimento","address":"Ara\u00e7ua\u00ed, MG","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-16.8488357","lng":"-42.06332609999998","year":["2018"],"tags":["Environment","Information Technology","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-um-chute-para-o-futuro\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/17966809_643441245856951_2855909403748596339_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Digitando o Futuro<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Computer literacy providing future opportunities for children and fostering local community development<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\nThe Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Um Chute para o Futuro is located in a territory marked by poverty and high crime rates. Founded 12 years ago, the organization offers psychosocial care, recreation activities, sports, crafts, music, cooking and arts for children and young people in the neighborhood of Porto Belo and its surroundings.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Access to technology in the region is precarious and many students have never had contact with computer equipment before. The project aims to promote access to computer science education for the students of the institution, through the establishment of a computer lab.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The idea is to digitally include the students, complementing the extracurricular educational work carried out by the organization improving the cognitive development, concentration, and scholarly work of the students.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the organization will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide equipment for a computer room;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hire an instructor;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer computer classes (basic programs like Word, Excel, Internet, Paint and others).<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Offer classes to 255 children ages 6 to 15<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Access to a technological education<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improve cognitive development and concentration <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe can bring more joy and a sense of inclusion to the children who participate in the institution, making them feel integrated into society.\" - Ronaldo Cleber C\u00e1ceres - Founder of the Association<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Um Chute para o Futuro","project":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Um Chute para o Futuro","address":"Foz do Igua\u00e7u, PR","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-25.5163356","lng":"-54.58537639999997","year":["2018"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"South","state":"Paran\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-somos-professores\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC_0148-co\u0301pia-copy-1.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Professores que sonham, ensinam a sonhar <\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Development of, and fundraising for pedagogical projects to improve the public education system of Pernambuco<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Somos Professores Association has developed its own online crowdfunding platform for public school system professional\u2019s educational projects. The idea arose from the desire to gradually transform education while valuing teachers and promoting innovative practices.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This initiative aims to help teachers transform their ideas in the classroom into projects that can bring a new pedagogical dynamic to public education in Pernambuco. Additionally, it intends to help\/support teachers with personalized marketing strategies and fundraising to acquire the materials needed to develop their projects.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of the Garcia Family Foundation Somos Professores intends to<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Promote professional qualification and social valorization of professors working within the state system;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Foster the creation of innovative educational projects that develop public school student\u2019s competencies;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Reduce educational inequality and school dropout rates;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Secure the largest crowdfunding platform for educational projects in Brazil.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">20 educational projects financed<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Encouragement of societal engagement with public education in Brazil.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Reduction of educational inequality and dropout rates <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhen teaching becomes collective everyone becomes fundamental to the process, everyone becomes a teacher.\" - Somos Professores Team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Somos Professores","project":"Professores que sonham, ensinam a sonhar","address":"Recife, PE","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-8.0475622","lng":"-34.8769643","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-cultural-e-artistica-historia-em-construcao\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/21034165_1931210013818394_6813464981337171778_n-e1527022459568.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Morro Verde<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promoting education and integration through a community garden<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Grupo Hist\u00f3ria em Constru\u00e7\u00e3o collectively manages a cultural space in Vila da Antena, located in Morro das Pedras, in Belo Horizonte. It offers cultural activities for local residents, as well as providing a space for residents interested in offering workshops, presentations or setting up exhibitions. The group also acts in the socio-territorial transformation of the Vila through events and urban interventions.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The activities of the project have as a working objective the principle of social education, which begins with a collective initiative to transform a residential space in Vila Antena into a productive community garden space. The project will be structured with adequate space for the cultivation of seedlings and development of plants, which will allow for increased production to serve the region's inhabitants. This is the beginning of a movement to create community bonds in a community already segmented by a series of urban space expansion projects. The idea is also to train agents of change with educational efforts.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from\u00a0BrazilFoundation, the Association intends to carry out: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Training workshops on composting, gardening and social entrepreneurship;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Mapping of backyard and garden areas;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Distribution of composting material to Vila Antena families;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Weekly workshops teaching and practicing planting techniques.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Development of the Vila Antena community garden<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creating cooperative links among residents<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening citizenship via a community garden <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe group was created as a way to encourage the favela culture to flourish, to fertilize its initiatives and to legitimize them.\" - Hist\u00f3ria em Constru\u00e7\u00e3o team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural e Art\u00edstica Hist\u00f3ria em Constru\u00e7\u00e3o","project":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural e Art\u00edstica Hist\u00f3ria em Constru\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"Belo Horizonte, MG","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.8843222","lng":"-43.96274919999996","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-pernambucana-das-maes-solteiras-apemas\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG-20170119-WA0019-e1527880418808.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paternidade Direito de Todos &amp; Todas<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providing legal guidance to mothers to facilitate acknowledgement of paternity and child support<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Brazil, there are 5.5 million children without their father's name on the birth certificate according to the National Justice Council. APEMAS works in partnership with all sectors of justice to ensure the recognition of paternity, especially voluntary; and reduce the social exclusion of children and adolescents in situations of parental absence.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">As a result, APEMAS secured cost free DNA exams as Public Policy in Pernambuco where Federal Law 8,560 \/ 92 guarantees an unofficial investigation of paternity. Since the law was enacted, over 50,000 confirmations of paternity have been made in the state.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through advocacy, the project proposes to normalize the paternity search and improve the lives of mothers. To this end, APEMAS will train Social Assistance Referral Center employees in 4 municipalities of Pernambuco to give advice and inform women about the procedures regarding paternity, alimony and shared custody.\r\n<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, APEMAS will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 100 CRAS employees to assist;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Assist mothers in their quest to officially recognize their childrens\u2019 fathers;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Expand this assistance to 3 municipalities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022  Inform women regarding paternity, alimony and shared custody.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Guarantee of paternal recognition for mothers and children<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Expand availability of assistance and information about paternity<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acknowledgement by the judiciary system of the proposal as a possible public policy<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"We want to inform these women so they can share responsibilities and care of their children with those currently absent parents.\" - APEMAS Team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Pernambucana das M\u00e3es Solteiras &#8211; APEMAS","project":"Paternidade Direito de Todos & Todas","address":"Recife, PE","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-8.0522404","lng":"-34.928609600000016","year":["2018"],"tags":["Legal Assistance","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/amigos-da-poli\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PHOTO-2018-05-28-13-29-34-e1528227478414.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The largest project fostering engineering in Brazil<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Amigos da Poli (translation literally is \"Friends of Poli\") is the first and largest <b>endowment fund<\/b> amongst Brazilian Universities. It was created and is managed by alumni from the most prestigious engineering school in Brazil \u2013 Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo (Poli).<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Donations are invested in an endowment fund that\u00a0ensures the perpetuation of the organization\u2019s \u00a0resources. Annually, students and professors apply for support for\u00a0their projects, with\u00a0the best applications\u00a0awarded\u00a0with financial resources. Since its\u00a0founding\u00a0in 2012, <strong>Amigos da Poli\u00a0<\/strong><b>has supported more than 60 projects and directly impacted over 2,000 students in areas such as innovation, leadership, team work, management, entrepreneurship and social responsibility<\/b>.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Additionally, in 2017 Amigos da Poli\u00a0created the Career Center (CC) dedicated to helping students learn the building blocks of career management, preparing them not only for their first job after graduation, but for a lifetime of success in their professional life. The CC offers a range of services, such as trainings, summer internships and mentorship programs.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The mission of Amigos da Poli is to develop the full potential of its\u00a0students, contributing to the excellence of their academic education. But they\u00a0do more than that: they\u00a0are also recognized for promoting the \u201cculture of giving back\u201d, something that has been quite uncommon\u00a0in Brazil until now.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Join Amigos da Poli\u00a0to\u00a0promote higher education and engineering in Brazil by investing in the students who are transforming their\u00a0country!<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learn\u00a0more about them here:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdapoli.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.amigosdapoli.com.br\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('ff8cb67f-887d-46ce-8617-1939f06e1a14'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Amigos da Poli","project":"Amigos da Poli","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2018"],"tags":["Higher Education"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/renovabr\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/renovabr-banner.png","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">RenovaBR<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Brazilian NGO dedicated to preparing local citizens to become political leaders\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">After helping to elect 17 new leaders in the 2018 Brazilian congressional elections from its first class of 133 fellows, RenovaBR is now expanding its activities to target the municipal elections of 2020. The new educational program received more than 31,000 applications and will provide training to hundreds of new fellows who range in diversity in race, gender, political viewpoint and Brazilian geographic representation.\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to Eduardo Mufarej, RenovaBR Co-Founder, \u201cWe select fellows who represent a class of dedicated, ethical and responsible new leaders. We want to educate and develop the leadership skills of those willing to transform Brazilian politics. We need politicians who are prepared to make important decisions to improve Brazil with a commitment to ethics and transparency in public management.\u201d\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Currently RenovaBR is selecting fellows for its new class and developing the new educational program, whose courses will be mostly online in order to reach all corners of Brazil. The four-month educational program will begin in August of 2019, and includes classes in leadership, legislation, political theory, government efficiency, electoral law, political communications, current challenges in Brazilian municipalities and more.\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>RenovaBR<\/b> is raising funds from private donors so that it can offer scholarships to all fellows, and hence diversify the talent pool in politics beyond the current wealthy strata.\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22px;\">Make a donation<\/span><\/b>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('97cc216f-840d-4ac7-9506-22ee6dd80f11'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"RenovaBR","project":"","address":"","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"","lng":"","year":["2018"],"tags":[],"region":null,"state":null},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/hospital-de-amor\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Banner-BrazilFoundation-ok.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hospital de Amor<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The best cancer treatment and screening for those who need it most<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Considered a Latin American reference in Oncology, Hospital de Amor (the current name of the Barretos Cancer Hospital) attends more than 6,000 patients daily for free. The entity receives people from all over Brazil and other countries in South America with excellent and humanized care. Their work is only possible thanks to the support of several society sectors, including companies, artists and individuals who believe in the cause of fighting cancer.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Even with its huge deficit (more than US$ 5.5 million per month), the entity has several units for treatment and early cancer detection all over Brazil. The institution ended 2018 having offered 948,842 consults to 192,215 patients from 2,167 municipalities in all of the Brazilian states. The hospital relies on the work of 380 doctors and more than 3,500 employees.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Help Hospital de Amor to continue offering the best possible cancer care for those who can't afford it. Learn more about their work at <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hospitaldeamor.com.br\" target=\"_blank\">www.hospitaldeamor.com.br<\/a><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your donation in USD$ is tax-deductible in the USA.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Make a donation<\/span><\/b><\/span>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('965db2f3-6f45-49b6-952e-d81e67448764');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Hospital de Amor","project":"Hospital de Amor","address":"Barretos, SP","area":null,"lat":"-20.553481","lng":"-48.5703532","year":["2019"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-um-rio-one-rio\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_8568-e1516991913407.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eu quero ser<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educational inclusion and personal development for youth through rugby <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">UMRio was created as a response to the lack of opportunities for children and youth in Morro do Castro, a low-income community with high rates of school evasion, violence and drug trafficking. There is a high where the  majority of its residents are children or youth. UMRio was created in 2011 in partnership with Oxford University Rugby Club to provide youth a safe space where they can access and forge new opportunities, pursue their dreams, and build confidence in their own identities. Its methodology uses rugby, healthcare services and education to promote personal development.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project will use rugby as a tool for the development and educational inclusion of children and adolescents ages 15 to 21, focusing on their educational and professional development. <\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from Vivo \u00e0 Beira, UmRio aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Improve school performance and prepare youth for the selection processes at secondary and higher education;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide academic reinforcement for students falling behind;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide vocational guidance and preparation for the inclusion of youth in the workforce.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Workforce inclusion for youth<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Personal and professional development<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving academic performance for 70 children and adolescents<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<em>We believe that rugby together with education and healthcare can help these kids build a better future.<\/em>\" - Robert Malengreau, Founder<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Um Rio (One Rio)","project":"Eu quero ser","address":"S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.8272883","lng":"-43.06376460000001","year":["2018"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-cultural-quabales-musica-cultura-arte-cidadania-e-meio-ambiente-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/01\/0032-1-e1516997706132.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quabales<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Music as a tool for social transformation <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">More than 150,000 people live in the neighborhoods of northeast of Amaralina in the city of Salvador, a community with high crime rates and drug trafficking, which offer very few cultural and educational opportunities for its residents. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quabales was created by Marivaldo dos Santos, a musician born and raised in Amaralina, who now resides in New York City and has been part of the innovative international percussion group \u201cSTOMP\u201d for 15 years. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quabales utilizes a musical style that involves expression through body movements and the use of conventional and unconventional instruments, often made by the students themselves with recyclable material collected from the community. The initiative helps children gain self-respect, discipline, and develop independence, in effect improving their performance at school. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from Vivo \u00e0 Beira, Quabales will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Begin construction of its own headquarters;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create a cultural space in the community so that it can continue to offer music instruction to youth and kids.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Construction of a new headquarters<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training future professional musicians<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Music education for low-income children<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<em>The efforts taken to improve the life of a young person reverberate positively throughout the community and society.<\/em>\" - Fernanda Mello, Project Coordinator<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural Quabales &#8211; M\u00fasica, Cultura, Arte, Cidadania e Meio Ambiente","project":"Quabales","address":"Salvador, BA","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-12.9722184","lng":"-38.50141359999998","year":["2018"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/camerata-laranjeiras\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/01\/OSiRio2016_151-e1516997334135.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Um toque de empreendedorismo - Empreendendo com arte<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Developing musical, professional and personal skills in young musicians<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Formal music education often does not teach students how to begin their own professional musical journeys.  As a consequence, many talented young musicians get lost and surrender their passion to pursue more lucrative professions, sometimes even resulting in underemployment.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Camerata is an orchestra formed by young people from various locations throughout Rio, using music to build bridges in one of the most divided cities in the world, and to promote peace in areas with high levels of violence. Their project will aim to create a collaborative network of specialists, who work in the creative economy, to train young musicians from Rio\u2019s communities in music production and entrepreneurship. These musicians will then replicate what they learn in their communities and other projects.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from Vivo \u00e0 Beira, Camerata Laranjeiras aims to: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer workshops on marketing, social media, project design and management, and entrepreneurship;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Stimulate the creation of new business models in music production;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create a collaborative network between youth and mentors;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Empower youth to begin in their musical careers.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">20 young musicians trained to work in music<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Musicians replicating models in their communities<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income generation opportunities for youth<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<em>We see the orchestra as a tool for change and the musicians as agents for this change.<\/em>\" - Tiago Cosmo, Founder<\/span>","name":"Camerata Laranjeiras","project":"Um toque de empreendedorismo - Empreendendo com arte","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2018"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-esportiva-cultural-e-educacional-abraco-campeao\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/01\/THE-GOOD-FIGHT-2.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abra\u00e7o Campe\u00e3o<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Boxing as an educational and personal development tool for youth in Complexo do Alem\u00e3o<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The communities of Complexo do Alem\u00e3o are marked by high levels of poverty and low educational attainment. There are also few public facilities and leisure areas available for its residents, resulting in children and youth spending time on the streets, exposing themselves to violence and the lure of drug trafficking.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abra\u00e7o Campe\u00e3o was created in 2014 by Alan Duarte, a resident of Complexo do Alem\u00e3o whose life was transformed by sports, and who recently was the protagonist of an award-winning documentary. The Abra\u00e7o Campe\u00e3o initiative works to develop  youth potential and encourage leadership by offering free boxing classes and mentoring. The activities aim to spur critical thinking and raise awareness in participants, contributing to the vision of a new life and future. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from Vivo \u00e0 Beira, Abra\u00e7o Campe\u00e3o aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Reach more students;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer boxing classes to 90 children and youths;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer civic engagement and personal development classes;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Acquire new sports equipment and maintain its headquarters;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold community events.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Boxing inspiring youth to create a better future<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">90 children and youth reached<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Civic engagement and personal development classes<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<em> We\u2019re here to succeed. Let\u2019s face our battles with pragmatism and preparedness.<\/em>\" - Alan Duarte, Founder<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Esportiva Cultural e Educacional Abra\u00e7o Campe\u00e3o","project":"Abra\u00e7o Campe\u00e3o","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2018"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-fortunee-de-picciotto\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Co\u0301pia-de-tratamento-III-.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promoting effective pedodontic care<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Fortun\u00e9e de Picciotto was created in 2014 with a simple purpose in mind: to provide world class dental care to children from 2 to 16 years of age, completely free of charge. As of the end of 2017, the association will have treated approximately 19,000 children. <\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The association aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Ensure the highest quality service during all stages of the dental treatment;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Teach prevention through a professional team that is committed to results;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Ultimately, make a significant positive difference in the lives of every child in need that walks through its doors.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The association has had a great and promising start, and has the ability, organization, willingness and infrastructure in place to accomplish much more. Your donation can provide them with the necessary resources to become self-sustainable and help their dream grow even more. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For wire transfer instructions, please contact Marcelo Cunha\u00a0at <a href=\"mailto:mcunha@brazilfoundation.org\" target=\"_blank\">mcunha@brazilfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/b>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('7ba5903a-5b29-429c-b3eb-e312a7e26e7d'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Fortun\u00e9e de Picciotto","project":"ASSOCIA\u00c7\u00c3O FORTUN\u00c9E DE PICCIOTTO","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":null,"lat":"-23.5241949","lng":"-46.64837080000001","year":["2017"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/rede-nacional-pro-unidades-de-conservacao\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/13925431_1236473066371791_8086585276935449828_o-e1493752984113.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eco-l\u00edderes: Forma\u00e7\u00e3o de Lideran\u00e7as para um Brasil Naturalmente mais Justo<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Young Leaders Working to Conserve Biodiversity in Brazil<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brazil is the most biodiverse country on earth and a signatory to the Convention on Biodiversity and the Aichi Goals (UN), through which\u00a0it commits to preserving at least 17% of its biomes. However, with\u00a0the growth of agribusiness and extensive and illegal land development\u00a0by the extraction industry, more than 300 state and federal bills have passed that hinder biome conservation progress.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brazil's protected areas lack government funding, support from the social sector and often socioeconomic development in its communities. Moreover, despite the importance of\u00a0this type of field work for Brazil, the area attracts few young people to lead its cause. Constant advocacy work and youth entrepreneurship are\u00a0powerful tools that can\u00a0reduce threats to ecosystems such as the Cerrado, the Pantanal, and what remains of the Atlantic Forest. The Rede Nacional was established in 1998 by a team of conservationists to fulfill conservation goals and strengthen Law 9985\/2000 - which eventually went on to govern the Sistema Nacional de Unidades de Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from\u00a0BrazilFoundation, Rede Nacional proposes to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Establish 20 training centers in Brazil\u2019s universities with professors engaged with the cause;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Mobilize and engage 1,000 students to defend the preserved areas\u00a0through the eco-leader training centers;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Promote\u00a0advocacy that encourages eco-leaders to take the lead in this initiative.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth trained to defend biodiversity<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Federal laws regarding Conservation Areas promoted<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">20 Conservation Areas protected, hosting some 500 thousand people <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe believe that conserving our country\u2019s nature is the greatest benefit that can be provided to a society, and that the best way to do this is through protected natural areas.\" - Rede\u00a0Team<\/span>","name":"Rede Nacional Pr\u00f3 Unidades de Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o","project":"Eco-l\u00edderes: Forma\u00e7\u00e3o de Lideran\u00e7as para um Brasil Naturalmente mais Justo","address":"Curitiba, PR","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-25.4289541","lng":"-49.26713699999999","year":["2017"],"tags":["Environment","Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Paran\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-renascer-mulher\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/11059166_924185084270440_5121085911813912883_n-e1493761095647.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hoje Menina, Amanh\u00e3 Mulher<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leadership and Personal Development for Girls in the Outskirts of Salvador<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The railroad suburb of Salvador is composed\u00a0of 22 neighborhoods,\u00a0residents of which\u00a0earn up to only one\u00a0minimum wage per month. With a population of 500,000, it has\u00a0only\u00a0one health center to serve the entire region. Research shows that the majority of the families living there\u00a0are supported by women, many of which suffer various types of violence, which include that\u00a0related to gender and race.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Hoje Menina, Amanh\u00e3 Mulher project organizes workshops in partnership with public schools to provide\u00a0guidance and psychosocial training to\u00a0girls\u00a0between the ages of 7 and 16\u00a0who live in Salvador's\u00a0suburbs. The project will give them the opportunity to develop\u00a0personal skills and potentials, and gain insight into other\u00a0realities and ideas.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from\u00a0BrazilFoundation, Renascer Mulher will offer:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Meetings to discuss themes such as identity, financial education, sexual and reproductive health;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Workshops for discussion and construction of life projects based on the experiences in\u00a0the group;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Coordination with the girls to realize a concert and film-showing\u00a0at schools and in the community.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">75 girls from Salvador\u00a0reached<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prevention of violence and discrimination against women<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Developing women's leadership<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe want the discussion on girls' rights\u00a0to be\u00a0a systematic discussion\u00a0-\u00a0at school, with the family, and everywhere in the community.\" - Ligia Gomes, Organization Leader<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Renascer Mulher","project":"Hoje Menina, Amanh\u00e3 Mulher","address":"Salvador, BA","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-12.9730401","lng":"-38.50230399999998","year":["2017"],"tags":["Children","Women","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/conselho-das-associacoes-quilombolas-do-territorio-sudoeste-da-bahia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/13445795_1107973825929941_4468156476902932487_n-e1493835187217.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Juventude Quilombola Fortalecida no Ensino Superior<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Access to Higher Education for Youth in Quilombola Communities<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are more than 40 quilombola communities in Bahia's southwestern region, in which there are roughly\u00a0400 youths. Vit\u00f3ria da Conquista is the third largest city in Bahia and an education hub\u00a0with public and private universities.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Council of Quilombola Associations was created in 2006 and acts as a strategic space for the mobilization, participation and articulation of public policies within the region's quilombola communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Among its activities is the \"Pre-Vestibular Quilombola\" project, which offers preparation for College entrance exams and the National Secondary Education Examination (ENEM) test. The course that has already helped dozens of youth\u00a0enter\u00a0into\u00a0more than 20 university programs\u00a0faces many difficulties including\u00a0lack of transportation for its students. This project intends to strengthen not only the \u201cPre-Vestibular Quilombola\u201d project, but also the Quilombola and Indigenous Youth Organization and the Local University Student program.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Strengthen the Pre-Vestibular Quilombola's\u00a0infrastructure, guaranteeing 4 months of transportation for\u00a045 students;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide a second seminar on the Indigenous and Quilombola Presence in Higher Education in Bahia;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Support coordination for\u00a0the Pre-Vestibular Quilombola and the Seminar.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">40\u00a0quilombola youths already graduated<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">6 quilombola youths graduated in medicine and\u00a0working in the region<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">260 students accepted into 20\u00a0programs<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhen leaving their communities to study, young quilombola youth create a link between theory and practice, between the quilombola reality and the breadth of horizons.\" - Quilombola Association Council Team<\/span>","name":"Conselho das Associa\u00e7\u00f5es Quilombolas do Territ\u00f3rio Sudoeste da Bahia","project":"Juventude Quilombola Fortalecida no Ensino Superior","address":"Vit\u00f3ria da Conquista, BA","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-14.8619237","lng":"-40.844534599999974","year":["2017"],"tags":["Quilombolas","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-cor-e-esperanca\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/fiscalize-agora.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fiscalize Agora<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Orienting the Public to Accompany and Monitor the Country\u2019s Political Activities<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Two important laws for Brazilian democracy were\u00a0created in recent years: the Lei Complementar No. 131 of May 27, 2009, which defines the obligation of public management entities to grant open\u00a0access to\u00a0all the activities realized with public funds, and Lei No. 12.527 of November 18, 2011, which regulates access to information, stating that public bodies have the obligation to disclose information of public interest, regardless of requests.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">FiscalizeAgora.org is a\u00a0monitoring\u00a0tool which allows citizens to be aware of, analyze and evaluate public expenditures in a simple and objective way, consolidating information about public agencies throughout Brazil under\u00a0a single portal. The project aims to spark interest and arm citizens for greater awareness and effective civic\u00a0engagement.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from\u00a0BrazilFoundation, the project aims to<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Make available and share\u00a0the FiscalizeAgora.org portal;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Increase the number of daily hits\u00a0on the portal;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Promote civic monitoring;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Improve the quality of government-provided data in transparency portals.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sharing\u00a0public spending information\u00a0from\u00a0the three political spheres<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving\u00a0access to information<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Increasing\u00a0awareness and\u00a0civic engagement<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cCitizens are the most capable to assess whether spending has been truly effective or not.\" - Equipe Fiscalize Agora<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cor e Esperan\u00e7a","project":"Fiscalize Agora","address":"Igarap\u00e9, MG","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-20.0711891","lng":"-44.29995059999999","year":["2017"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-visionarios\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/13669732_1732195927049730_5197717822215719564_n-e1493750503823.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maker Quebrada<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Incubating Social Enterprises as a Transformation Tool for Youth from the Outskirts of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vision\u00e1rios began\u00a0as a program that provides six months of training for youth to find creative and interactive solutions to socioeconomic challenges. While middle and upper middle class entrepreneurial youth have access to resources to accelerate their ideas and startups, including opportunities to work with influential, senior mentors and to obtain seed funding, those\u00a0from low-income areas particularly do not. Vision\u00e1rios\u00a0created its \"Maker Quebrada\" program to provide equal access to\u00a0training to youth from low-income areas and\u00a0engage them\u00a0to create and promote socioeconomic justice.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Vision\u00e1rios aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer entrepreneurial training to 30-40 youths from Campo Limpo, Cap\u00e3o Redondo, Cidade Ademar, Graja\u00fa and Jardim Angela;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide guidance to 10 social organizations;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Involve 15 mentors in the training with the organizations and team;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Foster the creation of at least 3 social businesses by the end of the program.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">30 youths receiving entrepreneurial training<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">282 youth entrepreneurs already trained<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Guidance for 10 social organizations <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI foremost believe that each one of us came into the world for a reason, to do something that only she or he - and no one else - can do.\" - Lilo Chachamovits, Vision\u00e1rios CEO<\/span>","name":"Instituto Vision\u00e1rios","project":"Maker Quebrada","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2017"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-movimento-e-vida\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7817-e1493751352847.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Projeto Paloma<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Physiotherapy Promoting Health for Residents of Complexo do Alem\u00e3o<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Complexo do Alem\u00e3o, a community of 65,000 residents, faces great financial, cultural, social - especially health - challenges and limitations, according to the 2010 IBGE census. The Paloma project provides free physical therapy services to residents there and in surrounding neighborhoods. More than 8,000 people, all of which were referred by regional clinics, have received its services over the past 10 years.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through support from the community and local businesses, Paloma was able to build an entire clinic so that it could reach more people and provide better services. The Instituto Movimento e Vida clinic today has: space to treat adults, children cancer patients, handicap-accessible bathrooms, spaces for reading and learning, educational games, and all necessary equipment for the offered treatments.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the institute aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide the services in the new space adapted and complete for the treatments;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide around 100 people per day with complete physical therapy services, including: CPR (Global Posture Re-education), neurological, orthopedic, rheumatoid and respiratory services;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Become a reference for the city in physical therapy services; <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide residents greater independence in their everyday lives, like leisure and professional activities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Free, high-quality physical therapy<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">100 patients reached everyday <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Physical therapy for Complexo do Alem\u00e3o residents<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThis project will promote health by providing free, high-quality physical therapy services with love and care to the Complexo do Alem\u00e3o community.\" - Monica Cirne,\u00a0Founder<\/span>","name":"Instituto Movimento e Vida","project":"Projeto Paloma","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Health","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2017"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fala-roca\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/12615236_664196023720244_4668224336351969960_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Legalize o Fala Ro\u00e7a!<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Formalizing the Communications Group Fala Ro\u00e7a in Rocinha<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to the 2010 Rocinha Business Census, realized by EMOP, Rocinha has more than 6,000 commercial establishments \u2013 ranging from beauty salons to restaurants and mini markets, to hardware shops, among many others. Of these, more than 90% are informal, and the majority has a lack of communication between advertisers and consumers.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With this potential in mind, Fala Ro\u00e7a aims to formalize itself and create a communications agency to provide consulting services and work together with the entrepreneurs to support their businesses.\u00a0Their\u00a0formalizing will allow bigger sponsors and partners to enter, creating communications opportunities within Rocinha through projects and events that can directly impact its residents. Lastly, this will make way for the Fala Ro\u00e7a journal to also be in print.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, the organization will:\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Formalize as a news agency;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train and expand its staff, participating in talks, meetings and consultancies;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Implement the Fala Ro\u00e7a Lab to offer communications consulting for Rocinha\u2019s entrepreneurs.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">40,000 journal readers<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Communications assistance for Rocinha\u2019s commercial sector<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Local economy development <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe have been distributing the Fala Ro\u00e7a journal to thousands of homes in Rocinha free of charge, with the goal of spreading knowledge and expanding our network.\" - Fala Ro\u00e7a team<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Donate to Fala Ro\u00e7a here:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('9b6b8842-52ac-4ad2-88f1-360026dd7eee');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Fala Ro\u00e7a","project":"Legalize o Fala Ro\u00e7a!","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2017"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-elos\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/11834798_1164711316879354_6724964665791577792_o-e1493754969904.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Guerreiros Sem Armas<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Utilizing an Award-Winning Method to Foster Leadership and Community Engagement<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Elos coordinates\u00a0the program Guerreiros sem Armas, a training course on leadership and social entrepreneurship where communities and participants receive support for building long-term projects. The Program operates in three low-income communities in the metropolitan Santos region that lack basic\u00a0infrastructure, sanitation services\u00a0and\u00a0garbage collection, and are faced with extreme poverty.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Based on collaborative processes and appreciation for existing social capital, Guerreiros sem Armas proposes to strengthen community protagonism and local development based on reflections and collective solutions to build concrete results for the community.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Guerreiros sem Armas intends to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train entrepreneurs to work in the communities and for the communities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Empowering groups of 10 to 20 community leaders;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Promote three projects that will be undertaken in public spaces in each community;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Mobilize 500 residents to carry out participatory actions.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training community leaders<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fostering local protagonism and engagement\u00a0programs<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Valuing local\u00a0social capital<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhen the community potential materializes, local trust is strengthened.\" - Elos Institute Team<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Make a donation below<\/span>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('9648b13e-a840-4258-ba86-72afc62e5bd5'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Instituto Elos","project":"Guerreiros Sem Armas","address":"Santos, SP","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-23.9561304","lng":"-46.32640889999999","year":["2017"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-brasil-cidadao\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8925-e1493755220471.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tecendo a Arte da Cidadania<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening and Expanding New Women\u2019s Groups to Increase Income Generation<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Icapu\u00ed is a costal town of 20,000 where fishing is the main source of income. The women residents, whose husbands spend most of their time at sea, are faced with the difficult task of caring for their families and homes alone while also needing to provide income. The majority of these women are farmers, algae harvesters, shrimp fishermen, artisans or housewives.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Brasil Cidad\u00e3o has had a presence in Cear\u00e1 since 1996, implementing innovative projects in education, culture and technology, taking advantage of the environmental wealth to create a better quality of life for communities. Many of the working groups that it has created integrate networks and associations of family farmers who seek to increase their income potential and to create sustainability mechanisms.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, FBC proposes to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Acquire equipment and materials for tending gardens, harvesting algae, producing essential oils, beekeeping and cooking;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold art and community eco-tourism workshops;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Facilitate 3 exchanges for training in leadership, financial management and business planning;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Participate in local and regional fairs to sell goods.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">40 women and their families impacted<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Women\u2019s unions and organizations strengthened<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Autonomy and economic independence for women<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe project intends to expand its innovative social technologies and strengthen its leaders to boost the potential of its network of women.\" - Leinad Carbogim, FBC Coordinator <\/span>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Brasil Cidad\u00e3o","project":"Tecendo a Arte da Cidadania","address":"Icapu\u00ed, CE","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-4.7158559","lng":"-37.3547456","year":["2017"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/crianca-segura-safe-kids-brasil\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1512803_733144136765065_8627510467838304166_n-e1493753514220.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Crian\u00e7a Segura \u2013 Uma Causa de Todos<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preventing Accidents Involving Children and Adolescents<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Accidents are still the number one cause of death for children and adolescents in Brazil. This includes drownings, suffocations, burns, falls, poisonings, traffic accidents, death by firearm, and others. Studies show that 90% of these deaths could be prevented by adhering to safety precautions, promoting awareness and other preventative measures.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Crian\u00e7a Segura is part of the international network Safe Kids Worldwide, and has been active in Brazil since 2001. Crian\u00e7a Segura promotes social engagement and mobilization, accident awareness and monitoring of the public policies concerning accident prevention for kids and adolescents.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through the production of relevant videos with plain language style, project will work to better share its information and educate more professionals, parents and families on the fundamental ways that they can ensure the safety and future of their children and youth.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will aim to<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Perform a technical analysis on accident prevention involving\u00a0children and adolescents;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Produce videos and informational materials for greater awareness;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Expand its communications networks;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold meetings and create partnerships with opinion-shapers and public agencies.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preventing accidents with children and adolescents<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">20,000 professionals and family members trained<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">35,000 monthly website hits through searches<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThrough information sharing, behavioral changes, and implementation of public policies, the vast majority of accidents can be prevented.\" - Crian\u00e7a Segura team<\/span>","name":"Crian\u00e7a Segura | Safe Kids Brasil","project":"Crian\u00e7a Segura \u2013 Uma Causa de Todos","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Health","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2017"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/pontes-de-amor\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Foto-4.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Miss\u00e3o de Amor<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providing Social, Family and Community Support for Children in Fostercare or Undergoing Adoption<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The adoption process encompasses numerous challenges. Children who grow up in shelters lack role models due to the high turnover of professionals, making it difficult to create essential emotional bonds.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pontes de Amor emerged from the concern for guaranteeing institutionalized children and adolescents the right to family life, striving to minimize high return rates of children by adoptive families in Brazil and family crises in post adoption from a lack of support and psychological and psycho-pedagogical monitoring.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization works in partnership with the Childhood and Youth Court and its agencies and the Councils of Children's and Adolescents' Law. In addition to the training and monitoring of families, this project will engage young volunteers in actions with children and adolescents, increasing social role models.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Pontes de Amor plans to\u00a0offer:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Support to families in the pre and post adoption process: legal counseling, monitored therapy and care with specialized professionals;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Training of young volunteers to work on project activities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Workshops, interactive activities, conversations, and cultural trips with young volunteers and the children and adolescents in shelter;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Psycho-pedagogical counseling for those with learning disabilities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">270 children and adolescents in shelters\u00a0reached<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">85% reintegration with families of origin, or referral for adoption<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthened emotional ties and interpersonal relationships <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe preparation of adoptive families is essential to reduce return rates during the cohabitation stage.\" - Pontes de Amor Team<\/span>","name":"Pontes de Amor","project":"Miss\u00e3o de Amor","address":"Uberl\u00e2ndia, MG","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-18.9146078","lng":"-48.27538010000001","year":["2017"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-abraco-cultural\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15871616_1819151621694051_8688958647925841375_n.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abra\u00e7o Cultural \u2013 Investindo para Integrar<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Language School Providing Income and Inclusion for the Refugee Community in Brazil<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are nearly 8,500 refugees in Brazil - 25% of which are in the city of S\u00e3o Paulo. The refugees, coming from Syria, Colombia, Congo, Nigeria, Palestine and Angola encounter challenges which include\u00a0lack of knowledge of the Portuguese language and barriers to employment. Out of ignorance and prejudice, some companies hesitate to hire refugees, which furthers their difficulties. As a result, many refugees find themselves underemployed or in situations analogous to slavery.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abra\u00e7o Cultural offers innovative mechanisms to empower refugees and integrate them into cities through language classes. The classes, which provide the refugees sources of income and opportunities to teach their language and culture, are on average 30% cheaper than typical courses, and are available by scholarship to low-income youth.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Abra\u00e7o Cultural aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Consolidate its work methods;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Expand to 3 more cities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Work with 10 professors and 50 students in each city;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Impact 165 people.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income generation for 10 refugees<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Refugees promoting cultural appreciation<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">50 youths learning new languages and cultures <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur goal is to catalyze the process of refugee integration in Brazil by serving more refugee families. We are beginning a process of dignified integration for refugees.\" - Andr\u00e9 Cervi, founder <\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Abra\u00e7o Cultural","project":"Abra\u00e7o Cultural \u2013 Investindo para Integrar","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2017"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/migraflix\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15016203_583986265126351_2656219712542143309_o-e1493832896534.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Projeto Hackaton: Desenvolver solu\u00e7\u00f5es para os principais desafios enfrentados por imigrantes e refugiados no Brasil<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income Generation Opportunities for Immigrants and Refugees<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are currently 1.8 million immigrants living in Brazil, according to numbers from the Brazilian Federal Police, and nearly 8,500 refugees, according to the National Committee for Refugees. Migraflix realizes activities where refugees can teach and share their culture to Brazilians through: cooking classes, music, dance, art, cultural fairs, and themed dinners.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The objective of these activities is to create income generation opportunities for immigrants and to promote their integration into Brazilian society through dialogue generated during the activities. Migraflix has two other programs that promote inclusion: one which is a partnership with TedX S\u00e3o Paulo; and Creatathon, a creative hackathon in partnership with ACNUR United Nations, Google and SEBRAE, through which 40 immigrants and Brazilians work together to find solutions to the main challenges faced by low-income immigrants in Brazil.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project aims to<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold a new hackathon for solutions to challenges faced by immigrants and refugees in Brazil;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Use \u201cDesign Thinking\u201d methodology to work with a group of refugees on issues including arrival in Brazil, housing, employability, and community connections;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Form a group of 40 people consisting of Brazilians, immigrants and refugees from various countries.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">40 immigrants and refugees with work opportunities<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cultural activities creating interaction and dialogue<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hackathon to solve challenges faced by immigrants and refugees <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMy mission in life involves tolerance and empathy among all people in all situations.\" - Jonathan Berezovsky, Migraflix Founder<\/span>","name":"Migraflix","project":"Projeto Hackaton: Desenvolver solu\u00e7\u00f5es para os principais desafios enfrentados por imigrantes e refugiados no Brasil","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2017"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-matizes\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/13411922_1741246602818861_2186512592558054173_o-e1493824182532.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Direitos por Inteiro e n\u00e3o pela Metade<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promoting Advocacy for\u00a0Policies That Uphold LGBTQ Rights<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teresina has repeatedly shown\u00a0to be a city\u00a0where laws protecting the LGBTQ population are disregarded. In 2012, organizations working in the sector identified Teresina as the country's most homophobic capital; in 2014 it ranked 2nd in cities that present great risk of extreme violence to these communities\u00a0- which is despite\u00a0Teresina having several laws that recognize LGBTQ rights. Although enacted years ago, these laws have fundamentally failed to be implemented and are still largely unknown to the majority of the population.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Grupo Matizes is a civic organization affiliated with the National Movement for Human Rights whose mission is to defend the rights of the LGBTQ population. This project will promote advocacy in\u00a0partnership with public sector managers, compelling them to implement procedures that enforce\u00a0laws recognizing LGBTQ rights.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Grupo Matizes intends to provide:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Workshops for LGBTQ groups on\u00a0human rights;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Lectures on LGBTQ rights for public representatives, educators, and students;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Meetings with state and municipal leaders to assert the need for effective implementation of existing laws recognizing LGBTQ rights.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Implementing public policies that defend LGBTQ rights<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promoting awareness of\u00a0LGBTQ rights<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dialogue with educators, students, and public representatives <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWith the effective implementation and enforcement of current laws and other legal norms, we believe prejudice and discrimination can be mitigated.\" - Marinalva de Santana Ribeiro, Grupo Matizes<\/span>","name":"Grupo Matizes","project":"Direitos por Inteiro e n\u00e3o pela Metade","address":"Teresina, PI","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-5.0920108","lng":"-42.8037597","year":["2017"],"tags":["LGBT"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Piau\u00ed"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-abraco-a-microcefalia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20-e1493824980284.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Constru\u00e7\u00e3o de Cartilha de Acessibilidade e Inclus\u00e3o: Convivendo com as Diferen\u00e7as<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providing Care and Educational Support for Children and Families Affected by Zika<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The affects\u00a0of the Zika virus on a child's\u00a0development are still not fully understood, much less the\u00a0needs of affected children. The school environment, fundamental for the development of a child's cognitive, affective, motor and emotional abilities, can take a leading role in this care.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Abra\u00e7o a Microcefalia is an\u00a0initiative that educates the public about\u00a0the Zika\u00a0epidemic and its\u00a0serious consequences for\u00a0affected children. Organized by families of children\u00a0born with microcephaly, the Association welcomes and supports families of affected children, developing their full potential and promoting their social inclusion. With many cases in the city of Salvador, Abra\u00e7o will work in 15 public schools to disseminate information about the basic needs of children with microcephaly and ensure that they can obtain a\u00a0quality education with\u00a0dignity.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Association intends to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Disseminate information in 15 public schools in Salvador about congenital Zika virus syndrome and possible strategies to work\u00a0with affected children;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Produce and print 2000 booklets to present, in an interactive way, the reality of children living with congenital Zika virus syndrome;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Map the difficulties, advances and challenges of families and educators to support\u00a0those who are dedicated to the development of children with congenital Zika virus syndrome.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4000 people benefited directly<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educational inclusion of children affected by Zika<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">15 public schools receiving information about Zika <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe aim to create ways for the inclusion and full acceptance of children by everybody in the school environment.\" - Abra\u00e7o a Microcefalia Team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Abra\u00e7o a Microcefalia","project":"Constru\u00e7\u00e3o de Cartilha de Acessibilidade e Inclus\u00e3o: Convivendo com as Diferen\u00e7as","address":"Salvador, BA","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-12.9730401","lng":"-38.50230399999998","year":["2017"],"tags":["Children","Special needs","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/carlotas-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/3j96124092015130127aD8MR-e1493824689779.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oficinas Explore Carlotas de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o L\u00fadica para Adolescentes na Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Casa\/SP<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Using Art and Games to Help Adolescents Transform Their Interpersonal Relationships<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carlotas uses arts in public schools to teach and develop socio-emotional skills in children and adults. By doing this, they can teach empathy, tolerance and respect for diversity, while strengthening human connections by encouraging people to build healthy and caring relationships.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carlotas has been holding workshops at Funda\u00e7\u00e3o CASA since 2016 for justice-involved youth, the majority of which have low levels of educational attainment and or\/social challenges due to family problems, drugs, violence or homelessness. The workshops engage the youth with fun and educational activities, teaching them about citizenship and that they can be the protagonists of this critical phase of their lives during\u00a0which they develop curcial social\u00a0and emotional skills.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Carlotas will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold 20 educational workshops for adolescents, many of whom are mothers, ages 12-19;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold workshops on storytelling, poetry, music and drawing;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Promote healthy relationships between the youth, their families, the institution, society, and among themselves.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">120 adolescents engaged in socio-educational activities<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Emotional development for girls<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Art and literature transforming human relationships<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur dream is for when a youth who knows Carlotas is confronted with a racist, homophobic or violent comment, they will know there are alternatives.\" - Carla Douglass, creator of Carlota<\/span>","name":"Carlotas","project":"Oficinas Explore Carlotas de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o L\u00fadica para Adolescentes na Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Casa\/SP","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2017"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-ser-cidadao\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15442204_1074221399355931_1218848799688150003_n-e1493828269815.png","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Acesso ao Ensino T\u00e9cnico ou Superior <\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Higher Education and Job Access for Youth from Santa Cruz.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Santa Cruz is a low-income housing complex located in the western zone of Rio de Janeiro. Between the 60s and 80s, the neighborhood suffered a great increase in population due to many people leaving the favelas and moving to this area. According to the Population Census of 2011, the region had 370,604 residents, and more than 73 thousand of them were youth between the ages of 18 and 29. The HDI in the region places in the 119th position among the districts of Rio de Janeiro. These youths are known as the generation of \"nem nem\u201d (neither, nor in Portuguese), which means they neither study nor work. Social inequality and lack of access to formal education leads them to informal work or underemployment.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ser Cidad\u00e3o promotes personal, professional and social development through education, culture and training for children, adolescents and adults in communities with low social investment. The project intends to take youth from the communities of Santa Cruz to higher education.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, Acesso ao Ensino T\u00e9cnico ou Superior aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Prepare 30 youth between the ages of 17 and 29 for higher education, technical or vocational courses;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer 675 hours of prep courses for the National Secondary Education Examination (ENEM);<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold workshops about issues such as career planning, personal and social development, diversity, rights and duties, ethnicity and culture.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 30 youth with access higher education<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Solidarity Education for personal, professional and social development <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c This project changes the lives of many youths. We've already had 2,000 students per year. For a place of occupation, it is important to re-signify the space of youth.\" - Let\u00edcia de Azevedo Monte, Organization Leader <\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Ser Cidad\u00e3o","project":"Acesso ao Ensino T\u00e9cnico ou Superior","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2017"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/renovatio\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MG_8237-e1493750889974.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00d3tica Popular Verbem<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providing Access to Quality, Low-Cost Eyeglasses<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nearly 27.5 million economically active people in Brazil are unaware that they need corrective eyewear. Not having access to proper eyewear poses significant socioeconomic consequences: greater unemployment, less productivity, more work-related accidents, along with lower quality of life. According to Programa Alfabetiza\u00e7\u00e3o Solid\u00e1ria, the main reason for dropping out of school is visual-impairment related. The high cost of eyeglasses and their lack of production in Brazil are some of the factors that limit their access within the country.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Renovatio produces high-quality, low-cost eyeglasses through the VerBem program. It has already improved the vision of roughly 15,000 people and performed more than 2,400 free eye exams through its traveling ophthalmologists. The project has since generated R$125.000 in income for its producers.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project proposes to create a sustainable network of community eyewear providers to provide access to eyewear for those who could otherwise not afford it.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Renovatio aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create a network of popular optics to give access to quality glasses at a low cost in S\u00e3o Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Manaus with 100 small franchises;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Sell and donate 30,000 eyeglasses.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community vendors forming an eyewear network<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">30,000 eyeglasses donated and sold<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Access to low-cost, high-quality eyeglasses<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe work for the inclusion of those who are marginalized, giving them work, study and professional opportunities.\" \u2013 Team Renovatio<\/span>\r\n","name":"Renovatio","project":"\u00d3tica Popular Verbem","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2017"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/ahimsa-associacao-educacional\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/02.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Estimulando Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Care for Families and Children Who Are Blind, Deaf, or Living With Multiple-Sensory Disorders<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Children with deaf-blindness do not have full use of their sensory channels and, because of this, they begin life not fully understanding the concepts of nighttime, daytime, yesterday, today, or the general happenings around them. Furthermore, the lack of resources for these children \u2013 specialized services and professionals in the areas of communication, orientation and mobility \u2013 limits the independence they need to socialize and attain a higher quality of life.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">For ten years Ahimsa has been working together with renowned centers in Europe and the USA to develop educational programs for children, adolescents and adults with multiple-sensory and deaf-blind disorders, seeking to improve their quality of life and inclusion in society. This project will serve children up to 6 years of age and their families regarding their rights, offering them care, guidelines for sensory-perception stimulation, and communication tools.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Ahimsa aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop a guide in accessible language and create an orientation course for families;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide playful activities that provide sensory stimulation in children;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Structure a routine for each child that ensures a safer relationship with space and time;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold a seminar about early childhood and children with disabilities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 50 children with deaf-blindness or multiple disabilities assisted <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">50 families receiving support and guidance <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cFamilies here are partners in their children\u2019s education, receiving guidance to develop communication and interaction with them.\" - AHIMSA Team<\/span>\r\n","name":"AHIMSA Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Educacional","project":"Estimulando Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2017"],"tags":["Children","Special needs"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/projeto-linyon\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/02-1-e1493822120290.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Escola de Integra\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cultural Preparation for Immigrants and Refugees to Enter the Workforce<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are 8,500 refugees and 12,000 visa seekers living in Brazil. In Curitiba alone, there are roughly 5,000 Haitians. All of these groups face difficulty entering the workforce and finding steady work. They often suffer prejudice and are exploited. Immigrants, refugees, as well as Brazilian companies, need preparation and support for the successful inclusion of these communities into the workforce.<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Linyon\u2019s Escola de Integra\u00e7\u00e3o harnesses the potential talent in the diversity and differences brought by immigrants and refugees, supporting them to empower themselves as agents of transformation and innovation, and working with business owners. The project plans to replicate this methodology in other cities and states throughout Brazil.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Escola de Integra\u00e7\u00e3o aims to: <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train immigrants and refugees in leadership techniques, entrepreneurship, workplace skills and labor laws;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide training and mediation in intercultural management to Brazilian businesses and organizations;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Teach facilitators to replicate methodologies in other states.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">500 immigrants and refugees trained with entrepreneurial and workforce skills<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Methodology replicated in 5 states<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Businesses receiving multicultural training <\/span>\r\n \r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe understand how difficult it is to adapt to other languages, cultures and norms. We\u2019re here to help on this journey.\" \u2013 Team Linyon Project<\/span>","name":"Projeto Linyon","project":"Escola de Integra\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"Curitiba, PR","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-25.4289541","lng":"-49.26713699999999","year":["2017"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship"],"region":"South","state":"Paran\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-moinho-cultural-sul-americano\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/d01d5ed9527482fb71bc9b72b1e35a15.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Projeto NUTEC \u2013 Moinho Cultural: Tecnologia Audiovisual<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training in the Audiovisual Field for Children Living near the Bolivian Border<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The economy of Corumb\u00e1, located near the border with Bolivia, relies on mining, agriculture and fishing tourism. In this community there are high levels of social inequality, violence, sexual exploitation and drug trafficking. The Instituto Moinho Cultural Sul-Americano promotes the inclusion and social interaction of children and adolescents of diverse nationalities in situations of extreme socio-economic vulnerability who live in cities and communities in this border region between Brazil and Bolivia.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since 2002, Moinho Cultural has worked with 270 children\/year through dance, music, singing, scholastic reinforcement and languages, as well as psychosocial support for them and their families and income generation projects for mothers.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Moinho Cultural aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 20 young people in the area of information and digital technology, an area in high demand due to lack of professionals and quality services in the region;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Involve more than 250 children and adolescents who already participate in the training activities of the project and surrounding community;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide opportunities for talented youth to produce institutional and cultural materials for the organization.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">270 children and adolescents reached per year<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Audiovisual technology training for 20 adolescents<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1400 children and adolescents supported in 8 years<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMoinho cultural breaks the borders in a positive way. It breaks the boundaries through culture, opening the world's doors to many children and youth.\" - Marcia Rolon, Founder<\/span>\r\n","name":"Instituto Moinho Cultural Sul-Americano","project":"Projeto NUTEC \u2013 Moinho Cultural: Tecnologia Audiovisual","address":"Corumb\u00e1, MS","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.0081688","lng":"-57.6515503","year":["2017"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Information Technology","Youth"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/casa-do-rio-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0555-e1493759748703.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Centro de Saberes da Floresta<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creating an Innovation Center for Women and Youth in the Riverside Community of Tupana<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Despite having rich traditions and natural resources, riverside populations often have inadequate resources or infrastructure to produce their handcrafts. Due to this, they also face difficulty passing their artisanal techniques down to the youth, resulting in cultural loss and missed opportunities for income generation. Casa do Rio has been working with people in the communities of the Castanho, Mamori, Tupana and Igap\u00f3 A\u00e7u rivers to promote sustainable local development, job and income creation, and artisanal identity preservation.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project will enable the establishment of an innovation center for young people and women of the region. As an epicenter for the exchange of knowledge, people can seek to offer solutions to social, economic, environmental and cultural problems faced by the region.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Casa do Rio aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Structure and equip a physical space for their knowledge center;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold meetings to mobilize and create dialogue in the communities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train young entrepreneurs;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide training, production and marketing of handcrafted products;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Carry out cultural activities and events.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">38 artisan women benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">45 youth benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training, mobilization and articulation of riverside populations <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe believe in sharing knowledge, in different ways of building and living in the world, and in the awareness and transformation of people.\" - Thiago Azambuja, Project Coordinator<\/span>","name":"Casa do Rio","project":"Centro de Saberes da Floresta","address":"Tupana, AM","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-4.2042167","lng":"-60.81231159999999","year":["2017"],"tags":["Amazon","Entrepreneurship","Women","Youth"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/cooperativa-caroa-adel\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15250836_1303664123016997_8157273622188280622_o-e1493758887935.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cooperativa Caro\u00e1<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supporting the Creation of a Rural Co-op Led by Young, Rural Farmers<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Much of the population of Pentecoste lives in distant communities, depending on family farming. Water scarcity is the greatest of all challenges, coupled with precarious infrastructure\u00a0and low\u00a0public investment. Since 2009, ADEL has been developing strategies to promote\u00a0economic inclusion, train rural entrepreneurs and support young farmers and their farmers. By promoting conditions for a productive and dignified future for rural youth, it creates new income-generation opportunities and prevents their migration to large urban centers.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Their project\u00a0aims to strengthen the Cooperativa Caro\u00e1, formed by young rural entrepreneurs, in its structuring as an organization and\u00a0its\u00a0creation of local productive arrangements and sales channels. The goal of the project is to make\u00a0Caro\u00e1 a tool for local development\u00a0in\u00a0the region and to expand its youth participation capacity.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from\u00a0BrazilFoundation, ADEL intends to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold a course about the planning and strategic management of cooperatives;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Formalize\u00a0and\u00a0create administrative and internal structure for\u00a0the cooperative;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide consulting\u00a0for strategic planning;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop management and administrative tools for the cooperative.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Entrepreneurship and cooperation among\u00a0youth<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">25 young farmers benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening local development <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe more people are able to manage natural resources and turn challenges into opportunities through mobilization, entrepreneurship and cooperation, the better they can transform their lives and promote local development.\" - ADEL Team<\/span>","name":"Cooperativa Caro\u00e1\/ ADEL","project":"Supporting the Creation of a Rural Co-op Led by Young, Rural Farmers","address":"Pentecoste, CE","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-3.792479499999999","lng":"-39.26981360000002","year":["2017"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Sustainable Agriculture","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/coopercriapa-cooperativa-de-criadores-de-abelhas-nativas-da-apa-de-guaraquecaba\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/292137_455184977844179_1960597880_n-e1493755743871.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mel de Abelhas Nativas \u2013 Ouro do Futuro<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Boosting Beekeeping as a Source of Income in the Community<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The environmentally-protected area of Guaraque\u00e7aba contains the largest remaining continuous fragment of the Atlantic Forest, and is recognized for its biodiversity. Despite this, it is classified as one of the fifteen poorest regions of the country. Honey and beeswax products, together with natural resource conservation, are important sources for income generation in the area.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Coopercriapa is a certified honey-production unit by the Agricultural State Agency. The unit guarantees a financial return for the families involved, and helps to cover maintenance costs by increasing their production and sales. Coopercriapa also processs honey for other producers in the region, and will receive a financial percentage from the bottling and certification of honey.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Coopercriapa aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide technical support for small producers on operational legal processes;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide technical advice on production and harvesting;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Organize volunteers in a joint effort to process and pack honey;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Expand the market of honey purchasers.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">23 families and producers impacted<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Increased production and sales of small producers<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Higher income for producing families <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur mission is to strengthen meliponiculture as a community-based business and to be a center that disseminates good practices in honeybee management, honey production and eco-frieindly business management.\" - Sueli Alves dos Santos, Project Coordinator<\/span>\r\n","name":"Coopercriapa &#8211; Cooperativa de Criadores de Abelhas Nativas da APA de Guaraque\u00e7aba","project":"Mel de Abelhas Nativas \u2013 Ouro do Futur","address":"Antonina, PR","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-25.4328356","lng":"-48.71620669999999","year":["2017"],"tags":["Environment","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"South","state":"Paran\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-pedro-americo\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/13071950_1217839684895218_2889956892799669210_o-e1493752491617.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Temperart \u2013 Cooperativa de Temperos Gourmets com Arte<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income Generation for Women Through the Production of Organic Herbs and Seasonings<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Northeast region of Brazil has suffered strong droughts over the past few years, putting economic and social strains on the rural population, especially those who are most vulnerable. Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Pedro Am\u00e9rico has worked for 13 years in the Campina Grande region, contributing to the sociocultural development of the state and creating income generation opportunities together with local women villagers. Their work focuses on the solidarity economy and cooperatives.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The TemperArt project produces organic seasonings with special mixtures and creates innovative recipes without any artificial ingredients. The project faces no competition in the formal market, and aims to form a cooperative of women from the settlement who will have their spices marketed at fairs and in the city's food trade.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, The TemperArt will aim to offer:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Training for women to learn how to plant and produce the seasonings;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Business plan execution strategies;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 A workshop about Cooperativism and the Solidarity Economy;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Participation in fairs and markets.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income generation for 30 women<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supporting the local sale of seasonings<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening Solidarity Entrepreneurship <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe seasonings are sold by the project participants, and they want to offer a unique, high quality product at an affordable price.\" - Pedro Am\u00e9rico Foundation Team<\/span>\r\n","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Pedro Am\u00e9rico","project":"Temperart \u2013 Cooperativa de Temperos Gourmets com Arte","address":"Campina Grande, PB","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-7.2290752","lng":"-35.88083369999998","year":["2017"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-midia-etnica-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMERaa-e1493754771288.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ujamaa \u2013 Acelerando Pequenos Neg\u00f3cios em Salvador<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providing Mentoring and Technical Training for Small Businesses in Salvador<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Conceived by a group of young people, Instituto M\u00eddia \u00c9tnica (Ethnic Media Institute) carries out projects to ensure the human right of communication and the use of technological tools by socially excluded groups, especially the Afro-Brazilian community. Many projects have been developed in the past ten years, such as Correio Nag\u00f4, one of the largest portals for information and diffusion of content about black culture, with more than 100,000 site hits per month.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project will carry out intensive training and mentoring for startups of young leaders from Salvador, with the goal of increasing their visibility and potential for expansion. They also intend to transform the past success cases into an inspiration for other black or low income youth.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Instituto M\u00eddia \u00c9tnica aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train and mentor the small businesses of six young entrepreneurs;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer technical visits and planning support;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide lectures about management and communication;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Produce institutional videos.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mentoring for young entrepreneurs<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">6 small businesses benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Use of communication and technology to broaden potential of businesses <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe Brazilian black community has not yet understood that entrepreneurship can be a viable way to empower marginalized communities.\" - Paulo Rog\u00e9rio, leader of the organization.\u201d<\/span>\r\n","name":"Instituto M\u00eddia \u00c9tnica","project":"Ujamaa \u2013 Acelerando Pequenos Neg\u00f3cios em Salvador","address":"Salvador, BA","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-12.9730401","lng":"-38.50230399999998","year":["2017"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-ra-bugio-para-conservacao-da-biodiversidade\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/14468256_1244876958896961_7275364416313290167_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c1gua e Biodiversidade da Serra do Mar<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Environmental Education and River Cleanup in Serra do Mar, Jaragu\u00e1 do Sul<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jaragu\u00e1 do Sul faces a serious problems with population growth and environmental degradation due to the immigration of low-income families from various regions of Brazil in search of job opportunities. This scenario threatens the water resources and economic development of Jaragu\u00e1 do Sul, putting the valuable natural patrimony of Serra do Mar one of the last extensive and well preserved areas of Atlantic Forest in the country at risk.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The R\u00e3-bugio Institute promotes environmental education in the region, impacting more than 63,000 people through its activities, which include awareness to preserve Atlantic Forest and its biodiversity, as well as guaranteeing water supply for the population. The project will install septic tanks to reduce sanitary sewage pollution in the river that supplies the population. In addition, it will mobilize the community around environmental education to solve environmental problems in the region.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, The R\u00e3-bugio Institute aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Install 15 septic tanks with filters for 15 low-income families;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Implement an environmental education program with 520 students and 30 public school teachers;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Conduct water quality analyses;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold workshops and meetings with region residents.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">15 families receiving septic tanks<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reduce pollution from sanitary sewage<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">520 students multiplying good environmental practices <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThey will have a better quality of life with unpolluted rivers, without the bad smell and without therisk of contracting diseases\u2026\u201d Team R\u00e3 Bugio<\/span>","name":"Instituto R\u00e3-bugio para Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da Biodiversidade","project":"\u00c1gua e Biodiversidade da Serra do Mar","address":"Jaragu\u00e1 do Sul, SC","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-26.4822209","lng":"-49.073477000000025","year":["2017"],"tags":["Environment"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-mundo-aflora\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aflora-e1493833397431.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Transformando Concreto em Sonhos<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fostering Talents of Justice-Involved Girls Who Are Reintegrating Back into Society<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Mundo Aflora provides youth - specifically girls - tools to develop their life plans and reintegrate back into society. The Institute will use the art of graffiti to explore artistic skills and work on the self-esteem and confidence of 12- to 20-year-old girls who are serving social, educational and correctional measures at Centro Chiquinha Gonzaga.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project aims to revitalize the recreational facilities, transforming the environment into a place where they can think of a different future and dream beyond the walls. Upon conclusion of their internment period, girls who have demonstrated artistic skills and good behavior can continue to develop their art projects. These actions improve the structure and functioning of the institution, directly impacting the employees, teenagers, and their families.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Instituto Mundo Aflora aims to offer:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Art education workshops for girls fulfilling socio-educational measures;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Revitalization of the sports court with a mural produced by girls benefited by the project at the Chiquinha Gonzaga unit;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Girls with a new life perspective when leaving the socio-educational unit.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">120 girls benefited directly<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">15 artists involved in the project activities<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Art education workshops <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe project will allow girls to give color to their dreams and transform a harsh environment into a colorful wall of opportunities and choices.\" - Renata Mendes, Mundo Aflora Institute<\/span>","name":"Instituto Mundo Aflora","project":"Transformando Concreto em Sonhos","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2017"],"tags":["Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-estudar\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/06\/15167462_1340514509300159_8732560857384158637_o-e1498662594983.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Estudar<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creating opportunities for youth to develop and transform Brazil\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded by Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles and Beto Sicupira in 1991, Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Estudar is a non-profit organization that invests in the development of high-potential young people who will transform Brazil through work in various sectors. Since 1991, Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Estudar has been working to support\u00a0the studies and career-paths of university students and recently-graduated Brazilians who wish to transform\u00a0their country. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Estudar believes that Brazil can become a better country if there were more young people who were determined to create an impact. In order to do this, they created three pillars: developing leaders through the Lideres Estudar program, encouraging\u00a0study abroad - in correspondence with the Programa Estudar Fora - and providing career counseling through Estudar na Pr\u00e1tica.\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Over 15 million youths from around\u00a0Brazil have been impacted by Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Estudar. Some of the programs and activities offered include: professional development, integration in the labor market and financial support to strengthen leadership, scholarship opportunities and orientation for overseas academic experience, and courses and tips that stimulate better decisions and can leverage careers. <\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">600 high-potential leaders<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">26,000 reached by their educational programs\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">8 million reached by their websites<\/span>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22px;\">Make a donation<\/span><\/b>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('5a8ea73c-d4ab-4f49-9a51-d064a1d62201'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Estudar","project":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Estudar","address":"","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2017"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-gerando-falcoes\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/12022564_889337314480868_1622459223010952189_o-e1493833988887.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Donate now<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('f0da63e4-489f-46bc-807d-cee6cd2ea95a');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Curso de Tecnologia para Jovens da Periferia<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training in Technology and Entrepreneurship for Youth from Po\u00e1<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Gerando Falc\u00f5es was created with the goal of encouraging youth from low-income communities to work for a better future for themselves and change their circumstances. The idea behind the institute began with the young social entrepreneur Eduardo Lyra, who was born and raised in a favela in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The institute is currently active in various communities and prisons, utilizing a multi-disciplinary approach that involves sports, culture and income generation. Its socio-educational activities, which have already reached more than 100,000 children and adolescents, show youth that there are other opportunities and life paths than the ones that they may be given. The project proposes to work with 30 youths, ages 14-19, who lack access to higher education or to professional training opportunities. The project intends to provide these youth with opportunities to study and gain professional skills in technology and innovation.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Instituto Gerando Falc\u00f5es aims to provide:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Training in programming and entrepreneurship;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 8 hours of weekly classes for 12 months;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 English classes;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Talks and mentoring.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional and Entrepreneurship-oriented educational program for youth<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technology and innovation for youth development<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">30 youth prepared for the job market<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c The belief that \u2018it doesn\u2019t matter where you\u2019re from, but where you\u2019re going\u2019 is what moves us. The past, of course, will influence - but not determine \u2013 who you will be.\" - Gerando Falc\u00f5es Team<\/span>","name":"Instituto Gerando Falc\u00f5es","project":"Curso de Tecnologia para Jovens da Periferia","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2017"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Information Technology","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-tavma-oficina-do-futuro\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/phoca_thumb_l_20414_692850567509400_2945243269747633774_n-e1493835563203.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oficina do Futuro<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sociocultural Workshops for Children and Adolescents in Santos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Children and adolescents facing unstable family situations in low-income communities in Santos often lack access to activities in culture and the arts. Through education, Tavma Association works to develop life skills and healthy values and attitudes in children so that they can be included and active participants in society. Through art, the association provides the children character-building opportunities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Oficina do Futuro project will provide extracurricular, sociocultural classes and self-expression activities for children and adolescents in the central region of Santos. The classes will be inclusive and free, breaking boundaries to promote their inclusion and personal development.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With an incentive award from BrazilFoundation, the Association aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop fundraising strategies;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create an organizational sustainability plan.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impacto<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Character building, cultural activities<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">580 people reached each year<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cBy developing positive relationships with yourself, others, nature, and your environment, you develop healthy habits in overcoming challenges.\" - Oficina do Futuro Team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Tavma, Oficina do Futuro","project":"Oficina do Futuro","address":"Santos, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.9678823","lng":"-46.32888650000001","year":["2017"],"tags":["Children","Culture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-das-comunidades-perifericas-de-vitoria-da-conquista\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20161121_160318-e1493837344290.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Encrespar: A Arte da Beleza Est\u00e9tica Negra<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fostering the Artistic, Economic and Social Potential of Youth from Vit\u00f3ria da Conquista<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The neighborhood of Bruno Bacelar is one of the largest in the outskirts of the city, and most of its residents are semi-illiterate. Recruitment of young people into drug trafficking is increasingly common, and violence and prostitution rates are rising. In these circumstances, school evasion has been great and the lack of public policies for this demographic encourages the population to turn to illicit alternatives as an immediate solution to this situation. The result is increased marginalization, prostitution, and addiction to psychoactive substances.\r\n\r\nThe project will provide activities and training for young people from the city outskirts and quilombo communities, seeking to reduce the high levels of violence, drugs and prostitution in the neighborhood. Using ceramic workshops, the program will work on social and cultural issues and create an alternative source of income. The \u201cblack beauty\u201d and aesthetics workshop will train students in hairstyling, braiding, makeup, the use of turbans, as well as Afro-dance, as a way of valuing black culture.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of BrazilFoundation the project aims to offer:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Black beauty and aesthetic workshops;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Ceramics workshops addressing social and cultural issues;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Talks and lectures;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Display of educational videos and films;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Professional, social and cultural guidance and alternative sources of income.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional guidance to youth from the city outskirts and quilombola communities<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alternative sources of income for youth<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creating awareness and valuing black culture<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"We will promote interaction among youth to offer them professional, social and cultural guidance and maximize their potential.\" - ACPVC Team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o das Comunidades Perif\u00e9ricas de Vit\u00f3ria da Conquista","project":"Encrespar: A Arte da Beleza Est\u00e9tica Negra","address":"Vit\u00f3ria da Conquista","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-14.8619237","lng":"-40.844534599999974","year":["2017"],"tags":["Racial Equality","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-rodrigo-mendes-endowment-campaign\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2016_IRM_PAI_RIO_VE_PatAlbuquerque_13.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Rodrigo Mendes<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Children and adolescents living with disabilities have the right to study in mainstream schools<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRM is a non-profit organization established in 1994 in the city of S\u00e3o Paulo. Its mission is to ensure that people with disabilities have access to quality education in mainstream schools, which is a great challenge.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The World Health Organization estimates that 15% of the world's population has some kind of disability, which represents more than 1 billion people worldwide and 30 million people in Brazil. Only 2.9% of children with disabilities are enrolled in elementary schools, a percentage that progressively decreases reaching only 0.8% in high school. This illustrates the severe degree of exclusion still faced by this population.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">To help change this statistic, IRM has developed programs focused on research, continuing education and advocacy in the area of inclusive education. Over the last 20 years, IRM has trained 2,240 educators in 22 Brazilian states, impacting more than 1.4 million students in the public school system. The Institute has also developed an information sharing portal (<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.diversa.org.br\" target=\"_blank\">www.diversa.org.br<\/a><\/span>), offering more than 100 articles, 200 inspiring practices and solutions developed, collectively, by its online community. Since 2011, the DIVERSA platform has received 516 thousand visitors from more than 100 countries.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The creation of the Endowment Fund will enable Instituto Rodrigo Mendes to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Make its programs viable overtime;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Expand its programs, reaching a larger number of schools and students.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1.4 million Students in the public education system benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2,240 educators certified<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">22 Brazilian states have been reached<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">516 thousand visitors on diversa.org.br<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Endowment Fund is one of the strategies we have developed to achieve our ambitious vision of acting as a global player promoting the right to education of persons living with disabilities.\u201d <b>Rodrigo H\u00fcbner Mendes, IRM Superintendent<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">BrazilFoundation is proud to partner with Insituto Rodrigo Mendes for its Endowment Campaign. Donations in the US are tax deductible. Contributions can be made by check, wire, or stocks. For more information, please contact <strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:donorservices@brazilfoundation.org\" target=\"_blank\">donorservices@brazilfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\" style=\"padding: 0px 150px;\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('967d1312-0ce5-40af-90b0-5859c5975786'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\r\n[envira-gallery id=\"18056\"]","name":"Instituto Rodrigo Mendes &#8211; Endowment Campaign","project":"","address":"","area":null,"lat":"","lng":"","year":["2017"],"tags":[],"region":null,"state":null},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/saude-crianca-responder\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/12\/RAU_1954-e1481652121363.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a - Ampliando Horizontes<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Transforming Relationships of Families with Children with Chronic Illnesses<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Baixada Fluminense region, where most of the families are head by women, has some of the lowest Human Development Indicators in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a provides comprehensive services in health, education, professional training, housing, and civic engagement to help change the realities of some of these families served by hospitals in the region. The organization managed to reduce the re-hospitalization rate to zero, and cut the incidences of hospital-bourne complications by 60%. Since its founding, 95 families and roughly 374 people have benefited.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The majority of families attended are head by women, are low-income, and have an average of 4 kids. The women often suffer from extreme psychological stress, became pregnant as adolescents, and have strained relationships with their kids. Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a works to prevent household violence through the help of psychologists and informational sessions between participants.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from the BrazilFoundation Women's Fund, the project aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hold sessions every 15 days with 45 women to discuss: stages of child development, the cycle of violence, violent behavior in childhood, children\u2019s rights, and unplanned teenage pregnancy.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">45 mothers discussing empathy and violence against children<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">100 people directly benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">420 indirect beneficiaries<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe work to prevent intra-family stress, to discuss the daily habits and attitudes for peaceful coexistence. This is fundamental to ensuring a safe future for all.\u201d - Cida Paranhos, General Coordinator at Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a<\/span>","name":"Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a Responder","project":"Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a - Ampliando Horizontes","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Health","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2016"],"tags":["Children","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/anis-instituto-de-bioetica\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/11\/alessandra_riso.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fortalecimento comunit\u00e1rio de mulheres em tempos de zika<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Awareness, Rights, and Social Support for Mothers and Pregnant Women of Children with Zika<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Congenital Zika Syndrome is a set of symptoms seen in the child of mothers infected by the zika virus while pregnant. Recently the phenomenon has been appearing in poor and rural communities in Brazil, the global epicenter of the epidemic, with cities in rural Para\u00edba, Pernambuco and Alagoas among the most affected.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Low-income, black and brown women in Brazil\u2019s northeast are at higher-risk of infection due to inadequate sanitation infrastructure in the region \u2013 promoting the proliferation of mosquito-transmitted illnesses \u2013 and poor access to health services. Babies and pregnant women with the syndrome have special needs, of which many mothers are unaware or are unable to attend to due to lack of resources. These women are also often abandoned by their partners, leaving them to care for the child alone. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 1999, Anis works to defend reproductive and sexual rights, mental health, the criminal justice system, and more. Through advocacy, research, and leadership training, Anis promotes equality, democracy, civic engagement and social justice. The project proposes to provide 50 families with access to quality information, and to create associations for mothers of children with the syndrome.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With Support from BrazilFoundation, Anis aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hold workshops for pregnant women and mothers of affected children on social inclusion, health needs, and reproductive and sexual health;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Use a whatsapp group that includes mothers of kids with zika across Brazil to clear up misconceptions regarding health needs and rights;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Produce and distribute informational booklets on the zika v\u00edrus;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Provide legal assistance to create at least one community association for mothers.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rights for women and children affected by zika<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">50 families reached<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community engagement with women at highest risk for infection<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe zika epidemic brought to light the need for access to quality information on reproductive and sexual health and the policies in place to support women and children with the deficiency.\u201d - Anis Team<\/span>\r\n<a name=\"Donate\"><\/a>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Donate to this project here:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('3cf27f39-251f-4d6f-becf-532f3008a910'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Anis &#8211; Instituto de Bio\u00e9tica","project":"Anis - Instituto de Bio\u00e9tica","address":"Bras\u00edlia, DF","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-14.235004","lng":"-51.92527999999999","year":["2016"],"tags":["Children","Women"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Distrito Federal"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-maria-da-penha\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Maria-da-Penha.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Curso Cidadania e Qualifica\u00e7\u00e3o Profissional<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional Training and Women's Rights<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brazil is ranks seventh out of 84 countries with the highest crime rates against women. A Brazilian woman named Maria da Penha, one of the thousands of Brazilian women who have fallen victim to violence in Brazil, decided to use her story of abuse to educate the public and take action to combat violence. A law in Brazil was eventually created and named after her.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2009, she founded the Instituto Maria da Penha, a non-profit social organization that seeks to contribute to women's awareness of their rights and to strengthening the Maria da Penha Law through education. The Institute performs various activities such as training people to become human rights defenders, focusing on residents of low-income neighborhoods, professionals who provide treatment to women, law professionals, universities, and companies.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from the BrazilFoundation Women's Fund, the institute plans to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7 Create of a network of multipliers to combat domestic and family violence against women in communities;<\/span>\r\n\u00b7 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Provide training on \"Citizenship and Professional Skills\" (50 hours) to 40 women human rights defenders from low-income neighborhoods in Fortaleza;<\/span>\r\n\u00b7 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">The participating women will receive professional training from SENAC to produce sweet and savory snacks, provide beauty services, and work in information and administrative support.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creating local networks of human rights defenders;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">40 women trained as advocates;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">50 hours of training in civics and women's rights<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"We found that women often cannot break the cycle of violence because they do not have the professional skills to be able to support their children or themselves.\"\u00a0 Concei\u00e7\u00e3o de Maria Mendes de Andrade, Project Coordinator<\/span>","name":"Instituto Maria da Penha","project":"Curso Cidadania e Qualifica\u00e7\u00e3o Profissional","address":"Fortaleza, CE","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-3.7318616","lng":"-38.5266704","year":["2015"],"tags":["Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-arquitetos-sem-fronteiras\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ASF-Brasil-Belo-Horizonte-e1472667861972.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arquitetura na Periferia: Assessoria t\u00e9cnica a grupos de mulheres para a melhoria da moradia<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Empowering Women to Perform Small Renovations and Improve their Housing<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Low-income residents, especially women, rarely have access to the financial and technical means necessary to construct or renovate their homes. The Arquitetura na Periferia project will offer this assistance to a group of low-income women living in inadequate housing, empowering them to lead their own efficient renovations, and boosting their confidence. Through its social enterprise model, the project can be expanded to more women.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ASF Brasil\u2019s mission is help make cities more socially equitable and fair by identifying and developing environmental projects in places where marginalized populations reside, promoting cooperation between public and private entities, and powers on the local and international level. Since 2003, ASF Brasil has led socio-environmental projects in low-income neighborhoods throughout the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region benefiting various populations such as garbage collectors, landless workers, and quilombola communities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With Support from BrazilFoundation, ASF \u2013 Brasil aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Provide 15 women with microcredit to perform home renovations, benefiting 75 people;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Offer women technical training on efficient home construction;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Encourage greater self-esteem and planning, financial, and analysis skills.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Microcredit and technical training for 15 women<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improved housing for 50 people<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training in construction for sustainable housing<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c The project will do more than just make something; it will help give the women freedom.\u201d - ASF - Brasil Team.\"<\/span>\r\n\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cHSG8tiFMwo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Arquitetos Sem Fronteiras","project":"Arquitetura na Periferia: Assessoria t\u00e9cnica a grupos de mulheres para a melhoria da moradia","address":"Belo Horizonte, MG","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-19.9166813","lng":"-43.9344931","year":["2016"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/refettorio-gastromotiva\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/08\/foto_site_05_pt-en-e1471631455788.png","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Projects We Love - #TEAMRIO<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Created in partnership with Massimo Bottura (Food for Soul) and journalist Ale Forbes, Refettorio Gastromotiva is a restaurant-school that was launched during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Together with guest chefs, youth\u00a0Gastromotiva\u00a0trainees from Rio created upscale dishes using unused\u00a0food from the Olympic Village, reducing food waste and providing meals for residents in need. In October, the restaurant plans to open to the public for lunch, while remaining as a free soup kitchen in the evening.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('bfc2081c-b385-44e4-90a7-e9f14f901d87'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Refettorio Gastromotiva","project":"Projects We Love - #TEAMRIO","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":null,"lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2016"],"tags":[],"region":null,"state":null},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-vida-em-acao\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Capture.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Solidariedade na Marmita<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social Inclusion and Income Generation for People Afflicted by Mental Illness<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Reforma Psiqui\u00e1trica Brasileira (Brazilian Psychiatric Reform) is a movement proposing new care strategies for people living with mental illness, based on their social, economic, and cultural inclusion. The aim is to overcome the current care model of exclusion, arbitrary detention, and disease-causing conditions, and instead promote individual autonomy.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bar Bibitant\u00e3 is a collective that holds culinary events and uses work opportunities as a tool to ensure the rights and social inclusion of those in Community Psychosocial Centers (CAPS). This project intends to create a social enterprise that employs people in CAPS to produce nutritious and organic lunchbox meals. The meals would then be marketed and delivered by bicycle to the Itaim and Jardins districts of S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Association proposes to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide treatment for 16 workers who are currently using CAPS services;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Market organic lunchboxes throughout affluent neighborhoods of S\u00e3o Paulo;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop practices focused on cooperation, self-management, economic activity, and solidarity.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Autonomy and independence for 16 workers with mental illnesses<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social, economic, and cultural inclusion for individuals with mental illnesses<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIf the project goes well, it will encourage the development of public policies in the field of mental health and economic and social solidarity.\u201d \u2013 Vida em A\u00e7\u00e3o Team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Vida em A\u00e7\u00e3o","project":"Solidariedade na Marmita","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2016"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/laboratorio-brasileiro-de-cultura-digital\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Laborat\u00f3rio-Brasileiro-de-Cultural-Digital-e1466627398858.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Resid\u00eancia Hacker para Jovens Transformadores<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Digital Lab Providing Training and Mentoring for Youth to Develop Their Own Social and Political Transformation Initiatives<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to the study \"Sonho Brasileiro da Pol\u00edtica\", 28% of Brazilian youth are activists and interested in politics, with 16% of them currently active in social projects. These youth understand the social challenges in their communities, and are developing action plans to help overcome them.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Laborat\u00f3rio Brasileiro de Cultura Digital promotes actions to encourage people to become activists in their community through technology. The organization collaborates with people in design, communications, education, and technology to promote transparency and civic involvement. The goal is to provide people the tools and training for them to develop and lead initiatives of social and political transformation. The Resid\u00eancia Hacker project will educate youth and serve as an incubator for their social transformation initiatives.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation the Association will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train 10 youths in methods of developing and implementing social projects;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Support each youth in the Implementation of their own project;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hold 2 workshops on multiplying each student\u2019s project.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">10 youths trained on social and political initiatives<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Multiplying knowledge on activism and transparency <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur goal is for Resid\u00eancia to be an incubator for talent and projects that can be implemented, replicated and multiplied.\" - Pedro Markun, Founder, LabHacker<\/span>","name":"Laborat\u00f3rio Brasileiro de Cultura Digital","project":"Resid\u00eancia Hacker para Jovens Transformadores","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2016"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/nami-rede-feminista-de-arte-urbana-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1014758_1237444659603039_2159429584256478129_o.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below!<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Graffiti Pelo Fim da Viol\u00eancia Contra a Mulher - Forma\u00e7\u00e3o para Psic\u00f3logas<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Workshops for Female Psychologists to Act as Art Educators in Preventing Violence Against Women<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Every seven minutes a woman was a victim of violence in Brazil in 2015, according to the Special Secretariat of Policies for Women. Although the enactment of Maria da Penha Law in 2006 has managed to reduce the number of domestic violence cases in Brazil, domestic violence there still occurs at an alarming rate.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rede NAMI uses graffiti and urban art to overcome gender inequality and violence against women. The organization also promotes the Maria da Penha Law and women\u2019s rights. Its \u201cGraffiti Pelo Fim da Viol\u00eancia\u201d project came about from their previous BrazilFoundation-supported project in 2015, which empowered more than 180 youths as leaders to fight against domestic violence. This new project will give them the opportunity to strengthen their activities by training female psychologists who specialize in gender.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, NAMI will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer graffiti and art education workshops for 20 female psychologists \u2013 chosen through public selection, prioritizing black women from low-income communities - who specialize in gender;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create an online campaign to promote the Maria da Penha Law;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop workbooks with the NAMI method, which will be available online.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">20 female psychologists trained in graffiti and art education<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promotion of the Maria da Penha Law<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Women empowered by learning about their rights<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe are a nationwide network of more than 500 women that, in 5 years, has already brought together more than 5,000 women through our workshops.\u201d Panmela Castro, Founder of Rede NAMI<\/span>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('e29f6d07-a2d2-41f4-b99a-1279f946bf63');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Nami Rede Feminista de Arte Urbana","project":"Graffiti Pelo Fim da Viol\u00eancia Contra a Mulher - Forma\u00e7\u00e3o para Psic\u00f3logas","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2016"],"tags":["Legal Assistance","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-permacultura-ecovida-sa%cc%83o-miguel\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/EcoVIDA-S\u00e3o-Miguel-e1464719448303.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Permacultura no Vale do Jequitinhonha: Agroecologia e Educac\u0327a\u0303o para o Desenvolvimento Sustenta\u0301vel de Base Comunita\u0301ria<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Using Low-Cost, High-Impact, Ecologically-Sustainable Technology for Permaculture<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before the current water crisis in Brazil,  permaculture farmers around the world were leading a sort of \u201csilent revolution\u201d, actively transforming desert areas into fertile land. The sustainable methods they utilized which included renewable energy, water collection systems, soil restoration, and organic matter applications, can be adapted and applied in communities as development models.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto de Permacultura da EcoVIDA Sa\u0303o Miguel was created in 2010 to help restore and conserve ecosystems, encourage sustainable use of natural resources, and foster the creation of solidarity networks. Its permaculture project will promote sustainable, productive, eco-friendly agricultural practices in the S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo do Rio das Pedras and surrounding communities, a  region where most of those in extreme poverty in the state reside. <\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Instituto aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Install home systems for electric power generation, hydraulic pumping and dry toilets;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Implement eco-friendly sanitation systems and construction methods;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Conduct workshops on agroecology and sustainable food production, providing opportunities for farmer exchanges;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer permaculture workshops for 10 children.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Food security in the Jequitinhonha valley<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">10 children taught permaculture<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sustainable technologies spread<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe\u2019ve learned that the best way is to first listen then speak. Our approach strategy focuses on integration within the local context.\u201d - EcoVida Team<\/span>\r\n\r\n","name":"Instituto de Permacultura EcoVIDA Sa\u0303o Miguel","project":"Permacultura no Vale do Jequitinhonha: Agroecologia e Educac\u0327a\u0303o para o Desenvolvimento Sustenta\u0301vel de Base Comunita\u0301ria","address":"Sa\u0303o Gonc\u0327alo do Rio das Pedras, MG","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-18.413513","lng":"-43.490842499999985","year":["2016"],"tags":["Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/coletivo-um-minuto-de-sirene\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Coletivo-A-Sirene-e1464719773827.png","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jornal \u201cA Sirene\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Memorializing the History of Those Affected by the Environmental Disaster in Mariana<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rupturing of the Fund\u00e3o dam sent a stream of toxic sludge through the city of Mariana, causing great damage and displacing many families and people throughout multiple neighborhoods. With the families then scattered, they faced the new challenge of how to maintain communication with each other as a community.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The newspaper A Sirene was launched in February of 2016 to give a voice to the affected families and provide them a sense of autonomy. Organized with the help of professors and ICSA\/UFOP journalism students, the newspaper will help to preserve the histories and memories of the families affected by the disaster, as well guaranteeing their free speech and access to communications.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation the Association will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Empower affected families so that they can tell their own stories;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Conduct - in partnership with the Collective MICA - workshops on the critically analysis of the media, the rights to communication, free speech, social media, and photography.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">10,000 readers per edition<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 workshops on critical reading and communication<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">80 residents trained<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur fight for the right to communicate motivates and moves me. Knowing that we will have resources to amplify our actions and impact is deeply gratifying. \u201c - Gustavo Nolasco, Journalist and Editor, A Sirene<\/span>","name":"Coletivo Um Minuto de Sirene","project":"Newspaper \u201cA Sirene\u201d","address":"Mariana, MG","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-20.3652719","lng":"-43.41500730000001","year":["2016"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-banco-da-periferia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Banco-Palmas-1-e1466633063587.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Coletivo Desenvolvedoras da Periferia<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fostering Local Development by Training Women in IT and Entrepreneurship<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are still great gender inequalities in the workforce in Brazil. In the technology sector, for example, women earn 30% less than men even when having attained the same level of schooling and when holding the same positions, according to PNAD data. It is also worth considering that only 10% of all students in Engineering and the Computer Sciences are women, according to the Ministry of Education.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Banco da Periferia works to promote socioeconomic development through socially-responsible financing. Its Laboratory for Innovation and Research in Socially-Responsible Financing (Palmas Lab) conducts studies and develops ways to improve the capacity of entrepreneurs through IT. The lab looks to the realities of the local communities to help develop, produce, and share its solutions. The Coletivo Desenvolvedoras da Periferia aims to stimulate local entrepreneurship and innovation by working to include women in the technology sector.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With Support from BrazilFoundation, the project aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide 400 hours of classes to 20 young women on entrepreneurialism, the social economy, and developing apps, websites, and media content;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide workshops on project development, governance, and compliance;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop PalmasNet, an internet-community initiative.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">400 hours of classes on app and website development<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">20 women trained<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur objective is for these youth to be able to create the \u201cColetivo de Desenvolvedoras da Periferia\", and increase female leadership in IT by transforming their local community.\u201d - Asier Ansorena, Instituto Banco da Periferia<\/span>\r\n","name":"Instituto Banco da Periferia","project":"Coletivo Desenvolvedoras da Periferia","address":"Fortaleza, CE","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"","lng":"","year":["2016"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Information Technology","Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-tecnologia-e-dignidade-humana\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Instituto-Tecnologia-e-Dignidade-Humana-e1464719365158.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mobiliza\u00e7\u00e3o Educacional para o Uso Saud\u00e1vel e Seguro de Tecnologias Digitais por Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training Teachers, Families and Advocates to Promote the Conscious and Safe Use of Digital Technologies among Children and Adolescents<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The excessive use of digital technologies in children and adolescents pose great security risks for them and can cause great damage to their relationships and mental and physical health. Execessive use can lead to problems including: physically inactive lifestyles, carpel tunnel syndrome, attention disorders, disinterest, social isolation, cyberbullying, technological dependence, and risks of falling victim to pedophiles or exposure to pornography, among others.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Tecnologia e Dignidade Humana works to spread awareness on the healthy, ethical and safe use of digital technologies to families, schools, and communities. By training leaders in schools to spread this awareness, the Institute believes it can help protect children and adolescents from the dangers of digital technologies while encouraging their psychosocial, intellectual and cultural development.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation the Association will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train 500 people across 10 public schools in Curitiba and surrounding regions;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Impact more than 300 teachers and 200 public school staff;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Produce classroom materials, logs and data for a site to spread awareness.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Healthy and safe use of digital technology shared<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">500 people spreading awareness<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Children and adolescents using digital technology safely<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe can make efforts to create a digital protection network by training people to spread awareness on the safe use of digital technologies.\u201d - I-T&DH Team<\/span>\r\n\r\n","name":"Instituto Tecnologia e Dignidade Humana","project":"Mobiliza\u00e7\u00e3o Educacional para o Uso Saud\u00e1vel e Seguro de Tecnologias Digitais por Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes","address":"Curitiba, PR","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-25.4289541","lng":"-49.26713699999999","year":["2016"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"South","state":"Paran\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/ong-florescer\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Captura-de-Tela-2016-05-12-\u00e0s-17.27.19-e1465924867994.png","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recicla Jeans<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Democratizing Fashion and Creating Income Generation Opportunities for Youth<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Parais\u00f3polis community is located in the Morumbi region of S\u00e3o Paulo. And with 120,000 residents, it is the second largest low-income urban concentration in the city. ONG Florescer has led initiatives in education, sports, culture and professional training in this area since 1995.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ONG Florescer\u2019s project \u201cRecicla Jeans\u201d teaches people to design and create accessories and garments from jeans and recycled textile scraps. The project this year will offer professional training in the creation and production of garments and decorative pieces for 60 unemployed youths. Recicla Jeans aims to \u201cdemocratcize\u201d fashion by transforming it into an environmentally-friendly and socially responsible initiative.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project aims to provide:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Training in fashion entrepreneurship for 60 youths;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Courses on recycling jeans;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Styling, modeling, and sewing classes.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional training for 60 youths<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fashion as a tool for empowerment<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">More than 535 youths graduated since founding<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"It is an ambitious project that democratizes fashion, putting it in the hands of a creative community that does not have equal access to resources.\" - ONG Florescer Team<\/span>","name":"ONG Florescer","project":"Recicla Jeans","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2016"],"tags":["Women","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-constelacao\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Instituto-Constela\u00e7\u00e3o-e1464719505269.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Constela\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving Homes to Minimize Health Risks to Children Caused by Improper Housing <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Pina community is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Recife, lacking basic infrastructure such as clean water, plumbing, electricity, streetlights, trash collection, and paved roads. 30% of the children served by Instituto Constela\u00e7\u00e3o live in dilapidated houses made from scraps of wood and cloth, while others live in shacks propped up on stilts that are at risk of collapsing or creating conditions for disease transmission.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Constela\u00e7\u00e3o works with children living in conditions of extreme poverty by providing them health and sports services, sports and leisure activities, family assistance and referrals for social services. Their project aims to combat the disease and health risks faced by these children and their families by making structural repairs to their inadequate housing.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation the organization\u00a0will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Reach 250 people living in inadequate housing;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Fix and improve electrical systems in the community;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Improve sanitary conditions in homes;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Benefit 2000 people indirectly.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Housing improvements for kids and families<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Better health and safety conditions for 250 people<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2000 people benefited indirectly<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIn order for us to make a true difference in a child\u2019s life, we must have a more holistic perspective. The local residents have many needs.\u201d - IC Team<\/span>","name":"Instituto Constela\u00e7\u00e3o","project":"Constela\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"Recife, PE","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-8.0578381","lng":"-34.88289689999999","year":["2016"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/movimento-de-mulheres-trabalhadoras-rurais-da-regiao-semiarida-da-bahia-%e2%80%90-mmtr\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MMTR.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jovens Mulheres Rurais: Participa\u00e7\u00e3o e Cidadania no Sert\u00e3o da Bahia<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening the Initiatives of Young, Rural Women Working to Influence Public Policies <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rural women in Brazil have fewer social and economic opportunities and rights. Furthermore, they traditionally have little say in the public policies that are enacted in their communities. Youth leaders have an important role in the fight against these inequalities, especially in rural communities where they are poorly represented by the local powers.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">MMTR works to promote gender equality, justice, and a higher quality of life for women. Their project will strengthen and train young, rural women working for greater female representation in public policies<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation the Association will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train 28 young, rural women as political activist multipliers;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Mobilize young rural women and local organizations around a political platform that supports women\u2019s rights;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Spread awareness among 420 youths and rural women on rights <\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Empowering young, rural women as leaders<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">28 rural youth working in women\u2019s organizations and political forums<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">420 young women learning about their rights<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur project hopes to support and strengthen leadership in young, rural women activists... encouraging their civic engagement and respect for their rights.\u201d MMTR team<\/span>\r\n\r\n","name":"Movimento de Mulheres Trabalhadoras Rurais da Regi\u00e3o Semi\u00e1rida da Bahia \u2010 MMTR","project":"Jovens Mulheres Rurais: Participa\u00e7\u00e3o e Cidadania no Sert\u00e3o da Bahia","address":"Serrinha, BA","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-11.662842","lng":"-39.00849649999998","year":["2016"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/acecci-%e2%80%90-acao-cearense-de-combate-a-corrupcao-e-a-impunidade\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ACECCI-e1464724122955.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Caravana da Cidadania e Auditoria C\u00edvica<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Encouraging Civic Audits in Health, Education, and Public Projects through Caravans<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> According to the NGO Transparency International, Brazil places 76th in the Corruption Perceptions Index world ranking. A study by Estado de S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s Federa\u00e7\u00e3o das Ind\u00fastrias reveals that up to R$ 100 billion is lost annually to corrupt practices. The state of Cear\u00e1, with nearly nine million residents, also suffers from corruption, and in 2012 recorded the most corruption-related arrests of any state, according to the National Penitentiary Department.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ACECCI has been developing projects to prevent and combat corruption since 2011. Through citizen awareness and oversight of public agencies, ACECCI works to strengthen citizen monitoring, end ethically-questionable practices in public affairs, and promote anti-corruption educational programs. The Citizenship Caravan project will work to bring awareness to various municipalities and engage citizens in the fight for democracy.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, ACECCI aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Promote centers for civic monitoring in towns and municipalities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Teach residents to use tools for civic monitoring;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Empower residents monitor funds in federal, state and municipal agreements;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Encourage residents to conduct civic audits in family health, transportation, and school meal programs;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Promote access to Municipal Councils to oversee the accountability of mayors and councilors;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Awareness on methods to fight corruption<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Public monitoring of government entities<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">500 youths and adults reached annually<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe caravan participants visit the problematic places, identify the problems, and present possible solutions.\" -\u00a0ACECCI Team <\/span>","name":"ACECCI \u2010 A\u00e7\u00e3o Cearense de Combate a Corrup\u00e7\u00e3o e a Impunidade","project":"Caravana da Cidadania e Auditoria C\u00edvica","address":"Fortaleza, CE","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-3.7318616","lng":"-38.5266704","year":["2016"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/bom-senso-futebol-clube\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Bom-Senso-FC-1.png","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paz nos est\u00e1dios<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mobilizing the Soccer Community to Reduce Violence Surrounding the Sport<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A 2015 survey by the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics revealed that 76.6% of Brazilians support a soccer club. There are more than 150 million fans of the sport in Brazil, yet only 20 million attend matches at stadiums. The poor attendance is partially due to the violence associated with organized fan clubs, leading to brawls and deadly clashes both inside and outside of stadiums. This incidence of violence has unfortunately made soccer matches  in Brazil some of the most violent in the world.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bom Senso project is a movement to promote and develop Brazilian soccer - one of the country\u2019s greatest cultural traditions. This project will establish an advocacy campaign to combat stadium violence and violence associated with organized fan clubs, engaging some of the the sport\u2019s principal stakeholders to transform the campaign into a public and political debate.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Bom Senso FC plans to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Mobilize the Public Ministry, the Military Police, the Association of Organized Supporters, and the soccer club presidents;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Write and present specific public policy for reducing violence related to soccer;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Encourage the Brazilian Soccer Confederation and the state federations to adhered to the designed strategies;<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Public policies created to reduce violence in soccer<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advocacy campaigns to combat violence in stadiums<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThrough our work on the field, our movement has been able to rally public opinion around our main goals to initiate a profound reform within the sport.\" Ricardo Borges Martins, Director of Bom Senso<\/span>","name":"Bom Senso Futebol Clube","project":"Paz nos est\u00e1dios","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2016"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fa-vela-%e2%80%90-fundo-de-aceleracao-da-escola-para-o-desenvolvimento-vela\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/FA.VELA_-e1464719561944.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Programa de Acelera\u00e7\u00e3o | PIPA \"Voando Alto!\"<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stimulating Small Businesses and Entrepreneurialism in the Morro do Papagaio Community<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Aglomerado Santa L\u00facia, better known as Morro do Papagaio, is one of the largest neighborhoods in Belo Horizonte, currently standing at 28,000 residents. The illiteracy rate in the community is high, and as there are few professional training opportunities there, youth employment in the formal sector is low.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">FA.VELA was created in 2014 by social entrepreneurs born and raised in low-income communities. The members are all first-generation college students, representing a diverse range of fields including Law, Communications, Architecture, Business, and Environment. It\u2019s project \u201cPIPA\u201d will provide Morro do Papagaio residents opportunities for professional and personal growth, essentially promoting their social and economic inclusion.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation the Association will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer entrepreneurial training to 20 youths and adults;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Provide 40 hours of classes on topics such as marketing, finance, and business management;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Create jobs and income generation opportunities for the community.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">20 small entrepreneurs with sustainable business plans<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">240 hours of individual mentoring<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">10 small enterprises supported<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cEntrepreneurial education initiatives have the potential to boost communities such as that of Morro do Papagaio.\u201d Joao Souza, Founder, FA.VELA<\/span>","name":"FA.VELA \u2010 Fundo de Acelera\u00e7\u00e3o da Escola para o Desenvolvimento Vela","project":"Programa de Acelera\u00e7\u00e3o | PIPA \"Voando Alto!\"","address":"Belo Horizonte, MG","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-19.9166813","lng":"-43.9344931","year":["2016"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/cooperativa-mista-agroextrativitsa-do-rio-unini-%e2%80%90-coomaru\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/COOMARU-e1464719625356.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pactos da Castanha no Rio Negro<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Increasing Production of the Brazil Nut and Creating Opportunities for Its Fair Trade<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is great biodiversity in the Rio Negro region, a place in the Brazilian Amazon where conservation efforts are high and deforestation activities are low. While there is great potential for non-timber commodity products such as nuts, the farmers and the community do not make as much profits as they should due to the involvement of middlemen in the process. Furthermore, many of these farming families are isolated as they live in remote, riverside communities without access to adequate media, health, and education.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">COOMARU is a community organization that works to boost the production and sale of goods in culturally respectful, environmentally and economically-sustainable ways. The Cooperative has successfully increased production and raised the trading price of raw Brazil Nuts for its members. This project aims to create the \"Brazil Nut Pact\" to promote more equitable trade terms for Brazil nut commercialization.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, COOMARU plans to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Establish more equitable and transparent trade terms of raw Brazil nuts;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create the \"Brazil Nut Pact\" to extend equitable trade practices to other basins of the Rio Negro;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Promote more fair and profitable marketing agreements between nut farmers, industry organizations, processors, and processing plants.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">200 indigenous and riverside nut farmers impacted<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">More equitable trade agreements<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leaders empowered with better negotiating strategies<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Job and income generation, and better quality of life for members<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe central location of the Unini river in the M\u00e9dio Rio Negro offers opportunities for commercial synergies with communities all along the river basin.\u201d - COOMARU Team<\/span>","name":"Cooperativa Mista Agroextrativitsa do Rio Unini \u2010 COOMARU","project":"Pactos da Castanha no Rio Negro","address":"Barcelos, AM","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-0.9739871999999999","lng":"-62.92558280000003","year":["2016"],"tags":["Amazon","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-expedicionarios-da-saude-%e2%80%90-eds\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Expedicion\u00e1rios-da-Sa\u00fade-EDS-e1464723622919.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Complexo Hospitalar M\u00f3vel \u2010 Operando na Amaz\u00f4nia<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Expeditions with Volunteer Doctors to Attend Remote Indigenous Communities in the Amazon<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Roughly 500,000 indigenous people live in rural and forested areas in Brazil, places that - due to their remote location - lack access to health services. The populations living in these areas suffer from high rates of degenerative eye diseases, such as cataracts, due to regular contact with the intense sunlight.  The lifestyles of some of these populations can also be very physical demanding, leading to hernias.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Expedicion\u00e1rios da Sa\u00fade (EDS) brings medical services to indigenous populations who live in remote areas, organizing three expeditions per year where volunteer doctors provide medical care through a mobile clinic. The doctors provide surgeries (including pre and post-operation consultations), basic clinical care, and pediatric, gynecological, ophthalmological, orthopedic, and orthodontic services using cutting-edge technologies. Training for local health professionals is also provided.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, EDS can:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Offer training to 130 local health professionals;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Perform approximately 750 surgeries and 6000  Realizar cerca 6000 medical visits;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Provide multidisciplinary care and surgical consultations for patients.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quality healthcare for indigenous communities<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">6000 people attended<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">750 surgeries performed<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIn the past 12 years we performed 5,700 surgeries, reaching 160,000 indigenous people.\u201d - EDS team<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Expedicion\u00e1rios da Sa\u00fade \u2010 EDS","project":"Complexo Hospitalar M\u00f3vel \u2010 Operando na Amaz\u00f4nia","address":"Brazilian Amazon, AM","area":"Health","lat":"-3.4168427","lng":"-65.85606459999997","year":["2016"],"tags":["Amazon","Indigenous"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-popular-de-cultura-e-desenvolvimento\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Centro-Popular-de-Cultura-e-Desenvolvimento.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Projeto Sementinha: A Escola debaixo do P\u00e9 de Manga<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promoting a Pre-School Education That Involves the Community and Local Culture <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Ch\u00e1cara Santo Amaro community is a cluster of towns and small farming plots that is home to 2,800 people. The area has only one school, which only goes until high school, and there is no basic sanitation infrastructure. The rate of teenage pregnancy in the community is the highest in S\u00e3o Paulo, and there are few job prospects for its youths and adults. According to a survey of community workers, around 500 children up to 4 years of age are not in day care.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 1984 by anthropologist, educator and folklorist Ti\u00e3o Rocha, CPCD today is reference for education throughout Brazil. Its project will focus on pre-school education for children 4 to 5 years of age, proposing to mobilize mothers and community members as educators themselves who would use their local culture and traditions as a base for school lessons. <\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, CPCD will aim to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Offer education to 60 children who lack access to public services;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train mothers to act as social educators; <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Mobilize and empower the community to become involved with the project;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Utilize playful and engaging methods in meetings.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">60 children getting quality education<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Appreciation of local culture and traditions<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Culture and tradition as a base for lessons<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhen building a healthy community, seeds are spread in different directions. In a place with rich traditions, there are many promising possibilities.\u201d Ti\u00e3o Rocha, Founder of CPCD<\/span>","name":"Centro Popular de Cultura e Desenvolvimento","project":"Projeto Sementinha: A Escola debaixo do P\u00e9 de Manga","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2016"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/um-litro-de-luz\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Litro-de-Luz-e1466628839763.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Iluminando Amazonas<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providing Affordable and Sustainable Lighting for Families Without Access to Electricity<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, more than 715,000 Brazilian families are not connected to the electric grid. In the state of Amazonas, some 5,600 rural communities lack regular access to electricity. Candles, diesel generators, and kerosene lanterns are the most common sources of light, and put the health of families and the environment at risk.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Um Litro de Luz is an initiative established in 21 countries to create economic and sustainable light sources for communities without access to electricity. Through a special technology, natural light can be utilized inside recycled plastic water bottles as the light sources. This project will provide an energy solution to riverside families in Caapiranga, with a focus on schools and public spaces.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Um Litro de Luz plans to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Install 350 light posts and 200 street lights in the region;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train approximately 1,000 residents to install the technology;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Providing lighting for 10 schools in the city, benefiting more than 3000 students.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">8,000 people given access to affordable, sustainable light sources<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Riverside community residents harnessing sunlight to light their homes and public spaces<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">10 schools and 3,000 students gaining light sources<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe aim to create a world in which every child can read a book at home and where light is not only for those who can pay.\u201d Vitor Belota, President - Um Litro de Luz Brasil<\/span>","name":"Um Litro de Luz","project":"Iluminando Amazonas","address":"Caapiranga, AM","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-3.3157379","lng":"-61.221065399999986","year":["2016"],"tags":["Amazon","Environment"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-pequenos-produtores-rurais-sao-jose-do-baixio\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Associa\u00e7\u00e3o-dos-Pequenos-Produtores-Rurais-S\u00e3o-Jos\u00e9-do-Baixio-e1466631474345.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Viver no Quilombo<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Expanding Cassava Farming to Increase Incomes for Young Farmers<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are few employment opportunities for youth in the quilombola community of S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 do Baixio. As a result, these youth end up migrating to urban areas for work, only to end up exploited as cheap labor. The Association was created in response to the rural exodus of its youth to urban areas, working to create local income generation opportunities and greater appreciation for local traditions.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project plans to train local youth and build a factory for producing cassava flour, with the intent of increasing incomes and discouraging youth flight to urban centers.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation the Association will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Provide technical instruction for 16 youth quilombos  to help them establish sustainable sources of incomes;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Teach youth about coops and associations, industrializing the mandioca production process, and best practices in agriculture;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Obtain the proper equipment to efficiently produce cassava flour;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Build a shed to house the machines;<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impacto<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">31 farming families, totalling 159 people, benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Greater incomes for 16 families<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reducing the rural exodus by 16 youths\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur land produces high-quality cassava, but our traditional way of producing it is very inefficient. Industrializing [this process] will generate income for the families who are involved.\u201d -Jos\u00e9 Carlos dos Santos, of Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos pequenos produtores rurais s\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 do Baixio<\/span>\r\n","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Pequenos Produtores Rurais S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 do Baixio","project":"Viver no Quilombo","address":"Barra do Mugres, MT","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-15.0705872","lng":"-57.1882847","year":["2016"],"tags":["Quilombolas","Sustainable Agriculture","Youth"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/amigos-de-iracambi\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Amigos-de-Iracambi-1-e1464724011386.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Florestas para \u00c1gua<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reversing Environmental Degradation by Means of Forest Restoration in Renascent Areas<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">100 years ago, the Zona da Mata was the richest region in Minas Gerais; today it is one of the most environmentally-damaged. Deforestation and commercial agriculture - which includes the application of agro-toxins - have resulted in soil degradation and contributed to a water crisis in the area, threatening the livelihoods of the family farmers there.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 1999, the organization Amigos de Iracambi works in forest conservation. In 2015 it launched the \u201cFlorestas para \u00c1gua\u201d project to combat the serious problem of environmental degradation through public awareness and forest restoration efforts.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation the Association will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Mobilize 1,000 people and encourage farmers to participate in the project;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Donate 100 trees to each of the 30 farming families;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Initiate a movement to reverse environmental damage through forest restoration;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Develop an environmental model in which costs and benefits are shared by the community.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">3,000 trees planted in renascent areas<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Water resource protection, soil regeneration, and oxygen creation<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contributions to combat climate change<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe clear cut forests for economic development, but often, in a poorly-planned way. Now, we are experiencing the results of a serious water crisis on this planet.\u201d - Guilherme Valvasori, Project Coordinator of Florestas para \u00c1gua<\/span>","name":"Amigos de Iracambi","project":"Florestas para \u00c1gua","address":"Ros\u00e1rio da Limeira, MG","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-20.9817172","lng":"-42.51159949999999","year":["2016"],"tags":["Environment"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-hortifrutigranjeiros-de-bento-rodrigues-ahobero\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ahobero-1.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aquisi\u00e7\u00e3o de insumos para agroind\u00fastria de geleia de pimenta biquinho<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Generating Income and Opportunities by Expanding the Local Production of Pepper Jams<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">AHOBERO was experiencing growth in its pepper jam-producing activities in the district of Bento Rodrigues when the dams in Mariana burst in November of 2015. The jam was an important source of income for residents in Bento Rodrigues, but when the disaster struck, 1,500 pepper trees were destroyed, impacting the production. The equipment was recovered, and the organization is now operating in a temporary space in Mariana. However, the organization now needs financial support to expand its production.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 2002, AHOBERO\u2019s main objective is to create jobs and opportunities for income generation. The pepper jam it produces has a great market value, and its versatility allows it to be consumed with meat, cheese, bread, and even ice cream.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, AHOBERO aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Obtain jars, packaging and labels for the products;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Produce spicy jams to generate greater product value;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Increase production to meet the existing demand and new markets by participating in fairs, expos and by reaching out to local and regional businesses;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Increase income and improve quality of life for residents.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income generation opportunities for 9 people<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">45 people benefited indirectly<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improved process for jam production<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe participate in lots of fairs. Our goal is to export and create jobs for more women in town.\" -\u00a0Vardeli Fialho, president, AHOBERO<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Hortifrutigranjeiros de Bento Rodrigues &#8211; AHOBERO","project":"Aquisi\u00e7\u00e3o de insumos para agroind\u00fastria de geleia de pimenta biquinho","address":"Mariana, MG","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-20.3652719","lng":"-43.41500730000001","year":["2016"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-atelie-de-ideias\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/97-hd_Artideias-2.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Ateli\u00ea de Ideias<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training and Economic Assistance for Women to Build Their Own Houses<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nearly 350,000 people live in Cariacica, an area comprising 13 regions. The Vila Dourada neighborhood became established over time with the staking of spontaneous, irregular plots, resulting in precarious a community infrastructure including unpaved streets, no basic sanitation systems, and few formal employment opportunities. 40% percent of this neighborhood of 23,000 iare beneficiaries of the Bolsa Familia program.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Ateli\u00ea de Ideias was created to promote local socio-economic development by focusing on three areas: access to housing, community empowerment, and local economy strengthening through socially-responsible financing. The project aims to mobilize the women in the community to participate in the Bem Morar collaborative fund which provides microcredit for women to build their houses and produce ecological bricks at the factory for home construction.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Association will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Assist 8 families without housing who earn a monthly income up to 4 minimum wages;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Provide 32 people access to adequate housing;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train 5 people to create ecological bricks as a source of income generation;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Involve more women in home construction.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">32 people with access to adequate housing<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Women building their own homes<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">More than 5,000 people already benefited<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Bem Morar offers integrated services and technologies to promote access  to adequate, safe and comfortable homes for low-income households and communities.\" -Leonora Mol, founder, Ateli\u00ea de Ideias<\/span>\r\n\r\n","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Ateli\u00ea de Ideias","project":"Bem Morar","address":"Vit\u00f3ria, ES","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-20.2976178","lng":"-40.2957768","year":["2016"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Esp\u00edrito Santo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/agenda-publica\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13082523_1297202106960743_6770389188112740419_n.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A\u00e7\u00f5es de Impacto R\u00e1pido para os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel (ODS)<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Developing and promoting impactful solutions to the UN\u2019s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Sustainable Development Goals are initiatives created by the UN to eradicate poverty, uphold human rights, put an end to violence, and protect the planet by the year 2030. Despite this goal, in some regions in Brazil there has been little discussion as to how these initiatives will be implemented. Agenda P\u00fablica has created and shared public policy solutions as a way to encourage these SDGs to be met.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 2009, the organization connects governments, the private sector and civil society to fine-tune the democratic means and management of public policies. 15,000 people across Brazil and Latin America are active in its programs focused on strengthening public policy management. The goal is to reach 5,000 public officials.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Agenda P\u00fablica aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Produce and spread high-impact, public policy solutions for each of the 17 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals);<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hold a workshop with specialists on topics such as dignity, prosperity and personal development, environmental protection, and institutional partnerships;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Systematize 3 quick guides with alternatives to policies, good practices, and sources for funding;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Share best practices on social media.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Best practices shared with 5,000 public officials<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">SDG solutions created and shared<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Greater civic engagement<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe need to strengthen our cities with public policies that create a higher quality of life for our citizens.\" -\u00a0Sergio Andrade, Founder, Agenda P\u00fablica<\/span>","name":"Agenda P\u00fablica","project":"A\u00e7\u00f5es de Impacto R\u00e1pido para os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel (ODS)","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2016"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-arquitetos-sem-fronteiras-mariana\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ASF-Brasil-Mariana-2.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Assessoria t\u00e9cnica \u00e0s fam\u00edlias atingidas pelo rompimento da barragem em Mariana<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Assisting Families Who Lost Their Homes from the Environmental Disaster in Mariana, MG<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In November of 2015 two mining dams burst, releasing 40 billion liters of toxic mud along the Gualazo do Norte, Carmo, and Doce rivers, and causing great damage to the people who lived there. The towns of Mariana, Paracatu de Baixo, and Bento Rodrigues suffered the greatest destruction, leaving hundreds of its families homeless.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Since 2003, ASF Brasil has been leading socio-environmental projects that empower people living in inadequate housing to make renovations on their homes. Through this project, ASF Brasil will provide assistance to the residents of Bento Rodrigues and Paracatu de Baixo, ensuring their participation and representation in the reconstruction process of their community.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With Support from BrazilFoundation, ASF \u2013 Brasil aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Increase resident involvement in discussions on home relocations;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Improve the quality of information produced on the relocation sites;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Help the residents understand the technical language used during the process;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Promote an environment where residents have a greater say in the reconstruction decision-making processes, so that the end results reflect their demands.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">350 residents reached<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Residents having a say in the reconstruction process<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Respect for local knowledge<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c Our main objective is to create ways for the residents to effectively participate in the decision-making process.\u201d - Ananda Martins, ASF - Brasil.\"<\/span>\r\n\r\n","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Arquitetos Sem Fronteiras \u2013 Mariana","project":"Assessoria t\u00e9cnica \u00e0s fam\u00edlias atingidas pelo rompimento da barragem em Mariana","address":"Mariana, MG","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-20.3652719","lng":"-43.41500730000001","year":["2016"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-cultural-vila-flores\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13254813_516779835175726_3010270723666274929_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ConvexoLab<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teaching Entrepreneurial and Problem-Solving Skills to Children and Adolescents<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Vila Flores community is situated in the an old industrial zone of Porto Alegre that has been experiencing urban decay for decades. Since the 1960\u2019s factories and businesses have been closing down, resulting in reduced employment opportunities and growing drug and prostitution activities in the area.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The association came about in 2012 to help revitalize the area and find solutions to combat the urban decay. All of its work is focused on improving quality of life for urban residents and protecting the environment, realizing activities that promote culture, education, entrepreneurialism, and sustainable development. Its project ConvexoLab will encourage children and adolescents to act as leaders in promoting solutions to the problems in their neighborhoods.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural Vila Flores aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Directly benefit 50 children and adolescents in public primary schools;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Educate students in communications, problem-solving skills and entrepreneurship to develop their leadership, empathy, and teamwork;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Involve 200 local residents and workers to develop solutions with a social-cultural impact;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Implement concrete solutions for neighborhood problems.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Entrepreneurial education for 50 children and adolescents<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 open events for 1600 local residents and workers<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThis project will teach youth about their rights and responsibilities as an active citizen.\" - Antonia Chaves Barcellos Wallig, President, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural Vila Flores<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural Vila Flores","project":"ConvexoLab","address":"Porto Alegre, RS","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-30.0346471","lng":"-51.217658400000005","year":["2016"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-da-escola-familia-agroecologica-do-macacoari-aefam\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0262.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cria\u00e7\u00e3o de Galinhas Caipiras Sustent\u00e1vel<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening Family Farming to Diversify Incomes for Itaubal\u2019s Riverside Community<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Agriculture and small-scale harvesting are the main sources of income for residents in the Itaubal riverside region. As the area is only accessible by boat or small boat, it is difficult to introduce new methods of income generation for the people who live there.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Escola Fam\u00edlia Agroecol\u00f3gica do Macacoari was founded in 2008 with the goal of strengthening sustainable rural development through income generation. Active in nine communities on the Macacoari river, the organization utilizes different techniques in agriculture and harvesting, livestock farming, and biodiversity preservation to promote socioeconomic development while preserving natural resources. The project will work to scale the scale the aviculture activities in the region, strengthening family farming diversifying sources of income for people in the region.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, AEFAM aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Build and equip an aviary for 480 birds;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Build a mini factory for producing alternative livestock feed;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train 50 people how to utilize forest resources to produce alternative feed for aviculture purposes.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">50 youth trained<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Greater income for 50 riverside families<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Family farming strengthened<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\u201cOur school encourages youth and their families to get involved in creating a society with social justice, respectful working conditions, and respect for nature.","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o da Escola Fam\u00edlia Agroecol\u00f3gica do Macacoari &#8211; AEFAM","project":"Cria\u00e7\u00e3o de Galinhas Caipiras Sustent\u00e1vel","address":"Itaubal, AP","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"0.6780812","lng":"-50.80740709999998","year":["2016"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"North","state":"Amap\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-moradores-pescadores-e-marisqueiras-do-povoado-de-barra-de-caravelas\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/28-e1466715096965.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Moradores, Pescadores, e Marisqueiras, do Povoado de Barra de Caravelas<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Income Generation for Youth in a Fisherman Community by Utilizing Fishing Waste to Produce Shrimp Flour <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shrimping is the main source of income for the traditional, low-income fishing families living in the coastal area of Caravelas, Bahia. Of the total shrimp catch, 40% is sold and 60% is discarded as waste. Nearly nine tons of shells and shrimp heads are discarded per month onto the beaches, which is a serious public health risk.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Founded in 2013, the association aims to reduce the environmental impact of fishing waste by using cheap technology to turn the waste into shrimp flour. The fishing waste can also be used to produce animal feed and fertilizer for pharmaceutical, paper and agriculture purposes.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With support from BrazilFoundation, the Association will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train 50 fishermen to produce shrimp flour, providing them specific guidance on marketing, pricing and quality;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Build four solar dryers and a shed;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Develop of a pilot project to produce chitin and chitosan;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Create a website to increase product sales.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sustainability and autonomy for a community<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">50 fishing families producing and generating income<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reducing the environmental impact generated by shrimp\r\nwaste<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"The success of this project can serve as an example for other communities, and can help sustain small-scale fishing during a time when our planet is suffering from climate change.\"<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Moradores, Pescadores, e Marisqueiras, do Povoado de Barra de Caravelas","project":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Moradores, Pescadores, e Marisqueiras, do Povoado de Barra de Caravelas","address":"Caravelas, BA","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-17.7337667","lng":"-39.26527809999999","year":["2016"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/rede-postinho-de-saude-organizacao-de-saude-preventiva-multidisciplinar-social\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/06\/205677_121123574632493_5127216_n.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promo\u00e7\u00e3o da sa\u00fade das mulheres<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Multidisciplinary Outpatient Care and Disease Prevention for Women in Communities Throughout Rio De Janeiro<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Roughly 62% of the more than 5,000 women residents of the Cantagalo and Pav\u00e3o\/Pav\u00e3ozinho favelas earn a salary of only up to one minimum wage. In these communities there is only one public clinic, in it working only three doctors - falling far short of meeting the needs of an area that sees high rates of violence against women, and alarming birth and mortality rates.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2010 a group of professionals and volunteers from diverse fields came together to with the Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Moradores do Cantagalo to create a clinic called \u201cPostinho\u201d. In this clinic, youth and women ages 15 and up can receive outpatient care for general needs as well as digestive, psychological and nutritional concerns. 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A\u00e7\u00e3o Jovem Brasil was founded in 2004 to encourage young college students to apply the lessons they learned inside the classroom to help improve society. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A\u00e7\u00e3o Jovem Brasil provides activities that help educate students of Rio\u2019s public schools as engaged citizens, promoting a culture of overall greater social involvement. Along with teaching and informing youth, the project will offer workshops  focused on developing projects to solve local issues.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, A\u00e7\u00e3o Jovem Brasil aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train 60 students from public schools between the ages of 16 and 19;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Facilitate group discussions and dynamic learning activities that encourage reflection;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Advise youth on creating responsible, engaged, and critical citizens;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Promote knowledge exchanges between social leaders, professionals, and youth activists<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Civic education for 60 youths from public schools<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">More engaged, responsible youth<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scaling social impact from the local to the national level\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMay the first steps develop into a pilot project that can be multiplied in other schools.\u201d - William Andrade Nogueira, Founder of A\u00e7\u00e3o Jovem Brasil.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('bd56c127-bd25-4298-8a0f-6c5c7cbea1be');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"A\u00e7\u00e3o Jovem Brasil","project":"Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Cidad\u00e3 para Jovens do Ensino M\u00e9dio das Escolas P\u00fablicas do RJ","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2016"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-redes-de-desenvolvimento-da-mare\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/06\/13064767_1048724218531117_7059799621258591631_o.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Curso Preparat\u00f3rio do Ensino M\u00e9dio<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preparatory Courses Enabling Access to Quality Public Institutions<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">One of the greatest challenges faced by low-income youth is entering the labor market.  More than 50% of residents in the Mar\u00e9 neighborhood are children and teens under 21 years of age,  a population with an average level of educational obtainment of only four years. There is therefore a tendency for these youth to become part of the large contingent of \"neither studying, nor working\u201d - a circumstance which, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, today describes one in five young Brazilians aged 15 to 29.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">To increase basic educational attainment and expand employment opportunities, Redes da Mar\u00e9 created a preparatory course for high schoolers. The goal of the course is to promote their access to quality public education institutions.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Redes da Mar\u00e9 aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Reach a 20% admissions rate for high schoolers in public education institutions, such as UFRJ\u2019s high schools , technical schools such as CEFET and FAETEC, Pedro II high school, and others;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Provide Portuguese, Mathematics, Geography, History, Biology, Physics and Chemistry classes;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022  Encourage students to stay in school past the elementary level.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">140 graduating students each year<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth with access to quality academic instruction<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth prepared to enter the job market<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cStarting these 9th graders off on their academic journey creates a foundation for them to learn and create futures for themselves.\" - Redes da Mar\u00e9 team<\/span>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('84731b6c-76b3-4f9c-93bd-04beb9945ed6');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Redes de Desenvolvimento da Mar\u00e9","project":"Curso Preparat\u00f3rio do Ensino M\u00e9dio","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2016"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/federacao-das-associacoes-de-moradores-urbanos-e-rurais-do-municipio-de-japeri-%e2%80%90-fameja\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Fameja-3.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fortalecimento Popular e Regulariza\u00e7\u00e3o de Associa\u00e7\u00f5es Comunit\u00e1rias em Japeri<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening and Formalizing the Resident Associations To Give Visibility to City Demands<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The city of Japeri, which became independent from Nova Igua\u00e7u in 1992, has the lowest human development indicators (HDI) in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Little resources are invested in the municipality, presenting faulty infrastructure for its more than 95,000 residents.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">FAMEJA is a federation that works with the public officials on the local, state, and federal level to help guarantee that the needs of its residents are met. The Federation also fosters cultural and sport activities in Japeri, promoting a higher quality of life for those who live there. Its \u201cFortalecimento Popular\u2026\u201d project will provide guidance and support for local associations to increase their impact in the municipality. <\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, FAMEJA aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide legal support to help formalize 14 associations and launch new ones;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train leaders of the associations to increase their participation and influence in Japeri\u2019s public affairs;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hold talks and courses to strengthen civil society in Japeri.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support for 14 resident associations<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Civil society strengthened<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Greater civic engagement<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThis project aims to strengthen the tools that would give civil society more power in public affairs.\u201d - FAMEJA Team<\/span>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('d5d7396e-915a-422d-83c6-c40f4bc2a5dc');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Federa\u00e7\u00e3o das Associa\u00e7\u00f5es de Moradores Urbanos e Rurais do Munic\u00edpio de Japeri \u2010 FAMEJA","project":"Fortalecimento Popular e Regulariza\u00e7\u00e3o de Associa\u00e7\u00f5es Comunit\u00e1rias em Japeri","address":"Japeri, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.6439978","lng":"-43.660646299999996","year":["2016"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-ex-conselheiros-e-conselheiros-da-infancia-aecci\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AECCI-1-e1466451546883.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Juventude conquistando seus direitos<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training Youth to Combat Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The lead up to the 2016 Summer Olympics sparked a wave of investments in Rio de Janeiro\u2019s infrastructure, hotels, public transportation, and real estate. Despite these improvements, the games have also made negative social impacts on the city - to which little public attention has been given. Recent studies suggest an increase in sexual exploitation in the vicinity of construction sites throughout the city. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 2011 by former professionals in the Child Services, AECCI works to uphold the rights of children and adolescents. The project will mobilize adolescents and youth to combat sexual violence, while strengthening and sharing the F\u00f3rum Estadual da Juventude Carioca em A\u00e7\u00e3o\u2019s work - a place for youth to learn about and take action on public policies.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, AECCI aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold 10 meetings to orient 30 youths on topics related to sexual exploitation and leadership;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hold 3 open workshops led by youth on sexual violence;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Prepare youth to engage with the government and NGOs on public policies;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Create opportunities for youth to communicate and mobilize through networks and forums on children\u2019s rights.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">30 youths trained through 10 workshops<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 3 meetings against sexual exploitation<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Youth leadership<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe understand the importance of mobilization in the fight to end sexual violence against children...giving the opportunity for youth themselves to be the changemakers.\" -\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L\u00facio Taveira, AECCI<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('d80503b5-f3b1-4cee-85a2-1481648e80ae');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Ex-Conselheiros e Conselheiros da Inf\u00e2ncia &#8211; AECCI","project":"Juventude conquistando seus direitos","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2016"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/pranah\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Pranah-e1466451822314.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pranah \u2010 Aprendizado Adaptativo e Conhecimento de Aptid\u00f5es para Crian\u00e7as e Jovens da Base da Pir\u00e2mide<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving School Performance and Career Opportunities for Children and Adolescents Through Vocational Advising and Socio-Emotional Skill Development<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The statistics on youth educational attainment in Brazil are alarming: 46% of 19 year olds have not finished high school, 13 million Brazilians over the age of 15 are illiterate,  and 21% of people who embark upon higher education never finish. These numbers help show us why so many low-income youth end up accepting unskilled occupations - regardless if it\u2019s due to poor qualifications or urgency to make ends meet for their families.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pranah works with teachers and schools to help children and youths identify their natural strengths.  The organization focuses on \u201cadaptive learning\u201d techniques and helping the students to develop their socio-emotional skills. Their \u201cAprendizado Adaptivo\u201d project will  provide vocational guidance to students from three schools, empowering them to map their own career paths.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Pranah can:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Reach 200 students in 3 public schools in Niter\u00f3i, Volta Redonda, and Barra Mansa;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Map out each student\u2019s skills to provide them a career plan;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Identify careers, courses and opportunities by geographic region;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hold a career fair for youth and provide training for teachers on learning techniques.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strengthening skills in 200 youths<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improved school performances<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur mission is to help children and youth discover new things about themselves in school, and for teachers to play a role in this process.\u201d Pranah team<\/span>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('c2a3d703-8103-43da-9a89-fce42d0e7385');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Pranah","project":"Pranah \u2010 Aprendizado Adaptativo e Conhecimento de Aptid\u00f5es para Crian\u00e7as e Jovens da Base da Pir\u00e2mide","address":"Niter\u00f3i, RJ","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-22.8858975","lng":"-43.115221099999985","year":["2016"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/ciclo-organico\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ciclo-Organico.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pessoas, Bicicletas, Baldes e Composteiras: Transformando o que antes era lixo em fonte de vida<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creating Sustainable Composting Systems That Process Tons of Organic Waste Daily<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The city of Rio de Janeiro produces 11,000 tons of waste per day, which is then taken to landfills such as Serop\u00e9dicam, a site located 40 kilometers from the city. This solution is costly and unsustainable, and ends up transferring the burden of waste management to the poor and remote communities. Another serious problem facing the city is food insecurity due to food being produced in distant places, leading to higher food prices and greater waste.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ciclo Org\u00e2nico uses composting, a biological process that turns organic waste into an agricultural material that is rich in nutrients, to reduce waste and to produce healthier foods. The project collects the organic waste by bike, and in return participants receive a seedling at the end of each month, or they can donate the compost product to an organic farmer.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation Ciclo Org\u00e2nico will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Collect and treat the waste generated by 450 families (9 tons\/month), create 9 delivery points in different districts and implement two new composting courtyards;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Implement a seedling nursery with production capacity of 400 seedlings \/ month; <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Formalize partnerships with parks, schools, condominiums and public spaces to reduce food transportation costs;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Organize workshops on composting, gardening, permaculture and bio-construction.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">9 tons of waste collected and recycled monthly<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">450 families composting<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sustainable use of organic waste<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"We envision a community where waste is seen as a resource...and instead of a problem, it is seen as a solution.\" - Luke Chiabi, founder, Ciclo Org\u00e2nico<\/span>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\nwindow.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('09740834-aebc-44db-90b4-3a33f648aade'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e); } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Ciclo Org\u00e2nico","project":"Pessoas, Bicicletas, Baldes e Composteiras: Transformando o que antes era lixo em fonte de vida","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2016"],"tags":["Environment"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-profissionalizante-mangueira\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IP-Mangueira-3-e1470346102939.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Projeto Mangueira Beleza<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional Training Promoting Autonomy and Economic Independence for Women<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The cosmetic industry in Brazil has been experiencing an annual growth rate of 13%. Brazil itself is the third highest consumer of beauty products in the world, and the second highest of hair products. Based on this data, Instituto Profissionalizante Mangueira created the Mangueira Beleza project, an initiative that offers professional training to women to promote their autonomy and economic independence. The project also teaches management and financial literacy so that the women can undertake viable and competitive entrepreneurial ventures.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 2001, the Institute offers professional training courses in home and electrical repairs, hydraulics, and carpentry for 260 adolescents and youths annually. In the past few years, the Institute began focusing on combating gender inequality and domestic violence in favelas.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Mangueira Beleza intends to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Provide professional training for 150 women;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Offer 200 hours of technical training in hair services and 200 hours in manicure and pedicure services, which will prepare students to work in the respective fields;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Using FAETEC\u2019s methodology, offer 40 hours of professional training in entrepreneurship and financial literacy to prepare the women to undertake their own ventures.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional training for 150 women<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technical training, financial literacy and entrepreneurial skills<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Independence and autonomy for women<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe Mangueira Beleza project is a reference for businesses who are looking for qualified professionals.\u201d - Project Team<\/span>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('7eff06bf-6b29-4701-9294-ce90afabf0fc');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Instituto Profissionalizante Mangueira","project":"Projeto Mangueira Beleza","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2016"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/escola-fabrica-de-espetaculos-spetaculu\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Spectaculu-Iluminacao-Creditos-Myllena-Arau\u0301jo-e1470346247329.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spectaculu em 5 Minutos<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technical training and job placement for youth in the audiovisual and cultural fields<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is a big market for events and entertainment in the city of Rio de Janeiro. However, there is a shortage of labor qualified to work in such fields. Youth who are interested in working in the area face obstacles to employment, including: lack of consistent training in the arts; lack of knowledge to articulate their skills to potential employers; and transportation challenges due to the city\u2019s high crime rate.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since 1999 Spectaculu has worked with youth developing their cognitive, artistic, and interpersonal skills, with the objective of preparing them for the workforce in the events, artistic and technology fields. Its centrally-located office in Rio de Janeiro allows Spectaculu to reach youths from 200 neighboring favelas.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Spectaculu aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train 215 youths to work in events and technology;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Expand and articulate teaching methods to be utilized in public schools;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Reach more youth and reduce program evasion;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Help the students produce videos that capture the creative process.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">215 youths trained to work in the arts and technology fields<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jobs and income opportunities created<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Greater self esteem and self esteem for Rio\u2019s youth<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cSpectaculu was the door to a new life path. 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Its infrastructure has been neglected for decades, resulting in problems such as: lack of health, education, and garbage collection services; basic infrastructure deficiencies including access to water, plumbing, and electricity; high rates of violence; damaged sidewalks and streets; and few green public spaces.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2006, two residents recovered an abandoned lot that had accumulated waste for more than 20 years. Parts of the 16 tons of garbage removed were used to construct Siti\u00ea Park - a community space for leisure, education and environmental awareness. In 2012 the park was recognized as the first agroforest in Rio de Janeiro, and aims to become the first sustainable favela in the world. The park has generated 9 green jobs, and produces more than one ton of produce for its residents. 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As 8%\u00a0of women participating in the \"Elas Emancipadas\" project have no formal education, with\u00a050% of them\u00a0not having\u00a0completed primary school, the project will try to reach these women who are of low-income status, and promote economic justice.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project has already trained 1,300 women through classes in entrepreneurship and through access to microcredit.\u00a0The Banco Palmas organization itself has\u00a0inspired the creation of 52 community banks in nine states throughout Brazil, reaching more than 1,000 families.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will offer:\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Cooking and Sewing classes for 60 women;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 4 meetings to integrate the Emancipadas Assocation.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1300 women already benefited\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Professional training for 60 women<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Autonomy for women in Cear\u00e1<\/span>","name":"Banco Palmas","project":"Elas Emancipadas","address":"Fortaleza, Cear\u00e1","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-3.7318616","lng":"-38.5266704","year":["2015"],"tags":["Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/carlotas\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carlotas_PT_RGB.jpg","desc":"<meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"Brazil, school, kids, respect, project\">\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Programa de Multiplicadores<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fostering Interpersonal Relationships and Respect for Diversity through Art and Play<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Carlotas uses arts in public schools to teach and develop socio-emotional skills in children and adults. By doing this, they can teach empathy, tolerance and respect for diversity, while strengthening human connections by encouraging people to build healthy and caring relationships.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through the \u201cMultipliers Program\u201d (Programa de Multiplicadores), Carlotas will train educators from an organization called Cidade 21 that works in a favela of Cidade Dutra, a city just beyond S\u00e3o Paulo. These professionals will comprise a community of \u201cmultipliers\u201d that will disseminate practices that utilize art as a tool for social transformation, aiming to reach a number greater than the average 180 children and adolescents that the organization serves during after-school hours.<\/span>\r\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Carlotas will:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train 60 educators who will act as methodology multipliers - each working with roughly 60 children and adolescents;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Promote a culture of empathy, coexistence and diversity; <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Influence other educators to use Carlotas\u2019 methods of continuing education.<\/span>\r\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">250 educators already trained<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1200 children and adolescents impacted<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">art and education transforming human relationships<\/span>","name":"Carlotas","project":"Programa de Multiplicadores","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2015"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/educap-espaco-democratico-de-uniao-convivencia-aprendizagem-e-prevencao\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/08\/educap-e1471634237302.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Momento Mulher<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Women as Conflict Mediators<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">EDUCAP has been promoting human rights for more than seven years in the Complexo do Alem\u00e3o favela in Rio de Janeiro. The project Momento Mulher will prepare women to act as mediators in domestic, intra-family, interpersonal and community conflicts.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community Mediation can be used as a tool in Rio\u2019s favelas to combat violence and empower residents to encourage the peaceful coexistence of the various factions there. This will not only foster a culture of peace, but stimulate civic engagement and leadership in the community.<\/span>\r\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of the BrazilFoundation Women's Fund, EDUCAP will:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000; line-height: 1.5;\">\u2022 Train and empower 20 women of various ages in conflict mediation in their communities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 <span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Acquire materials and equipment needed for the training;<\/span><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 <span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Hire qualified professionals in the field to develop and teach the course;<\/span><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 <span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Track and monitor the actions of the mediators during and after training.<\/span><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Benefit 900 families, including 170 children and adolescentes.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('051aaf17-9e77-4655-8262-13ec40bfd150');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"EDUCAP &#8211; Espa\u00e7o Democr\u00e1tico de Uni\u00e3o, Conviv\u00eancia, Aprendizagem e Preven\u00e7\u00e3o","project":"Momento Mulher","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"","lng":"","year":["2015"],"tags":["Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-escola-de-noticias\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/11\/11885115_1054241451254881_3585811931344146371_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Escola Comunit\u00e1ria de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Work and Income Generation Opportunities in Audiovisual Production for Youth<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Campo Limpo region in the south zone of the city of S\u00e3o Paulo is one of the most crowded areas of the city, and suffers from social and infrastructural problems. An estimated 600,000 people reside there, 52% of which are between the ages of 0 and 29. Unfortunately, there are limited recreational, work and educational opportunities for youth in this region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Created by youths from Campo Limpo, Escola de Not\u00edcias aims transform communities using information and communication technologies (ICTs), taking advantage of the creative potential of the young people who live there. The organization is a school modeled around social enterprise, and its projects are subsidized from the commercialization of its products and services.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, Escola will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train\u00a030 youths in Photography, Creative Writing, Video, and Graphic Design;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Offer cultural outings to TV and radio stations, journal headquarters, animation studios, as well as talks with media professionals;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Obtain equipment for audiovisual production.<\/span>\r\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">70\u00a0youths prepared for the job market<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 25\u00a0partner schools<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Escola de Not\u00edcias","project":"Escola Comunit\u00e1ria de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2015","2016"],"tags":["Information Technology","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/coletivo-mica-midia-identidade-cultura-e-arte-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/02\/foto-01-e1462408294691.png","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Polifonia \u2013 o direito \u00e0 comunica\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 universal<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Upholding and Promoting Rights through Communication in Mariana, MG<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Roughly 60,000 people live in the municipality of Mariana, where there are no basic urban services such as adequate plumbing or water treatment, to the point that there is no official billing of water use in the city. Misinformation becomes a serious obstacle to the negotiations of basic rights in the face of the losses and damage caused by the environmental disaster.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded by former journalism students from the Federal University of Ouro Preto, MICA aims to contribute to human liberty through media initiatives. Free speech is one of the pillars of democracy and MICA believes that it is necessary to act so that the most vulnerable populations become aware that this is an essential right and so they can begin to exercise it.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Impact<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of the BrazilFoundation Minas Fund, the Collective aims to:<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a0Work with 100 students from nine public schools in Mariana, enabling them to understand, reflect upon, and communicate their needs and rights as citizens;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Prepare audio-visual and printed teaching materials to support \u00a0workshops on the critical reading of media;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold experiential workshops with young residents of Mariana\u2019s neighborhoods and districts.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur wish for Brazil, and for the youth of this project, is a gained awareness of the right to communication, of the liberty of expression, so to become active citizens in the process of constructing identity and cultural values.\u201d Yara Diniz, Coletivo Mica Leader<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Coletivo MICA \u2013 M\u00eddia, Identidade, Cultura e Arte","project":"Polifonia \u2013 o direito \u00e0 comunica\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 universal","address":"Belo Horizonte and Mariana, MG","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-19.9083798","lng":"-43.952369799999985","year":["2016"],"tags":["Children","Civic Engagement"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-pelo-bem-do-planeta\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_2200-e1461186669158.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Projeto Douradinho em Valadares<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Encouraging and Promoting Environmental Awareness for Students and Teachers in the Rio Doce Region<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the bursting of the dam in Mariana, the sludge of toxic waste that washed over the Rio Doce left the municipalities dependent on it without potable water. Analyses performed by the city of Governador Valadares confirmed that the river is now highly contaminated with aluminum, magnesium, and iron, affecting more than 220 cities in the states of Minas Gerais and Esp\u00edrito Santo. Several species of fish, invertebrates, amphibians, and reptiles were killed, some which may now be extinct. The mud reached the state of Esp\u00edrito Santo, penetrating 3 km into the sea and covering 10 km of coastline. Economic activities such as fishing and tourism have been entirely compromised.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto pelo Bem do Planeta focuses on environmental management in rural and urban communities that are vulnerable to the risks and\/or catastrophes caused by climate change or human intervention, working to prevent and mitigate these risks. To this end, the organization will work in partnership with Projeto Douradinho, an environmental education and culture initiative, to encourage elementary school students and their teachers to appreciate water resources through \u201cDouradinho\u201d, the catfish character in a children\u2019s book. The initiative will essentially transform these children into environmental agents.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of the BrazilFoundation Minas Fund, the Institute aims to:<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Bring the debate on the importance of river preservation both into and outside of the classroom, impacting 4,000 students in the municipality;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022\u00a0Discuss and reflect upon the tragedy with students;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022\u00a0Encourage further actions that generate positive impact on river preservation and riverside forests;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022\u00a0Transform students into agents of good environmental practices.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"The project's aim is for future generations to continue the work that I am starting, because I\u2019m afraid I will never again see, in my lifetime, the river as it used to be.\" Ricardo Abraham - Project leader<\/span>","name":"Instituto pelo Bem do Planeta","project":"Projeto Douradinho em Valadares","address":"Governador Valadares, MG","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-18.8549317","lng":"-41.955923299999995","year":["2016"],"tags":["Children","Civic Engagement","Environment"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/aedas-associacao-estadual-de-defesa-ambiental-e-social\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN2999-e1454613871405.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promo\u00e7\u00e3o da auto-organiza\u00e7\u00e3o dos Atingidos pela Barragem de rejeitos da Samarco no munic\u00edpio de Mariana para negocia\u00e7\u00e3o coletiva de reparos de perdas e danos<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rights and reparations for riverside families affected by the environmental disaster in Mariana, MG<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">As two water dams in the town of Mariana burst, a surge of mud washed over the region, destroying houses, rendering the land infertile, and leaving many dead. AEDAS helps organize families affected by the disaster to lead their negotiation processes for compensation with the government and other responsible entities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">AEDAS has over 30 years of experience supporting people impacted by dam activities, working together with the affected from the moment a disaster strikes. The organization currently helps more than 300,000 families impacted by dams in Minas Gerais, serving farmers, indigenous peoples, riverside communities, fishermen, miners, quilombolo residents, and even urban populations. The main objectives of AEDAS are to defend the rights of affected families, and to ensure that they are represented in a collective bargaining plan from the moment a dam is erected to the first signs of environmental damage. AEDAS ultimately helps these families receive compensation for the affects on their housing, land, sanitation, transport and roads, education, health etc.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from the<strong> Brazil<\/strong>Foundation Minas Fund, AEDAS will:<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Assess damages for those affected by the dam disaster;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Provide support and advising for those affected directly by the disaster, to help guarantee their right to full compensation for their losses, benefiting around 700 people indirectly;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Mobilize families and promote awareness on their rights;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Guarantee collective bargaining plans in full for the families;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Training for 5-20 families as grassroots groups to spur public involvement for repairing damages.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"This disaster has caused great trauma on the people here. Our dairy production and trade has stopped. Our city revolved around milk production, and now we dream of getting back our city - the way she was before: calm, quiet, no mud or mining trucks. \" -Sergio Parrot - resident of the Bento Rodrigues district in Mariana.<\/span>","name":"AEDAS &#8211; Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Estadual de Defesa Ambiental e Social","project":"AEDAS - Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Estadual de Defesa Ambiental e Social","address":"Belo Horizonte & Mariana, MG","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-19.9083798","lng":"-43.952369799999985","year":["2016"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Legal Assistance"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/caritas-diocesana-de-governador-valadares\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/02\/caritas2-1.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Articula\u00e7\u00e3o e Fortalecimento da Rede de Movimentos e Entidades Sociais na Defesa da Bacia do Rio Doce<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Community Empowerment for the Socioenvironmental Recovery of the Rio Doce Region<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Rio Doce basin has suffered for some time from the impacts of global warming, a decline in its river flow, drought, and from the environmental degradations caused by mining activities. There have been no effective monitoring practices for the mining activities in the area. With the bursting of the Mariana dam in November of 2015, a surge of mud washed over a region of more than 700km, even reaching the shores of the state of Espirito Santo. Thousands of people remain affected.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded 60 years ago, the Brazilian Caritas works to provide emergency relief, food security, and income generation opportunities. The goal of this project is to empower community leaders to create and monito proposals in support of the Rio Doce Basin and the population affected by the disaster.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Impact<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of the <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation Minas Fund, Caritas will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7 contribute to the socioenvironmental rehabilitation of seven municipalities in the Rio Doce region;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u00b7 Provide training and encouragement for the affected population to become engaged to uphold their rights;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u00b7 Monitor government agencies and companies\u2019 responses to affected populations, ensuring transparency in the negotiations with the responsible entities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u00b7 Propose collective solutions for the socioenvironmental recovery of the Doce River Basin.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe're trying to help the people of Valadares improve their living conditions and our river. What happened was a catastrophe, and the lack of potable water has been a major problem for all of us.\u201d <strong>Fl\u00e1via Finhani, Vice-President<\/strong><\/span>","name":"C\u00e1ritas Diocesana de Governador Valadares","project":"Articula\u00e7\u00e3o e Fortalecimento da Rede de Movimentos e Entidades Sociais na Defesa da Bacia do Rio Doce","address":"Governador Valadares, MG","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-18.8549317","lng":"-41.955923299999995","year":["2016"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Environment"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-comunitario-vozes-da-vila-prudente-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/11\/12231682_1074423335901326_11310761_n.jpg","desc":"<h2>Jornal Vozes da Vila Prudente<\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community reporting workshops for youths in\u00a0Vila Prudente<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vila Prudente was the first favela in S\u00e3o Paulo, emerging in the 1940s with the arrival of immigrants and construction workers. The community is marked by violence and drug trafficking, and has been affected by residential displacement due to the construction of the metro line 15 monorail.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Community Group Vozes da Vila Prudente uses communications, with a focus on community journalism, to discuss and inform on issues affecting the communities of the Vila Prudente neighborhood of S\u00e3o Paulo. Their work encourages social engagement, entrepreneurship, information-sharing and culture in the community.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will produce:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Community reporter workshops for 80 students from public schools in the region;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Printed newspapers, distributed quarterly;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Two mini documentaries by workshop participants.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">80\u00a0youths\u00a0acting as community reporters<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Community journalism empowering\u00a0youth and adults<\/span>","name":"Grupo Comunit\u00e1rio Vozes da Vila Prudente","project":"Grupo Comunit\u00e1rio Vozes da Vila Prudente","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2015","2016"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-sementes-ao-vento-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/11\/MG_8150b.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yvyra Yky - Terra Vida<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Producing Food, Orchids and Crafts\u00a0for Income Generation in a Guarani Village<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Guarani village of Teko\u00e1 Pind\u00f3 Mirim is situated in the city of Viam\u00e3o, in\u00a0Rio Grande do Sul, and consists of 21 families. The tribe there lives in an area\u00a0of degraded soil that is unsuitable for growing the fruits and vegetables typical\u00a0to the community\u2019s lifestyle. The project Pind\u00f3 Sementes de Sustentabilidade has\u00a0worked since 2010 to improve conditions for this tribe by planting of native trees,\u00a0fruits and vegetables, constructing a seedling nursery, and erecting an on-site\u00a0composter and cistern.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The challenge the project faces now is supporting the production and\u00a0commercialization of orchids, and planting bamboo for artisanal crafts. The goal of\u00a0the project is to end the irregular extraction of these natural resources, strengthen\u00a0the trade of village crafts, and generate income for local families.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, Instituto Sementes ao Vento will:<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Increase income generation capacity for 21 families, directly benefiting 85 people;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Plant bamboo for the production of artisanal crafts;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Grow and sell orchids;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Increase food security by planting trees, fruits and vegetables;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Share village experiences with other Guarani communities and public authorities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Develop activities in cooperatives and encourage collaboration;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Consolidate initiatives underway led by the Pind\u00f3 Sementes de Sustentabilidade\u00a0project;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Officially begin to utilize the composter, nursery and cistern, and practice the<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> separation and utilization of solid waste.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"The project will strengthen the collaboration and cooperation\u00a0between families, all for the collective good.\"<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Frederico Carneiro Behrends, General Director of Instituto Sementes ao Vento<\/span>","name":"Instituto Sementes ao Vento","project":"Yvyra Yky - Terra Vida","address":"Porto Alegre, RS","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-30.0346471","lng":"-51.217658400000005","year":["2015"],"tags":["Environment","Indigenous","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-coracao-de-estudante-prece\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0798-e1442595511255.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO SOLID\u00c1RIO - FINS<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community funds as a strategy\u00a0for sustainable educational initiatives<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">PRECE came to be in the community of Cip\u00f3 located in Pentecoste, Cear\u00e1, as\u00a0an initiative of seven students who would gather at an abandoned manioc flour\u00a0mill to study for the university entrance test. Despite being of older age than the\u00a0average student, they all ended up gaining admission to college. After 20 years,\u00a0this cooperative learning methodology and the EPCs (popular cooperative schools)\u00a0has spread to 13 communities producing excellent results: 650 youth have gained\u00a0admission to college. Many graduates went on to technical schools and some\u00a0eventually opened up their own businesses.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">At this moment, the main challenge of the cooperative schools is its long-term\u00a0viability and the continuity of the services offered to the communities. The Fund for\u00a0Solidary Investment (FINS) is a community-led crowd funding channel designed to\u00a0fund projects proposed, designed and coordinated by the students themselves and\u00a0EPCs.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop a method for administering the FINS to sustain a network of EPCs;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Benefit 100 students between the ages of 16 and 29 from rural communities in<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> municipalities of the backlands of Cear\u00e1.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">100 students benefited directly<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Youth initiatives supported<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Sustainability for cooperative schools (EPCs)<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Believe in people, invest in their dreams: this is the motto of FINS.\" -\u00a0Ant\u00f4nio Adriano, project coordinator<\/span>","name":"Instituto Cora\u00e7\u00e3o de Estudante &#8211; PRECE","project":"Fundo de Coinvestimento Solid\u00e1rio - FINS","address":"Pentecoste, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.792479499999999","lng":"-39.26981360000002","year":["2014"],"tags":["Semi-Arid"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/coletivo-papo-reto-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Papo-Reto.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>N\u00f3s por N\u00f3s\r\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Defending Human Rights and Security for the\u00a0Residents of Complexo do Alem\u00e3o and Penha<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Papo Reto is an independent communications collective composed of youth activist\u00a0residents of Complexo do Alem\u00e3o and Penha in Rio de Janeiro. The collective\u00a0works to defend the human rights and safety of the residents, who live amongst\u00a0violence brought by drug trafficking and police activity.\u00a0The collective maintains a network of information exchange between community\u00a0residents 24 hours a day. Its project called \u201cN\u00f3s por N\u00f3s\u201d works to ensure the\u00a0safety residents in Alem\u00e3o, and is a news channel that aims to show the realities of\u00a0the favela by disseminating news and images that go unnoticed by the mainstream\u00a0media. The collective also organizes events and leads efforts to ensure the\u00a0community\u2019s demands are met.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Coletivo Papo Reto will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Strengthen the production of audiovisual content showing community problems;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Produce video narratives with residents.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Impact<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">207\u00a0people\u00a0connected in a network\u00a0of protection from violence<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 20 motorcycle\u00a0taxi drivers\u00a0provided with legal support<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Video programs\u00a0posted weekly\u00a0on youtube<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"When someone is injured in a shooting, people call Coletivo Papo Reto to assure that there is no\u00a0tampering on the crime scene. 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The houses in\u00a0the favelas, usually built by the residents themselves, are often precarious and\u00a0pose health, safety and financial risks to their inhabitants. The Federal Law 11.888\/2008 ensures that families with income up to 3 minimum wages receive technical\u00a0assistance for projects to improve their dwellings. Municipalities, however, do not\u00a0always observe this law, thus favela residents continue to live in precarious housing.\u00a0This project works to improve housing in the Morro Vital Brazil and Caval\u00e3o favelas\u00a0in Niter\u00f3i. With the overall goal of promoting healthy living, the project provides\u00a0solutions to fix structural deficiencies such as excessive moisture and heat which\u00a0can cause health problems, and inadequate sewage systems that can contaminate<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> drinking water.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support from<strong> Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, this project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Educate families on the relationship between health and living environment;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Assess risks in 200 homes;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Identify the homes that need restructuring and report them to public authorities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Map out social and health needs in relation to living quarters.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">100\u00a0homes\u00a0addressed to\u00a0public authorities<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 200\u00a0homes\u00a0evaluated<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 400\u00a0people\u00a0benefited\u00a0directly<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Many times, the cause of a disease can be found in a person\u2019s home. 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The 60 registered students participated in classes on entrepreneurship, human rights, legislation, and work safety, along with basic training on computers and graphic design. The objective was, either through internships or the Lei de Aprendizagem (\u201cLearning Law\u201d), to help youth enter the job market.<\/span>","name":"Centro Comunit\u00e1rio L\u00eddia dos Santos\/ CEACA-Vila","project":"Conquistando o Futuro","address":"Rio de Janeiro (Morro dos Macacos, Parque Vila Isabel, Pau da Bandeira), RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2013"],"tags":["Information Technology","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/obra-social-da-paroquia-de-santa-cruz-de-copacabana-fundacao-avsi\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Projeto-Bem-Servir_Tabajaras1.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bem Servir<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bem Servir\u00a0Project trained 30 youths between the ages of 15 and 17 from\u00a0Morro dos Cabritos in Copacabana for entry-level positions in the local hotel sector. 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A good number of them are women who live in the communities and are at a disadvantage because they have not developed the necessary skills to work in this field.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 32 professionals in childhood education from the day care centers;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Offer workshops, talks and study groups on childhood care;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Strengthen support system for 4 daycare centers that attend to 206 children between the ages of 0 and 6;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Improve the quality of care for young children.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Strengthen support for 4 daycare centers<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"We believe that placing yourself in the shoes of another is essential in order to change the attitudes of educators.\" - Julia Milman, coordinator at Casa da \u00c1rvore<\/span>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('804cd5e8-f92a-4bce-919e-946fe6be4c47');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Casa da \u00c1rvore","project":"Cuidando de Quem Cuida: Projeto de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o para Professores de Creches Comunit\u00e1rias","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2014"],"tags":["Early Childhood Education"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-lar-feliz\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0363.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cresci, e Agora?<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thematic workshop for teenagers at-risk of violence and sexual exploitation<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The people of Malhada, Juazeiro live in conditions of considerable hardship, with the principal source of income being the assistance program provided by the government. Basic sanitation, clean water, garbage collection and paved roads are absent in the community. The statistics for violence and infant mortality are high, and most of the homes are single room and made of wood or paperboard. In this environment, children and adolescents become sexually active at a very young age and lack orientation. Sexual exploitation, abuse, and teenage pregnancy are a common reality in this community.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold workshops for 50 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 on sexual and reproductive health, future employment, and financial responsibility;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer activities in collaboration with the Brazilian equivalent of the Child Protection Agency;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Help adolescents gain independence and provide access to education that will improve their professional prospects.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"There is a serious problem with sexual exploitation here. Many girls between the ages of 12 and 13 don\u2019t have hope for a better life.\" -\u00a0Tia Ressu, head administrator of Lar Feliz<\/span>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Lar Feliz","project":"Cresci, e Agora?","address":"Juazeiro, BA","area":"Health","lat":"-9.4278966","lng":"-40.50581520000003","year":["2014"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/casa-do-zezinho\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/BrazilFoundation_Casa-do-Zezinho_071.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oficina de Sexualidade<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Workshops for adolescents on leading healthy and responsible lifestyles<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Casa do Zezinho opened its doors in 1993, and presently attends to about 1,500 children and adolescents per day, improving their lives in various ways through education. The organization is located in the \u201cTriangle of Death\u201d region on the outskirts of S\u00e3o Paulo where 350,000 people live in favelas.The Casa helps children and youth who live in conditions of great vulnerability below the poverty line. Living in precarious homes and in an environment of constant violence, these children also have limited access to cultural activities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The lack of privacy and family structure leads adolescents to engage in premature sexual behavior, whose consequences are exacerbated by the lack of sexual education, thus contributing to a high number of cases of sexual abuse and teenage pregnancy.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Casa do Zezinho will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Educate 300 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 16;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Contribute to demystifying taboos and prejudices;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Teach students about STDSs, their risks, and about preventing unplanned pregnancies;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer orientation to young parents.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur pedagogy of informal education offers ten thousand children and adolescents a means to realize their dreams.\" - Maria Corina Gama de Macedo, Executive director and general supervisor at Casa do Zezinho<\/span>","name":"Casa do Zezinho","project":"Oficina de Sexualidade","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Health","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2014"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-comunitaria-dos-moradores-de-mandassaia-ii\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/07\/0030.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mulheres Rurais Atuando no Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel e Gera\u00e7\u00e3o de Trabalho e Renda<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Center for income generation for rural women<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The community of Mandassaia, with only 78 households and 180 inhabitants, only has a market and a bar in the center of town, and there are few opportunities for work in the area. The region suffers from long drought spells that cause inhabitants to migrate to nearby cities in search of a better life. The Association was founded in 1997 to propose alternative solutions for the sustainable development of the community.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Association will acquire new equipment and build a headquarters for women who produce sweets, cakes and cookies, so that they can become more productive, generating opportunities for women, and offering incentives for youth to remain in the community.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation the organization plans to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Increase household income and productivity by marketing products in neighboring communities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Extend the production model to include more families;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Facilitate the creation of associations;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Encourage local entrepreneurship and associations;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Value the work of local women and youth.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"We are only representatives. We are a bridge linking the community to the public policies to which they are entitled. That is not a privilege, but a right.\" -\u00a0Tain\u00e1 de Lima Matos, project<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Comunit\u00e1ria dos Moradores de MANDASSAIA II","project":"Mulheres Rurais Atuando no Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel e Gera\u00e7\u00e3o de Trabalho e Renda","address":"Riach\u00e3o do Jacu\u00edpe","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-11.8073632","lng":"-39.380915200000004","year":["2014"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/adett-associacao-de-desenvolvimento-tecnologico-de-taua\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/10629669_4673101242382_5663192332156041844_n.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Empreendedor Digital<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income generation for youth in the semiarid of Cear\u00e1 through technology<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the past few years, Tau\u00e1, a city in the interior of Cear\u00e1 with 55,000 inhabitants\u2013 half of which live in a rural setting \u2013 surprised many by being designated one of Brazil\u2019s \u201cInnovative Cities.\u201d Recently ranked 14th in the list of top digital cities in Brazil by the magazine Wireless Mundi, Tau\u00e1 has attracted even greater attention from technology and communications companies, by creating a favorable environment for digital entrepreneurship. The demand for tech jobs in the region is on the rise.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ADETT, in partnership with the local government, trains youths and adults for the workforce by offering IT courses and by teaming up with tech incubators that teach coding and software and app development, fostering interpersonal, professional and entrepreneurial development.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ADETT trains 192 youths and adults in information technology, computer literacy, and software development in Tau\u00e1, a small city in the semiarid that has developed into a technological hub. The initiative also contributes to innovation and entrepreneurship in the Cear\u00e1 semi-arid by increasing employment opportunities and reducing the exodus to bigger cities. With support from BrazilFoundation in 2014, the project has been replicated in another nearby city, and five students have already started planning their own startups.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"<em>We help develop new products and increase our productivity through our courses. This partnership was important because now I can create my own sales software and open my business<\/em>.\" - \u00c1quilas Cidr\u00e3o, student at ADETT.<\/span>","name":"ADETT &#8211; Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Desenvolvimento Tecnol\u00f3gico de Tau\u00e1","project":"Empreendedor Digital","address":"Tau\u00e1, CE","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-6.0076879","lng":"-40.29354519999998","year":["2014"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Information Technology","Jobs and Income Generation","Semi-Arid","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/lovefutbol-brasil\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/foto4.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arena Social de Alian\u00e7a<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creation of community soccer pitches to catalyze social change<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Residents of low income communities in Recife, Pernambuco, do not have access to open, public spaces that are safe and adequate for leisurely activity. As a result, the community lacks a sense of autonomy, and there is low community spirit.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">LoveF\u00fatbol believes that it can encourage social change and strengthen community spirit by creating fields for playing sports. Created by a young American, LoveF\u00fatbol is headquartered in Washington D.C. and has been mobilizing communities and developing safe places to play sports in Brazil since 2011. The organization has received prizes for its work, its methods already having been applied with great success in other countries.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Build one community indoor soccer court for 1,100 children and youth, providing a safe place to play for 70% of children in the community;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Increase community participation;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Work as consultants supporting the community in this undertaking;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Mobilize\u00a0140 adults and community leaders in the construction and administration of the courts;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Create a platform for a development program (education, health, etc.) in\u00a0partnership with other organizations.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"A soccer court from LoveF\u00fatbol is more than a place to play; it serves as a tangible and lasting symbol of the community\u2019s strength.\" - Team Lovef\u00fatbol<\/span>","name":"LoveF\u00fatbol Brasil","project":"Arena Social de Alian\u00e7a","address":"Recife, PE","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-8.0578381","lng":"-34.88289689999999","year":["2014"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/mmnepa-movimento-de-mulheres-do-nordeste-paraense\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/0015.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fortalecimento de Iniciativas de Mulheres Empreendedoras: Construindo e Disseminando Saberes em Agroecologia<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income generation for rural women through the sustainable production of food<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Created in 1993 in Par\u00e1, MMNEPA encourages and promotes the participation of women in the social and political life of the region, especially in the struggle to improve the quality of life and work in rural communities. The organization promotes sustainable development throughout the state by enhancing the capacity of women to contribute to agricultural production of the region, as well as the commercialization of food products.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, MMNEPA will:<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 100 women\u00a0in beekeeping and farming;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Strengthen the administration of the organization by offering training in collaboration and entrepreneurship;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Scale production and distribution of products to markets, guaranteeing higher income generation;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hold two modules with trained professionals from partner organizations and specialists;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Provide support for families participating in local fairs.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Before participating in the activities of MMNEPA, I was even afraid to speak. \u00a0Today I am responsible for supporting my family. My life changed completely.\" -Nizete, project beneficiary<\/span>","name":"MMNEPA &#8211; Movimento de Mulheres do Nordeste Paraense","project":"Fortalecimento de Iniciativas de Mulheres Empreendedoras: Construindo e Disseminando Saberes em Agroecologia ","address":"Capanema, PA","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-1.2056483","lng":"-47.17819199999997","year":["2014"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture","Women"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/amina-associacao-de-mulheres-independentes-na-ativa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_3962b.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As Marru\u00e1s Pantaneiras e Seus Doces Caseiros<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income generation for women victims of domestic violence in the Pantanal region<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Mulheres Independentes \u00a0na Ativa (AMINA) was created to promote the social, economic, and cultural development of individuals and families ordinarily excluded from society and who live in a condition of vulnerability and risk (principally women who have suffered from domestic violence) in the neighborhoods and villages of Anast\u00e1cio, MS.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">AMINA works to restore the self-esteem of women who have suffered domestic violence but have escaped the situation and must now provide for themselves. These women have often received little formal education. AMINA offers training courses in cooking, sewing, information &amp; technology and baking.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create income-generating opportunities through the baking of homemade sweets that will improve the family budgets of 20 women who were victims of domestic violence;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Renovate the organization\u2019s kitchen for it to pass health inspections;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Teach nutrition courses to 200 women from the low income communities;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Produce packages for the commercialization of the sweets and baked goods.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"When I first came to AMINA, I suffered from depression because I had been a victim of domestic violence. AMINA changed my life. Today I am happy, I teach and I can support myself.\" - Maria Jos\u00e9, AMINA associate<\/span>","name":"AMINA &#8211; Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Mulheres Independentes na Ativa","project":"As Marru\u00e1s Pantaneiras e Seus Doces Caseiros","address":"Anastacio, MS","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-20.4827446","lng":"-55.810859600000015","year":["2014"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Pantanal","Women"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/asprobroas-associacao-de-mulheres-produtoras-de-broas-e-outros-produtos-alimenticios-da-agricultura-familiar-de-taboquinha-e-lagoa-do-mato\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4529.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Melhora da Renda Familiar Atrav\u00e9s da Cria\u00e7\u00e3o de Galinha Caipira<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income diversification \u00a0for family farms in Alagoas<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ASPROBROAS was started in 2010 to promote social actions that lead to income generation and strengthening of sustainable family farming in Arapiaca, Alagoas. ASPROBROAS provides professional training for women to form productive networks, which helps to empower these women and essentially improve the overall quality of life in the region. The project plans to create a new course in the \u201ccreation of associations\u201d and free range chicken farming for 15 women between the ages of 25 and 50.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, ASPROBROAS will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer a new course in the \u201cformation of associations\u201d and free range chicken farming for 15 women farmers between the ages of 25 and 50;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Build the structure for poultry farming;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Improve the quality of life for the 15 women and their families assisted by the organization;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Encourage the diversification of production and the increase of family income.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Our association will be strengthened by another productive activity, and we will be protagonists in these improvements for our families and communities.\" - Maria Aparecida da Concei\u00e7\u00e3o, member of ASPROBROAS<\/span>","name":"ASPROBROAS &#8211; Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Mulheres Produtoras de Broas e Outros Produtos Aliment\u00edcios da Agricultura Familiar de Taboquinha e Lagoa do Mato","project":"Melhora da Renda Familiar Atrav\u00e9s da Cria\u00e7\u00e3o de Galinha Caipira","address":"Arapiraca, AL","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-9.7555596","lng":"-36.663969699999996","year":["2014"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Alagoas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-pequenos-agricultores-do-povoado-de-lagoa-da-baixa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/10953884_896416043744571_5077668587477476040_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ro\u00e7a Produtiva<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Economic development through family farming in Cansan\u00e7\u00e3o, Bahia<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are few opportunities for employment in the city of Cansan\u00e7\u00e3o. Because there are no businesses or commercial centers in the city\u2019s vicinity, the town hall is the principle employer for the local residents. The main sources of income for residents in this town are retirement plans, pensions, and governmental cash-transfer programs. Due to the lack of employment opportunities, the region\u2019s youth migrate to larger urban centers in search of work. The Association promotes community-based socioeconomic development through activities that strengthen communities and increase family income, with special focus on family farming. This project received the BrazilFoundation Incentive Award in 2013 and received continued support in 2014.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation in 2013, the Association successfully:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Directly benefited 60 small-scale farmers in the region, a number higher than expected, orienting them on farming and product commercialization;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Organized 4 farms, installing systems for raising chickens, goats and pigs;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Formalized a partnership with the municipal government, being included in a program for acquiring food;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Ensured steady income for families in Cansan\u00e7\u00e3o through an agreement with the local government;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Increased the income of all participating families.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"I cried the day I learned that the project would be funded and I could realize my dream to farm. I am very grateful for this support.\" \u00a0-Luzinete, project beneficiary<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Pequenos Agricultores da Comunidade de Lagoa da Baixa","project":"Ro\u00e7a Produtiva","address":"Cansan\u00e7\u00e3o, BA","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-10.6678189","lng":"-39.496451699999966","year":["2014"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/adel-agencia-de-desenvolvimento-economico-local\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/627.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">N\u00e9ctar do Sert\u00e3o<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Encouraging\u00a0community development and environmental \u00a0conservation through sustainable honey farming<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since 2009, ADEL has developed strategies to provide economic opportunities and social inclusion for more than 400 youths who live in the rural areas of the Rio Curu in Cear\u00e1. By promoting conditions for a productive and dignified future for rural youth, adeL prevents youth flight in search of new opportunities in large cities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The N\u00e9ctar do Sert\u00e3o project will help develop the network of honeycombs with bees native to the region, by encouraging and assisting 30 youths to start honey farming businesses. The purpose is to promote the involvement of the small lot producers in the more advanced stages of the honey making enterprise, aside from incentivizing more lucrative activities.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the organization will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop action plans for each business;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Support 30 rural youths to become honey farmers;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hold workshops on social action, honey farming and commercialization techniques, along with farming and principles of cooperative markets;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Implement rotating funds;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Create and maintain a regional network of honey farmers, encouraging the formation of a cooperative or association with a long term vision.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"ADEL has always valued and believed in young people as essential for changing the reality in the semi-arid.\" - Wagner Gomes, administrator at ADEL<\/span>","name":"ADEL &#8211; Ag\u00eancia de Desenvolvimento Econ\u00f4mico Local","project":"N\u00e9ctar do Sert\u00e3o","address":"Pentecoste, CE","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-3.792479499999999","lng":"-39.26981360000002","year":["2014"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/casa-da-crianca-e-do-adolescente\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/756.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brincalhona<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Assistance and protection for child and adolescent victims of violence<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Casa da Crian\u00e7a e do Adolescente was created to support children and adolescents from the municipality of Volta Redonda, where communities show a high rate of human rights violations and violence against children and adolescents. There is a great demand for assistance and protection services for victims of social and domestic violence. Founded in 1996, the Casa assisted more than 600 children in its first two years; today, it assists more than 4,000 children and adolescents per year.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">To offer support for the survivors, the Casa da Crian\u00e7a e do Adolescente created the \u201cBrincalhona\u201d program, a mobile toy exchange that will be implemented in 40 communities that are in a state of extreme vulnerability; the purpose is to identify potential cases of violence or abuse by having kids interact with toys and games. After mapping behavior patterns according to this technique, home visits to selected families will be scheduled for diagnostic purposes and for closer monitoring and assistance.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Encourage children to play;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Compile lessons-learned based on the observed interactions;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Promote the discussion of concrete questions on the daily lives of these children;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Map the need for special assistance of children and educate family members so that they may address disabilities with eyesight, cognition, communication and issues with domestic violence.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"While violence against our children and impunity exist side-by-side, we will \u00a0continue to do our best so that these children and their families have support.\" - Sister Elizabeth Alves, president of\u00a0Casa da Crian\u00e7a<\/span>","name":"Casa da Crian\u00e7a e do Adolescente","project":"Brincalhona","address":"Volta Redonda, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.5077674","lng":"-44.094612900000016","year":["2014"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/crjps-coletivo-regional-juventude-e-participacao-social\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/0022.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Juventude Construindo Caminhos, Trilhando uma Hist\u00f3ria - a Experi\u00eancia dos Coletivos de Jovens<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth and public policy in the semiarid of Bahia<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">CRJPS was created in 2004 to train and mobilize young leaders as activists for public policies affecting youth in the semiarid \u201csisal\u201d region of Bahia, an area in Brazil calling for grassroots activism to to uphold rights. With support from BrazilFoundation in 2009, CRJPS helped pass several amendments in the city budget concerning policies on sports, culture, education and income generation for youth.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Because of CRJPS many young people have secured positions in different social, private and government entities. The project\u2019s objective is to support knowledge sharing between these young leaders through technical training in sociopolitics for 13 youth collectives in the semiarid of Bahia.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold regional workshops for 65 youths to help the collectives mobilize and grow in size by 35%;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Advocate for more effective public policies concerning youth of the semiarid;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Increase the number of participants in collectives by 35%, to strengthen the collective\u2019s \u201cmultiplier effect;\u201d<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Directly benefit 65 youths between the ages of 16 and 29;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Produce a booklet on methods used by collectives on grassroots activism.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"We grew greatly in the past years with the rise of young leaders holding positions at different levels in the social, private and public sectors.\" - CRJPS team<\/span>","name":"CRJPS &#8211; Coletivo Regional Juventude e Participa\u00e7\u00e3o Social","project":"Juventude Construindo Caminhos, Trilhando uma Hist\u00f3ria - a Experi\u00eancia dos Coletivos de Jovens","address":"Tucano, BA","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-10.9588221","lng":"-38.789759000000004","year":["2014"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Semi-Arid","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/escola-de-governo-de-sao-paulo\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ontem-lanc3a7amos-o-concurso-de-ideias-e280aae2808esorocabacolaborativae280ac-b.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Semin\u00e1rios para os Conselheiros Participativos - S\u00e3o Paulo<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training public council advisors from the city of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Escola de Governo opened in 1992 to promote changes in Brazil\u2019s political environment by working with public officers and administrators. The organization offers courses on topics such as human rights, democracy, and public administration.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recognizing the importance of Participatory Municipal Council of S\u00e3o Paulo (Conselho Participativo Municipal de S\u00e3o Paulo) for the citizenry to exercise its rights, the organization works directly with the city\u2019s public council advisors. The Council is an independent, civil society organization that ensures the direct participation of society in the planning and monitoring of public expenditures.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold 5 workshops with the city\u2019s 1,113 public council advisors throughout the greater S\u00e3o Paulo region to discuss topics such as: active civic engagement, decentralization, inequality in the city, and public budgets;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Continue to guide recently-elected public council advisors serving locally in S\u00e3o Paulo;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Stimulate dialogue between the Council, civil society, and the public sector on how to tackle issues such as administrative transparency, responsible use of public funds, quality of life, and the development of public policies.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"There is a great need in Brazil to invest in efforts that strengthen democracy. In this respect, we must encourage political education.\"<\/span>","name":"Escola de Governo de S\u00e3o Paulo","project":"Semin\u00e1rios para os Conselheiros Participativos - S\u00e3o Paulo","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2014"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-fiscalizacao-e-controle\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1557350_1436953536605501_6346904563841034112_o-e1442332580145.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Audit\u00f3ria C\u00edvica na Sa\u00fade<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Giving the people a say in public expenditures \u00a0in Brazil<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto de Fiscaliza\u00e7\u00e3o e Controle was established in 2004 to promote transparency and civic engagement by encouraging the public to monitor government agencies and their administration. It encourages the monitoring of public expenditures both at the civil society and governmental level. It also promotes dialogue and knowledge-sharing on public expenditures through a series of real life events, such as awareness walks and debates. Furthermore, they have also created an online platform to monitor the performance of government officials.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brazil\u2019s public health system (Sistema \u00danico de Sa\u00fade) is monitored by state- run organizations that inspect the system for structural problems and fraud. Unfortunately, these organizations do not consider other issues such as the quality of health services provided or patient satisfaction.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation,\u00a0IFC implemented tools for patients of Sistema \u00danico de Sa\u00fade (the public healthcare system) in Planaltina, Goi\u00e1s, to assess the quality of Programa Sa\u00fade da Fam\u00edlia (family health program).<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">IFC has performed civic audits in 40 cities, with a 70% resolution rate after 120 days.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\"The citizen has the responsibility to remain informed on the councilman who he elects, the councilman must also perform his job and do it transparently.\" Diego Freitas Ramalho, community mobilizer at IFC<\/i><\/span>\r\n\r\n<i>\u00a0<\/i>","name":"Instituto de Fiscaliza\u00e7\u00e3o e Controle","project":"Audit\u00f3ria C\u00edvica na Sa\u00fade","address":"Bras\u00edlia, DF","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-14.235004","lng":"-51.92527999999999","year":["2014"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Distrito Federal"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/reporter-brasil\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/4-b.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promo\u00e7\u00e3o dos Direitos Humanos no Setor Sucroalcooleiro<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leadership training and combatting slave labor in the sugarcane and ethanol industry<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rep\u00f3rter Brasil was established in 2001 to stimulate reflection on and take action against human rights violations in the workplace in Brazil, and today is one of the leading sources of information on the state of human rights and slave labor in the country. Their reporting, investigative journalism, and research have been used by leaders in the business, public, and third sectors to enforce human rights compliance in the various sugarcane supply chains in Brazil and abroad.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rep\u00f3rter Brasil has developed a system for monitoring supply chains that involves investigating and analyzing social, labor and environmental issues in trade relations. The organization then disseminates the investigative reports freely, in order to bring as many violations as possible to the forefront of the agenda in Brazil.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Conduct field research on human rights violations in the sugarcane and ethanol industry;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Produce and publish reports and booklets on slave labor and socioeconomic conditions of sugarcane production;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train 40 social leaders and educators from the sugarcane region in the state of S\u00e3o Paulo on promoting human rights and combating slave labor;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Increase awareness on human rights violations.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"The people to demand that this expansion occurs while respecting workers\u2019 rights.The sugarcane industry is expanding into new areas of the country. The time is now for people to demand that this expansion occurs while respecting workers' rights.\" - Marcel Gomes, project coordinator<\/span>","name":"Rep\u00f3rter Brasil","project":"Promo\u00e7\u00e3o dos Direitos Humanos no Setor Sucroalcooleiro","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2014"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/pimp-my-carroca-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/10711515544_c64357173f_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pimp My Carro\u00e7a<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Independent waste collectors as environmental \u00a0agents<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brazil produces an average of 401.5 kg of waste per year per person. The city of S\u00e3o Paulo produces 18,000 tons of garbage per day, of which less than 2% gets recycled. 90% of all recycling collection is performed by individual waste collectors, people who are still marginalized in Brazil. A recent study by IPEA revealed that there are more than 380,000 waste collectors across Brazil, with 20,000 alone in the city of S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Graffiti artist and activist Thiago Teixeira, known as \u201cMundano\u201d, created the project initially as a way to discuss recycling and value waste collectors as environmental agents. Mundano saw graffiti as a tool for reflection and creating awareness on urban issues, and began using recycling carts as statement pieces. The graffiti work on the carts promote greater interaction between the public and waste collectors, as the collectors become leaders for sustainability and social justice. The project became collective through crowdfunding initiatives, and eventually hosted the first Pimp My Carro\u00e7a event that mobilized approximately 2,000 people. The movement has great potential to spread, and there is already great demand from many cities throughout Brazil and Latin America to host more events.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation,\u00a0 Pimp My Carro\u00e7a will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Better structure and publicize its crowdfunding channel;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hire a team to manage the channel, rally and fundraise;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Double the number of waste collectors supported to 20;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Expand into more states.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Recycling is an urgent concern for the world\u2019s health, and an agenda that deserves attention and creativity...\" -Mundano, leader of Pimp My Carro\u00e7a<\/span>","name":"Pimp My Carro\u00e7a","project":"Pimp My Carro\u00e7a","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2014"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-seva-cidade-democratica\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/11075274_737991042964873_8670591813286389872_n.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Planos Participativos de Bairros Educadores no Mun\u00edcipo de Sorocaba<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Civic engagement through digital technology<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The city of Sorocaba is a member of the International Association of Educating Cities (Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Internacional das Cidades Educadoras), which encourages residents to learn \u201cin\u201d and \u201cwith\u201d the city, by transforming public areas into educational spaces. With approximately 1,000 high school students enrolled in high school education in the area, the school district believes that empowering youth to participate in local government can encourage them engage in the public sphere and increase their influence over public policy.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization aims to create new ways for youth to become involved in social causes, using digital technology as a horizontal structure and a means to advocate their agenda.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop strategies for high schools in Sorocaba to involve students in social causes;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Encourage students and the community to mobilize;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train students to be agents of change who influence local public policy;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Track the networks and causes created from these efforts;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Conduct online workshops to train students and document their experiences;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Use the internet to mobilize and create solutions;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hold competitions to generate proposals and collaboration.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">\"<\/span><\/span>Our work came from the belief that the government cannot be aware or have knowledge of all issues faced by the everyday man.\" - Rodrigo Bandeira, project manager<\/span>","name":"Instituto Seva &#8211; Cidade Democr\u00e1tica","project":"Planos Participativos de Bairros Educadores no Mun\u00edcipo de Sorocaba","address":"Sorocaba, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5015299","lng":"-47.45256029999996","year":["2014"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/barraca-da-amizade\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Barraca-da-Amizade-b.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Amizade Solid\u00e1ria<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social enterprise to prevent the sexual exploitation \u00a0of children and adolescents<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The city of Fortaleza has one of the highest rates of sexual exploitation among children and adolescents. The lack of access to sociocultural services, in addition to the precarious economic conditions and the absence of community and family support in the city, contribute to conditions of extreme social vulnerability in the region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Barraca da Amizade works around the Castel\u00e3o Stadium and was created in 1987 to help children and adolescents living in conditions of vulnerability. It all began when a group of street kids found a means to fight for their rights by engaging in circus activities. Over the years, Barraca da Amizade\u2019s strategy perfected itself to assist the most important social demands: in 2008, the organizations fought to combat sexual exploitation; in 2010, the goal was to improve the community and increase its autonomy through education and strengthening family ties. Today, it has become necessary to create a social enterprise model that focuses on generating opportunities for income generation for youths in vulnerable conditions.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Barraca da Amizade will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Foster a social enterprise system to sell healthy, affordable meals for workers in the regional industries;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Include 10 youth transvestites between 16 and 29 years old who cannot find work due to discrimination and lack of formal training into a network to gain job access;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Promote the production and sale of 300 meals per day to those working in the neighboring industries and commercial enterprises.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"These LGBT youth live in a vulnerable situation. They need an alternative way to earn income to escape a condition of sexual exploitation.\" -Brigitte Louchez, project coordinator<\/span>","name":"Barraca da Amizade","project":"Amizade Solid\u00e1ria","address":"Fortaleza, CE","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-3.7318616","lng":"-38.5266704","year":["2014"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","LGBT","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/aatr-associacao-de-advogados-de-trabalhadores-rurais-do-estado-da-bahia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Etapa_Mov_Sociais_2.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Curso de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Juristas Leigos para Pescadores e Vazanteiros do Rio S\u00e3o Francisco<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Expansion of access to the justice system for rural workers<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The fishing communities living on the banks of the S\u00e3o Francisco River in northern Minas Gerais suffer daily because the governmental agencies, companies and local land owners don\u2019t respect the laws designed to protect them. Environmental degradation and pollution, privatization of access to water, and land expropriation are just some of the factors that affect the daily lives of these communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The training course for lay jurists, which focuses on basic concepts of rights for youths and adults, is looking to strengthen notions of citizenship and maintain a decent quality of life for these people. The course is divided into six stages and it incorporates discussion about access to rights, public policy, community level advocacy and means for accessing the justice system. The final meeting will encourage the autonomy of communities and promote dialogue.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train people from local communities, improving their access to the justice system and facilitating an understanding of legal language;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Encourage collaboration to promote the exchange of knowledge and best practices;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train 40 community representatives as \u201ceducation multipliers\u201d who can share their knowledge with community members;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Benefit 3,000 people indirectly across 12 municipalities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Exposing rights violations\u00a0will help\u00a0strengthen the community and opportunities for a more dignified life\" - Carlos Eduardo Lemos Chaves, manager<\/span>","name":"AATR &#8211; Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Advogados de Trabalhadores Rurais do Estado da Bahia","project":"Curso de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Juristas Leigos para Pescadores e Vazanteiros do Rio S\u00e3o Francisco","address":"12 Municipalities on the S\u00e3o Francisco River in MG","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-16.4079963","lng":"-44.58156220000001","year":["2014"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Legal Assistance"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/coopa-roca-cooperativa-de-trabalho-artesanal-e-de-costura-da-rocinha\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/post.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fortalecimento da Estrat\u00e9gia de Neg\u00f3cio Social da Coopa-Roca<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income generation and opportunity for women<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">COOPA-ROCA was created in the early 80s with the task of generating opportunities for women in the community of Rocinha, the largest favela in Latin America. The cooperative is designed to allow the women to increase their household income without having to leave home and be away from their children and household responsibilities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Throughout its 30 years, the organization had to adapt and is currently reinventing their business model. COOPA-ROCA has stood out in the social enterprise market for its vision, market strategy, design and products of high quality.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide training for technical improvement to 40 artisans through 32 workshops;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Design a new business model that permits greater productivity and sales;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train and integrate 60 new artisans in the cooperative, aged 22-65 and with low levels of education;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Include more women in the fashion market to help them increase their income;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Strategize by incorporating e-commerce capabilities in the network.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"COOPA-ROCA is an asset to the community.This support is very important so that we can continue to grow.\" - Maria \u00c1urea, president of COOPA-ROCA<\/span>","name":"Coopa-Roca &#8211; Cooperativa de Trabalho Artesanal e de Costura da Rocinha","project":"Fortalecimento da Estrat\u00e9gia de Neg\u00f3cio Social da Coopa-Roca","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2014"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/saude-crianca\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ong-saude-crian\u00e7a-2.png","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Costureiros e Artes\u00e3os, Protragonistas de Neg\u00f3cios Sociais<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social enterprise for the self-sufficiency of families with children suffering from chronic conditions<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">An estimated 44% of the families in S\u00e3o Paulo with children suffering from chronic illness are unemployed, deeply affecting the ability of the parents to look after their kids.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a S\u00e3o Paulo is a franchise of the Rede Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a, which operates according to the five principles for social inclusion of families living in a state of social vulnerability: health, citizenship, education, income generation and shelter. The project proposes the implementation of a system to train mothers in the production of decorative goods that will be sold in stores that partner with the organization. As this will be a social enterprise, this is an innovative formula for generating income and for ensuring the sustainability of the organization itself.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop workshops for art, sewing and decoration;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hold capacity-building classes;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Develop a catalogue of products;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Help incubate social enterprise.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"One of the objectives for the organization is for the families to be able to sustain themselves through their own work.\" - \u00a0Fernanda Rodrigues Quintas, project coordinator<\/span>","name":"Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a S\u00e3o Paulo","project":"Costureiros e Artes\u00e3os, Protragonistas de Neg\u00f3cios Sociais","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2014"],"tags":["Children","Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/ong-sos-dental\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN3998-b.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dentistas na Favela<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Emergency dental care for residents of the favelas<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Rio de Janeiro, nearly 22% of the population lives in favelas, areas of the city which often have poor access to health and dental care. A large number of favela residents have poor oral health by the time they reach adolescence. It is estimated that 98% of the population has some kind oral health issue, while only 15% receive adequate care.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">SOS Dental was created in May of 2008 to meet the demand for dental care in the favela communities of Rio de Janeiro. Using a mobile office and volunteer dentists, the organization offers free emergency dental care house calls for residents of the Complexo do Alem\u00e3o, a highly vulnerable community in the city of Rio. The cards to obtain a visit from the dentist are offered free of charge at local shops to their customers as part of a customer loyalty program.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, in 2014, the Dentista na Favela project provided dental treatments to 8,850 people.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\"With support from <\/i><b><i>Brazil<\/i><\/b><i>Foundation we could expand our work and give resources to communities that have the same needs as Complexo do Alem\u00e3o, but that have not yet implemented our project\". Vinicius Lessa, Project Coordinator <\/i><\/span>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('cf88ed82-693a-4823-9c02-0ed38e2fb5ce');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"ONG Sos Dental","project":"Dentistas na Favela","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2014"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/acreditar-capital-humano-e-transformacao-social\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Imagem-356.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Olhar Empreendedor: Qualificando Neg\u00f3cios, Transformando Pessoas<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Train young entrepreneurs to improve their business management skills<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The cities in the Goit\u00e1 basin have a history of poor economic performance with few opportunities for work and income generation. However, the region is experiencing the benefits of a developing industrial sector, which is creating opportunities for entrepreneurs in that field.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acreditar began in 2001 to help youths become entrepreneurs by improving their knowledge of finance and business management. Under the orientation of youths experienced in the area, the organization now has a solid foundation and an established methodology that has started over 8,000 businesses and has become a reference point in the area of microcredit lending. Acreditar proposes to train and orient young entrepreneurs so that they can improve their business management.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Acreditar will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Encourage young, rural entrepreneurs to support local development;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Analyze operations and strategies of 300 entrepreneurs;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train 150 young entrepreneurs;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Share business experience with entrepreneurs.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"The idea is to make these youth aware of the regional needs and help them launch their businesses with greater confidence.\" - Acreditar team<\/span>","name":"Acreditar &#8211; Capital Humano e Transforma\u00e7\u00e3o Social","project":"Olhar Empreendedor: Qualificando Neg\u00f3cios, Transformando Pessoas","address":"Gl\u00f3ria da Goit\u00e1, PE","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-7.9995755","lng":"-35.29470079999999","year":["2014"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Semi-Arid","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/casa-do-rio\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_3506.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tupana - Lendas, Madeira, Palha - Mem\u00f3ria<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Interaction, \u00a0history and income generation on the river bank communities of the Tupana River<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The community of Santa Izabel in the Amazon is located in the Careiro Castanho municipality 102 km from Manaus on the banks of the Tupana River. The region has not suffered the ill effects of deforestation and is therefore rich in wood, fruits and wild animals. However, local artisanal production is minimal and poorly structured, and so industrial products dominate the city markets.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Casa do Rio\u00a0has created a model for artistic entrepreneurship, supporting 21 local artists in the production and commercialization of products of straw and wood. The purpose of this model is to rescue the local culture and identity and promote artisanal production.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create an appropriate infrastructure for collective of 21 artisans to produce and sell products;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Strengthen links among artisan groups and engage new members;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Establish commercial ventures and promote their products;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Launch a website to sell artisanal products;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Promote intergenerational exchanges to promote local history and cultural appreciation.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"We believe in the exchange of knowledge, in a way that encourages transformation in people.\" - Thiago Azambuja, project coordinator<\/span>","name":"Casa do Rio","project":"Tupana - Lendas, Madeira, Palha - Mem\u00f3ria","address":"Careiro Castanho, AM","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-3.8157952","lng":"-60.35944719999998","year":["2014"],"tags":["Amazon","Culture","Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/universidade-da-correria\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/11103088_733791906738446_3285899470588412927_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Universidade da Correria<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Universidade da Correria began out of the desire to encourage a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation, was born in Complexo da Mar\u00e9. The idea emerged in 2011 from a creative entrepreneur from a low-income community who proposed collaborations between small entrepreneurial communities. The idea was for these entrepreneurs to share knowledge on topics such as business and social enterprise, as well as their own business ideas.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Universidade da Correria offers courses using a learning methodology focused on creating models and prototypes, and implementing business plans. This approach brings together people of various social strata to build collaborative networks. These courses, which include both in-classroom activities and distance learning, are held both in Rio de Janeiro and S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through these lessons, students learn to develop and operate sustainable enterprises, focusing on income generation and collaborative networks.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>IMPACT<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>With support from\u00a0BrazilFoundation<\/strong>, and in the initial phase of its grant cycle, UniCorre has already started the course for 22 students and held several classes and workshops, the workshop in partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs Week involving 140 young entrepreneurs.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"The course does more than just 'teach' business; the project aims to inspire in people the desire to lead the creative process. \" Dinho, Founder of Universidade da Correria<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/span>","name":"Universidade da Correria","project":"Universidade da Correria","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2014"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-pesquisas-em-tecnologia-e-inovacao-ipti\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/09-b-e1442349021507.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CLOC (Criatividade - L\u00f3gica - Oportunidade - Crescimento)<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training in Logic and Java Programming<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Santa Luzia do Itanhy, one of the poorest cities in Brazil, has one of the lowest HDI standings, ranking 5,345th out of 5,565 municipalities. Having around 13,000 residents, 75% of families from Santa Luzia do Itanhy depend on welfare programs from the state and federal government.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">When the organization moved from S\u00e3o Paulo to a village in Santa Luzia do Itanhy in 2009, IPTI created a software development model based on art, science and technology. The goal of IPTI is to mobilize teenagers and youths in the city and create opportunities for those youths who would otherwise move to large cities in search of work, training the youth in their development model. 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There are a growing number of HIV positive individuals who want to know their rights and seek refuge and protection in the law. Today, the Distrito Federal is home to 12,000 people living with HIV\/AIDS and the organization is the only one that provides this type of legal service.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the services it already offers, the organization will also provide support in the adoption process of children orphaned because of AIDS, and it will lobby for the approval and regulation of laws that directly benefit people living with HIV\/AIDS, like the law that criminalizes discrimination based on HIV\/AIDS positive status and the deliberate transmition of the virus.\r\n<h3>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, the organization will provide:<\/h3>\r\n-Legal assistance and advocacy;\r\n-A proposal on legal measures to guarantee access to medication;\r\n-HIV\/AIDS activism and leadership training;\r\n-Workshops and panel discussions on the rights guaranteed by law;\r\n-Lobbying services in the Federal Congress for the approval of laws that protect people living with HIV\/AIDS.\r\n<h3>IMPACT<\/h3>\r\nLegal Assistance that benefits 1800 people\r\nLegal representation in the adoption of children orphaned because of AIDS\r\nAdvocacy in Congress to pass laws\r\n\r\n\u201cIt is of great importance that NGOs monitor laws proposed in Congress that affect the lives of individuals living with HIV\/AIDS\u201d. - Christiano Ramos \u2013 Founder of Amigos da Vida\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Amigos da Vida","project":"Direito e Cidadania","address":"Bras\u00edlia, DF","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-15.7942287","lng":"-47.882165799999996","year":["2015"],"tags":["HIV\/AIDS","Legal Assistance"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Distrito Federal"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/casa-de-santa-ana\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_1056.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Projeto Cuidar \u2013 Ag\u00eancia de Cuidadores<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Generating Jobs in the City of God Through a Network of Caregivers for the Elderly<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">IBGE projects that there will be 63 million senior citizens in Brazil by 2050. According to the Ministry of Health in Brazil, approximately 3.8 million seniors today are at least somewhat dependent, and with their demand on caregivers only increasing. Recognizing this demand, Casa de Santa Ana offers courses on caregiving for the elderly with the goal of encouraging proper caregiving practices and creating jobs and income generation opportunities for youth and adults in the City of God, Rio de Janeiro.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 1991, Casa de Santa Ana aims to improve the health and quality of life for the elderly, preventing their social isolation and possible institutionalization. The Casa achieves this by strengthening community, family, and generational ties.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, Casa de Santa Ana will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Insert youth and adults with low educational attainment into the formal labor market;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Address the deficit of trained, professional caregivers for the elderly;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Ensure a higher quality of life for the elderly and a peace of mind for their family members.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2 training courses per semester<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 120 people between the ages of 18 and 60 trained as caregivers for the elderly<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cTaking into account the lack of training resources in the community and our first-hand experiences with the elderly, we see the need to provide training for elderly caregiving\u201d. \u2013 Maria de Lourdse Braz Vieira \u2013 Executive Coordinator, Projeto Cuidar<\/span>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('d1f9c6e2-c4c3-4fe8-b81b-2a2078007663');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Casa de Santa Ana","project":"Projeto Cuidar \u2013 Ag\u00eancia de Cuidadores","address":"Rio de Janeiro (Cidade de Deus), RJ","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-22.9481688","lng":"-43.3626721","year":["2015"],"tags":["Elderly","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-cultural-filhos-da-corrente-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/MG_6151b.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Resgatando e Construindo Nossa Cultura<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Capoeira and civic engagement: Integrated development for youths on the outskirts of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The region of Parelheiros, in the far southern end of the city of S\u00e3o Paulo has high rates of violence and poverty. Residents have no access to cultural resources, areas of leisure, or public assistance services.The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural Filhos da Corrente was created in 1995 to promote public access to sports and to social and cultural activities. Filhos da Corrente also encourages the civic engagement of at-risk children and adolescents, while creating means for them to grow up as healthy individuals. The organization offers these youths, including some who are under correctional supervision, capoeira workshops and cultural activities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">By training capoeira instructors and students in conflict resolution skills, the organization has managed to grow. This project was funded by BrazilFoundation in 2013. In recognition of its excellent results, it continued to receive support in 2014.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation in 2013, the organization managed to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Finish construction of its new headquarters;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop the social, music, and motor skills of its students;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Educate students and capoeira instructors on topics of youth and children\u2019s rights.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Growth from 60 students to 1200 students<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trained 20 instructors and students in conflict management<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Became a \u201cCultural Reference\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe partnership between Filhos da Corrente and BrazilFoundation has been very fruitful and brought great results. Thanks to this partnership, we have managed to expand our project even more.\" - Renato Alexandre (Mestre Magr\u00e3o), organization leader<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural Filhos da Corrente","project":"Resgatando e Construindo Nossa Cultura","address":"Paralheiros, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.8269519","lng":"-46.727020400000015","year":["2014"],"tags":["Children","Culture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-renascer-instituto-feminino-de-autonomia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150206_153348668.jpg","desc":"<h2>Hoje Menina, Amanh\u00e3 Mulher<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Combating Violence and Discrimination\u00a0Against Women in Ferrovi\u00e1rio, Salvador<\/h3>\r\nFounded in 1998, the organization aims to promote autonomy of and the\u00a0personal, social, political and economic development of black women and resident\u00a0communities in the outskirts of Salvador. The goal is to improve the quality of life\u00a0and financial independence of these women and promote equal rights.\r\nThe Ferroviario suburb of Salvador comprises 22 low-income neighborhoods where\u00a0families earn on average only minimum wage. There is only one medical facility to\u00a0attend to all 500,000 residents in this region. Women are the head of households in these neighborhoods, and are subjected to various types of violence, many\u00a0related to the cultural inequalities regarding gender and race.\r\nPartnered with public schools, the project offers\u00a0girls, adolescents and youth guidance and psychologic al counseling to prevent\u00a0the discrimination and violence against women. Founded in 1998, the association\u00a0supports personal growth and independence in black women as well as their\u00a0political and economic empowerment in the low-income communities of Salvador.\r\n<h3>With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/h3>\r\n\u2022 Support personal growth in girls, youth and women;\r\n\u2022 Combating gender discrimination and all forms of violence against women;\r\n\u2022 Support efforts that prevent STDs and unwanted pregnancies;\r\n\u2022 Expand social and political participation;\r\n\u2022 Assist youth and women dropouts to return to school;\r\n\u2022 Train leaders to become civically involved in public policy accountability\r\n<h3>IMPACT<\/h3>\r\nTraining leaders\r\nYouth and women dropouts returning to school\r\nPreventing discrimination and violence\r\n\r\n\"The main goal of this project is to give girls opportunities to grow so that they can\u00a0understand the social reality and problems of where they live.\" -Renascer Mulher Team","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Renascer &#8211; Instituto Feminino de Autonomia","project":"Hoje Menina, Amanh\u00e3 Mulher","address":"Salvador, BA","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-12.9730401","lng":"-38.50230399999998","year":["2015"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-desenvolvimento-agricola-e-comunitario-da-lagoa-da-boa-vista\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Lagoa-da-Boa-Vista.jpg","desc":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mulheres Construindo Esperan\u00e7a e\u00a0Cidadania<\/h2>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Income Generation Opportunities for Women\u00a0in Lagoa Boa Vista Through the Production of Fruit Goods<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eighty percent of women in the farming community of Seabra live in precarious\u00a0socioeconomic conditions, which are intensified by high birth rates and their\u00a0inability to find employment outside the community. Located in the Chapada\u00a0Diamantina region of Bahia, the community sees high rates of depression and\u00a0other disorders.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Founded in the small agricultural community of Lagoa da Boa Vista in 2001,\u00a0ADAC promotes financial sustainability for women through educational, cultural\u00a0and community-building initiatives, having already benefited 600 families since\u00a0its inception. The Mulheres Construindo project will help build and equip a small\u00a0factory for processing natural pulp from fruit that would otherwise be discarded\u00a0during the production process. The products will then be sold to generate income\u00a0for the women, turning a situation of waste and hardship into one of independence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, ADAC will:<\/h3>\r\n\u2022 Build and equip a factory to process fruit pulp;\r\n\u2022 Provide training for women;\r\n\u2022 Commercialize fruit pulp;\r\n\u2022 Facilitate proper fruit disposal.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">IMPACT<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Factory built and equipped<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Commercialize fruit goods<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Income generation for women<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Desenvolvimento Agr\u00edcola e Comunit\u00e1rio da Lagoa da Boa Vista","project":"Mulheres Construindo Esperan\u00e7a e Cidadania","address":"Seabra, BA","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-12.4175067","lng":"-41.76922360000003","year":["2015"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-produtores-de-artesanato-gestores-culturais-e-artistas-de-ico-aproarti\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/11794183_10153105516668196_9181393729296012469_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ic\u00f3 Bordando sua Hist\u00f3ria com Arte e Cultura<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income Generation for 150 Women in Rural Cear\u00e1<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ic\u00f3, a small city in rural Cear\u00e1, is considered a National Historic Landmark\u00a0by IPHAN, and has a rich cultural, artistic and architectural history. In 2005,\u00a0APROARTI, which aims to support the artisans in Ic\u00f3 by promoting their work and\u00a0valuing the cultural history of the city. The organization encourages the productive\u00a0capacity of embroiderers, and supports the sale of their handmade, high quality\u00a0crafts both in rural and urban marketplaces. Among other activities, APROARTI\u00a0offers courses in Rococo embroidery, a craft that is inspired by local architecture\u00a0and that is exclusive to the region. The products are sold in their associated store,\u00a0and in fairs both in the region and even outside Brazil.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, APROARTI will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Expand an initiative previously funded by BrazilFoundation, reaching\u00a0150 more women in four rural districts;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Organize four women\u2019s working groups.;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Install and equip permanent workshops so that the project can grow\u00a0and continue.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Train 150 women<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 4 work groups<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Launch a permanent studio<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Produtores de Artesanato, Gestores Culturais e Artistas de Ic\u00f3 &#8211; (APROARTI)","project":"IC\u00d3 BORDANDO SUA HIST\u00d3RIA COM ARTE E CULTURA","address":"Ic\u00f3, CE","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-6.4026236","lng":"-38.85916329999998","year":["2015"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/movimento-de-mulheres-de-sao-goncalo\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DESFILE-2-b.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">N\u00facleo Especial de Atendimento\u00a0\u00e0 Crian\u00e7a e ao Adolescente V\u00edtima de\u00a0Viol\u00eancia Dom\u00e9stica e Sexual<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Care for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With more than one million residents, S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo is now the second most\u00a0populous city in the state of Rio de Janeiro. As is common in large cities, there are\u00a0problems with violence, access to sanitation, and urban mobility.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The Movimento has worked for 25 years to guarantee women\u2019s rights, focusing\u00a0on sexual and reproductive rights and the prevention of STDs, as well as combating\u00a0all forms of violence in the region and in other municipalities. Headquartered in\u00a0S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo, the organization has 5 branches in Niter\u00f3i, Mage, Araruama, and\u00a0Marica, in Rio de Janeiro.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from the BrazilFoundation Women\u2019s Fund, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Ensure access to care services for 50 victims of violence;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Expand activities focused on prevention and early detection of violence;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hire professionals for workshops and lectures in schools and for producing\u00a0informational materials.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a0Support for 50 survivors of sexual violence<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022\u00a0Workshops in schools<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022\u00a0Informational materials on violence prevention<\/span>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Everyone needs to be aware of their rights and understand that this is not just a women's issue, but a societal issue.\"-\u00a0Regina C\u00e9lia, Desk and Integration Policies for women of S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('2c05e880-6107-4e1e-8450-b5d2877b7dda');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Movimento de Mulheres de S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo","project":"N\u00facleo Especial de Atendimento \u00c0 Crian\u00e7a e ao Adolescente V\u00edtima de Viol\u00eancia Dom\u00e9stica e Sexual","address":"S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.8272883","lng":"-43.06376460000001","year":["2015"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-coletivo-popular-de-saude-e-cultura-de-mandacaru-cozinha-verde\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/3-de-julho.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cozinha Verde: Cultivando Org\u00e2nicos e Novas Oportunidades para Mulheres<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Generating Income for Rural Workers in Paraiba<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jo\u00e3o Pessoa is the sixth most populous city in the Northeast of Brazil with around\u00a01.2 million residents. With low levels of educational attainment, the literacy rate\u00a0is poor and many people lack the most basic education, contributing to high\u00a0unemployment in the region.<\/span>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Coletivo Popular de Sa\u00fade e Cultura was created in July of\u00a02011 following visits to understand the means of food production in the region. The\u00a0project then set up its own kitchen and, in November of that year, began offering\u00a0training in organic food preparation for women in the Alto do C\u00e9u region.<\/span>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Now in its third run, the Cozinha Verde Project is the continuation of a successful\u00a0project funded by BrazilFoundation, which will be extended to rural workers in\u00a0the regions of Mata Norte and Brejo in Paraiba. The objective of the project is to\u00a0promote healthy food, income generation and rights for low-income women, so\u00a0that they can live a respected, healthy life where they are gainfully employed and\u00a0free from violence.<\/span>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from, BrazilFoundation, Cozinha Verde will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Enable 150 women to be involved in organic food production;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Reduce the social and economic exclusion of women in the region;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Increase income for participating women taking by 30%;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Increase the production of highly nutritious food in the region<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022150 women trained to produce food<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u202230% increase in per capita income<\/span>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Cozinha Verde is very important in my life. I started becoming an independent\u00a0woman, learning new things, and pursuing my dream of owning a business.\" -Manuela Silva, project beneficiary<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Coletivo Popular de Sa\u00fade e Cultura de Mandacaru (Cozinha Verde)","project":"Cozinha Verde: Cultivando Org\u00e2nicos e Novas Oportunidades para Mulheres","address":"Jo\u00e3o Pessoa, PB","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-7.119495799999999","lng":"-34.84501180000001","year":["2015"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-comunitario-sociocultural-de-barra-dos-coqueiros\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Imagem-116.jpg","desc":"<h2>Novos Caminhos<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Leadership, Social Transformation\u00a0and Income Generation for Women<\/h3>\r\nThe municipality of Barra dos Coqueiros has 27,000 residents and is located 3 km\u00a0from Aracaju, the capital of Sergipe. After a bridge was constructed connecting the\u00a0two cities, both the population and investments grew exponentially, bringing new\u00a0opportunities. Despite this, many women there have no professional training or job\u00a0opportunities, and are dependent on their husbands. The city also has a high rate\u00a0of domestic violence.\r\nThe Barra dos Coqueiros Community Center was created 30 years ago by\u00a0a group of women who had increased their productivity, and are now a model\u00a0organization in the city. The women offer educational courses and technical and\u00a0professional training, have groups for artistic and folkloric activities, and maintain a\u00a0community radio station.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/h3>\r\n\u2022 Acquire machinery for food production;\r\n\u2022 Train 100 women aged 18-40;\r\n\u2022 Expand and diversity the production training techniques;\r\n\u2022 Place women in the workplace and increase their income.\r\n<h3>IMPACT<\/h3>\r\n\u2022 100 women trained\r\n\u2022 Job and income generation\r\n\u2022 Improve quality of life\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"We helped to improve the lives of women who were hopeless and economically and emotionally\u00a0dependent. We promoted deep social and economic change, improving their quality of life.\" -\u00a0Lanua Ribeiro, Center Director","name":"Centro Comunit\u00e1rio Sociocultural de Barra Dos Coqueiros","project":"Novos Caminhos","address":"Barra dos Coqueiros, SE","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-10.9000587","lng":"-37.032653400000015","year":["2015"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Sergipe"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-cultural-filhos-da-corrente\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/0020.jpg","desc":"<h2>Casa de Mariinha<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Capoeira and civic engagement: Integrated development for youths on the outskirts of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/h3>\r\nThe region of Parelheiros, in the far southern end of the city of S\u00e3o Paulo has high rates of violence and poverty. Residents have no access to cultural resources, areas of leisure, or public assistance services. \u00a0 The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural Filhos da Corrente was created in 1995 to promote public access to sports and to social and cultural activities. Filhos da Corrente also encourages the civic engagement of at-risk children and adolescents, while creating means for them to grow up as healthy individuals. The organization offers these youths, including some who are under correctional supervision, capoeira workshops and cultural activities. \u00a0 By training capoeira instructors and students in conflict resolution skills, the organization has managed to grow. Support from BrazilFoundation in 2013 prompted an increase in the number of students served, growing from 60 to 1200. The organization also officially became a \u201ccultural reference\u201d in 2014.\r\n<h3>With the resources mobilized through the IV Gala Miami, the organization will:<\/h3>\r\nFinish construction of its new headquarters\r\nDevelop the social, music, and motor skills of its students;\r\nEducate students and capoeira instructors on topics of youth and children\u2019s rights;\r\n<h3>IMPACT<\/h3>\r\nNew headquarters finished\r\nAnother 400 students reached\r\n\r\n\u201cThe partnership between Filhos da Corrente and BrazilFoundation has been very fruitful and brought great results. Thanks to this partnership, we have managed to expand our project even more.\u201d \u2013 Renato Alexandre (Mestre Magr\u00e3o), organization leader","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural Filhos da Corrente","project":"Casa de Mariinha","address":"Paralheiros, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"","lng":"","year":["2015"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/nami-rede-feminista-de-arte-urbana\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4159.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Graffiti Pelo Fim da Viol\u00eancia Dom\u00e9stica<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Graffiti Art as an Advocacy Tool to Prevent Violence Against Women<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The NAMI network works to overcome gender inequalities and domestic violence,\u00a0fighting for women\u2019s rights so that they can be economically independent and\u00a0have control over their personal lives. NAMI has received rewards for its work from\u00a0the Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards and Washington DC and DVF Awards,\u00a0New York.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> NAMI encourages discussions on gender issues and promotes the Maria da Penha\u00a0Law in sports through a football group and through a network of urban art that\u00a0involves adolescents and youth. NAMI also holds workshops throughout Brazil,\u00a0using graffiti art as an advocacy tool and offering classes in graffiti for women,<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> creating space for female participation in a male-dominated field.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold graffiti workshops with discussions on gender, domestic violence and the Maria da Penha law;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Involve 180 young people in workshops;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Create a public art display that demonstrates the lessons from workshops.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Directly benefit 180 young people<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022\u00a0Graffiti to\u00a0promote\u00a0women\u2019s rights<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"I created NAMI because I didn\u2019t want other women victims of violence\u00a0to delay taking action. I am now an informed, woman activist.\" -Panmela Castro, Founder and President of Rede NAMI<\/span>\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Nami Rede Feminista de Arte Urbana","project":"Graffiti Pelo Fim da Viol\u00eancia Dom\u00e9stica","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2015"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-socio-cultural-codigo\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/017b.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Comunidade e o Teatro - Oficinas de teatro comunit\u00e1rio do Grupo C\u00f3digo<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Theatre workshops to promote art and civic engagement in Baixada Fluminense<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The city of Japeri is ranked 78th out of 92 municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro in the latest Human Development Index (HDI). In addition to this low ranking, the city lacks cultural initiatives \u2013 offering few public spaces to its residents for cultural activities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Grupo S\u00f3cio-Cultural \u00a0C\u00f3digo works with community theatre and Brazilian performing arts, known for its strong ideological messages and great capacity to mobilize people. Japeri\u2019s community theatre arose from the need to discuss social issues local to low-income neighborhoods. By providing residents access to community theatre, the theatre helps to revive local history and cultural values, and encourages discussion on controversial issues.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation in 2013, the project successfully:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Increased the number of performances put on by Grupo S\u00f3cio-Cultural C\u00f3digo;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Held theatrical workshops on social issues for 56 people of various ages;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Reached over 1000 people through theatre presentations produced from workshops;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Involved more youths in its theatre classes, who applied their lessons learned in the community.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c\"The partnership with BrazilFoundation has been\u00a0very fruitful; we met with other project leaders in the region, learning together and sharing experiences.\" - Jorge Braga Jr., leader<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"www.grupocodigo.org.br\" target=\"_blank\">www.grupocodigo.org.br<\/a><\/span>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('22084a00-7d5b-44eb-9600-f2fe64087b98');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Grupo S\u00f3cio-Cultural C\u00f3digo","project":"A Comunidade e o Teatro - Oficinas de teatro comunit\u00e1rio do Grupo C\u00f3digo","address":"Japeri, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.6439978","lng":"-43.660646299999996","year":["2014"],"tags":["Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-transformance-cultura-educacao\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_6383-b.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gira-Sol: Gest\u00e3o de Energias Vitais<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cultural activities to encourage youth leadership in Marab\u00e1 Pioneira<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The afro-indigenous community of Cabelo Seco is located in Marab\u00e1, one of the most violent cities in Brazil, whose problems are exacerbated by real estate speculation and environmental degradation. This project will turn the \u201cBarraca de Cultura\u201d\u2013 an initiative started by Instituto Transformance \u2013 into a reference point for youth and family assistance, which will then house 4 smaller cooperative projects related to dance, music, audiovisual arts, and libraries. These projects together will create educational materials on environmental science, an artist residence program, and bike rides that will involve residents in the neighborhoods.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto Transformance has already developed and applied its youth and family assistance method in the Eldorado dos Carajas region, resulting in 90% of the participating youths becoming rural leaders and teachers, with opportunity to pursue higher education.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Encourage youth leadership through artistic activities that develop leaders and teachers;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train youths in cultural administration and the arts;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Transform the \u201cBarraca de Cultura\u201d into a reference point for youth and family in the community;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Develop dance, music, AV, film and library micro-project cooperatives.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"We are very happy because now we are known for our work and for what we have learned.\" - Carolyne, project beneficiary<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Instituto Transformance: Cultura &#038; Educa\u00e7\u00e3o","project":"Gira-Sol: Gest\u00e3o de Energias Vitais","address":"Marab\u00e1, PA","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-5.381135700000001","lng":"-49.133102399999984","year":["2014"],"tags":["Culture","Entrepreneurship","Youth"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-cultural-quabales-musica-cultura-arte-cidadania-e-meio-ambiente\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_3821-b.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quabales<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Music as a tool for social transformation<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">More than 150,000 people live in the neighborhoods of northeast of Amaralina in the city of Salvador, a community with high crime rates and drug trafficking, which offer very few cultural and educational opportunities for its residents. Quabales was created by Marivaldo dos Santos, a musician born and raised in Amaralina, who now resides in New York City and has been part of the innovative international percussion group \u201cSTOMP\u201d for 15 years.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quabales utilizes a musical style that involves expression through body movements and the use of conventional and unconventional instruments, often made by the students themselves with recyclable material collected from the community.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, Quabales will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Expand access to cultural activities for 100 children in the region, providing a creative outlet that helps them develop their artistic skills;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Encourage the community to reflect upon the rights and responsibilities of the family, community and school;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hold weekly workshops on percussion and expression, music theory, and constructing musical instruments from recycled materials;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Help children gain self-respect, discipline, and develop independence, in effect improving their performance at school.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Musical education for 100 children<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Civic engagement for 100 families<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Training future professional artists<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Efforts taken to improve the life of a young person reverberate positively throughout the community and society.\" -Fernanda Mello dos Santos, project coordinator<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural Quabales &#8211; M\u00fasica, Cultura, Arte, Cidadania e Meio Ambiente","project":"Quabales","address":"Salvador, BA","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-13.0124288","lng":"-38.47053549999998","year":["2014"],"tags":["Children","Civic Engagement","Culture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-luther-king-de-ensino-pesquisa-e-acao-afirmativa-ilk\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/11124545_1037977879563226_3769401851017357492_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Moderniza\u00e7\u00e3o Pedag\u00f3gica do Curso Preparat\u00f3rio para Vestibular e ENEM<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Access to higher education for youths and adults in Campo Grande, MS<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The city of Campo Grande in the \u201cmidwest\u201d region of Brazil has a high level of inequality, which is reflected in the low levels of education of the most vulnerable populations, especially as it applies to students of African and indigenous descent. Instituto Luther King offers prep courses to 140 students per year, and also has a fund that offers scholarships to low-income, first generation college students.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project supported by <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation will train teachers in multimedia and classroom technology, which will, with the use of new didactic materials, create a modern pedagogical system to encourage learning. 20% of course spots will be reserved for students between 30 and 60 years old.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the Instituto will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold teacher training workshops in technology practices for the classroom;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Format didactic material for digital media;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Prepare all students for the ENEM (the national high school evaluation program);<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Improve the quality of education so that 90% of enrolled students pass the university entrance exams.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 100% of students ready for ENEM<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 715 students pass college entrance exam<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train professors in use of technology<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Instituto Luther King de Ensino, Pesquisa e A\u00e7\u00e3o Afirmativa (ILK)","project":"Moderniza\u00e7\u00e3o Pedag\u00f3gica do Curso Preparat\u00f3rio para Vestibular e ENEM","address":"Campo Grande, MS","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-20.4697105","lng":"-54.620121100000006","year":["2014"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/gastromotiva\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/11084186_875626542475646_4591052960522221305_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Curso Profissionalizante em Cozinha - Expans\u00e3o Salvador<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional culinary training for youth in Salvador<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gastromotiva opened its doors in 2006 under the leadership of social entrepreneur and chef David Hertz with the goal to promote social inclusion and professional guidance for young adults through the practice of gastronomy.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization trains youths to work in restaurants as assistant chefs and helps them enter the job market, while also encouraging personal development, career plans and entrepreneurship. After establishing schools in S\u00e3o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Gastromotiva is expanding to Salvador, Bahia to meet the great demands for professional training and take advantage of job opportunities in the city.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Offer 280 hours lessons in gastronomy, citizenship and personal development to 50 low income students between 18 and 35 years old;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Improve job market access by developing a job bank in gastronomy and providing career counseling.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">755 program graduates since 2006<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Expansion to Salvador beyond S\u00e3o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Improve access to jobs and income generation<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n","name":"Gastromotiva","project":"Curso Profissionalizante em Cozinha - Expans\u00e3o Salvador","address":"Salvador, BA","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-12.9730401","lng":"-38.50230399999998","year":["2014"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/assentamento-sao-paulo\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/10818453_802610169818909_5011562343050587586_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Assentamento S\u00e3o Paulo<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cultural activities and academic support for children in Canind\u00e9<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Canind\u00e9, a municipality of 74,000 people in the interior of Cear\u00e1, has low literacy rates and few high schools, both of which contribute to the poor health and low education indicators in the region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2010, a group of eight youths from the S\u00e3o Paulo settlement received an incentive award from BrazilFoundation\u00a0 to engage in a cultural exchange with the other organizations also receiving support over a two year period. Workshops were developed to teach dance, drama and study skills for 50 children living in the settlement. In 2014, the group overseeing the project in the settlement will continue these activities, while also renovating the project headquarters for the well-being and safety of the beneficiaries.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will provide:<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Tutoring for 50 children and youth;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Dance and theater activities that involve the entire community;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Sewing workshops run by the women in the region;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Renovations to headquarters to host activities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"We teach contemporary dance in a way that makes every student feel good and proud.\" -Francisco Santiago, 17 years old, project manager<\/span>","name":"Assentamento S\u00e3o Paulo","project":"Assentamento S\u00e3o Paulo","address":"Caninde, CE","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-4.3580483","lng":"-39.31373439999999","year":["2014"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Semi-Arid"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-social-brasil-para-todos-isbrapt\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Imagem-265.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trabalho Seguro, Vida Futura<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional training and employment assistance for at-risk youth<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Paulista, a municipality of 300,000 residents on the coast of Pernambuco, a significant number of youth live in a condition of social vulnerability due to poor schooling, truancy, an unstructured familial environment, unemployment and lack of professional training. Many work informally or are simply unemployed.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project looks to improve opportunities for 80 low-income youths by training them in workplace safety, ethics and citizenship. ISBRAPT will incorporate youth into the work force so that they can take advantage of the industrial jobs that are available in the region. More than 1,500 youths and adults have obtained the certifications from ISBRAPT, which has pedagogues, educators, social workers and psychologists on staff.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train 80 low income youth who are enrolled in the Workplace Safety course;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Provide training in ethics and citizenship;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Place graduates in the job market.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"People can\u2019t imagine how important these projects are in low income neighborhoods, and how they transform lives.\u00a0I am a living example of this!\" -Cicero Delhany, President of ISBRAPT<\/span>","name":"Instituto Social Brasil Para Todos &#8211; ISBRAPT","project":"Instituto Social Brasil Para Todos - ISBRAPT","address":"Paulista, Pernambuco","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-7.934422","lng":"-34.86872119999998","year":["2014"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-florescer\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_6256.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Florescer<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Socioeconomic development through music<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bom Jesus settlement is a farming village with a population of 600 inhabitants located 30km from the small city of Tartarugalzinho. The town lacks basic services including secondary schools, health services, and infrastructure for internet and telephones. Iria de S\u00e1, the leader of the organization, taught the children and adults of the town how to read, and even fought for years to bring electricity to the settlement - electricity having only been available as of recently.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Music being one of the few cultural activities in the region, this project provides music lessons to 90% of the children and youth in the locality. 6 youths have graduated and are today teachers in other cities. Despite this, the small orchestra of 22 has a long waiting list, and depends on volunteer musicians from Macap\u00e1 to teach the classes.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Florescer will:<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide instruments for students;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train 120 students between the ages of 8 and 23 from low-income families\u00a0and vulnerable situations;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Contribute to the personal development of students and their ability to work\u00a0collaboratively;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Offer the community cultural and leisure activities through public performances.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"When human beings are valued, they are capable of exceeding themselves and achieving great things.\" - Iria S\u00e1, project leader<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Florescer","project":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Florescer","address":"Tartarugalzinho, AP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"1.5061813","lng":"-50.90918160000001","year":["2014"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"North","state":"Amap\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-estudantes-de-paramoti\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/10931596_661447337298130_3239220448218650389_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Escola Popular<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reviving the value of history and culture in the Paramoti region<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Culture can be a powerful tool to mobilize people, especially when it leads to the revitalization of the history and collective memory of a region and when it helps construct the identity its people. All too often in small cities in Brazil, access to culture is very limited and television remains the main source of leisure and information. Although the Internet is becoming more available with the opening of LAN houses, access to the web in rural Brazil is still very limited.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Despite its few cultural options, Paramoti has a rich historical legacy that has led to its designation as the \u201cCity of Peace.\u201d EPC Paramoti has proposed to rescue and preserve the culture of the city, by improving access to the cinema and the library, and by organizing exhibits on the history of the municipality.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create a schedule of cultural events for the community;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Create a public awareness campaign that informs residents of their rich historical and cultural legacy;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Reach 830 people directly and indirectly.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Expansion of cultural offerings in the region<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Strengthening local culture, traditions, and history<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"We hope to promote greater awareness and appreciation of Paramoti\u2019s history for all those who participate in these activities.\" -AurenirLuz, project leader<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Estudantes de Paramoti","project":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Estudantes de Paramoti","address":"Paramoti, CE","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-4.0885278","lng":"-39.242041400000005","year":["2014"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/ecologia-e-acao-ecoa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/site_imagens_1656858718.jpg","desc":"<h2><strong>Escolas das \u00c1guas: educomunica\u00e7\u00e3o e di\u00e1logo intercultural uma maneira de aprender e ensinar<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong>Training Teachers to Promote Cultural and Environmental Appreciation in Corumb\u00e1<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nRiverside communities in the Pantanal are often split up among conservation units, indigenous areas, tourist sites and private properties. In order for these communities to maintain their traditions, it is crucial that young residents understand their communities and are aware of their rights and duties.\r\n\r\nEducating is a unique challenge for teachers in Corumb\u00e1 who are not originally from the locality. The teachers arrive ill-prepared to affectively teach to the culture of the children, and lessons on local culture are not being taught. As a result, it is becoming increasingly difficult to building a curriculum that promotes the Pantanal culture.\r\n\r\nECOA was founded in 1989 to conserve natural ecosystems and their dwellers by working through local, regional and national public policies.\r\n<h4>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, ECOA plans to:<\/h4>\r\n\u2022Provide continuing education for teachers working in Corumb\u00e1 region;\r\n\u2022Create school groups to support local activities;\r\n\u2022Promote appreciation for the local environmental through teachers and students.\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n\u2022 Continued training for 25 teachers\r\n\u2022 300 students directly supported\r\n\u2022 10 school units established in the region\r\n\r\n\"These courses made me realize the importance of working in a way which respects our students\u2019 reality.\" - Angelica Loyal Arruda \u2013 A beneficiary of the project supported by <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation in 2013","name":"Ecologia e A\u00e7\u00e3o (ECOA)","project":"Escolas das \u00c1guas: educomunica\u00e7\u00e3o e di\u00e1logo intercultural uma maneira de aprender e ensinar","address":"Corumb\u00e1, MS","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.0081688","lng":"-57.6515503","year":["2015"],"tags":["Amazon","Culture","Environment","Youth"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-educacao-e-recuperacao-nutricional-cren\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Oficina-de-degusta\u00e7\u00e3o-de-frutas.jpg","desc":"<h2>Sa\u00fade Integral \u00e9 Legal<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Promoting Health and Education to Fight Child Malnutrition and Obesity<\/h3>\r\nIn recent decades, first world and developing countries have seen an increase in epidemic proportions of cases of childhood obesity. One of the major consequences of obesity for children and adolescents is poor health, which can reduce their life expectancy by 20 years. Only real changes in family habits, both on an individual and community level, can effectively reduce rates of this disease.\r\n\r\nCREN is a non-profit organization established in 1993 working in the areas of health, education and social assistance. CREN works to combat and prevent poor health in children, attending an average of 700 families per year on an outpatient basis and 80 children 0-6 years of age in hospitals daily.\r\n<h3>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, CREN will:<\/h3>\r\n-Attend 140 children 0-6 years of age and 50 teenagers with multidisciplinary teams involving educators, pediatricians, nutritionists, nurses, social workers, physical education instructors and psychologists;\r\n-Provide counseling to mothers or guardians on issues related to malnutrition including hygiene, healthy food, household budget management etc.\r\n<h3>Impact<\/h3>\r\n-140 young children and their families attended\r\n-50 adolescents and their families directly benefited\r\n<blockquote>\"CREN\u2019s efforts encourage physical exercise, something rare for children in the underserved regions of S\u00e3o Paulo.\" -Gisela Maria - Project leader<\/blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><\/h3>","name":"Centro de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Recupera\u00e7\u00e3o Nutricional (CREN)","project":"Sa\u00fade Integral \u00e9 Legal","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Health","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2015"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-inovacao-popular-cdha\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/11103088_733791906738446_3285899470588412927_o.jpg","desc":"<h2>Universidade da Correria<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Entrepreneurship and social innovation in low-income neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo<\/h3>\r\nCentro de Inova\u00e7\u00e3o Popular \u2013 CDHA is a co-working space created to reduce inequality and promote the culture of social innovation and local entrepreneurship in low-income neighborhoods in Brazil.\r\n\r\nUniversidade da Correria (\"UniCorre\") is a 3-month long training program that teaches young entrepreneurs how to develop and operate sustainable businesses, focusing on income generation and collaborative networks. Adapting recognized methodologies on business development to the entrepreneurial reality of low-income neighborhoods, UniCorre teaches business skills through classroom activities, distance learning, and by opening business fronts in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.\r\n<h4>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, UniCorre will:<\/h4>\r\n\u2022 Create new classes for 60 youths from low-income neighborhoods;\r\n\u2022 Offer students theoretical and practical classes and coaching;\r\n\u2022 Provide six months of individual advising for 40 projects;\r\n\u2022 Provide a co-working space to incubate low-cost businesses;\r\n\u2022 Build bridges between market professionals and young entrepreneurs.\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n\u2022\u00a02 new student classes trained\r\n\u2022\u00a040 businesses incubated\r\n\r\n\u201cOur objective is to make low-income youths more self-reliant and apt to create innovative solutions to financial and production challenges\u201d \u2013 Dinho, Creator of Universidade da Correria\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Centro de Inova\u00e7\u00e3o Popular \u2013 CDHA","project":"Universidade da Correria","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2015"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-arte-e-promocao-social-caps\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4249.jpg","desc":"<h2>Rodas do Conhecimento - CAPS<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Cultural and Literary Activities in the Graja\u00fa Region of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/h3>\r\nThe Rodas do Conhecimento CAPS project encourages literature composition and discussion in an effort to integrate the individual in society and stimulate their creativity. The project\u2019s goal is to help the residents of the Graja\u00fa region in S\u00e3o Paulo to better express their ideas and opinions.\r\n\r\nFor 24 years CAPS has facilitated and encouraged access to education through the literary arts in the southern region of S\u00e3o Paulo. By promoting knowledge on different literary genres, correct grammar usage, and cultural expression, CAPS provides opportunities for artists from low-income neighborhoods to become civically involved and improve the social environment of their community. The center is an important cultural hub in the area, and holds weekly meetings on matters such as education, religion, history, and poetry.\r\n<h4>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, the project will:<\/h4>\r\n-Expand its literature circles to additional participants;\r\n-Encourage correct writing by offering classes on grammar and different literary genres;\r\n-Encourage participants to compose their own literature;\r\n-Produce three annual compilations to share their work.\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n-50 participants in monthly literature circles\r\n-Literature and poetry encouraged\r\n\r\n\u201cI believe that art is a path to self-discovery.\u201d - Maria, Vilani, founder of CAPS\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Centro de Arte e Promo\u00e7\u00e3o Social \u2013 CAPS","project":"Rodas do Conhecimento - CAPS","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2015"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-arte-de-viver-bem\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/artedeviver4.jpg","desc":"<h2>Gera\u00e7\u00e3o de Renda Para Mulheres em Tratamento de C\u00e2ncer de Mama<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Training and Income Generation for Women with Breast Cancer<\/h3>\r\nAccording to the National Cancer Institute, there were 57.12 million cases of breast cancer in 2014 in Brazil. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide, accounting for 22% of all cases. The effects of the disease on a woman\u2019s life can be devastating, and can be even more so for women who live in regions with low Human Development Indicators, and who do not have access to treatments or supportive resources.\r\n\r\nCasa da Mulher is a multidisciplinary space that offers low-income women and their families undergoing treatment in public hospitals legal support, nutritional and psychological counseling, physical therapy, and a \u201cbeauty room\u201d. \u00a0As many women become unemployed or unable to work during heavy treatment, this project also creates income-generating opportunities for these women.\r\n<h4>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, Casa da Mulher aims to provide:<\/h4>\r\n\u2022 Regular activities to promote income generation;\r\n\u2022 Courses in crafts, sewing, and patchwork;\r\n\u2022 A course in applying makeup.\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n\u20224 workshops in crafts (96 hours)\r\n\u202240 women certified\r\n\u2022Income generation for women undergoing treatment for breast cancer\r\n\r\n\u201cGiving support to these women is fundamental for their recovery. Along with having a sense of empowerment, these women can generate income while undergoing treatment.\u201d \u2013Val\u00e9ria Baraccat, Founder of IAVB\/Casa da Mulher\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Instituto Arte de Viver Bem","project":"Gera\u00e7\u00e3o de Renda Para Mulheres em Tratamento de C\u00e2ncer de Mama","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Health","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2015"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-fazendo-historia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1072273_547032472010497_1324072351_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><strong>Grupo N\u00f3s<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong>Guidance in Life Skills for Young People who are Aging Out of Group Homes<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nIn Brazil there are more than 37,000 children and adolescents living in shelters. According to the Municipal Social Assistance SP, there are approximately 8000 youths currently in group homes in S\u00e3o Paulo, the state with the highest number of youths in state care. When they age out of the group homes at 18 years old, many of these adolescents do not have the option of returning to their families of origin and are left vulnerable to a world of crime and life on the street.\r\n\r\nGrupo n\u00d3s, through a series of individual and group activities, helps prepare youth aging out of the system for the emotional and financial challenges they will face. The project facilitates youth development by utilizing support networks and partnerships.\r\n<h4>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, the organization plans to:<\/h4>\r\n-Monitoring and guidance for 30 16-year-old adolescents who live in shelters\r\n-Establish a housing project;\r\n-Help youths develop professional skills;\r\n-Teach conscientious use of money;\r\n-Strengthen support systems and familial ties.\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n30 16-year-old adolescents monitored\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"When youth age out of the system it is a time of extreme vulnerability for them, and small acts of support mean the future. \"- Claudia Vidigal, Instituto Fazendo Hist\u00f3ria\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Instituto Fazendo Hist\u00f3ria","project":"Grupo N\u00f3s","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2015"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-alianca-empreendedora\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/7.-Foto-institucional-do-projeto_MarcioPimenta.jpg","desc":"<h2><strong>Tecendo Sonhos\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong>Promoting respectable labor relations for immigrants working in the S\u00e3o Paulo fashion supply chain \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nAn estimated 10 to 100 thousand laborers work in sweatshops in Brazil that employ manual laborers in slave-like conditions. The vast majority are Bolivian immigrants based in S\u00e3o Paulo. With the increasingly shorter life cycles of fashion collections and the need to deliver products faster and faster, retailers have begun to contract smaller businesses. At the end of the supply chain are the small\u00a0 sweatshops belonging to undocumented immigrants who have no knowledge of the local language and end up working under abusive conditions.\r\n\r\nAlian\u00e7a Empreendedora assists businesses, civil society organizations and local governments to develop inclusive business models and projects that support low-revenue, small businesses. The Alian\u00e7a aims to generate new business and work opportunities, in turn promoting inclusion and socioeconomic development.\r\n<h4>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, Alian\u00e7a Empreendedora plans to:<\/h4>\r\n-Support immigrants in management and entrepreneurialism by applying Alian\u00e7a\u2019s methodology for small business development;\r\n-Advocate for immigrants in partnership with\u00a0 COETRAE \/ SP (the S\u00e3o Paulo State Commission for the Erradication of Slave Labour)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n<strong>-95<\/strong> direct beneficiaries: shopowners, entrepreneurs, and immigrants\r\n<strong>-3300 <\/strong>immigrants benefited indirectly\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\u201cMore often than not, the business owner is a Bolivian immigrant who saved up his money, purchased the\u00a0 sewing equipment, and brought his relatives to Brazil to work in these conditions.\u201d -Alian\u00e7a Empreendedora team\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Alian\u00e7a Empreendedora","project":"Tecendo Sonhos ","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2015"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-agroturismo-acolhida-na-colonia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7689-b.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acolhendo Visitantes, Fortalecendo o Campo!<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Implementing ecotourism on family farms in Santa Catarina<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Santa Catarina has one of the highest percentages of family farms in the country. Due to most family farms facing threats to their sustainability, a rural exodus can occur, threatening the futures of communities that have become so small that they no longer can offer basic services such as education and healthcare, among others. The challenge therefore is creating jobs and generating income, especially for those who first migrate - youth and women.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acolhida na Col\u00f4nia promotes rural-urban ties through agrotourism and cultural exchanges, establishing fair trade relations and preserving the environment.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Acolhida na Col\u00f4nia aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop, strengthen and expand ecotourism on family farms in Santa Catarina;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Transform intangible riches such as culture, know-how and natural beauty into assets that generate employment, income and pride for a locality.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a025 municipalities benefited in Santa Catarina<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022\u00a0Income generation for 100 families<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022\u00a0400 people active in ecotourism<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThrough ecotourism we have seen people become interested in our work and our community.\u201d \u2013 Valn\u00e9rio, farmer who has benefited from the project<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Agroturismo Acolhida na Col\u00f4nia","project":"Acolhendo Visitantes, Fortalecendo o Campo!","address":"Santa Rosa de Lima, SC","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-28.0122447","lng":"-49.1828385","year":["2015"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-desenvolvimento-comunitario-de-baixa-das-carnaubas\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/12247086_865001056947839_117018594680350021_n.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Produ\u00e7\u00e3o Rural Alternativa de Caju \u2013 PRACAJU<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Producing Cashew Pulp to Create Jobs and Stimulate Income Generation in Caucaia, Cear\u00e1<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The PRACAJU project promotes the social inclusion of at-risk women and youth in the rural community of Caucaia, Cear\u00e1.\u00a0 By supporting the production of cashew juice, honey, and pulp, as well as candy and molasses, the project aims to create jobs and opportunities for income generation in the community.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The days for the women who harvest the cashews start with a wake-up call at 4 AM. From there, the women walk 10 kilometers to the fields where they harvest the fruit. This daily reality will now change for these women, now that they have a plot of land in their own community and 612 cashew seedlings - which were donated to the project. The land must be worked and the seedlings transplanted so that these women can increase their production and productivity.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, PRACAJU will:<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Prepare the plot of land for planting the cashew seedlings;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Buy fertilizer for cashew trees;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Increase the production of cashew-based foods.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022Land worked for planting<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022More than 600 cashew trees planted<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022Increased production of cashew-based foods<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cHarvesting cashews represents sustainability for us; some women even no longer rely on public assistance. Our objective is for them to generate income and then give back what they earn.\u201d \u2013Joselina Maria Lima da Silva, Vice-President of PRACAJU<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Desenvolvimento Comunit\u00e1rio de Baixa das Carna\u00fabas","project":"Produ\u00e7\u00e3o Rural Alternativa de Caju \u2013 PRACAJU","address":"Caucaia, Cear\u00e1","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-3.7281443","lng":"-38.66192139999998","year":["2015"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/teatro-do-sopro-femptec\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/001-74.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;-Uma Bela Visita&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,2689,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,null,0,null,[null,2,0]]\">Uma Bela Visita<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Treating depression and dementia in the elderly at nursing homes through clown therapy<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The elderly population in Brazil is growing, and is estimated to expand by 63 million by 2050, according to IBGE. According to the World Health Organization, the elderly living in nursing homes have higher rates depression. Furthermore, more than 60% pass away within the first year of admission. Still, there are unfortunately few initiatives to develop living spaces that meet the special needs of this age group.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With 12 years of experience in the field, Olivier Hugues Terreault uses clown therapy to treat depression, Alzheimer\u2019s and dementia in the elderly in nursing homes. The clown therapy method, already used in Brazil on children in hospital settings, will now be adapted for the Casa de Santa Ana elderly group home and other similar entities in the City of God, in Rio de Janeiro.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the project aims to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Implement a pilot project with eight therapeutic institutions for the elderly;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Be a reference in the area of \u200b\u200belder care.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022650 elderly benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u202245 caretakers trained<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u20222,600 family members counseled<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe lack of information on how to work with elderly afflicted by mental incapacitation makes them even more distant. With a new form of communication comes a new bond. \u201c<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('ec96e46e-3041-4a5e-9f9b-25886a913ec0');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Teatro do Sopro\/ FEMPTEC","project":"Uma Bela Visita","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Health","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2015"],"tags":["Elderly"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-xuxa-meneghel\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC06187.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below!<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fortalecimento Institucional\u00a0Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Xuxa Meneghel<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Multidisciplinary Activities to Promote Civic Engagement and Children\u2019s Rights<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Xuxa Meneghel was founded in 1989 and works to protect and promote the rights of children and adolescents. The organization provides a healthy, safe space for youth where they can participate in educational and recreational activities involving the arts, sports, and computers.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2014 alone, Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Xuxa Meneghel assisted 30,000 children, adolescents, youths and adults in Brazil through a network of projects. With a team of staff from diverse areas, the organization strives to influence public policies to affectively address the rights of children and adolescents. The foundation also works with families and individuals to support schooling, professional training and new job opportunities in the community.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, the organization will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold meetings and weekly internal workshops to train, educate and empower the\u00a0 N\u00facleo de Participa\u00e7\u00e3o Infantil (Center for Children's Involvment) and Incid\u00eancia Pol\u00edtica (Policy Impact);<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Offer activities for children and adolescents with their families, schools, and community to defend the rights of children and adolescents at forums, regional meetings and conferences;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Facilitate virtual meetings between children from the Rede + Crian\u00e7a (Network + Child).<\/span>\r\n\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>IMPACT<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022200,000 people reached in 25 years<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u202230,000 people assisted in 2014<\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe want children and adolescents to be seen as capable people who can take action in the present and create awareness. \u201c \u2013 Luiz Claudio Lopes Moreir, Director of Operations and Administration at Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Xuxa Menegehel<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('5ab50d3b-6df2-4d6e-8362-a257ae721643');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Xuxa Meneghel","project":"Fortalecimento Institucional Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Xuxa Meneghel","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2015"],"tags":["Children","Civic Engagement"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-brasileiro-de-estudos-e-apoio-comunitario-ibeac\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/10477545_705286642900781_3035970718406025629_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span lang=\"PT-BR\">Sementeiras de Direitos<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3>Training Women as Leaders to Combat Domestic Violence in Parelheiros<\/h3>\r\nIn Parelheiros, women are the ones who suffer most from violence and rights violations. The Parelheiros region is afflicted by high rates of teen pregnancy, leading many youths to abandon or postpone their studies. Unfortunately these young mothers take out related frustrations on their children. A survey conducted by PUC-RS reveals that mothers are the ones who most hit children, with children three years of age the majority of victims.\r\n\r\nIBEAC works with these women to reduce domestic violence and sensitize them about the negative effects of abuse on their children. The Sementeiras de Direitos project will create a support group for at-risk women and pregnant or young mothers where they will have the opportunity to participate in workshops.\r\n<h4>With support from BrazilFoundation, IBEAC will:<\/h4>\r\n\u2022 Hold workshops for pregnant women, young mothers and others on self-esteem and family ties;\r\n\u2022 Offer classes on women's and children\u2019s rights, gender relations, and diversity rights to district residents;\r\n\u2022 Create a group of women called Sementeiras \u00a0(\u201cHarvesters\u201d) with resources for the community.\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n\u2022\u00a050 women and their children directly benefited\r\n\u2022\u00a03,169 residents participating in workshops\r\n\u2022\u00a010,240 registered residents\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"Sementeiras de Direitos involves women coming together to discuss\u00a0caretaking and responsibilities of the mother-child relationship.\" Isabel Aparecida dos Santos Mayer, IBEAC coordinator","name":"Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Apoio Comunit\u00e1rio &#8211; IBEAC","project":"Sementeiras de Direitos","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2015"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-chapada-de-educacao-e-pesquisa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/MG_9349.jpg","desc":"<h2><strong>Mobiliza\u00e7\u00e3o Social pela Educa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong>Organizing Local Committees to Improve Public Education in Bahia<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nAccording to the Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domic\u00edlios (PNAD) by IBGE in 2013, 13 million people in Brazil are illiterate. Furthermore, more than 35 million Brazilians (17.8% of the population) are functionally illiterate, meaning they have not fully mastered skills in reading, writing or mathematics.\r\n\r\nInsitituto Chapada aims to improve public education by training teachers, sharing knowledge, and mobilizing the community. The <em>Mobiliza pela Educa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em> project is composed of a network of more than 300 people of diverse backgrounds from 10 municipalities in the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia that works to encourage the debate and monitoring of public policies. Official reports show that the network has made a significant positive impact on participating municipalities, reinforcing the need for this project.\r\n<h4>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, the project will:<\/h4>\r\n\u2022 Provide training and assistance to mobilize local committees;\r\n\u2022 Realize an educational campaign to strengthen the network;\r\n\u2022 Offer workshops in communications;\r\n\u2022 Hold an evaluation seminar with participation from all municipalities.\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n\u2022\u00a010 municipalities benefited\r\n\u2022\u00a0300 community organizers involved\r\n\u2022\u00a0Training, mobilizing and creating awareness\r\n\r\n\u201cOur project\u2019s biggest challenge is sharing strategies for mobilizing that effectively impacts the quality of education and that guarantees that educational policies are followed.\u201d \u2013Cybele Oliveira, Founder of Instituto Chapada\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Instituto Chapada de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Pesquisa","project":"Mobiliza\u00e7\u00e3o Social pela Educa\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"Palmeiras, BA","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-12.5063062","lng":"-41.581264199999964","year":["2015"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-criar-de-tv-cinema-e-novas-midias\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4798.jpg","desc":"<h2>Fortalecimento Institucional do Instituto Criar<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Audiovisual training and job access for at-risk youth<\/h3>\r\nYouth ages 15-24 comprise about 20% of the population in Brazil, according to IBGE data. Among communities with low social indicators, people in this age bracket are the main victims of social exclusion. Facing difficulties in finding steady occupations, they often resort to risky and unsteady employment.\r\n\r\nTo alleviate this reality, Instituto Criar has created an audiovisual training program for youth ages 17 to 20 with per capita income of up to half the minimum wage in the cities of S\u00e3o Paulo and Osasco. The organization aims to harness the potential of the audiovisual sector, which generates more than US$ 450 billion a year worldwide, to insert these youth in the job market. Since its founding in 2003, more than 1,600 people have been trained through the Instituto\u2019s workshops.\r\n<h4>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, Instituto Criar will:<\/h4>\r\n\u2022 Implement its training program in TV, cinema and media for 150 young people per year;\r\n\u2022 Develop critical-thinking skills in at-risk adolescents;\r\n\u2022 Use audiovisual arts as a tool for personal and social transformation in youth.\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n\u2022\u00a01,600 youth trained since 2003 throughout 11 terms\r\n\u2022\u00a0350 youth impacted through the Video Criar project\r\n\u2022\u00a025,000 people benefited\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to transform the natural creativity of youth as an economic asset,\u00a0and we must support innovators so that Brazil and its youth can grow.\u201d \u2013 Instituto Criar team","name":"Instituto Criar de TV, Cinema e Novas M\u00eddias","project":"Fortalecimento Institucional do Instituto Criar","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2015"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-pesquisa-da-diversidade-intercultural-ipedi\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/01-b.jpg","desc":"<h2>Kalivono<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Training Teachers for the Preservation of Terena Language and Culture<\/h3>\r\nThe Indigenous School System in Miranda, MS, unfortunately lacks appropriate materials to train teachers to meet demands specific to the community \u2013 such as conducting classes in the Terena language.\u00a0 Classrooms also lack teaching materials on local language and traditions. Quite often indigenous teachers are restricted to using traditional teaching models, and do not receive the encouragement needed to promote intercultural and interdisciplinary understanding.\r\n\r\nThe indigenous Terena language is a crucial component of cultural events including songs, myths and prayers. The Museu do Indio (Museum of the Indigenous) notes that Brazil could lose 30% of its indigenous languages \u200b\u200bin the next 15 years. Of the eight existing indigenous ethnic groups in the country, three no longer speak their original language.\r\n<h3><strong>With support from BrazilFoundation, IPEDI will:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\u2022 Train teachers from indigenous communities in Terena language and culture;\r\n\u2022 Encourage the preservation of the Terena language;\r\n\u2022 Promote new teaching methodologies for early childhood education.\r\n<h3>IMPACT<\/h3>\r\n\u2022 40 teachers trained from the Miranda\/MS region\r\n\u2022 500 indigenous kindergarteners reached\r\n\u2022 8,398 community members indirectly benefited\r\n\r\n\"Indigenous education for young children cannot be the responsibility of just one person - not even one teacher. It takes a community; people coming together, sharing responsibilities, and sharing spaces. \" - IPEDI Team","name":"Instituto de Pesquisa da Diversidade Intercultural &#8211; IPEDI","project":"Kalivono","address":"Aquidauana, MS","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-20.4670046","lng":"-55.78729440000001","year":["2015"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Indigenous"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-esporte-educacao-iee\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Ana-Moser-e-crian\u00e7as_Complexo-do-alemao_Caravana-Rio.jpg","desc":"<h2><strong>Fortalecimento Institucional do IEE<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong><b>Supporting and Expanding Sport and Physical Activity Throughout Brazil<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\r\nMore than R$12 billion is spent in Brazil each year to mitigate the health consequences of obesity and sedentary lifestyles, according to the NGO Atletas do Brasil (Athletes of Brazil). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends at least five hours of physical activity per week for children and youth. Schools in Brazil, however, do not adhere to this recommendation, with only 30% of primary schools having proper facilities for sport activities. Moreover, some schools do not even have physical education teachers.\r\n\r\nSince 2001, the Institute has partnered with community centers and public schools to provide sport activities in low-income neighborhoods. Along with offering two classes per week, the Institute also encourages public school teachers throughout Brazil to become certified in physical education by offering them training.\r\n<h4>With support from <strong><b>Brazil<\/b><\/strong>Foundation, Instituto Esporte Educa\u00e7\u00e3o will:<\/h4>\r\nEndorse and expand sport and physical activity by training teachers;\r\nTrain instructors in specialized skills so that they can properly teach physical education and sports in afterschool programs.\r\nEncourage five hours of physical activity per week in each of the locations where services are offered.\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n760,000 children and youth benefited directly\r\n2.5 million children benefited indirectly\r\n25,000 teachers and managers trained\r\n350 municipalities in 20 states reached\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\u201cWe want to influence not only public policy, but all institutions that value sport through its fundamental elements such as teamwork, accessibility, health and civic engagement.\u201d \u2013Ana Moser\u2014Olympic Athlete and Founder of IEE\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Instituto Esporte &#038; Educa\u00e7\u00e3o (IEE)","project":"Fortalecimento Institucional do IEE","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2015"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-fenix\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/10553443_703083073102050_8703330740043656585_n.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;-Reconstruindo Vidas, fortalecendo v\\u00ednculos&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,10881,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,null,0,null,[null,2,0],null,10]\">Reconstruindo Vidas, fortalecendo v\u00ednculos<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3>Multidisciplinary care for children and adolescents with HIV or victims of sexual violence<\/h3>\r\nThe state of Paran\u00e1 has the highest rate of sexual violence against children and youth in the South region of Brazil, with 1,176 reported cases in 2014, according to the Department of Human Rights.\u00a0 Associa\u00e7\u00e3o F\u00eanix attends around 20 victims of sexual or domestic violence each month in Curitiba. Founded in 2006, F\u00eanix addresses human rights violations against children and adolescents while fighting prejudice against those with HIV \/ AIDS.\r\n\r\nThe project <em>Reconstruindo Vidas, Fortalecendo V\u00ednculos<\/em> works with a multidisciplinary team to provide\\ free recreational workshops, individual and family counseling, home visits, and legal assistance to at-risk children and adolescents\u00a0 multidisciplinary care for victims of violence. Approximately 5000 families are registered to receive services from F\u00eanix\u2019s various programs.\r\n<h4>With support from BrazilFoundation, the project will:<\/h4>\r\n\u2022 Design an \u201cEducommunications\u201d center with tools that offers training workshops;\r\n\u2022 Train 50 adolescents to lead a culture of peace that fights prejudice against those with HIV \/ AIDS;\r\n\u2022 Strengthen personal and family connections;\r\n\u2022 Provide multidisciplinary care to 80 children, adolescents, youth and their families.\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n\u202250 children and youth trained as leaders\r\n\u202280 children and adolescents attended by social workers, psychologists, speech therapists, and lawyers\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe experiences of the children, teenagers and parents show that this is the quickest and most effective way to leverage improvements in safety, life quality and familial relationships. -Valn\u00e9rio, farmer participating in the project","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o F\u00eanix","project":"Reconstruindo Vidas, fortalecendo v\u00ednculos","address":"Curitiba, Paran\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-25.4289541","lng":"-49.26713699999999","year":["2015"],"tags":["Children","HIV\/AIDS","Legal Assistance","Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Paran\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-midia-etnica\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gil.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;-Correio Nag\\u00f4: Rede de Pequenos Neg\\u00f3cios&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,10881,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,null,0,null,[null,2,0],null,10]\">Correio Nag\u00f4: Rede de Pequenos Neg\u00f3cios<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3>Co-Working Space for Low-Income Afro-Brazilian Entrepreneurs from Bahia<\/h3>\r\nInstituto M\u00eddia \u00c9tnica carries out projects that guarantee access to communication and technology for socially excluded groups, especially the Afro-Brazilian community. The institute has worked for 10 years developing projects in communications and civic engagement such as Correio Nag\u00f4, one of the largest portals of information and content distribution on black culture, receiving over 100,000 hits per month.\r\n\r\nThe Correio Nag\u00f4 project will create the first co-working space for low-income Afro-Brazilian entrepreneurs from Bahia, focusing specifically on the creative economy. In addition, the project aims to empower small businesses to utilize communications and technology to extend their reach and increase their return on investments.\r\n<h4>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, the project will:<\/h4>\r\n-Provide training to 100 small businesses in marketing, entrepreneurship, and communications;\r\n-Arrange the co-working space and select 10 startups to develop their business over a one year time span;\r\n-Create a business channel on the Nag\u00f4 Portal website\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n100 trained entrepreneurs\r\nCreation of the first co-working space in Bahia\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\u201cThe Black Brazilian community still does not understand that entrepreneurship can be a viable way to empower marginalized communities.\" Paulo Rog\u00e9rio \u2013 Organization leader\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>10 businesses incubated<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","name":"Instituto M\u00eddia \u00c9tnica","project":"Correio Nag\u00f4: Rede de Pequenos Neg\u00f3cios","address":"Salvador, BA","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-12.9730401","lng":"-38.50230399999998","year":["2015"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-promundo\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/10469285_699678053462098_2599941078093162499_o.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;-Fortalecimento Institucional do Instituto Promundo&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,10881,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,null,0,null,[null,2,0],null,10]\">Fortalecimento Institucional do Instituto Promundo<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong>Creating Networks of Men and Boys to Promote Gender Equality<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nFounded in 1997, Instituto Promundo works with men and boys to defend human rights and promote gender equality. Through workshops, community campaigns, recreational activities and sports, Promundo works to prevent violence against women and children, and support a society that is more just, equal, and free of gender stereotypes.\r\n\r\nPromundo\u2019s work is expanding, with plans to open offices in other countries. With that, come challenges to its management and to the implementation of its activities and strategies in new networks. This project will provide institutional support so that Promundo can apply its attested methods and reach a large number of community leaders and professionals in health and education.\r\n<h4>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, Promundo will:<\/h4>\r\n-Establish a strong network involving men and boys to promote gender equality;\r\n-Work to influence public policy in defense of gender equality and the prevention of violence;\r\n-Expand network and advocacy activities.\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n26,107 people reached\r\n20 countries benefited from educational materials\r\n10,000 professionals involved in worldwide activities\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"We believe that changing the norms and power dynamics of masculinity can be a strategy for preventing violence and promoting equal gender relations.\" Tatiana Moura - Executive Director of Instituto Promundo\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Instituto Promundo","project":"Fortalecimento Institucional do Instituto Promundo","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2015"],"tags":["Children","Civic Engagement"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/justica-global-brasil\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1380277_657157984315536_1898347502_n.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;-Desenvolvendo e aperfei\\u00e7oando metodologias para fortalecer a prote\\u00e7\\u00e3o de defensores de direitos humanos no Brasil&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,10881,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,null,0,null,[null,2,0],null,10]\">Desenvolvendo e aperfei\u00e7oando metodologias para fortalecer a prote\u00e7\u00e3o de defensores de direitos humanos no Brasil<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong>Supporting and Protecting Defenders of Human Rights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nJusti\u00e7a Global is a non-governmental organization that works to promote and protect human rights in Brazil and abroad. In 2013 they identified 241 death threats made against human rights defenders in Brazil. Justi\u00e7a Global\u2019s work and publications have resulted in the creation of national policy that protects industry professionals and in the development of the Human Rights Defenders Program, which has more than 210 participants.\r\n\r\nJusti\u00e7a Global was guided by the Irish organization Front Line Defenders to implement a unique strategy of protecting activists that involves risk analysis. Together with this strategy, Justi\u00e7a Global applies methods from its own protection manual, created through its own research, to protect human rights defenders in Brazil.\r\n<h4>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, the project aims to:<\/h4>\r\n\u2022 Develop a method to protect human rights defenders who have received threats in Brazil;\r\n\u2022 Elaborate upon its protection manual for human rights defenders;\r\n\u2022 Hold a training workshop for human rights defenders;\r\n\u2022 Inform the public on the importance of the work of human rights defenders and social movements for Brazilian democracy.\r\n\r\nIMPACT\r\n\u202210 members on technical team trained\r\n\u2022210 participants benefited\r\n\r\n\"The vulnerability of human rights defenders in Brazil is urgent and requires immediate action to protect and guarantee their lives.\" Cristina Cravalho \u2013 Director, Justi\u00e7a Global","name":"Justi\u00e7a Global Brasil","project":"Desenvolvendo e aperfei\u00e7oando metodologias para fortalecer a prote\u00e7\u00e3o de defensores de direitos humanos no Brasil","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2015"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/mulher-em-construcao\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7760.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;-Cimento e Batom - Capacita\\u00e7\\u00e3o de Instrutoras&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,10881,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,null,0,null,[null,2,0],null,10]\">Cimento e Batom - Capacita\u00e7\u00e3o de Instrutoras<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional training and job access for women in construction work<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The state of Rio Grande do Sul has experienced accelerated development in recent years, resulting in increased job opportunities in the construction industry - an area traditionally dominated by men. According to IBGE, only 2.79% of the sector's workforce is female.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Construction companies, contractors and businesses are currently interested in expanding female participation in construction work for the distinctive skills that they can bring to the job, such as their acute attention to detail and risk aversion. Since 2008, Mulher em Constru\u00e7\u00e3o has trained more than 3,800 women as masons, painters, electricians and hydraulic technicians.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, Mulher em Constru\u00e7\u00e3o will:<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a0Empower women to paint and carry out hydraulic and electrical repairs, among others;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a0Increase job opportunities for women in the construction industry;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide women personal and economic independence to carry out home repairs;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Train former students as teachers for the Cimento e Batom project.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a0100 women benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a0116 hours of workshops<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a012 former students trained as instructors<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAchieving equal opportunities is affirmative action. The training and inclusion of women in the labor market strengthens the whole family.\u201d \u2013 Bia Kern, president, Mulher em Constru\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span>","name":"Mulher em Constru\u00e7\u00e3o","project":"Cimento e Batom - Capacita\u00e7\u00e3o de Instrutoras","address":"Porto Alegre, RS","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-30.0346471","lng":"-51.217658400000005","year":["2015"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/nzinga-coletivo-de-mulheres-negras\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/10403338_621743821278864_1203599403898125631_n.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;-Educomunica\\u00e7\\u00e3o: jovens negras em situa\\u00e7\\u00e3o de vulnerabilidade construindo novas ferramentas de comunica\\u00e7\\u00e3o e atua\\u00e7\\u00e3o na web&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,10881,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,null,0,null,[null,2,0],null,10]\">Educomunica\u00e7\u00e3o: jovens negras em situa\u00e7\u00e3o de vulnerabilidade construindo novas ferramentas de comunica\u00e7\u00e3o e atua\u00e7\u00e3o na web<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3>Economic, social and political empowerment for black youth in Belo Horizonte<\/h3>\r\nAccording to Sistema de Informa\u00e7\u00f5es sobre Mortalidade do Minist\u00e9rio da Sa\u00fade, there were 52,260 homicides in Brazil in 2010. Young people between 15 and 29 in Brazil account for 53% of all homicide victims, with 70% of them being black. In ten years, the difference between the number of deaths by homicide among young blacks and non-blacks nearly tripled.\r\n\r\nThe public\u2019s indifference and trivialization surrounding violence against youth, especially blacks, is the principal concern of N'Zinga, a feminist organization that has been fighting against racial and gender discrimination for 30 years. Their project develops education programs and workshops in communications to empower women to combat racism and violence.\r\n<h4>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation in 2015, N'Zinga will:<\/h4>\r\n-Train 20 peer educators to work in 20 social movement organizations in Belo Horizonte;\r\n-Promote the economic, social, and political empowerment of young women;\r\n-Train black leaders in communications;\r\n-Encourage women to reflect on the role of media in creating imaginary prejudice.\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n-20 young black women trained\r\n-20 social movement organizations reached\r\n-160 families benefited in Belo Horizonte\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\u201cFree information enables voices that would otherwise be silenced by traditional communication to be heard and make a social impact.\u201d Benilda Regina Paiva de Brito, coordinator for N'Zinga\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"N\u2019Zinga \u2013 Coletivo de Mulheres Negras de Belo Horizonte","project":"Educomunica\u00e7\u00e3o: jovens negras em situa\u00e7\u00e3o de vulnerabilidade construindo novas ferramentas de comunica\u00e7\u00e3o e atua\u00e7\u00e3o na web","address":"Belo Horizonte, MG","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-19.9166813","lng":"-43.9344931","year":["2015"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Racial Equality","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/observatorio-de-favelas-espocc\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/MG_7317-b.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Escola Popular de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o Cr\u00edtica<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth engagement through community media in Mar\u00e9<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Observat\u00f3rio de Favelas was created in 2001 in the Complexo da Mar\u00e9, one of the largest favelas in Rio de Janeiro. It began as a civil society organization providing research and consulting services, aimed at developing awareness and understanding about the policies affecting the favelas and concerning urban living.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The ESPOCC (Escola Popular de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o Cr\u00edtica) began as a project of the Observat\u00f3rio in 2005, aimed at training youths and adults from the favela in the communications field, preparing them as critical thinkers and knowledge \u201cmultipliers\u201d. Having acquired these skills, these students have greater employment prospects upon entering the job.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Develop the skills of 90 students in digital and audiovisual media;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Offer 420 hours of classroom instruction for youths in Rio de Janeiro;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Produce digital materials such as documentaries and other media for activism.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">90 youths trained in digital media<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 420 hours of classroom instruction<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Production of digital materials<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cCivil society needs to find its place in public matters. We must stop being spectators, and instead become leaders, organizing and building bridges for a more active citizenry.\u201d- Eduardo Alves, ESPOCC coordinator, Observat\u00f3rio director<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign! \u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Just select <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>ESPOCC<\/b><\/span> from the list next to \"Pick your Team\" below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('8d6c5b11-635a-4599-a815-d16514fe9081');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Observat\u00f3rio de Favelas &#8211; ESPOCC","project":"Escola Popular de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o Cr\u00edtica","address":"Rio de Janeiro (Mar\u00e9), RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2014","2015"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/reciclarte\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/0031.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Forma\u00e7\u00e3o em M\u00fasica no Espa\u00e7o Cultural da Grota<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social Inclusion for at-risk Children and Youth Through Music Education<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Grota do Sucuru neighborhood in Niter\u00f3i is rife with violence and offers few opportunities for children and youth. With low levels of educational attainment and dim prospects for work, locals find themselves underemployed.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">For 20 years Espa\u00e7o Cultural da Grota has been a great provider of culture and musical education for the community, providing technical musical instruction and preparing its students to pursue higher education in music.\u00a0 Acquiring skills to work as musicians or music instructors themselves, the students then have opportunities to live better lives. To date, approximately 90% of Grota students who have completed advanced musical training succeed in entering university.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide children and youth living in at-risk communities access to culture;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022\u00a0Utilize music education as an opportunity for income generation through work as a musician or music instructor.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a0Musical training for 105 students<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022\u00a0Orchestra practice for 40 advanced-level students<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022\u00a0500 children and youth who frequent the space indirectly benefited<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\"In art we are all equal, regardless of color or social status. 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It is estimated that there are more than 70,000 independent recyclable waste collectors in Brazil\u2019s urban areas, invisible to the eyes of a society that does not recognize the impact of their important environmental work.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pimp My Carro\u00e7a fights for the dignity of independent waste collectors by involving the public to provide them free assistance in various areas. Both task forces and individuals provide the waste collectors with health and psychological services as well as aesthetic work. The project also provides structural reforms to their carts, which are then embellished by graffiti artists to become works of street art.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, the project will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide services to 48 independent waste collectors to promote their health, safety, and well-being;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Hold 3 large-scale events to encourage public appreciation for waste collectors;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Distribute kits with shirts, custom raincoats, socks, shoes and rubber gloves to collectors;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 \"Pimp\" (decorate) waste carts through structural reform and the addition of safety features such as mirrors, reflective tapes and horns.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">48 independent waste collectors attended per year<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 48 carts \"pimped\"<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 3 events held<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Recycling is imperative for a healthy environment. Attention and creativity must be given so that it can become a part of our daily lives!\" Thiago Mundano\u00a0- Graffiti Artist, Activist, and Creator of Pimp My Carro\u00e7a<\/span>","name":"Pimp My Carro\u00e7a","project":"Pimp My Carro\u00e7a","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo, SP","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2015"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Entrepreneurship"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/plano-b\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150509_084721.jpg","desc":"<h2>IMAGINE<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Reading and Writing Workshops for Child Development in Pernambuco<\/h3>\r\nThe education system in the Jaboat\u00e3o Guararapes municipality is facing great challenges. With teacher shortages and dilapidated schools, the futures of local children and youth are jeopardized. Plano B works to overcome low educational attainment in the municipality by preparing youth for entry into technical schools. The organization is expanding its activities into other communities, and plans to open its first \"Plano B House\", through Projeto IMAGINE.\u00a0 The house will serve as a space to hold educational activities\u00a0 for children from the Novo Horizonte favela, focusing on reading and writing as transformative tools. Through these activities, the project aims to help children who are at-risk being exploited or entering trafficking, and instead allow them to live as children.\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<h4>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, Plano B will:<\/h4>\r\n-Offer activities in reading and writing, and monitor the development of 60 children aged 6-14 years from the Novo Horizonte community;\r\n-Hold activities with parents and families to raise awareness on child development;\r\n-Reduce the number of children at risk to exploitation.\r\n<h4>IMPACT<\/h4>\r\n60 children attended\r\n-240 families benefited indirectly\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n\"In low-income families children are taken to the streets in search of money, making them vulnerable to child traffickers.\" Plano B Team","name":"Institui\u00e7\u00e3o Plano B","project":"Institui\u00e7\u00e3o Plano B","address":"Jaboat\u00e3o dos Guararapes, PE","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-8.1721658","lng":"-34.99868349999997","year":["2015"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/programa-vivenda-reformas-para-baixa-renda\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cozinha-02.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tecnologias Verdes no Programa Vivenda<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving inadequate housing through green technology<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brazil faces a housing shortage of\u00a05.5 million\u00a0homes, according to the National Household Survey (PNUD). In addition, over 11 million existing\u00a0homes are in\u00a0poor condition.\u00a0While Brazil's\u00a0housing policies do aim to tackle housing shortages, there\u00a0are rarely initiatives to\u00a0improve\u00a0the precarious\u00a0 conditions of existing homes, even though the issue of housing quality is\u00a0twice as large as the current housing shortage.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Programa\u00a0Vivenda\u00a0was created in 2013 to offer a scaled solution to\u00a0poor\u00a0housing conditions that impact the health of the population, particularly that which is low-income. The project offers an integrated package of services - loans, technical assistance, skilled labor and materials \u2013 to realize quick, cheap, and quality housing renovations that will improve the health and life quality of residents.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, Programa Vivenda will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Test and implement \"green\" technologies in renovations, reducing the environmental impact and, above all, better preparing families to cope with the water and energy crises;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Conduct six pilot renovations with a cistern for harvesting rainwater and low-cost solar water heater;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Give priority to families with newborns or children under one year, ensuring them access to water and hot baths;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Replicate these technologies in upcoming renovations for over 5,000 people.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">30 benefited by cistern and solar heater<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 5,000 people benefited in 24 months<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 6 \u201cgreen kits\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"This project is of great importance because it will start a new phase for Program Vivenda based on a culture of sustainability\" - Fernando Assad, co-founder, Programa Vivenda<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Programa Vivenda &#8211; Reformas para Baixa Renda","project":"Tecnologias Verdes no Programa Vivenda","address":"Sao Paulo, SP","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2015"],"tags":["Environment"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/rede-asta\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_2734.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Design feito \u00e0 m\u00e3o<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support and Market Access for Six Artisan Women Cooperatives in Rio de Janeiro<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Women in Brazil still face inequality and exclusion from the job market. Today, women represent a significant part of the social economy in Brazil, which comprises more than 33,000 businesses throughout the country, according to the Secretaria Nacional de Economia Solid\u00e1ria (National Board of the Social Economy). However, small-scale artisans face great challenges to the quality and commercialization of their products, hindering their entrepreneurial efforts.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rede Asta is a social enterprise that supports 52 environmentally-conscious artisan groups in Brazil, benefitting 700 low-income women. The organization provides these groups training in product refinement and grants them market access by selling their products under its brand \u201cAsta\u201d, available at showrooms and online.<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, <strong>Rede Asta<\/strong> will provide:<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Product development for 6 women's artisan cooperatives,<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Local support and guidance for the cooperatives;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Workshops on market value;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Design consultation for additional groups benefitted by Rede Asta<\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT:<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">6 artisan cooperatives supported<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 40 women and their families benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 120 people directly benefited<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe product is a major factor in determining success. If the product is of poor quality and unsuitable for the market, the possibility for failure can be very high.\u201d Alice Freitas\u2014Founder of Rede Asta<\/span>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('50a56f34-ff9d-4472-976b-9340a7e43245');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Rede Asta","project":"Design feito \u00e0 m\u00e3o","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Social Enterprise","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2015"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/saude-crianca-zona-sul\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Sau\u0301de-Crianc\u0327a-Zona-Sul3.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a - Ampliando Horizontes<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supporting Families Who Have Children With Chronic Illnesses<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Baixada Fluminense region, where most of the families are headed by women, has some of the lowest Human Development Indicators in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a promotes comprehensive services in health, education, professional training, housing, and civic engagement to help change the unfortunate realities for families served by hospitals in the region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a\u2019s approach to helping families has managed to reduce the hospital readmission rate of children to zero, \u00a0as well as reduce by 60% the rate of complications that arise during the child\u2019s first hospitalization. Since the project began, \u00a095 families and around 374 people have been reached.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, the project intends to:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Increase the number of families benefited by Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a by 40%;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Make Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a\u2019s work more sustainable.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>IMPACT<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 35 families attended regularly through December 2015<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 140 people directly benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 300 indirect beneficiaries<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"We work so that the families of at-risk children can become independent\" - Cida Paranhos - General Coordinator of Child Health Association<\/span>\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('9d6d1e80-82c0-4e4a-aecb-32ac087c7cfa');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>","name":"Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a Zona Sul","project":"Sa\u00fade Crian\u00e7a - Ampliando Horizontes","address":"Rio de Janeiro (Zona Sul), RJ","area":"Health","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2015"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/sociedade-de-pesquisa-em-vida-selvagem-e-educacao-ambiental-spvs\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/elimina\u00e7\u00e3o-de-brachiaria-em-rio-da-reserva-cachoeira-9_restaura\u00e7\u00e3o_Arquivo-a.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;-Fortalecimento institucional da SPVS&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,10881,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,null,0,null,[null,2,0],null,10]\">Fortalecimento Institucional da SPVS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Biodiversity conservation and socioeconomic development for a nature reserve \u200bin Paran\u00e1<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The protected nature reserves of \u200b\u200bGuaraque\u00e7aba, in Paran\u00e1, are located in the largest remaining area of the Atlantic Forest biome. The 10,000 inhabitants of this region survive on subsistence agriculture, fishing, natural resource extraction, and tourism. Despite the natural wealth of the biome, the region is stricken with low socioeconomic indicators.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">SPVS has supported environmental conservation in the biome for 30 years by protecting the native forests, promoting environmental education and developing models for the sustainable use of natural resources. In cooperation with companies and institutions,<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">SPVS seeks to influence public policy and raise awareness on how socio-economic development depends on environmental conservation. SPVS created the \"Life\" certification and also inspired the founding of Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Botic\u00e1rio for nature protection.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, SPVS will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Meet the needs of the Guaraque\u00e7aba reserves inhabitants through income-generation activities and with help from park rangers;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Promote beekeeping and ecotourism;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Create conditions to best manage reserves in the Atlantic Forest;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Train teachers in the municipality in environmental education.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">10,000 inhabitants benefited<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 500 teachers trained<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 313,000 hectares protected in the Guaraque\u00e7aba reserves<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cSPVS\u2019s work helps all of society, for nature conservation is one of the foundations of sustainability and quality of life.\u201d \u2013 Liz Buck Silva, head coordinator at SPVS<\/span>","name":"Sociedade de Pesquisa em Vida Selvagem e Educa\u00e7\u00e3o Ambiental (SPVS)","project":"Fortalecimento institucional da SPVS","address":"Curitiba, PR","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-25.4289541","lng":"-49.26713699999999","year":["2016"],"tags":["Environment"],"region":"South","state":"Paran\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/vaga-lume\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/07.jpg","desc":"<h2><strong>Encontro Bibliotecas Vaga Lume em Comunidades Quilombolas<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h3>Promoting reading and strengthening quilombola communities in the Amazon<\/h3>\r\nThe Brazilian Amazon comprises 60% of all Brazilian territory, spanning across the states of Acre, Amap\u00e1, Amazonas, Par\u00e1, Maranh\u00e3o, Mato Grosso, Rond\u00f4nia, Roraima and Tocantins. There are over one thousand quilombola communities in the Brazilian Amazon region, in which land and identity are closely intertwined. However, there exist no public policies in these communities for development or that guarantee access to educational services, culture, health, housing and sanitation to ensure that they can maintain their traditional way of life.\r\n\r\nVaga Lume has trained hundreds of public school teachers as reading mediators or facilitators for youth and adults, benefiting so far around 25,000 people. This project will work in 18 quilombola communities in the states of Maranh\u00e3o, Par\u00e1 and Amap\u00e1, promoting cultural appreciation through reading circles and the production of handmade books.\r\n<h3><\/h3>\r\n<h3>With support from <strong>Brazil<\/strong>Foundation, Vaga Lume plans to:<\/h3>\r\n\u2022 Strengthen the identity of quilombola communities;\r\n\u2022 Create a network of 30 quilombola leaders in communities in the Brazilian Amazon;\r\n\u2022 Consolidate Vaga Lume\u2019s methodology in communities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Impact<\/h2>\r\n30 quilombola leaders trained\r\n18 quilombola communities reached\r\n2,650 quilombola residents benefited\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\u201cVaga Lume provides cultural appreciation, diverse information, entertainment, and respect for others through literature to the riverside communities of Oriximin\u00e1-PA\u201d \u2013 Klicia Oliveira, Vaga Lume representative","name":"Vaga Lume","project":"Encontro Bibliotecas Vaga Lume em Comunidades Quilombolas","address":"18 Quilobomola communities in Amap\u00e1, Maranh\u00e3o, and Par\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.1112063","lng":"-59.97977219999996","year":["2015"],"tags":["Amazon","Culture","Quilombolas"],"region":"North","state":"Amap\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/voz-das-comunidades\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/12901101_1097320147005965_6447586662051171789_o-e1461692477360.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support this project through the <b>#TEAMRIO<\/b> campaign by making a donation below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>#FalaJovem<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth leadership creating a legacy for the community<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The community journal <em>Voz da Comunidade<\/em> was created by Rene Silva when he was only 11 years old to give visibility to the social issues of the Complexo do Alem\u00e3o community that were often ignored by the mainstream media. In addition to becoming a reference in community media and citizen journalism, <em>Voz da Comunidade<\/em> portal also holds social activities in the Complexo do Alem\u00e3o favela and youth debates called <em>#FalaJovem<\/em>.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <em>#FalaJovem<\/em> project aims to create a space for exchanging ideas and dialogue in the community. Through the initiative, the residents identify local problems and discuss democratic solutions to them. These solutions created by those who live in Complexo do Alem\u00e3o will contribute to the future and legacy of the community.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>With support from BrazilFoundation, Voz das Comunidades will:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Hold 12 workshops to create a space for dialogue, civic engagement, and problem solving;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Influence the attitudes of 100 youth and their sentiment of responsibility for the community, indirectly benefiting 150,000 residents of Complexo do Alem\u00e3o.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe difference is that Voz das Comunidades is realized by us and for us.\u201d \u00a0- Rene Silva, editor-in-chief of jornal Voz das Comunidades<\/span>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"bbox-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n       window.bboxInit = function () {\r\n           bbox.showForm('036014dd-1f88-4368-84c2-fc04d2f7683e');\r\n       };\r\n       (function () {\r\n           var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\r\n           e.src = 'https:\/\/bbox.blackbaudhosting.com\/webforms\/bbox-min.js';\r\n           document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);\r\n       } ());\r\n<\/script>","name":"Voz das Comunidades","project":"#FalaJovem","address":"Complexo do Alem\u00e3o, RJ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.8593331","lng":"-43.2754759","year":["2015"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/themis-assessoria-juridica-e-estudos-de-genero\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/08\/themis-1.png","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Defensores Legais Populares: Uma Nova Figura no Acesso a Justi\u00e7a no RS<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Popular legal defenders assisting women victims of domestic violence<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Discrimination and violence affect thousands of women in Brazil. According to the\u00a0Ministry of Health, 30,000 women have been killed over the last decade because of\u00a0domestic violence, which translates to one murder every two hours.\u00a0THEMIS developed a methodology to train leaders and offer legal assistance\u00a0to women. The organization has offered this service since 1993, when a group\u00a0of lawyers and social scientists decided to actively combat the discrimination\u00a0experienced by women at police stations and vis-\u00e0-vis the legal system. This impetus\u00a0led to the formation of the Popular Legal Defenders (Defensoras Legais Populares),\u00a0which collaborates with the public defender\u2019s office as an intermediary among the\u00a0legal system, the communities and women who fall victim to domestic abuse.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, THEMIS will:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Create new methods that mobilize the community to address violence;<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Improve access to the legal system and enhance accountability practices\u00a0conducted by civil society through the collaborative work of the Popular Legal\u00a0Defenders, THEMIS and Public Defender\u2019s Office in Rio Grande do Sul.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IMPACT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a0Mobilize the community to address violence<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022\u00a0Assist 400 women who are victims of domestic violence over the next 12 months<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022\u00a0Improve protection of civil rights and access to justice for women<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"In these 20 years, THEMIS has developed diverse programs and awareness campaigns to combat violence, and it has collaborated to rebuild the lives of hundreds of women.\" -\u00a0Beatriz Vasconcellos, project leader<\/span>","name":"THEMIS &#8211; Assessoria Jur\u00eddica e Estudos de G\u00eanero","project":"Defensores Legais Populares: Uma Nova Figura no Acesso a Justi\u00e7a no RS","address":"Porto Alegre, RS","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-30.0346471","lng":"-51.217658400000005","year":["2014"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Legal Assistance","Women"],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/crafters-of-health-hope-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Artifices-da-Saude-e1476975735610.jpg","desc":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Art\u00edfices de Sa\u00fade<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A course on the maintenance of hospital equipment, organized by the Instituto Esperan\u00e7ar, enabled community youth to specialize and gain the qualifications necessary to work in the hospital sector, an area which is lacking in specialized labor. In the first six months, 18 students took classes at the National Cancer Institute (Inca), which is also a potential employer.<\/span>","name":"Instituto Esperan\u00e7ar","project":"Art\u00edfices de Sa\u00fade","address":"Rio de Janeiro (Complexo do Alem\u00e3o), RJ","area":"Health","lat":"-22.8593331","lng":"-43.2754759","year":["2012"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/agora-institute-of-defense-of-voters-and-democracy\/","thumbnail_url":"","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Responsabilidade P\u00fablica e Direitos Humanos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instituto \u00c1gora promotes the ideals of human rights, democracy, and participative citizenship. The organization implemented an electoral center in the city of S\u00e3o Paulo that made the City Council's operations more transparent and accessible, increasing public participation and awareness. The center has acted as a channel for communication between citizens and their representatives in the local legislature. With the support from BrazilFoundation, the institute replicated this methodology in the city of Rio de Janeiro, with the goal of achieving a pro-active model of participation. The goal was not achieved due to lack of additional resources.<\/span>","name":"Instituto \u00c1gora em Defesa do Eleitor e da Democracia","project":"Public Responsibility and Human Rights","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9068467","lng":"-43.17289649999998","year":["2005"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/nucleo-socio-cultural-semente-do-amanha-seeds-of-tomorrow-sociocultural-center\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/281-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Semente do Amanh\u00e0, Semeando Arte<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project offers theatre, music and dance workshops to children of inmates and ex-inmates in a favela with high rates of poverty and violence that is located next to the largest prison complex in Latin America. The objective of these activities is to stimulate critical awareness, provide them with cultural activities, and reduce truancy.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"N\u00facleo S\u00f3cio Cultural Semente do Amanh\u00e3\u00a0","project":"Semente do Amanh\u00e0, Semeando Arte","address":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.8722295","lng":"-43.47461069999997","year":["2013"],"tags":["Children","Culture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-socio-cultural-codigo-socio-cultural-code-group-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/280-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Comunidade e o Teatro - Oficinas de Teatro Comunit\u00e1rio do Grupo C\u00f3digo<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;\\u00a0A Comunidade e o Teatro \\u2013 Oficinas de Teatro Comunit\\u00e1rio do Grupo C\\u00f3digo. 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Children and adolescents from rural areas of the Cear\u00e1 backlands come together to form a fife flute band with a bass drum, a typical cultural manifestation of the region. <\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Comunit\u00e1ria do Guarani \u00a0  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0","project":"Vivendo e Tocando Meu Sert\u00e3o","address":"Campos Sales (S\u00edtio Angico), Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-7.068015099999999","lng":"-40.36903989999996","year":["2013"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Semi-Arid","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-pequenos-agricultores-da-comunidade-de-lagoa-da-baixa-association-of-small-farmers-from-the-lagoa-da-baixa-community\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/276-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ro\u00e7a Produtiva<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The association promotes socioeconomic development in communities by working with families with small farms in Cansa\u00e7\u00e3o, a city where there is no industry or shopping centers and employment opportunities are scarce.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>IMPACT<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from <b>Brazil<\/b>Foundation, the organization created four gardens with capacity to raise chickens, goats and pigs. The organization also offered workshops and conducted technical visits to families, benefiting 60 people. The association also formalized partnerships with local and federal government to be included in the food program and to generate fixed sources of income for local families.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"I cried a lot the day I heard that the project would be supported and that I could realize my dream to farm. I am very grateful for this support. \"Luzinete, project beneficiary<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/uapac.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/uapac.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Pequenos Agricultores da Comunidade de Lagoa da Baixa\u00a0","project":"Ro\u00e7a Produtiva","address":"Cansan\u00e7\u00e3o, Bahia","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-10.6688648","lng":"-39.50089750000001","year":["2013"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-produtores-de-artesanato-gestores-culturais-e-artistas-de-ico-association-of-artisans-cultural-promoters-and-artists-of-ico\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/275-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ic\u00f3 - Bordando sua Hist\u00f3ria com Arte e Cultura<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project intends to increase the production capacity of artisinal embroiderers from Ico Cear\u00e1, a place recognized for its architectural heritage.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The produced craftwork is locally inspired and highly praised.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Produtores de Artesanato, Gestores Culturais e Artistas de Ic\u00f3 &#8211; (APROARTI)\u00a0","project":"Ic\u00f3 - Bordando sua Hist\u00f3ria com Arte e Cultura","address":"Ic\u00f3, Cear\u00e1","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-6.4026236","lng":"-38.85916329999998","year":["2013"],"tags":["Culture","Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-da-rede-de-mulheres-produtoras-de-pajeu-the-network-of-women-producers-of-pajeu\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/274-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mulheres Ado\u00e7ando Vidas no Sert\u00e3o<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This Association plans to improve their productive capacity by enhancing the structure of their organization and their means of production, while complying with health and sanitation codes. The women of this association also plan to sell their products in a wide range of markets in the region. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/redemulheresprodutoraspajeu.org\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/redemulheresprodutoraspajeu.org<\/a><\/span>","name":"Rede de Mulheres Produtoras do Paje\u00fa\u00a0","project":"Mulheres Ado\u00e7ando Vidas no Sert\u00e3o","address":"Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-7.7496429","lng":"-37.63414130000001","year":["2013"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Semi-Arid","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-coletivo-popular-de-saude-e-cultura-de-mandacaru-collective-association-of-health-and-culture-of-mandacaru\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/273-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cozinha Verde: Transformando Org\u00e2nicos e Gerando Renda<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The women who run this social enterprise plan to increase its productive capacity and expand the sale of their products to further markets. All the ingredients are organic.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Coletivo Popular de Sa\u00fade e Cultura de Mandacaru\u00a0(Cozinha Verde)","project":"Cozinha Verde: Transformando Org\u00e2nicos e Gerando Renda","address":"Jo\u00e3o Pessoa, Para\u00edba","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-7.097362899999999","lng":"-34.86513409999998","year":["2013"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-sementes-ao-vento-seeds-of-the-wind-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/272-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sementes de Sustentabilidade<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The institute will form community leaders among the guarani people in order to promote the development of the village, protect the environment, treat the water and implement new agricultural practices. <\/span>","name":"Instituto Sementes ao Vento\u00a0","project":"Sementes de Sustentabilidade","address":"Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-30.0179012","lng":"-51.1851087","year":["2013"],"tags":["Environment","Indigenous","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-em-defesa-da-qualidade-de-vida-do-meio-ambiente-e-do-patrimonio-historico-cultural-e-artistico-association-in-defense-of-quality-of-life-the-environment-and-historical-cultural-and-a\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/271-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fortalecendo a R\u00e1dio Bicuda FM<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project will train young community leaders to articulate and promote awareness of Human and Environmental Rights in the western region of Rio de Janeiro, an area that has traditionally received little investment in culture and education. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bicuda.org.br\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.bicuda.org.br<\/a><\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o em Defesa da Qualidade de Vida, do Meio Ambiente e do Patrim\u00f4nio Hist\u00f3rico, Cultural e Art\u00edstico","project":"Fortalecendo a R\u00e1dio Bicuda FM","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.8580896","lng":"-43.3292366","year":["2013"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-fenix-phoenix-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/270-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Protagonista em A\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Phoenix Association will provide legal counsel to those who either suffer from HIV or from Hepatitis, and will fight for the legal rights guaranteed under present day legislation.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"www.fenixacoespelavida.org.br\" target=\"_blank\">www.fenixacoespelavida.org.br<\/a><\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o F\u00eanix","project":"Protagonista em A\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"Curitiba, Paran\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-25.4174558","lng":"-49.2600688","year":["2013"],"tags":["Children","HIV\/AIDS","Legal Assistance"],"region":"South","state":"Paran\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-amigos-da-vida-association-of-friends-for-life\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/007-e1442330571497.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Direito e Cidadania<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Amigos da Vida provides pro-bono legal aid in social security, labor, civil and administrative matters to HIV\/AIDS carriers. The organization also provides legal assistance in the adoption of children orphaned by AIDS and promotes advocacy on legislation that could directly benefit HIV\/AIDS carriers.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>IMPACT<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>In 2014 through support from<\/strong> <b>Brazil<\/b>Foundation, Amigos da Vida benefited 1,436 people. Furthermore, 278 cases were taken to court, with 83 resulting in positive rulings for the beneficiary<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt\u2019s extremely important that NGOs closely monitor the legislation that is taking place in the National Congress that could affect the HIV\/AIDS community.\u201d Christiano Ramos, Founder of Amigos da Vida.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdavida.com.br\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.amigosdavida.com.br<\/a><\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Amigos da Vida","project":"Direito e Cidadania","address":"Bras\u00edlia, Distrito Federal","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-15.7941454","lng":"-47.88254789999996","year":["2013"],"tags":["Children","HIV\/AIDS","Legal Assistance"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Distrito Federal"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-radio-comunitaria-de-acailandia-arca-fm-community-radio-of-acailandia-association-arca-fm\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/268-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o Comunit\u00e1ria Libert\u00e1ria<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a territory plagued by slave labor, the association offers ongoing free communication courses and tools for a better community.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project especially helps strengthen the minds of the young adults in the community.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/arcafm.net\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/arcafm.net<\/a><\/span>\r\n<h3><\/h3>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de R\u00e1dio Comunit\u00e1ria de A\u00e7ail\u00e2ndia \u2013 ARCA FM\u00a0","project":"Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o Comunit\u00e1ria Libert\u00e1ria","address":"A\u00e7ail\u00e2ndia, Maranh\u00e3o","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-4.9539139","lng":"-47.45996450000001","year":["2013"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Maranh\u00e3o"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/organizacao-oba-oba-organization\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/267-hd_2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preven\u00e7\u00e3o de Zoonoses em Tribos Ind\u00edgenas da Grande Florian\u00f3polis<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">OBA seeks to promote awareness among the indigenous people in the Greater Florian\u00f3polis area to prevent the spread of animal borne diseases caused by domestic animals.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">It will achieve this by supporting the indigenous people with proper hygiene care, and animal population control. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.obafloripa.org\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.obafloripa.org<\/a><\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Organiza\u00e7\u00e3o OBA","project":"Preven\u00e7\u00e3o de Zoonoses em Tribos Ind\u00edgenas da Grande Florian\u00f3polis","address":"Florian\u00f3polis, Santa Catarina","area":"Health","lat":"-27.611568","lng":"-48.528544899999986","year":["2013"],"tags":["Indigenous"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/agencia-de-desenvolvimento-economico-e-social-da-regiao-do-planalto-medio-ades-agency-for-socioeconomic-development-of-southern-brazil-ades\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/266-hd_Passo-Fundo-e-Carazinho-e-Iju\u00ed-045.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yacamim: Colorindo o C\u00e9u com Estrelas<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This projects seeks to prevent the use of narcotics among children and adolescents. It seeks to reduce violence and crime in the community by asking families to participate and help prevent drug use.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estrelasyacamim.com\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.estrelasyacamim.com\/ <\/a><\/span>","name":"Ag\u00eancia de Desenvolvimento Econ\u00f4mico e Social da Regi\u00e3o do Planalto M\u00e9dio \u2013 ADES","project":"Yacamim: Colorindo o C\u00e9u com Estrelas","address":"Carazinho, Rio Grande do Sul","area":"Health","lat":"-28.296403","lng":"-52.79369120000001","year":["2013"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-cantidio-rodrigues-rocha-cantidio-rodrigues-rocha-foundation\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/265-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Crian\u00e7a Como Sujeito de Direito<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project provides comprehensive care to children in the rural region of Piaui between the ages of 2 and 6 by offering playfull and creative activities, sports, as well as giving guidance to their families.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>\r\n<h3><\/h3>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Cantidio Rodrigues Rocha\u00a0","project":"A Crian\u00e7a Como Sujeito de Direito","address":"Teresina (Bolena Village), Piau\u00ed","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-4.9778563","lng":"-42.64997719999997","year":["2013"],"tags":["Early Childhood Education","Semi-Arid"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Piau\u00ed"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/creche-escola-futura-geracao-future-generation-daycare-school\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/264-hd_2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alfabetizando e Transformando<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creche Escola offers education and recreational activities for children from a neighborhood with very low human development indicators. Through reading activities, sports and culture, the daycare aims to educate children to keep them from the violence and the lure of drug trafficking in the Pol\u00eamica neighborhood of Salvador.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>IMPACT<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> With support from BrazilFoundation in 2014,\u00a0<\/strong>the daycare made essential renovations to its facilities, increased food distribution to families, offered more activities to children such as capoeira and ballet, developed education materials, and partnered with health professionals to provide care for children. This progress is reflected in the greater self esteem and behavior of the 120 children and their parents, and greater daycare capacity.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMy four sons attend the daycare, where they are fed, kept clean and taught a lot. I\u2019m unemployed and work as a volunteer in the daycare. The daycare is my hands and feet.\u201d - Lenivalda Graciliano de Jesus, mother and beneficiary<\/span>\r\n\r\n<i>\u00a0<\/i>","name":"Creche Escola Futura Gera\u00e7\u00e3o\u00a0","project":"Alfabetizando e Transformando","address":"Salvador (Pol\u00eamica Community), Bahia ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-12.9857613","lng":"-38.499815799999965","year":["2013"],"tags":["Early Childhood Education","Semi-Arid"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-crianca-feliz-happy-child-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/263-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Centro de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o Infantil Ba\u00eda Azul: Multiplicando Sorrisos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This daycare center in Paran\u00e1 serves children up to 5 years of age full time, and also educates parents and guardians on proper care and responsibility for children.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Crian\u00e7a Feliz","project":"Centro de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o Infantil Ba\u00eda Azul: Multiplicando Sorrisos","address":"Guaratuba, Paran\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-25.8821678","lng":"-48.575694399999975","year":["2013","2015"],"tags":["Early Childhood Education"],"region":"South","state":"Paran\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-civil-de-articulacao-para-a-cidadania-acari-civil-association-liaison-for-civic-engagement-acari\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/262-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tamb\u00e9m Sou Pessoa<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project applies internationally-recognized methodologies for childhood development (ICDP), by training and educating adults and caretakers in teaching practices.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Civil de Articula\u00e7\u00e3o para a Cidadania &#8211; ACARI\u00a0\u00a0","project":"Tamb\u00e9m Sou Pessoa","address":"Petrolina, Pernambuco ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-9.389083","lng":"-40.50309609999999","year":["2013"],"tags":["Early Childhood Education","Semi-Arid"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/acao-social-comunitaria-afma-social-action-community-afma\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/261-hd_2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hora de Brincar<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">As the only organization in the city for children 5 and under, it offers activities geared towards nutritional and intellectual development of children in this crucial period of their lives, and also provides assistance to their families. <\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"A\u00e7\u00e3o Social Comunit\u00e1ria \u2013 AFMA","project":"Hora de Brincar","address":"Padre Bernardo, Goi\u00e1s","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-15.1609381","lng":"-48.28374029999998","year":["2013"],"tags":["Early Childhood Education"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Goi\u00e1s"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/ecologia-e-acao-ecoa-environment-and-action-ecoa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/260-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professores das \u00c1guas: Aprendendo a Ensinar com as Tecnologias Educacionais<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project will promote knowledge about the Pantanal to teachers working in the region and encourage the use of technology in the classroom as a way to motivate students.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.riosvivos.org.br%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.riosvivos.org.br <\/a><\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>","name":"Ecologia e A\u00e7\u00e3o \u2013 ECOA\u00a0   \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;","project":"Professores das \u00c1guas: Aprendendo a Ensinar com as Tecnologias Educacionais","address":"Corumb\u00e1, Mato Grosso do Sul ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-20.4525299","lng":"-54.61925529999996","year":["2013"],"tags":["Amazon","Environment","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-pesquisa-da-diversidade-intercultural-institute-for-the-study-of-intercultural-diversity\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/259-hd_2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Continuada de Professores para o Trabalho com a L\u00edngua, Arte e Cultura Terena<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project proposes to train teachers of the Terena ethnicity in the latest pedagogical theories and practices, so that they may teach Terena art, language and culture to their indigenous community. Teachers will also receive supporting didactic materials for their teaching.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>IMPACT<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>With support from BrazilFoundation, IPED\u00a0<\/strong>trained 35 teachers in teaching the Terena culture, language, and art throughout 19 workshops, totaling 136 hours, ultimately benefiting nearly 800 children and adolescents. IPEDI also launched the bilingual textbook Kalivono, which is now used in local schools.<\/span>","name":"Instituto de Pesquisa da Diversidade Intercultural &#8211; IPEDI","project":"Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Continuada de Professores para o Trabalho com a L\u00edngua, Arte e Cultura Terena","address":"Aquidauana, MS","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-20.4777807","lng":"-55.78807789999996","year":["2013"],"tags":["Culture","Indigenous","Youth"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-plano-b-plan-b-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/258-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Plano Futuro T\u00e9cnico<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project will offer after school classes for the adolescent in Jaboat\u00e3o dos Guararapes - a community with low performing public schools - to prepare them for entrance exams into technical schools.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.planob.org\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.planob.org<\/a><\/span>","name":"Institui\u00e7\u00e3o Plano B","project":"Plano Futuro T\u00e9cnico","address":"Jaboat\u00e3o do Guararapes, Pernambuco","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-8.1085313","lng":"-35.01728259999999","year":["2013"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-pesquisas-em-tecnologia-e-inovacao-institute-for-research-in-technology-and-innovation\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/257-hd_1.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CLOC\u00a0\u2013 (Criatividade - L\u00f3gica - Oportunidade - Crescimento)<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project aims to train unskilled youth and adults for the labor market in Indaiatuba, by offering courses in construction, mechanics and inspection to meet the high demand for skilled work in the region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The \u201cGod and Nature\u201d School offers vocational training courses to adolescents and adults for jobs that are in high demand in the industrial sector of Indaiatuba, S\u00e3o Paulo, where Toyota is based as well as other national and multinational companies. The skills offered by the program will help young people who do not have the option of pursuing a college degree to obtain their first jobs out of high school. For adults, the training can be an opportunity to return to formal work. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project aims to insert adolescents and adults with a low level of education in the promising job market in Indaiatuba, by preparing them for careers as construction workers, auto mechanics and inspectors. With support from BrazilFoundation, the school will offer new courses in \u201cQuality Inspection,\u201d \u201cElectrical Circuitry Installation,\u201d \u201cMasonry\u201d and \u201cPlumbing.\u201d The resources will also be used for the development of new courses on \u201cMotorcycle Mechanics,\u201d which will train 150 young adults.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ipti.org.br%20 \" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ipti.org.br <\/a><\/span>","name":"Instituto de Pesquisas em Tecnologia e Inova\u00e7\u00e3o\u00a0","project":"CLOC \u2013 (Criatividade - L\u00f3gica - Oportunidade - Crescimento)","address":"Santa Luzia do Itanhy, Sergipe ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-11.3540345","lng":"-37.4589828","year":["2013"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Sergipe"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/educandario-deus-e-a-natureza-god-and-nature-school\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/256-hd_2-de-julho.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Qualificar \u00e9 Crescer<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project aims to train unskilled youth and adults for the labor market in Indaiatuba, by offering courses in construction, mechanics and inspection to meet the high demand for skilled work in the region.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The \u201cGod and Nature\u201d School offers vocational training courses to adolescents and adults for jobs that are in high demand in the industrial sector of Indaiatuba, S\u00e3o Paulo, where Toyota is based as well as other national and multinational companies. The skills offered by the program will help young people who do not have the option of pursuing a college degree to obtain their first jobs out of high school. For adults, the training can be an opportunity to return to formal work. The project aims to insert adolescents and adults with a low level of education in the promising job market in Indaiatuba, by preparing them for careers as construction workers, auto mechanics and inspectors.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With support from BrazilFoundation, the school will offer new courses in \u201cQuality Inspection,\u201d \u201cElectrical Circuitry Installation,\u201d \u201cMasonry\u201d and \u201cPlumbing.\u201d The resources will also be used for the development of new courses on \u201cMotorcycle Mechanics,\u201d which will train 150 young adults.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.educandariodn.org.br\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.educandariodn.org.br<\/a><\/span>","name":"Educand\u00e1rio Deus e a Natureza","project":"Qualificar \u00e9 Crescer","address":"Indaiatuba, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.1054595","lng":"-47.224897899999974","year":["2013"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/companhia-teatral-queimados-encena-the-theater-group-of-queimadados\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/255-hd_Queimados-Encena.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Queimados\u00a0Encena<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Despite its rich history and cultural diversity, the Baixada Fluminense, is characterized by high incidence of poverty and crime, and poor access to socio-cultural resources. The Queimados Acts Theater Company was established in 2003 by a group of cultural activists and promoted as a center of artistic creation, instruction, and support for the Baixada region. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since then, this self-supported group has provided a variety of artistic performances for the community in partnership with regional art groups. The support of BrazilFoundation will allow the Company to offer free theater and musical workshops, and shows put on by local artists, guaranteeing access to cultural production and events for Baixada residents and students in public schools.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/queimadosencena.com.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/queimadosencena.com.br\/ <\/span><\/a>","name":"Companhia Teatral Queimados Encena","project":"Queimados Encena","address":"Queimados, Rio de Janeiro ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.7106685","lng":"-43.552225599999986","year":["2012"],"tags":["Culture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-amigos-da-biblioteca-comunitaria-oscar-romero-the-association-of-friends-of-the-oscar-romero-community-library\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/254-hd_Biblioteca-Oscar-Romero.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Inclus\u00e3o pela Arte<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Oscar Romero Cultural Center has provided a diversity of cultural services to residents of Mesquita since 1985. The Library and Cultural Center were founded by locals without governmental support in response to the lack of a public cultural space. The Center has faced financial difficulties, once closing for two years.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The residents of Mesquita however, have fought to keep it open, and today the Center hosts workshops, lectures and a variety of cultural performances. Currently, the Center is focusing on reaching out to a hearing-impaired audience. With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, the Center will produce a show with Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS) interpretation. Additionally, the project will train 240 public school teachers in LIBRAS instruction.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Amigos da Biblioteca Comunit\u00e1ria Oscar Romero","project":"Inclus\u00e3o pela Arte","address":"Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.7813861","lng":"-43.42563510000002","year":["2012"],"tags":["Culture","Jobs and Income Generation","Special needs"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-musical-do-nordeste-paraense-arte-show-vigia-vigia-musical-institute-of-the-northeast-of-para-art-show\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/253-hd_Arte-Show-Vigia-1.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Escola de M\u00fasica<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jose Vale has conducted music classes for children, teens and young adults out of his home since 1999. Consequently, many of his students joined the traditional bands of Vigia, which is recognized for its rich musical and cultural history.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Spurred by his initial success,Vale and other musicians founded the Institute in 2008, which today has some 200 students. Students are taught to play the flute, percussion, and strings. Traditionaly girls were excluded from performing in such bands. As a result of this institutes work girls are now however, included. BrazilFoundation is one of the Institute\u2019s first supporters, and will help continue enriching the lives of Vigia\u2019s young people.<\/span>","name":"Instituto Musical do Nordeste Paraense Arte Show Vigia","project":"Escola de M\u00fasica","address":"Vigia de Nazar\u00e9, Par\u00e1 ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-0.8879577999999999","lng":"-48.1002024","year":["2012"],"tags":["Amazon","Culture","Youth"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-educacao-popular-e-formacao-social-cepfs-the-center-for-peoples-education-and-social-development\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/252-hd_CEPFS.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sert\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gico Solid\u00e1rio<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The dry, northeastern region of Brazil known as the sert\u00e3o is home to a disproportionate number of families living in poverty. Subsistence farming is the main yet insufficient, economic activity of most. Overtime, the size of the farms and their capacity to produce has greatly been reduced due to the division of inherited property, intensive soil use and poor resource management. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of BrazilFoundation, CEPFS will conduct trainings and workshops that unite new techniques with local knowledge, promoting sustainable resource management while emphasizing the role of women as agents of change. The program will focus on garbage collection and treatment, orchard maintenance, the cultivation of medicinal herbs, and water conservation. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cepfs.org\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.cepfs.org\/ <\/a><\/span>","name":"Centro de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o Popular e Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Social \u2013 CEPFS","project":"Sert\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gico Solid\u00e1rio","address":"Teixeira, Para\u00edba ","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-7.2214437","lng":"-37.252812000000006","year":["2012"],"tags":["Environment","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-agropecuario-de-economia-solidaria-para-assessoramento-tecnico-e-assistencia-de-desenvolvimento-sustentavel-isad-the-agricultural-institute-of-collective-enterprise-for-technical-assistan\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/251-hd_ISAD.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sementes da Transforma\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Amazon's cultural, political and ethnic complexity presents numerous challenges and opportunities to a population living in poverty. Despite an abundance of natural resources, the residents of the Amazon have little access to market goods, and unable to sustain sufficient income and a decent quality of life. ISAD\u2019s mission is to promote and empower economic initiatives in the region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In partnership with BrazilFoundation, ISAD will organize 10 economic fairs, bringing together over 50 businesses to raise money, promote social inclusion and improve the quality of life for low-income residents from various populations around the capital and in riverside communities.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"ISAD &#8211; Instituto Agropecu\u00e1rio de Economia Solid\u00e1ria para Assessoramento T\u00e9cnico e Assist\u00eancia de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel","project":"Sementes da Transforma\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"Careiro da V\u00e1rzea, Amazonas","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-3.1974418","lng":"-59.82560280000001","year":["2012"],"tags":["Amazon","Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-colonia-de-pescadores-z93-de-ananindeua-ananindeua-z93-fishermans-collective\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/250-hd_Colonia-Z93.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Projeto Viv\u00eancia Ribeirinha - Dignidade para as Comunidades Ribeirinhas das Ilhas de Ananindeua<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Ananindeua Islands are located on the Amazon river and composed of 15 islands. Economic activities are concentrated in fishing,acai harvests, and the service industry. Predatory fishing and other unsustainable practices have depleted natural resources that are the lifeblood of these communities. Young people don\u2019t see many options beyond migrating to the capital of Bel\u00e9m, where they usually meet tremendous difficulties, and no community support.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Z93 Fisherman\u2019s Collective was formed in order to unify a struggling population in need of support, ideals, and opportunity. With the help of BrazilFoundation,a series of economic initiatives and workshops on sustainable fishing and a\u00e7a\u00ed cultivation, as well commercialization of their traditional economic resources will take place. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/vivenciaribeirinha.blogspot.com.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/vivenciaribeirinha.blogspot.com.br\/ <\/a><\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Col\u00f4nia de Pescadores Z93 de Ananindeua","project":"Projeto Viv\u00eancia Ribeirinha - Dignidade para as Comunidades Ribeirinhas das Ilhas de Ananindeua","address":"Ananindeua, Par\u00e1 ","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-1.3468775","lng":"-48.37193500000001","year":["2012"],"tags":["Amazon","Environment","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-agricola-dos-produtores-de-mel-de-sobradinho-aapms-the-agricultural-association-of-honey-producers-in-sobradinho\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/249-hd_AAPMS.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Programa de Apoio e Fomento \u00e0 Apicultura no Munic\u00edpio de Sobradinho<\/span><\/h3>\r\nApiculture is a promising means of sustainable development in the Sobradinho region of Bahia as an economic activity that is less dependent on the region\u2019s unreliable, sparse rainfall, and takes advantage of the abundance of indigenous, honey-bearing vegetation that is free of agro-toxins or other pollutants. However, local residents have difficulty bringing the organic honey to markets outside the region where the product receives a higher price, which in turn hinder sales and ultimately generate less income.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">BrazilFoundation is helping AAPMS overcome these challenges and improve the quality of life of local residents through workshops, training and the distribution apicultural equipment in order to help producers commercialize Sobradinho\u2019s honey in a fair, participatory and sustainable manner. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/aapmsajuc.blogspot.com.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/aapmsajuc.blogspot.com.br\/ <\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Agr\u00edcola dos Produtores de Mel de Sobradinho \u2013 AAPMS","project":"Programa de Apoio e Fomento \u00e0 Apicultura no Munic\u00edpio de Sobradinho","address":"Sobradinho, Bahia","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-9.472299699999999","lng":"-40.79944610000001","year":["2012"],"tags":["Environment","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/brazilfoundation-grantee-in-2012-ancora-associacao-dos-portadores-de-transtorno-mental-cuidadores-e-interessados-na-saude-mental-do-piaui-association-of-people-with-mental-disorders-caretakers-an\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/248-hd_Ancora.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pescadores em Rede<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c2NCORA was first conceived in 1997 by a professor who, after being diagnosed with mental illness, realized the importance of social and family bonds for the treatment and quality of life of the mentally ill. BrazilFoundation is supporting the project Fisherman\u2019s Network, in a small fishing village where 70% of the town\u2019s 1,700 inhabitants lack basic sanitation and 85% live in poverty.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In this environment, alcohol abuse, sexual violence and other social vulnerabilities are endemic. This project will mobilize members of the community and arrange activities to bring families together and combat these social problems, while promoting integration and instilling hope in the younger members of the community.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"\u00c2ncora &#8211; Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Portadores de Transtorno Mental, Cuidadores e Interessados na Sa\u00fade Mental do Piau\u00ed","project":"Pescadores em Rede","address":"Teresina (Luis Correia e Coqueiro), Piau\u00ed","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-5.0920108","lng":"-42.8037597","year":["2012"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Piau\u00ed"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-agricultores-familiares-do-municipio-de-araci-apaeb-the-araci-association-of-small-farmers\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/247-hd_APAEB2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">M\u00e3os Solid\u00e1rias: Aumentando a Renda das Fam\u00edlias a partir da Dinamiza\u00e7\u00e3o das Express\u00f5es Coletivas de Solidariedade e Agroecologia nas Comunidades Rurais<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The semi-arid region is widely considered to be inescapably characterized by poverty. However, a closer look reveals a population that is fully capable of managing this supposedly inhospitable environment. APAEB was born of the belief that, given the proper tools and opportunity, sustainable development is within reach of the region\u2019s resourceful people.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In this spirit, APAEB promotes sustainable agriculture based upon local knowledge, and supports collective enterprises and organizations in exercising more influence over public policy in the region. With the support of BrazilFoundation, APAEB will set up collective, rotating funds for the purchase of goats, sheep, poultry and pigs in three communities. These funds will support 100 individuals in achieving sustainable livelihoods, generating income and fighting poverty.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/apaebaraci.blogspot.com.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/apaebaraci.blogspot.com.br\/ <\/a><\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Agricultores Familiares do Munic\u00edpio de Araci \u2013 APAEB","project":"M\u00e3os Solid\u00e1rias: Aumentando a Renda das Fam\u00edlias...","address":"Araci, Bahia","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-11.3393448","lng":"-38.9586018","year":["2012"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Environment","Jobs and Income Generation","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-advogados-de-trabalhadores-rurais-no-estado-da-bahia-aatr-the-association-of-lawyers-for-rural-labor-in-bahia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/246-hd_AATR.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Forma\u00e7\u00e3o de Juristas leigos na Ba\u00eda de Todos os Santos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The estuaries, mangrove forests and other maritime environments in the Ba\u00eda de Todos os Santos region are threatened by numerous civil and industrial projects. Dredging, desalination, landfills and various forms of pollution all threaten the livelihoods of traditional communities \u2013 fishermen, indigenous groups and quilombos \u2013 that depend on these important ecosystems.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">These projects exacerbate endemic poverty and threaten the peoples\u2019 right to remain on their land. AATR, a legal defense organization born during Brazil\u2019s military dictatorship, is training local people to be legal advisors for their communities. With the support of BrazilFoundation, AATR will provide the knowledge and language necessary to access official judicial channels, empowering traditional communities to engage in debates on existing policies, articulate and advocate for their rights and interests.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aatr.org.br\/site\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.aatr.org.br\/site\/ <\/a><\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Advogados de Trabalhadores Rurais no Estado da Bahia \u2013 AATR","project":"Forma\u00e7\u00e3o de Juristas leigos na Ba\u00eda de Todos os Santos","address":"Salvador, Bahia","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-12.9722286","lng":"-38.50142010000002","year":["2012"],"tags":["Environment","Indigenous","Quilombolas"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-pemo-pemo-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/245-hd_Associa\u00e7\u00e3o-Pemo2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cria\u00e7\u00e3o de Peixe<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bororo people have depended on the assistance of government programs and religious groups for many years, which though distributing funds, have made decisions irrespective of the indigenous population\u2019s opinions and priorities. The Pemo Association was formed by the Bororo people as a platform from which to advocate for cultural and economic autonomy. In recent years, the fish upon which their traditional livelihood depends have been disappearing due to overfishing, pollution and industrial projects. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The dwindling fish population is threatening the tribe\u2019s millennia old Fish Ceremony as well. With the support of BrazilFoundation, Pemo will construct a large fish-farming tank for food and for sale. With the profits, the Bororo plan to rebuild the sacred house where the Fish Ceremony is performed.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Pemo","project":"Cria\u00e7\u00e3o de Peixe","address":"General Carneiro, Mato Grosso ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-15.7098868","lng":"-52.757846900000004","year":["2012"],"tags":["Culture","Environment","Indigenous"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/organizacao-da-producao-agroextrativista-das-agriculturas-familiares-do-municipio-de-esperantina-agro-extractivist-production-of-family-farmers-of-esperantina\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/244-hd_APA-TO.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alternativas para a Pequena Agricultura no Tocantins - APA-TO<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Land disputes have frequently resulted in impassioned or destructive conflicts throughout Brazil\u2019s history. As a result, the many projects and organizations pushing for agrarian land reform have created demand for technical knowledge that will help small farmers stay on the land, promoting economic development through sustainable natural resource management practices.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of BrazilFoundation, the APA-TO project will support the existing economic cooperative of farmers and small fishermen in the Esperantina region, ensuring access to markets, generating income and promoting environmental conservation.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Organiza\u00e7\u00e3o da Produ\u00e7\u00e3o Agroextrativista das Agriculturas Familiares do Munic\u00edpio de Esperantina","project":"Alternativas para a Pequena Agricultura no Tocantins - APA-TO","address":"Augustin\u00f3polis, Tocantins ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-5.4694261","lng":"-47.88710100000003","year":["2012"],"tags":["Environment","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"North","state":"Tocantins"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-pesquisas-ecologicas-ipe-the-institute-for-ecological-research\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/243-hd_IPE.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Agroecologia, Valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o e Comercializa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Produtos da Agricultura Familiar nas Comunidades Pagod\u00e3o e S\u00e3o Sebasti\u00e3o<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Agroecologia, Valoriza\\u00e7\\u00e3o e Comercializa\\u00e7\\u00e3o dos Produtos da Agricultura Familiar nas Comunidades Pagod\\u00e3o e S\\u00e3o Sebasti\\u00e3o (Agro-Ecology and the Commercialization of Produce for Family Farmers in Pagod\\u00e3o and S\\u00e3o Sebasti\\u00e3o)&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9089,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0,null,null,null,8]\">Agroecologia, Valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o e Comercializa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Produtos da Agricultura Familiar nas Comunidades Pagod\u00e3o e S\u00e3o Sebasti\u00e3o (Agro-Ecology and the Commercialization of Produce for Family Farmers in Pagod\u00e3o and S\u00e3o Sebasti\u00e3o)<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Over the course of IP\u00ca\u2019s 20 years championing biodiversity, the Institute has developed a conservation model that integrates biological research, environmental education, habitat restoration, community involvement, income generation and public policy advocacy. The Baixo Rio Negro region exhibits rich biological and social diversity, and already has a local trade network for fruits, manioc flour and fish.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> However, trade at this scale doesn\u2019t provide sufficient income to support the population, forcing residents to turn to unsustainable, illegal practices that lead to deforestation. With the support of BrazilFoundation, IP\u00ca will help local farmers and women\u2019s groups sustainably produce, process and commercialize local fruits, with aims at generating income, promoting food security as well as strengthening local identify.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ipe.org.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ipe.org.br\/ <\/a><\/span>","name":"Instituto de Pesquisas Ecol\u00f3gicas \u2013 IP\u00ca","project":"Agroecologia, Valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o e Comercializa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Produtos da Agricultura Familiar nas Comunidades Pagod\u00e3o e S\u00e3o Sebasti\u00e3o","address":"Manaus, Amazonas","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-3.1190275","lng":"-60.02173140000002","year":["2012"],"tags":["Amazon","Entrepreneurship","Environment","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/uniao-das-associacoes-comunitarias-do-interior-de-cangucu-unaic-union-of-community-associations-of-rural-cangucu\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/242-hd_UNAIC.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Batata Doce como Alternativa de Renda e Garantia da Soberania e da Seguran\u00e7a Alimentar da Agricultura Familiar<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cangu\u00e7u is the second biggest tobacco-producing region in Brazil composed almost entirely of small farms. However, the system of tobacco monoculture is responsible for significant regional water and soil contamination from harmful pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Moreover, small farmers receive little compensation for growing tobacco and poverty is endemic.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of BrazilFoundation, local farmers will be trained in the sustainable cultivation of four varieties of sweet potato and receive support for commercialization, ensuring its viability as an alternative to tobacco monoculture. Sweet potatoes are a traditional staple of the region, are well adapted to climate and soil, and require minimum investment in equipment, fertilizer or pesticides. Workshops on resource management and organic agriculture will help preserve the environment, generate income and protect food security.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/unaic.blogspot.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/unaic.blogspot.com.br\/<\/a><\/span>","name":"Uni\u00e3o das Associa\u00e7\u00f5es Comunit\u00e1rias do Interior de Cangu\u00e7u \u2013 UNAIC","project":"A Batata Doce como Alternativa de Renda e Garantia da Soberania e da Seguran\u00e7a Alimentar da Agricultura Familiar","address":"Cangu\u00e7u, Rio Grande do Sul","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-31.3955524","lng":"-52.67468289999999","year":["2012"],"tags":["Environment","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/cunha-coletivo-feminista-the-cunha-feminist-collective\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/241-hd_Cunha-Coletivo-Feminista.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mais Conhecimento e Mais Sa\u00fade para as Trabalhadoras Dom\u00e9sticas<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are around 117 thousand domestic workers in the state of Para\u00edba, 90% of which are women. Among the primary challenges they face is the lack of recognition and respect for this profession in the population at large and within public institutions.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Cunh\u00e3 Feminist Collective, which derives its name from the Tupi word for \u201cwoman\u201d, was founded in 1990 by the first feminist group in Jo\u00e3o Pessoa. It promotes education and advocates for changes in public policy, with women\u2019s health as its primary focus. With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, this project will inform domestic workers about health, sexuality and reproductive rights, and promote access to public health services for 50 domestic workers.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cunhanfeminista.org.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.cunhanfeminista.org.br\/ <\/a><\/span>","name":"Cunh\u00e3 Coletivo Feminista","project":"Mais Conhecimento e Mais Sa\u00fade para as Trabalhadoras Dom\u00e9sticas","address":"Jo\u00e3o Pessoa, Para\u00edba","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-7.1216097","lng":"-34.84110350000003","year":["2012"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/nucleo-de-orientacao-cidada-de-camacari-anti-aids-group-of-camacari\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/240-hd_Grupo-Antiaids.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Grupo Anti-Aids de Cama\u00e7ari<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The stigma surrounding and discrimination against carriers of HIV\/AIDS provokes innumerable abuses both directly and indirectly. The Grupo Anti-AIDS de Cama\u00e7ari was formed to confront the neglect of and human rights violations against carriers of HIV\/AIDS and their families in Cama\u00e7ari. Its mission is to stimulate dialogue in various socialspheres, delineating public policies geared toward the guarantee of well-being, quality of life and defense of human rights.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, the Anti-AIDS Group of Cama\u00e7ari will ensure the recognition of HIV\/AIDS carriers\u2019 human rights, and take action against discrimination in the workplace.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>\r\n<h3><\/h3>","name":"N\u00facleo de Orienta\u00e7\u00e3o Cidad\u00e3 de Cama\u00e7ari","project":"Grupo Anti-Aids de Cama\u00e7ari","address":"Cama\u00e7ari, Bahia","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-12.6971776","lng":"-38.33319829999999","year":["2012"],"tags":["HIV\/AIDS"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-defesa-da-vida-e-dos-direitos-humanos-carmen-bascaran-carmen-bascaran-center-for-the-defense-of-life-and-human-rights\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/239-hd_Centro-Carmem-Brascaran2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fortalecimento de Acesso \u00e0 Justi\u00e7a de Viola\u00e7\u00f5es de Direitos Humanos de A\u00e7ail\u00e2ndia<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Maranh\u00e3o, nearly 20% of the population is illiterate, and it is estimated that 39% of all slave workers in Brazil are concentrated in this state. Confronted with innumerable human rights violations against A\u00e7ail\u00e2ndia\u2019s most vulnerable populations \u2013compounded by the negligence of public authorities \u2013a group of active community members founded the Carmen Bascaran Center for the Defense of Life and Human Rights.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Center has combatted human rights violations and worked for social inclusion for 15 years. With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, the Center will advocate for and provide access to legal mechanisms of justice for victims of slave labor and other violations of human rights in the region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdvdhacai.org.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.cdvdhacai.org.br\/ <\/a><\/span>","name":"Centro de Defesa da Vida e dos Direitos Humanos Carmen Bascar\u00e1n","project":"Fortalecimento de Acesso \u00e0 Justi\u00e7a de Viola\u00e7\u00f5es de Direitos Humanos de A\u00e7ail\u00e2ndia","address":"A\u00e7ail\u00e2ndia, Maranh\u00e3o","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-4.9539767","lng":"-47.49770309999997","year":["2012"],"tags":["Legal Assistance"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Maranh\u00e3o"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/organizacao-mutirao-the-collective-effort-organization\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/238-hd_Mutirao.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dignidade Humana em A\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the 1960s, residents of the Acau\u00e3 Quilombo (a community of afro-descendants originally formed by escaped slaves) were forced from their homes without compensation by the construction of the Po\u00e7o Branco Dam. The nearby community of Sagi was also ultimately destroyed by the construction of a bridge which prevented high tide and fish from entering the mangrove forests, leading to the death of the mangroves, home to the crabs which formed the basis of the Sagi economy.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Organiza\u00e7\u00e3o Mutir\u00e3o promotes human rights through collective action of historically repressed ethnic groups. The project, Human Dignity in Action, will fight for human rights and reparations for social, territorial and environmental injustices suffered by Acau\u00e3 and surrounding indigenous communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> *Mutir\u00e3o derives from a tupi word for a community collectively building something, like a home, or engaging in some other collective effort. Rather than an abstract concept like collectivism or solidarity, a mutir\u00e3o is a tangible, practiced event.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/organizacaomutirao.blogspot.com.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/organizacaomutirao.blogspot.com.br\/ <\/a><\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Organiza\u00e7\u00e3o Mutir\u00e3o","project":"Dignidade Humana em A\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"Natal, Rio Grande do Norte","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-5.8859153","lng":"-35.175784799999974","year":["2012"],"tags":["Environment","Quilombolas"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Rio Grande do Norte"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/nzinga-coletivo-de-mulheres-negras-de-belo-horizonte-nzinga-the-black-womens-collective-group-of-belo-horizonte\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/237-hd_NZinga.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quilombolas\u00a0no Enfrentamento \u00e0 HIV \/ AIDS e Hepatites Virais<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brazil\u2019s black populationis generally poorer, has lower life expectancy, education attainment levels, and access to health services. These inequalities directly affect the incidence of HIV\/AIDS among the poorest citizens, who are disproportionately black and female. N\u2019Zinga emerged in 1986 mobilizing women of color to fight prejudice and the various forms of discrimination that are institutionalized in any social spheres.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, this project will train 20 women and 10 adolescents to act as Quilombo (communities of afro-descendants, originally formed by escaped slaves) Community Health Advocates for HIV\/AIDS and viral hepatitis prevention. Engaging quilombolas (members of the quilombo) themselves is an effective means of encouraging participation in information-sharing and the planning and executing of interventional strategies in the communities.<\/span>","name":"N\u2019Zinga \u2013 Coletivo de Mulheres Negras de Belo Horizonte","project":"Quilombolas no Enfrentamento \u00e0 HIV \/ AIDS e Hepatites Virais","address":"Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais","area":"Health","lat":"-19.8433208","lng":"-43.9399037","year":["2012"],"tags":["HIV\/AIDS","Quilombolas","Racial Equality"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-de-apoio-aos-povos-kaiowa-guarani-gapk-association-for-the-support-of-the-kaiowa-guarani-people-gapk\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/236-hd_Guarani-Kaiowa.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Meio Ambiente, um Di\u00e1logo entre os Povos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Irrigation projects in surrounding commercial plantations make water resources scarce in the Dourados Indigenous Reserve, and what little remains is polluted by runoff. The dry climate and depleted soil make subsistence farming nearly impossible, forcing young people from their homes. As a result, suicide incidence, concentrated among young people, is 40x the national average.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">GAPK was started by Kaiow\u00e1 Guarani young people to give them a voice in defending their rights through the production and distribution of images, reports, videos and photojournalism. With the support of BrazilFoundation, GAPK will raise awareness of health problems caused by environmental degradation, food and water insecurity, and the lack of basic services like garbage collection in order to elicit positive intervention from authorities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Grupo de Apoio aos Povos Kaiow\u00e1 Guarani &#8211; GAPK","project":"Meio Ambiente, um Di\u00e1logo entre os Povos","address":"Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul","area":"Health","lat":"-22.2145279","lng":"-54.82056090000003","year":["2012"],"tags":["Environment","Indigenous"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-beneficente-de-assistencia-social-saude-e-educacao-para-todos-abasset-the-benefit-association-for-social-assistance-health-and-education-for-all\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/235-hd_ABASSET.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A\u00e7\u00f5es de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Preven\u00e7\u00e3o Junto aos Profissionais do Sexo em Pontos Estrat\u00e9gicos do Munic\u00edpio de V\u00e1rzea Grande<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Because of prejudice, taboos and misconceptions, addressing sexual health and rights presents numerous social obstacles and challenges. ABASSET was created in 2008 to serve low-income communities by producing workshops on STD and AIDS prevention in schools and businesses, awareness campaigns, courses on topics including sexuality &amp; family planning, and the distribution of prophylactics. Answering repeated demands by women\u2019s rights groups around the globe, the UN has begun to reformulate its international Sexual and Reproductive Rights treaties to explicitly extend protections to the most vulnerable, suppressed populations.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, ABASSET will provide access to health services and, in parallel, promote alternative income-generating activities to sex workers, a population that generally suffers from extreme social exclusion. The services provided will include rapid STI and HIV\/AIDS testing along with continued monitoring and services for the duration of the project. For ABASSET, this is initiative of social justice, believing that education, prevention and the promotion of health go hand-in-hand with human and civil rights.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Beneficente de Assist\u00eancia Social, Sa\u00fade e Educa\u00e7\u00e3o para Todos \u2013 ABASSET","project":"A\u00e7\u00f5es de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Preven\u00e7\u00e3o Junto aos Profissionais do Sexo em Pontos Estrat\u00e9gicos do Munic\u00edpio de V\u00e1rzea Grande","address":"Cuiab\u00e1, Mato Grosso ","area":"Health","lat":"-15.5920846","lng":"-56.087029700000016","year":["2012"],"tags":["HIV\/AIDS"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-experimental-de-midias-comunitarias-bem-tv-experimental-association-of-community-media-bem-tv\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/234-hd_Bem-TV.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Olho Vivo<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Around 5,000 people live in the Viradouro community of Niter\u00f3i. Two-thirds of the population is under 30, and 37% of young people are neither working nor in school. This project looks to provide greater career opportunities to 60 adolescents in the community through training in video production, digital photography and communications. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bem-TV arose from the desire of two university students interested in bringing together communications and social development. They use communications as a tool to stimulate adolescents and young adults to become agents of change and community development.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bemtv.org.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.bemtv.org.br\/ <\/a><\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Experimental de M\u00eddias Comunit\u00e1rias Bem-TV","project":"Olho Vivo","address":"Niter\u00f3i, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.8989629","lng":"-43.12677129999997","year":["2012"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-brasil-cidadao-para-educacao-cultura-e-tecnologia-the-brazil-citizens-foundation-for-education-culture-and-technology\/","thumbnail_url":"","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">De Olho no Futuro<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With just over 18,000 inhabitants, Icapui is a fishing community in which women have a fundamental role in daily life. The Brazil Citizen\u2019s Foundation works throughout the state of Cear\u00e1 promoting environmental education programs on the use of natural resources and preserving local biodiversity. With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, this project will promote environmental education, while providing incentives to women in cooperatives to develop environmentally sound economic activities that add value to the products while protecting the environment.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brasilcidadao.org.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.brasilcidadao.org.br\/ <\/a><\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Brasil Cidad\u00e3o para Educa\u00e7\u00e3o, Cultura e Tecnologia","project":"De Olho no Futuro","address":"Icapu\u00ed, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.725618","lng":"-38.49707990000002","year":["2017"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Environment","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/gastromotiva-gastromotiva\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/232-hd_Gastromotiva.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Curso Profissionalizante em Cozinha<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">S\u00e3o Paulo, Latin America\u2019s center of finance and trade, is the most populous city in Brazil and receives millions of visitors annually. Unfortunately, there is a lack of qualified labor force to meet the potential employment opportunities in such a high-growth city. Unemployment is high, particularly amongst youth in the city\u2019s periphery.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Gastromotiva provides practical instruction to young people interested in the food industry, using the culinary arts as a means of social and economic inclusion. With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, Gastromotiva will offer practical and theoretical instruction in culinary arts, event planning, helping to promote a spirit entrepreneurship, preparing low income youth for the job market and supporting the development of further social ventures.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gastromotiva.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.gastromotiva.org<\/a>\/<\/span>","name":"Gastromotiva","project":"Curso Profissionalizante em Cozinha","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5378242","lng":"-46.6975875","year":["2012"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/federacao-nacional-de-educacao-e-integracao-dos-surdos-feneis-national-federation-of-education-and-integration-of-the-deaf\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/231-hd_FENEIS.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Curso de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o de Instrutores de LIBRAS<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Approximately 2% of the Brazilian population is deaf or hearing impaired. Developing programs to improve quality of life and help the deaf reach their full human potential is the constant aim of FENEIS. In its 18 years of experience, FENEIS has seen that the majority of deaf people interested in teaching the LIBRAS sign language cannot afford to become certified.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project will professionally train and certify 30 deaf individuals as LIBRAS instructors for immediate insertion into the job market. Placing these individuals in this in-demand field will not only provide them with income, but also with a dignified livelihood.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.feneis.com.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.feneis.com.br\/ <\/a><\/span>","name":"Federa\u00e7\u00e3o Nacional de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Integra\u00e7\u00e3o dos Surdos \u2013 FENEIS","project":"Curso de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o de Instrutores de LIBRAS","address":"Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.9410167","lng":"-43.92676449999999","year":["2012"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Special needs"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/apae-itajai-association-of-parents-and-friends-of-individuals-with-special-needs\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/230-hd_APAE-Itajai.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Centro de Apoio Profissional, Acompanhamento e Inclus\u00e3o no Mercado de Trabalho - CAPACIT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Brazil, employment eligibility of disabled people is guaranteed by law; nevertheless, the majority of business is not prepared to accommodate their needs. As a result, the practice is neither uniform nor adequate, and the benefits are reduced for both market and individuals. CAPACIT is an initiative of APAE, which works on behalf of special needs individuals in the Itaja\u00ed \/ Santa Catarina region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, this project will provide professional training to 50 people with special needs and help them gain employment. In parallel to this project, CAPACIT will train partnering businesses in how to work with special needs of employees.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/itajai.apaebrasil.org.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/itajai.apaebrasil.org.br\/\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"APAE Itaja\u00ed","project":"Centro de Apoio Profissional, Acompanhamento e Inclus\u00e3o no Mercado de Trabalho - CAPACIT","address":"Itaja\u00ed, Santa Catarina","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-26.9105964","lng":"-48.670951400000035","year":["2012"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Special needs"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/clube-de-maes-frei-gil-friar-gil-mothers-club\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/229-hd_Frei-Gil.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aprendendo para Libertar<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maranh\u00e3o is ranked with the second lowest Human Development Index of any Brazilian state. Moreover, a patriarchal society presents daily challenges to women, while the lack of targeted policies and informational campaigns increase vulnerability to diseases like AIDS, breast cancer, and issues such as teen pregnancy and domestic violence.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The Clube de M\u00e3es Frei Gil was created by a group of women whose shared experiences with human rights violations, economic difficulty and gender inequality motivated them to take action.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Since 1986, the Club has implemented programs supporting women\u2019s social and cultural development and contributing to income generation for their families. With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, 40 women from low-income families in the town Estreito will receive professional sewing courses, with aims at empowering them to generate income, gain financial independence, and respect from families and society more broadly.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Clube de M\u00e3es Frei Gil","project":"Aprendendo para Libertar","address":"Estreito, Maranh\u00e3o ","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-6.5611698","lng":"-47.44349060000002","year":["2012"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Maranh\u00e3o"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-estudantes-de-paramoti-assep-student-assocation-of-paramoti\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/228-hd_ASSEP.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aprendendo e Cooperando<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Rural Cear\u00e1, Manoel de Andrade, Professor at the state\u2019s Federal University, created the Program for Education through Cooperative Learning (PRECE): study groups based on Cooperative Learning methodologies, which encourage the program\u2019s own graduates as well as recent university students to return the community to tutor the next generation of young learners. Aurenir Luz was one such student, introduced to PRECE in 2005.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Confronted with a lack of access to higher education in her community, Aurenir founded the People\u2019s Cooperative School of Paramoti (EPC), one of the program\u2019s 17 branches. Aurenir is now a college graduate, president of the Student Association of Paramoti (ASSEP) and the coordinator of the EPC. With the support of BrazilFoundation, ASSEP and EPC will help prepare rural young people to pass the college entrance exams. Youth are also encouraged to become advocates in their communities, bringing together other students and expanding the network of PRECE groups, which have already contributed to the education of over 400 students.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/epcparamoti.blogspot.com.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/epcparamoti.blogspot.com.br\/ <\/a><\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Estudantes de Paramoti","project":"Aprendendo e Cooperando","address":"Paramoti, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-4.0885278","lng":"-39.242041400000005","year":["2012"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/estacao-da-cultura-the-culture-station\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/227-hd_A-Gente-Construindo-PERNAS-DE-PAU-24.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2001, a group of youngsters from Pernambuco occupied a train station in the small town of Arcoverde that had been abandoned 20 years earlier to create a space for artistic and cultural expression. Esta\u00e7\u00e3o da Cultura was then established but it had to fight the attempts from the local government to remove them from the space.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> BrazilFoundation was the first institution to support the group in 2004 and since then the initiative has gained the respect of the government, it has expanded its activities and has received grants from other organizations. The Station has become a thriving cultural center and was the first organization to be recognized as a \u201cPonto de Cultura\u201d (Culture Point)*.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">* Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/associacaoestacaodacultura.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/associacaoestacaodacultura.blogspot.com\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Esta\u00e7\u00e3o da Cultura","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Arcoverde, Pernambuco","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-8.4192641","lng":"-37.052930300000014","year":["2011"],"tags":[],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-vidanca-cia-de-danca-do-ceara-association-of-vidanca-dance-company-of-ceara\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/226-hd_Vidan\u00e7a.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Dance Company works with children and at-risk youth in the Vila Velha neighborhood, in the outskirts of Fortaleza. The Company uses different forms of artistic expressions for the development and improvement of the quality of life of its participants. A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2003 and 2005, Vidan\u00e7a has expanded its activities and the number of projects supported by other organizations. The Company makes presentations in Ceara and other states of Brazil. In 2007, they performed at the BrazilFoundation Annual Gala in New York. Vidan\u00e7a was designated a \u201cPonto de Cultura\u201d (Point of Culture)* in 2009. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">* Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vidanca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/vidanca.org\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Vidan\u00e7a Cia. de Dan\u00e7a do Cear\u00e1","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Fortaleza, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.7050996","lng":"-38.58216490000001","year":["2011"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-sociocultural-e-ambiental-cem-modos-sociocultural-and-environmental-group-hundred-ways\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/225-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Group\u2019s mission is to support the social development of the northern communities of Maranh\u00e3o, especially quilombo communities (Maroon settlements). A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2003, the group has been actively engaged with the local community with positive results and improvements in the quality of life of local residents. The support of BrazilFoundation opened doors for wards and recognitions. In 2010 the Group was designated a \u201cPonto de Cultura\u201d (Point of Culture)*. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">* Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Grupo Sociocultural e Ambiental Cem Modos","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Santa Rita, Maranh\u00e3o","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-5.526648199999999","lng":"-47.46765879999998","year":["2011"],"tags":["Quilombolas"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Maranh\u00e3o"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/reciclarte-espaco-cultural-da-grota-reciclarte-grota-cultural-space-3\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/224-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 1995, Marcio Selles, a Brazilian orchestral conductor, gathered a small group of children and adolescents in the favela da Grota Bushmaster, in Niteroi, for school tutoring and to teach them string instruments. The Grota String Orchestra was born then and it has since performed in Portugal, Central America and in New York, when BrazilFoundation invited them to play at the 2006 Annual Gala. The partnership with BrazilFoundation began in 2004 when the Foundation granted them support for the first time enabling the organization to make improvements to the small space used for classes and to purchase new instruments. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reciclarte was a BrazilFoundation grantee again in 2005 and 2006, and with the renewed support they renovated and expanded what is now the Grota Cultural Space. The new space enabled Reciclarte to broaden its services to the community. The orchestra has recorded two CDs and 18 of its members are teaching in another 9 communities attending more than 300 students. 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A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2006, the project Mulheres Protagonistas achieved a seat on the Women\u2019s Rights State Council.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"MMNEPA &#8211; Movimento de Mulheres Nordeste Paraense","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Capanema, Par\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-1.1892043","lng":"-47.18441819999998","year":["2011"],"tags":["Women"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/coletivo-acao-juvenil-de-tucano-tucanos-youth-action-collective\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/222-hd_JovensOrcamentoMunicipal30.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Group was founded in 2004 with the goal of training young leaders for work with public policy on youth related issues in the region. A BrazilFoundation grantee on 2009, the project Participa\u00e7\u00e3o Juvenil organized youth participation and involvement in the Municipality\u2019s budget. The action resulted in several amendments to guarantee municipal budgetary allocations for sports, culture, education and income generation for youth.<\/span>","name":"Coletivo A\u00e7\u00e3o Juvenil de Tucano","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Tucano, Bahia","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-10.9588221","lng":"-38.789759000000004","year":["2011"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-educacao-popular-e-formacao-social-cepfs-center-for-popular-education-and-social-formation-3\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/221-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The CEPFS seeks to promote development through the transfer of knowledge and the production of environmental and social technologies in order to achieve sustainable development in the semiarid region of Brazil. The organization encourages community participation, to empower local families so they are able to change their own reality. CEPFS was a BrazilFoundation grantee in 2006 and in 2008. In 2007, the project received a donor advised grant from BrazilFoundation for the project \u201c\u00c1gua para a Vida\u201d (Water for Life). <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization has received many awards as well as national and international recognition, such as the Prize von Martius for Sustainability, sponsored by the German-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the accreditation of a CEPFS coordinator as a \u201c Social Entrepreneur of Ashoka\u201d in 2008. CEPFS is a Brazilian best practice in the field of Environmental Technologies.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cepfs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.cepfs.org\/<\/a><\/span>","name":"Centro de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o Popular e Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Social \u2013 CEPFS","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Teixeira, Para\u00edba","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-7.2214437","lng":"-37.252812000000006","year":["2011"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Environment","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/acao-moradia-action-housing-4\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/220-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A\u00e7\u00e3o Moradia was founded in 2000 with the goal of improving the quality of life of at-risk families through the construction of affordable houses built with ecological bricks. Through its methodology, families make their own eco-bricks and build their own homes, which strengthens family and community ties. Currently, A\u00e7\u00e3o Moradia has developed community enterprises, projects to secure food for the community and to steer community engagement. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2003 and 2006, the organization has had national and international recognition and it has served over 2800 families. Ac\u00e3o Moradia\u2019s eco-brick technology has been adopted by two other BrazilFoundation grantees, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o e Reeduca\u00e7\u00e3o Lua Nova and Banco Bem.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/acaomoradia.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/acaomoradia.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"A\u00e7\u00e3o Moradia","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Uberl\u00e2ndia, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-18.9165055","lng":"-48.19712070000003","year":["2011"],"tags":["Environment"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-paraplegicos-de-uberlandia-aparu-the-association-of-paraplegics-of-uberlandia-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/219-hd_DE-07.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 1979, APARU is an organization established and led by people with physical disabilities who defend human rights and improvements of lives of those with disabilities. In 2003, BrazilFoundation supported the project Qualificando para Empregar, which is now in its seventh year. The project has helped to employ 354 people with physical disabilities. APARU has had a strong role in adapting the city of Uberl\u00e2ndia for people with disabilities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Some of its projects are nationally known, such as the campaign \u201dUberl\u00e2ndia Without Barriers\u201d and the proposition to make the interstate public transportation accessible to people with reduced mobility. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Currently, APARU is working in partnership with the local authorities and it is developing campaigns for athletes with disabilities as well as awareness campaigns against discrimination. In 2010, APARU received the Human Rights award in the category: \u201dGuarantee of the Rights of People with Disabilities\u201d, granted by the Human Rights Secretariary of the Brazilian President.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aparu.org.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.aparu.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Parapl\u00e9gicos de Uberl\u00e2ndia \u2013 APARU","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Uberl\u00e2ndia, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-18.9144058","lng":"-48.3244201","year":["2011"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Special needs"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-agricultura-alternativa-vicente-nica-cav-vicente-nica-center-for-alternative-agriculture-cav-3\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/218-hd_CAV-2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The exodus of rural families in search of better living conditions was a common challenge faced by the residents of the Jequitinhonha Valley. Founded in 1994, the organization\u2019s goal is to support local farmers and their families by encouraging alternative and sustainable farming practices so they can live in harmony with the local natural resources. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The farmers actively participate in the Center\u2019s activities, from planning, through management and execution. BrazilFoundation support was an important step for the Center for becoming recognized as a leader in the movement for small farmers throughout the region to gain market access. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through the development of market access, a channel for selling goods was opened, which has been improving the lives of the farmers and strengthening their ties with the land. After BrazilFoundation\u2019s support in 2007, the number associated farmers with CAV rose from 35 to 76.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cavjequi.org%20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.cavjequi.org <\/span><\/a>","name":"Centro de Agricultura Alternativa Vicente Nica \u2013 CAV","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Turmalina, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-17.2854966","lng":"-42.727359699999965","year":["2011"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Environment","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-barraca-da-amizade-the-friendship-tent-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/217-hd_IMG_1329.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2009, the Association focuses on the support of youth and children who face sexual exploitation in the town of Fortaleza and works to grant them access for their rights. The project received a high standard of recognition in Fortaleza and was invited to participate in a revision of the National Plan to Combat Sexual Exploitation in 2010.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barracadaamizade.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.barracadaamizade.com<\/a><\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Barraca da Amizade","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Fortaleza, Cear\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-3.8189588","lng":"-38.562567899999976","year":["2011"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/thydewa-3\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/216-hd_Tore-Patax\u00f3.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 2002, the Organization\u2019s goal is to promote intercultural dialogue to reduce prejudice and violence. Thydewa was a BrazilFoundation grantee in 2004, with the project Indio quer Paz, which developed activities in schools to promote understanding and respect towards the indigenous people. Since then, the Organization has received several awards in the field of Human Rights, developed partnerships with the Brazilian government, local indigenous organizations and international organizations. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization became a Pont\u00e3o de Cultura (Distinguished Point of Culture)* in 2010 and has won the Pr\u00eamio de Cultura Digital (Digital Culture Award), granted by the Braziian Ministry of Culture, for the use of new information and communications technologies for the benefit OF indigenous rights and cultural preservation. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">* Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>","name":"Thyd\u00eaw\u00e1","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Salvador, Bahia","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-12.9701371","lng":"-38.51018060000001","year":["2011"],"tags":["Culture","Indigenous"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-defesa-dos-direitos-da-crianca-e-do-adolescente-de-ijui-center-for-the-defense-of-the-rights-of-the-child-and-youth-of-ijui\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/215-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Center was founded in 1999 to serve children and youth in socially vulnerable situations and\/or in conflict with the law through programs and socio-educational projects. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project Cri-A\u00e7\u00e3o Gepeto, a BrazilFoundation grantee in 2005, has developed carpentry workshops and created various partnerships, benefiting over 200 children. The Center seeks to change the lives of children and youth with integration, respect and dignity, by showing them that each person is responsible for their own actions and their own future.<\/span>","name":"Centro de Defesa dos Direitos da Crian\u00e7a e do Adolescente de Iju\u00ed","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Iju\u00ed, Rio Grande do Sul","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-28.3885333","lng":"-53.92048510000001","year":["2011"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-formacao-e-reeducacao-lua-nova-new-moon-association-for-training-and-reeducation-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/214-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Lua Nova was established in 2000 in the town of Ara\u00e7oiaba da Serra, in S\u00e3o Paulo, with the goal of serving young pregnant women who are vulnerable, at-risk, and in extreme poverty. At the Association, the young women and their children receive housing and food, as well as medical, psychological and educational assistance with a focus on strengthening the ties between the mothers and their children. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The needs of the young mothers after leaving the Association led to the development of new partnerships, such as the one with Ac\u00e3o Moradia (Housing Action), also a BrazilFoundation grantee, for the construction of affordable houses. The methodology developed by Lua Nova has become highly regarded in Brazil and it has been recognized as \u201cBest Practice\u201d by the Brazilian Secretariat for Human Rights. In 2010 the Association was awarded the Ashoka\u2019s Changemakers prize in the category Social Technology for Women.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luanova.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.luanova.org.br\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o e Reeduca\u00e7\u00e3o Lua Nova","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Sorocaba, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Health","lat":"-23.5046797","lng":"-47.45474819999998","year":["2011"],"tags":["Children","Women","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/rede-de-mulheres-produtoras-do-pajeu-the-network-of-women-producers-of-pajeu\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/213-hd_Projetos-Pernambuco-062.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rede de Mulheres do Paje\u00fa is the result of a project supported by BrazilFoundation in 2009: \u201cCasa da Mulher do Nordeste\u201d (House of the Women from the Northeast). The initiative sought to organize a women\u2019s network to strengthen social, political and economic development of female artisans from the region of Paje\u00fa, in Pernambuco. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through support of the organization, approximately 450 women from the region began selling their handcrafts in street fairs in Afogados and in neighboring towns to increase their families\u2019 income. In 2010, Rede de Mulheres was granted support from BrazilFoundation to diversify their activities and initiated the production and distribution of natural foods. <\/span>","name":"Rede de Mulheres Produtoras do Paje\u00fa","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco","area":"Health","lat":"-8.037613799999999","lng":"-34.903041400000006","year":["2011"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/casa-de-santa-ana-saint-anns-home-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/212-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Based in the Cidade de Deus (City of God) neighborhood, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Casa de Santa Ana works to improve the quality of life for the elderly, who most often face isolation. The organization focuses on three key areas: the promotion of health, with strategies for prevention and self-care; training workshops for caregivers; and by motivating and encouraging activities to bring old and new generations closer together. Through the support of BrazilFoundation, Casa Santa Ana established an important partnership with the Yale Alumni Chorus, after they made a presentation in the City of God. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This partnership has brought encouragement to the Casa de Santa Ana chorus, the \u201cVozes da Cidade de Deus\u201d (Voices of the City of God) which includes participants from three generations of the community. The partnership also led the project\u2019s chorus to participate in events with other choirs visiting Brazil from countries such as: USA, Canada and New Zealand. In 2010, Casa de Santa Ana was designated a \u201cPonto de Cultura\u201d (Point of Culture)*. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">* Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.casadesantaana.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.casadesantaana.org.br<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Casa de Santa Ana","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Health","lat":"-22.9490495","lng":"-43.365626899999995","year":["2011"],"tags":["Elderly","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/radio-comunitaria-santa-luz-fm-community-radio-santa-luz-fm\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/211-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Radio Station was created in 1998 to promote the local and regional cultures, discuss issues related to local development and help the local population to monitor the city\u2019s budget and spending, as well as to inform the population about issues related to the rights and responsibilities of the population. After nine years of struggle for an operating license with the Brazilian Ministry of Communications, the Station received the required permits following BrazilFoundation\u2019s support.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The Radio Station has an extremely active agenda. It has partnerships with the Universidade de Feira de Santana (University of Feira de Santana), and with the Instituto Maria Quiteria (Maria Quiteria Institute), a BrazilFoundation grantee in 2008 and 2009.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/santaluzfm.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/santaluzfm.blogspot.com<\/a><\/span>","name":"R\u00e1dio Comunit\u00e1ria Santa Luz FM","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Santa Luz, Bahia","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-11.255827","lng":"-39.37575509999999","year":["2011"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-desenvolvimento-agricola-e-comunitario-de-lagoa-da-boa-vista-association-for-the-rural-and-community-development-of-lagoa-da-boa-vista-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/210-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Located in a rural community in Bahia, the Association is an example of how a very small organization with few resources but good monitoring and support can achieve solid results. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">First supported by BrazilFoundation with an Incentive Award in 2007 and 2008, the organization has been recognized by the Municipality\u2019s Department of Education, has partnered with the HSBC Bank, and has gained respect throughout the Municipality for being the only organization working with children\u2019s education in the area. The Association has also developed theater groups, dance, capoeira and soccer for children and young people from the local community.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Desenvolvimento Agr\u00edcola e Comunit\u00e1rio de Lagoa da Boa Vista","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Lagoa da Boa Vista, Bahia","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-12.2695963","lng":"-41.80426769999997","year":["2011"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Early Childhood Education"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-coracao-de-estudante-the-heart-of-the-student-institute-3\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/209-hd_grupo-de-estudo-na-casa-do-estudante-Cip\u00f3.jpg","desc":"<h3>BrazilFoundation 10 anos<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2003, 2005 and 2010, the Institute prepares local youth for college entrance exams. Over the years, its methodology has been applied in13 other communities of rural Cear\u00e1, and over four hundred students who studied with the Institute have been admitted to Federal University of Cear\u00e1. Many of them have graduated and have returned to their communities to assist other students to prepare for the entrance exams and to help the local community.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Through educational and social leadership the Institute is promoting the development of local communities in the region. The Institute has become a national best practice in education with its cooperative learning methodology.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/coracaodestudante.blogspot.com\/%20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/coracaodestudante.blogspot.com\/ <\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Instituto Cora\u00e7\u00e3o de Estudante &#8211; PRECE","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Pentecoste, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.7435763","lng":"-38.53853779999997","year":["2011"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-incentivo-a-crianca-e-ao-adolescente-de-mogi-mirim-ica-institute-to-incentive-the-child-and-youth-of-mogi-mirim-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/208-hp_2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> BrazilFoundation 10\u00a0anos<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ICA was founded in 1997 to provide children from poor communities of Mogi Mirim with after-school activities. The organization began a pioneering initiative in the municipality, serving 40 children with after school tutoring, art activities and workshops. ICA has created a best practice methodology in education, earning the respect and recognition of the community. Nowadays, the center multiplies its teachings in two well-regarded social welfare centers, three local schools and other social organizations. In 2009 ICA was designated a \u201cPonto de Cultura\u201d (Point of Culture)*. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">* Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.projetoica.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.projetoica.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto de Incentivo \u00e0 Crian\u00e7a e ao Adolescente de Mogi Mirim \u2013 ICA","project":"BrazilFoundation 10 anos","address":"Mogi Mirim, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.4475626","lng":"-46.979140900000004","year":["2011"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-moradores-da-fazenda-de-sao-paulo-sao-paulo-ranch-residents-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/207-hd_Styllus-da-terra.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Styllus\u00a0da Terra<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With little to no access to state or municipal cultural services, youth from three settlements in the region develop their own activities to keep local traditions alive. The project will engage 60 youth in promoting an appreciation of northeastern Brazilian culture and providing theater production services for festivals of neighboring settlements.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Moradores da Fazenda de S\u00e3o Paulo","project":"Styllus da Terra","address":"Canind\u00e9, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-4.3580483","lng":"-39.31373439999999","year":["2010"],"tags":["Culture","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-parentes-e-amigos-dos-pacientes-do-complexo-juliano-moreira-the-juliano-moreira-family-friends-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/206-hd_Oficina-Cultural.jpg","desc":"<h3>Oficina Cultural: O que n\u00e3o \u00e9 Fantasia?<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carnival is a cultural event of great importance to the patients of this psychiatric hospital. Patients will produce carnival costumes and floats solely with recycled materials. It is expected that about 300 people will directly benefit through the project\u2019s activities.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Parentes e Amigos dos Pacientes do Complexo Juliano Moreira","project":"Oficina Cultural: O que n\u00e3o \u00e9 Fantasia?","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9352783","lng":"-43.398932599999966","year":["2010"],"tags":["Special needs"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/projeto-crescendo-com-deus-growing-with-god-project\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/205-hd_Crescendo-com-Deus.jpg","desc":"<h3>M\u00fasica Instrumental com Inclus\u00e3o Digital<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In this poor community of Natal, local youth have few prospects, no access to social services, and continuous exposure to violence and drug abuse. The project will offer computer, theater and music classes to 80 children and adolescents from the community. The activities aim to awaken the values of participatory development, environmental concerns, and will also provide professional training.<\/span>","name":"Projeto Crescendo com Deus","project":"M\u00fasica Instrumental com Inclus\u00e3o Digital","address":"Natal, Rio Grande do Norte","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-5.8075648","lng":"-35.23607190000001","year":["2010"],"tags":["Children","Information Technology","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Rio Grande do Norte"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-brasil-cidadao-para-a-educacao-cultura-tecnologia-e-meio-ambiente-fbc-brazilian-citizen-for-education-culture-technology-and-environment-foundation-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/204-hd_Brasil-Cidad\u00e3o.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mem\u00f3rias da Cultura<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Brasil Cidad\u00e3o, a 2005 BrazilFoundation grantee, significantly expanded its activities in the local development of the city of Icapu\u00ed.This town is recognized as a valuable cultural heritage site due to its festivals and crafts, fishing, and natural medicine. The project intends to develop a calendar of artistic and literary events and to establish an Eco-museum.<\/span>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Brasil Cidad\u00e3o para a Educa\u00e7\u00e3o, Cultura, Tecnologia e Meio Ambiente &#8211; FBC","project":"Mem\u00f3rias da Cultura","address":"Icapu\u00ed, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.725618","lng":"-38.49707990000002","year":["2010"],"tags":["Culture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-elaboracao-de-projetos-assistencia-tecnica-social-e-ambiental-agroter-institute-for-the-development-of-technical-social-and-environmental-assistance\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/203-hd_AGROTER.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Projeto Maca\u00faba<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In two small communities of Augustin\u00f3polis, in the Amazonian state of Tocantins in the Amazon,15 families depend on the extraction of the Maca\u00faba plant for their income which is time consuming and dangerous. Projeto Maca\u00faba will purchase equipment thus enabling the production to be quicker and safer. <\/span>","name":"Instituto de Elabora\u00e7\u00e3o de Projetos, Assist\u00eancia T\u00e9cnica, Social e Ambiental \u2013 AGROTER","project":"Projeto Maca\u00faba","address":"Augustin\u00f3polis, Tocantins","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-5.4671574","lng":"-47.887311599999975","year":["2010"],"tags":["Amazon","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"North","state":"Tocantins"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-formacao-e-reeducacao-lua-nova-new-moon-education-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/202-hd_Lua-Nova.jpg","desc":"<h3>Jovem Desafio<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jovem Desafio aims to transform the lives of 50 youth who face social exclusion due to poverty and drug abuse. The project will provide professional and entrepreneurship training for all participants. The Association had BrazilFoundation\u2019s support in 2004 to attend to the needs of pregnant teenagers. After having achieved solid results, it will now expand its activities to encompass issues affecting young boys.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luanova.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.luanova.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o e Reeduca\u00e7\u00e3o Lua Nova","project":"Jovem Desafio","address":"Sorocaba, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5046797","lng":"-47.45474819999998","year":["2010"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-agricultura-alternativa-vicente-nica-cav-vicente-nica-center-for-alternative-agriculture-cav-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/201-hd_CAV.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fortalecimento da Feira Livre dos Agricultores(as) Familares de Veredinha - MG<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">50 farming families from Veredinha, state of Minas Gerais, formed this Center to increase production, and create an open-air market. In this process they will train fellow producers with the necessary skills. This project will provide micro-credit opportunities for production and marketing activities, and is a continuation of a successful project which was supported by BrazilFoundation in the town of Turmalina, Minas Gerais in 2007.<\/span>","name":"Centro de Agricultura Alternativa Vicente Nica \u2013 CAV","project":"Fortalecimento da Feira Livre dos Agricultores(as) Familares de Veredinha - MG","address":"Veredinha, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-17.2854966","lng":"-42.727359699999965","year":["2010"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/movimento-de-defesa-dos-direitos-dos-moradores-em-favelas-de-santo-andre-mddf-movement-for-the-defense-of-the-rights-of-slum-dwellers-of-santo-andre-mddf\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/200-hd_MDDF.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Forma\u00e7\u00e3o de Lideran\u00e7as do Movimento de Defesa dos Direitos dos Moradores em Favelas: Resgatando a Hist\u00f3ria e Contruindo o Futuro<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The MDDF is a social movement that has advocated for land tenure in the slums of Santo Andre, one of Latin America\u2019s most industrialized cities. This project aims to train 25 new leaders citywide in recording and documenting the history of the Movement, with the long-term goal of influencing public housing policies.<\/span>\r\n<h3><\/h3>","name":"Movimento de Defesa dos Direitos dos Moradores em Favelas de Santo Andr\u00e9 \u2013 MDDF","project":"Forma\u00e7\u00e3o de Lideran\u00e7as do Movimento de Defesa dos Direitos dos Moradores em Favelas: Resgatando a Hist\u00f3ria e Contruindo o Futuro","address":"Santo Andr\u00e9, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.6560964","lng":"-46.5539182","year":["2010"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-sedup-servico-de-educacao-popular-sedup-association-popular-education-service\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/199-hd_SEDUP.jpg","desc":"<h3>Escola e Participa\u00e7\u00e3o Cidad\u00e3<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Among communities located in Para\u00edba\u2019s wetlands, families are vocal about poor teaching standards in the schools. SEDUP\u2019s project aims at bringing together parents, guardians, and teachers to discuss educational activities so families can actively participate in improving the school curriculum. The project will involve three local schools and 25 parents, benefiting a total of 780 students. SEDUP has plans to implement this model in other communities in the city.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sedupcomunica.blogspot.com\/%20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/sedupcomunica.blogspot.com\/ <\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o SEDUP \u2013 Servi\u00e7o de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o Popular","project":"Escola e Participa\u00e7\u00e3o Cidad\u00e3","address":"Guarabira, Para\u00edba","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-6.851270599999999","lng":"-35.492242199999964","year":["2010"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/sos-acao-mulher-familia-de-uberlandia-sos-action-for-women-and-family-in-uberlandia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2012-e1460652741704.jpg","desc":"<h3>Chegando Perto<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Silence is one of the greatest challenges in the fight against domestic violence, a crime that affects mainly women. Chegando Perto is a pilot project that will offer psychological, legal, and social assistance to victims of violence at the Basic Family Health Care Center of Uberl\u00e2ndia, which attends about 4,000 patients. It is estimated that 300 women will directly benefit from the project.<\/span>","name":"SOS A\u00e7\u00e3o Mulher Fam\u00edlia de Uberl\u00e2ndia","project":"Chegando Perto","address":"Uberl\u00e2ndia, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-18.9237551","lng":"-48.27423539999995","year":["2010"],"tags":["Legal Assistance","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-educacao-comunitaria-rural-cecor-center-for-rural-community-education-cecor\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/197-hd_CECOR.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brotinhos do\u00a0Riacho Olho D\u2019\u00c1gua<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Along the banks of the Riacho Olho D'\u00c1gua river, families suffer the consequences of environmental degradation. The project intends to raise awareness of environmental issues through coordinated local efforts to plant trees. The project will work with 72 families, 17 teachers and over 1000 students on environmental protection. A handbook will be produced and six teenagers will be trained as leaders conducting informational meetings with members of the community about environmental issues.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cecor.org.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.cecor.org.br\/ <\/span><\/a>","name":"Centro de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o Comunit\u00e1ria Rural \u2013 CECOR","project":"Brotinhos do Riacho Olho D\u2019\u00c1gua","address":"Serra Talhada, Pernambuco","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-7.993728399999998","lng":"-38.29976349999998","year":["2010"],"tags":["Environment","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-amigos-e-familiares-de-pessoas-em-privacao-de-liberdade-association-of-friends-and-family-of-people-deprived-of-their-liberty\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/196-hd_Justi\u00e7a-para-alem-das-grades.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Justi\u00e7a para Al\u00e9m das Grades<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today there are a total of 12,000 incarcerated people in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais. Prisoners and their family members often report torture and mistreatment to the Association. This project will extend legal assistance to 337 participating families, informing them of their rights. The Association will forward complaints to human rights defense services. Through data generated during the project, they also hope to influence public policy.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Amigos e Familiares de Pessoas em Priva\u00e7\u00e3o de Liberdade","project":"Justi\u00e7a para Al\u00e9m das Grades","address":"Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-19.9106501","lng":"-43.9097299","year":["2010"],"tags":["Legal Assistance"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/coletivo-leila-diniz-acoes-de-cidadania-e-estudos-feministas-leila-diniz-collective-civic-participation-actions-and-feminist-studies\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/195-hd_Coletivo-Leila-Diniz.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cultura Revirando as Estruturas de Viol\u00eancia<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project\u2019s goal is to combat gender discrimination and to promote a culture of gender equality in Natal, capital of Rio Grande do Norte state, a city with high rates of violence against women. Through seminars, workshops and informational activities, the project seeks to bring new cultural standards to light through work with 25 female community leaders, 400 students and young artists.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coletivoleiladiniz.org\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.coletivoleiladiniz.org\/ <\/a><\/span>","name":"Coletivo Leila Diniz &#8211; A\u00e7\u00f5es de Cidadania e Estudos Feministas","project":"Cultura Revirando as Estruturas de Viol\u00eancia","address":"Natal, Rio Grande do Norte","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-5.7792569","lng":"-35.20091600000001","year":["2010"],"tags":["Women","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Rio Grande do Norte"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/movimento-de-mulheres-em-sao-goncalo-womens-movement-of-sao-goncalo\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/194-hd_Movimento-de-mulheres.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promotores da Vida: Adolescentes Construindo uma Sexualidade Saud\u00e1vel, Respons\u00e1vel e Planejada<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The high rates of early pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases among teenagers in S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo are alarming. The project will take debates on issues of sexuality to public schools, emphasizing sexual and reproductive rights through seminars and discussion groups. Three hundred children and adolescents will be involved in the project. They will be prepared to learn and share their knowledge with families and neighbors. Detected cases of violence will be sent to child protection centers.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.movimentomulheressg.com.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.movimentomulheressg.com.br\/ <\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Movimento de Mulheres de S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo","project":"Promotores da Vida: Adolescentes Construindo uma Sexualidade Saud\u00e1vel, Respons\u00e1vel e Planejada","address":"S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Health","lat":"-22.8268402","lng":"-43.06072080000001","year":["2010"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/rede-de-mulheres-produtoras-do-pajeu-network-of-woman-producers-of-pajeu\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/193-hd_Mulheres-do-Pajeu.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c1gua Limpa, Alimento Saud\u00e1vel e Sa\u00fade no Quintal de Casa<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Residents of Afogados da Ingazeira are poorly nourished and live in un-hygienic conditions. The project intends to stimulate food production in home gardens as a way to promote traditions of self-sufficiency. It also aims at raising awareness about the land and the environment in the new urban setting. About 100 women and their families will benefit from the sustainable food gardens. They will also learn how to make and sell eco-soaps produced from cooking oil collected from local snack bars.<\/span>","name":"Rede de Mulheres Produtoras do Paje\u00fa","project":"\u00c1gua Limpa, Alimento Saud\u00e1vel e Sa\u00fade no Quintal de Casa","address":"Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco","area":"Health","lat":"-8.037613799999999","lng":"-34.903041400000006","year":["2010"],"tags":["Environment","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/sociedade-1o-de-maio-de-novos-alagados-the-may-1st-society-of-novos-alagados\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/192-hd_Clubere-2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Projeto Cluber\u00ea\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Public school students of Nova Alagados encounter difficulties in providing proper education. Projeto Cluber\u00ea aims to improve the relationship between 120 students (both children and adolescents) and their teachers by making learning more relevant and attractive to students through educational and socio-cultural activities. The project also seeks to encourage families to be more actively involved in their children\u2019s school life.<\/span>","name":"Sociedade 1\u00ba de Maio de Novos Alagados","project":"Projeto Cluber\u00ea","address":"Salvador, Bahia","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-12.8760347","lng":"-38.4682626","year":["2010"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-para-apoio-e-integracao-do-deficiente-visual-para-dv-association-for-the-integration-and-support-of-the-visually-impaired-para-dv\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/191-hd_PARA-DV2teste.jpg","desc":"<h3>Igualdade na Diferen\u00e7a<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Brazil, public authorities launched an educational policy to include visually impaired students who are excluded by society. This project will teach Braille to 50 blind and partially blind pre-school age children. Students in this pilot project will also learn computer skills, basic health care, and customized exercises to develop motor skills.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.paradv.org.br\/%20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.paradv.org.br\/ <\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o para Apoio e Integra\u00e7\u00e3o do Deficiente Visual \u2013 PARA-DV","project":"Igualdade na Diferen\u00e7a","address":"Araraquara, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-21.7848272","lng":"-48.178648599999974","year":["2010"],"tags":["Children","Information Technology","Special needs"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-coracao-de-estudante-prece-the-heart-of-the-student-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/190-hd_Instituto-Cora\u00e7\u00e3o-de-Estudante.jpg","desc":"<h3>Escolas Populares Cooperativas<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">PRECE was founded by College professor Manoel Andrade, and has been transforming municipalities across Cear\u00e1 by preparing students for college entrance exams. Three hundred students from rural Pentecostes have been admitted to the Federal University of Cear\u00e1 as a result. A BrazilFoundation grantee for the third time, PRECE intends to reevaluate and improve their teaching methodology, produce instructional materials and carry out training seminars for representatives from other municipalities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/prece.ufc.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/prece.ufc.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto Cora\u00e7\u00e3o de Estudante &#8211; PRECE","project":"Escolas Populares Cooperativas","address":"Pentecoste, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.7393496","lng":"-38.538926000000004","year":["2010"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-moradores-do-sitio-jardim-neighborhood-association-of-sitio-jardim\/","thumbnail_url":"","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cuidando do Verde que tem Vida<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Women from the fishing community of S\u00edtio Jardim realized that tourism has negatively impacted the local ecosystem, their main source of income. The project will mobilize a group of 25 children and adolescents to promote environmental sustainability. The youth will be involved in a clean up and replanting effort along the river banks and trainined and provided with materials to engage and mobilize the community about sustainability issues, thus potentially influencing local environmental policy.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Moradores do S\u00edtio Jardim","project":"Cuidando do Verde que tem Vida","address":"Fortim, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-4.4508766","lng":"-37.7984424","year":["2010"],"tags":["Children","Environment"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-estudos-e-defesa-do-negro-do-para-cedenpa-center-for-the-study-and-advocacy-for-afro-brazilians-of-para-cedenpa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/188-hd_CEDENPA.jpg","desc":"<h3>Alfabetiza\u00e7\u00e3o e Negritude<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">CEDENPA will be working with communities in the state of Par\u00e1 who are beyond the reach of public education policies.The project\u2019s goal is to promote literacy amoung 45 quilombo residents and 15 other Afro-Brazilians from poor communities, while highlighting and valuing Afro-Brazilian culture, and raising the collective self-esteem of quilombolas.<\/span>","name":"Centro de Estudos e Defesa do Negro do Par\u00e1 \u2013 CEDENPA","project":"Alfabetiza\u00e7\u00e3o e Negritude","address":"Bel\u00e9m, Par\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-1.4612731","lng":"-48.476226999999994","year":["2010"],"tags":["Culture","Quilombolas","Racial Equality"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-acaia-acaia-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/187-hd_Instituto-ACAIA2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ACAIA na Linha\u00a09<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Institute ACAIA works to improve the quality of life of residents from the Favela da Linha (Line Nine Slum). The Institute offers workshops, classes and services to residents and a pre-school program for local children. Acaia na Linha Nove will attend children aged six and under and their mothers and grandmothers. The project will also adapt the organization\u2019s structure and spaces to cater to the general needs of the community.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acaia.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.acaia.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto ACAIA","project":"ACAIA na Linha 9","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5353746","lng":"-46.7279034","year":["2009"],"tags":["Children","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-socio-cultural-codigo-socio-cultural-code-group\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/186-hd_c\u00f3digo.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oficinas Culturais do Grupo C\u00f3digo - Criando uma Nova Linguagem<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The municipality of Japeri has one of the lowest human development indexes in the entire state of Rio de Janeiro. The city does not have access to cultural facilities and has high rates of illiteracy and unemployment. Cultural initiatives rarely succeed due to a lack of incentives in this area and the immediate need for income generation. This organization, formed by local artists, established its headquarters in Japeri.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Their mission was to act as cultural and educational facilitators, believing themselves to be vectors of citizenship and social integration within the community. Since 2006 they have offered free workshops to the community, shown films, and planned activities incorporating a diversity of artistic themes from the region. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of the BrazilFoundation, they have made culture accessible to youth and adolescents through workshops in dance, drawing, theater, capoeira, singing, and crafts. The result of these workshops brought about performances, plays and exhibitions which were presented by the community. Technical and managerial aspects of the organization were also strengthened and improved, and deemed a Point of Culture in 2010 by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.grupocodigo.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.grupocodigo.blogspot.com<\/a><\/span>","name":"Grupo S\u00f3cio-Cultural C\u00f3digo","project":"Oficinas Culturais do Grupo C\u00f3digo - Criando uma Nova Linguagem","address":"Japeri, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.655917","lng":"-43.656138999999996","year":["2009"],"tags":["Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/sociedade-musical-5-de-novembro-banda-revoltosa-the-november-5th-musical-society-rebellious-band\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/185-hd_banda-Revoltosa.jpg","desc":"<h3>Fortalecimento da Banda Revoltosa<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Formed by farm workers and sugar cane cutters, the Band has been active for almost a hundred years and it is today an entity of cultural relevance in Nazar\u00e9 da Mata. With the Incentive Award from BrazilFoundation in 2008, the group reorganized the institution and its management, purchased new instruments and expanded their performances to other areas of the city. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2009, the project continued, and the organization delivered on the new challenges of the expansion of its headquarters and enabled for an increase in their activities. As a result of this success,the Band was named a Point of Culture by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bandarevoltosa.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/bandarevoltosa.blogspot.com<\/span><\/a>","name":"Sociedade Musical 5 de Novembro \u2013 Banda Revoltosa","project":"Fortalecimento da Banda Revoltosa","address":"Nazar\u00e9 da Mata, Pernambuco","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-7.728573399999998","lng":"-35.23682459999998","year":["2009"],"tags":["Culture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-popular-de-cultura-e-desenvolvimento-peoples-center-for-culture-and-development\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/184-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cinema Meninos de Ara\u00e7ua\u00ed\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 1998, the Center seeks to promote popular education and community development with an emphasis on culture. Located in the Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, a group of youngsters from the Center managed to build a cinema with the funds raised through the performances of their own choir. The city did not have any cultural facilities, and the cinema became a center for cultural activities. It also offered youth training in video techniques. BrazilFoundation's support made it possible to operate the cinema. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The youth are responsible for the technical operation and film presentations. Two videos produced by the group won first and second place in the Cultural Contest \u201cHist\u00f3rias que mudam o Mundo\u201d (Stories that Change the World,) sponsored by the Museum of the Person. They participated in the 20th International Festival of Short Films in S\u00e3o Paulo in 2009, which gave visibility to the project and the films they produced.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpcd.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.cpcd.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"Centro Popular de Cultura e Desenvolvimento","project":"Cinema Meninos de Ara\u00e7ua\u00ed ","address":"Ara\u00e7ua\u00ed, Minas Gerais","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.9097332","lng":"-43.91438949999997","year":["2009"],"tags":["Culture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-dom-luciano-mendes-de-promocao-da-causa-indigena-dom-luciano-mendes-institute-for-the-promotion-of-the-indigenous-causes\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/183-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Povos Ind\u00edgenas: Resist\u00eancia, Esperan\u00e7a e Autonomia<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The indigenous populations of Brazil face difficult challenges in preserving their culture. The institute was created in 2007 to promote the history and traditions of the indigenous people. This project trained young indigenous leaders to represent their people in public policy forums, to help preserve and spread knowledge about their culture, and to defend their status as full citizens.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Instituto Dom Luciano Mendes de Promo\u00e7\u00e3o da Causa Ind\u00edgena","project":"Povos Ind\u00edgenas: Resist\u00eancia, Esperan\u00e7a e Autonomia ","address":"Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-19.9348796","lng":"-43.998353399999985","year":["2009"],"tags":["Culture","Indigenous"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/coletivo-acao-juvenil-de-tucano-coaj-tucano-youth-collective-action-coaj\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/182-hd_JovensOrcamentoMunicipal29.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Participa\u00e7\u00e3o Juvenil no Or\u00e7amento Municipal<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Despite the fact that the youth represent 25% of the inhabitants of the Tucano Municipality, the local government traditionaly dedicated little attention to this segment of the population. The Group was founded in 2004 with the goal of training young leaders to work with public policy on youth related issues in the region. With the support of the BrazilFoundation, the youth of Tucano began to actively partake in their Municipality\u2019s legislation and budget. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">As a result several amendments to guarantee municipal budgetary allocations for sports, culture, education and income generation for youth were passed. Futhermore, the youth gained representation in 25 city budgets.<\/span>","name":"Coletivo A\u00e7\u00e3o Juvenil de Tucano &#8211; COAJ","project":"Participa\u00e7\u00e3o Juvenil no Or\u00e7amento Municipal","address":"Tucano, Bahia","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-10.9588221","lng":"-38.789759000000004","year":["2009"],"tags":["Culture","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-comunitario-de-reabilitacao-e-educacao-nutricional-centro-de-nutricao-do-conjunto-palmeiras-cncp-community-center-for-rehabilitation-and-nutritional-education-conjunto-palmeiras\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/181-hd_Estagi\u00e1rios-no-Restaurante-Serigado.jpg","desc":"<h3>Cozinha - Escola Prato Colorido<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization is located in the outskirts of Fortaleza, an area with high unemployment rate and alarming social indicators. This project taught culinary skills to a group of local youth and women to develop a social business strategy and to generate income with the creation of a \"buffet-school.\" The \u201cbuffet-school\u201d provides catering services for events within the community and beyond, and has prepared project participants with the necessary skills for the job market.<\/span>","name":"Centro Comunit\u00e1rio de Reabilita\u00e7\u00e3o e Educa\u00e7\u00e3o Nutricional \u2013 Centro de Nutri\u00e7\u00e3o do Conjunto Palmeiras (CNCP)","project":"Cozinha - Escola Prato Colorido","address":"Fortaleza, Cear\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-3.8376302","lng":"-38.5297453","year":["2009"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/agencia-de-desenvolvimento-local-do-vale-do-medio-curu-adel-adel-agency-for-the-local-development-of-the-medio-curu-valley\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/180-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3>Caprinovinocultura: Estrutura\u00e7\u00e3o e Difus\u00e3o da cadeia Produtiva<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Two young agronomists from the state of Cear\u00e1 introduced to a community the concept and benefits of Supply Chain Management. The two had previously been students of the Instituto Cora\u00e7\u00e3o de Estudante (Student\u2019s Heart Institute), a BrazilFoundation grantee in 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2011. Adel\u2019s project trained local goat and sheepherders in modern production techniques, rural management and cooperative business and association management.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In addition, they built a mini feedlot to increase productivity.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2010, one of its founders, Francisco Wagner Gomes, was honored with the Pr\u00eamio Empreendedor Social de Futuro (Future Social Entrepreneur Award), given by the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, in recognition of the organization\u2019s work.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adel.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.adel.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"ADEL &#8211; Ag\u00eancia de Desenvolvimento Econ\u00f4mico Local","project":"Caprinovinocultura: Estrutura\u00e7\u00e3o e Difus\u00e3o da cadeia Produtiva","address":"Pentecoste, Cear\u00e1","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-3.8329389","lng":"-39.112735199999975","year":["2009"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/casa-da-mulher-do-nordeste-the-womens-house-of-the-northeast\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/179-hd_2.jpg","desc":"<h3>Articulando em Rede Tecendo Solidariedade<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The adverse climate of the semi-arid Northeast and the absence of political structures are among the principal reasons for the social exclusion of a large part of the rural population, especially women. The region of Afogados da Ingazeira has a high rate of rights violations against women. Opportunities for work are scarce, and the average family income is insufficient to cover the most basic needs. As a result, the women from this group began the production and sales of artisinal goods. The income generated through this activity, although small, contributed significantly to the needs of their households. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Women's House of the Northeast has over 20 years of experience working throughout the state of Pernambuco defending human rights, and improving social and economic conditions of women. It has contributed to the creation of a network of female producers of artisanal goods as well as agricultural products. The local women from the Afogados region gained the proper skills for the commercialization of their products in an autonomous and sustainable manner.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.casadamulherdonordeste.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.casadamulherdonordeste.org.br <\/span><\/a>","name":"Casa da Mulher do Nordeste","project":"Articulando em Rede Tecendo Solidariedade","address":"Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-7.7528577","lng":"-37.628946299999996","year":["2009"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Semi-Arid","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/uniao-xerente-smizawi-xerente-union\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/178-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3>Agricultura Ind\u00edgena Sustent\u00e1vel<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">An indigenous community facing serious self sustaianable issues sought to implement organic farming and irrigation techniques. The organization and its technician, however, found these plans to be unviable as they did not incorporate the actual necessities of the tribe. This resulted in the cancellation of the project.<\/span>","name":"Uni\u00e3o Xerente Smizawi","project":"Agricultura Ind\u00edgena Sustent\u00e1vel","address":"Tocant\u00ednia, Tocantins ","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-9.5636112","lng":"-48.3745328","year":["2009"],"tags":["Indigenous","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"North","state":"Tocantins"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-barraca-da-amizade-the-umbrella-of-friendship-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/177-hd_circo-3.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reviver<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project brought together various leaders interested in combatting the problem of child prostitution. This group works with young children and their families, providing psychosocial support, protection of rights and reintegration into family environment. Also, school teachers were trained in dealing with these issues on a day-to-day basis. A total of 45% of reported sexual exploitation cases were resolved as a result of this work. Today it is seen as a reference for other projects dealing with the same issues and works closely with government agencies to prevent child rights violations in Fortaleza.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barracadaamizade.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.barracadaamizade.com<\/a><\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Barraca da Amizade","project":"Reviver","address":"Fortaleza, Cear\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-3.8189588","lng":"-38.562567899999976","year":["2009"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-das-mulheres-da-vitoria-de-santo-antao-the-center-for-women-of-vitoria-de-santo-antao\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/176-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3>Mulheres Raspadeiras de Mandioca<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The production of cassava flour is one of rural Pernambuco\u2019s principal economic activities. Cassava is brought in from various other northern states to the flour houses of Pernambuco. These houses operate under precarious working conditions, often committing grave human rights violations, particularly in terms of worker safety regulations, and without any kind of formal registration. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Center was founded in 1988 with the objective of developing specific projects to prevent violence,combat discrimination, and address the lack of opportunities for rural women. The organization also dealt with these issues by creatiing municipal councils across Pernambuco\u2019s rural areas. Today, the Center offers advising and training services to local civil society groups to enable their participation of social service and public policy. <\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Centro das Mulheres da Vit\u00f3ria de Santo Ant\u00e3o","project":"Mulheres Raspadeiras de Mandioca","address":"Vit\u00f3ria de Santo Ant\u00e3o, Pernambuco","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-8.1182503","lng":"-35.3017739","year":["2009"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-transformance-cultura-e-educacao-the-institute-of-transformance-culture-and-education\/","thumbnail_url":"","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gritos do Futuro<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Human Rights debates brought to discussion the need for reparation for the descendents of the Eldorado dos Caraj\u00e1s massacre. In 2008, with a BrazilFoundation Incentive Award, the institute helped to honor the memory of the massacre, through study, documentation, and recognizing the event as a symbol of Brazil\u2019s agrarian plight. In 2009, with the second installment of the grant, the organization continued its work with landless communities in Par\u00e1, by training leaders and educators to promote human rights principles and the teachings of the community\u2019s history.<\/span>","name":"Instituto Transformance: Cultura e Educa\u00e7\u00e3o","project":"Gritos do Futuro","address":"Eldorado dos Caraj\u00e1s, Par\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-6.1039866","lng":"-49.35337770000001","year":["2009"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-vida-e-esperanca-institute-of-life-and-hope\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/174-hd_ProjetoCEDUC40.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educar para Prevenir a Viol\u00eancia<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The institute was founded in 2007, with the objective of consolidating and organizing activities for prisoner populations that were already in place in voluntary form in the penitentiaries of Rio Grande do Norte. The purpose of this project was to give structure to, strengthen, and humanize a social protection net, composed of civic and non-governmental organizations, to prevent criminal recidivism on the part of adolescents. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With an emphasis on education, on the creation of opportunities, and a performance strategy built-in, the project achieved efficiency and effectiveness. Through the technical support of the BrazilFoundation, the organization created partnerships with other institutions that strengthened its actions, and allowed it to expand its work to other locations.<\/span>","name":"Instituto Vida e Esperan\u00e7a","project":"Educar para Prevenir a Viol\u00eancia","address":"Natal, Rio Grande do Norte","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-5.785025099999999","lng":"-35.21025780000002","year":["2009"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Rio Grande do Norte"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-profissionais-do-sexo-do-vale-do-itajai-aprosvi-sex-workers-association-vale-do-itajai-aprosvi\/","thumbnail_url":"","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cidadania LGBT : Essa Garantia Come\u00e7a por Voc\u00ea!<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Equal access to justice, social services, and care for one\u2019s emotional health, is the right of every citizen. As this movement battles against homophobia, it also seeks to reduce the void between sex workers and full citizenship. This association brings resources together in the struggle against homophobia and for the attainment of full citizenship.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Profissionais do Sexo do Vale do Itaja\u00ed &#8211; APROSVI","project":"Cidadania LGBT : Essa Garantia Come\u00e7a por Voc\u00ea!","address":"Balne\u00e1rio Cambori\u00fa, Santa Catarina","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-26.9930938","lng":"-48.635628499999996","year":["2009"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","LGBT"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-joazeiro-de-desenvolvimento-sustentavel-joazeiro-institute-of-sustainable-development\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/172-hd_capacitacao-foto28_JPG.jpg","desc":"<h3>Sa\u00fade que se Planta<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project was developed in a community on the periphery of Fortaleza, where most families live precariously. The poor conditions are largely associated with the lack of public health and sanitation programs, which have led to a high rate of dermatological illnesses within the community. Through the project, low-income Afro-Brazilian women were taught to use and cultivate medicinal plants in order to prevent and reduce the prevalence of these diseases in children. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The program was able to mitigate the vulnerabilities of community members and significantly reduce the incidence of skin diseases by promoting health and prevention tactics. Effective management, visibility, and recognition came naturally, and community participation grew steadily. The organization received the \u201cPr\u00eamio Funda\u00e7\u00e3o do Brasil de Tecnologia Social\u201d (Funda\u00e7\u00e3o do Brasil Award for Social Technology) in 2009 in recognition of their work, which allowed them to establish nutrition centers in several of Fortaleza\u2019s impoverished communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.institutojoazeiro.org.br%20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.institutojoazeiro.org.br <\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto Joazeiro de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel","project":"Sa\u00fade que se Planta","address":"Fortaleza, Cear\u00e1","area":"Health","lat":"-3.718183","lng":"-38.54671989999997","year":["2009"],"tags":["Children","Environment","Racial Equality","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/lar-escola-sao-francisco-centro-de-reabilitacao-rehabilitation-center-lar-escola-sao-francisco\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/171-hd_espalhe-sorriso-067.jpg","desc":"<h3>Espalhe Sorrisos<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are barriers to proper dental care for individuals with special needs and financial hardship. These barriers include a lack of training on the part of caretakers, as well as a lack of attention on the part of the patient\u2019s family to the importance of proper oral care. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through this project, a group of health professionals organized a service specifically designed to improve these general conditions, to make the patients aware of the importance of oral health and to train family members and caretakers in oral hygiene techniques to perform on the patient. Related aspects, such as the possible impairment of speech due to poor oral care and proper nutrition, were also addressed.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.larescola.com.br\/wp\/%20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.larescola.com.br\/wp\/ <\/span><\/a>","name":"Lar Escola S\u00e3o Francisco &#8211; Centro de Reabilita\u00e7\u00e3o","project":"Espalhe Sorrisos","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Health","lat":"-23.5968869","lng":"-46.6606822","year":["2009"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/ecco-associacao-de-entidades-e-amigos-do-centro-comunitario-do-centro-psiquiatrico-pedro-ii-ecco-friends-association-community-center-pedro-ii-psychiatric-center\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/170hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3>Engenho Cultural Loucura Suburbana<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In battling against the stigma of mental illness, one community, led by a group of mental health professionals, organized a \u201cbloco de carnaval\u201d (Carnival block or street festival). Through the support of the BrazilFoundation, this group was able to organize a permanent structure for their Carnival block which allowed it to work with mental patients throughout the entire year. The project sought to combat the perceived necessity to keep psychiatric patients in isolation, and contributed to the creation of a friendly coexistence between the hospital patients and members of the community.<\/span>","name":"ECCO \u2013 Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Entidades e Amigos do Centro Comunit\u00e1rio do Centro Psiqui\u00e1trico Pedro II","project":"Engenho Cultural Loucura Suburbana","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Health","lat":"-22.9145919","lng":"-43.297786900000006","year":["2009"],"tags":["Special needs"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-de-defesa-dos-direitos-humanos-margarida-maria-alves-margarida-maria-alves-foundation-for-the-defense-of-human-rights\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/169-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3>Educa\u00e7\u00e3o para a Sa\u00fade e o Meio Ambiente<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The right to health implies individual and collective beliefs. To promote this basic right, it is important to be informed of these beliefs. This project was implemented in a community known for its lack of basic services and it consisted of educating the community regarding basic health issues and the environment. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">As part of the project\u2019s legacy, various action plans were developed, such as a workshop on the production of ecological soap. The battle to build a community balanced on the fundamental principles of human rights and environmental protection empowered community members to articulate the need for public services in these areas.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fundacaomargaridaalves.org.br%20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.fundacaomargaridaalves.org.br <\/span><\/a>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos Margarida Maria Alves","project":"Educa\u00e7\u00e3o para a Sa\u00fade e o Meio Ambiente","address":"Jo\u00e3o Pessoa, Para\u00edba","area":"Health","lat":"-7.121052600000001","lng":"-34.87759040000003","year":["2009"],"tags":["Environment"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/casa-da-crianca-paralitica-de-campinas-paralytic-childrens-house-of-campinas\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/168-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Casa Experimental\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Paralytic Children\u2019s House of Campinas has years of experience in the areas of medical, dental and pedagogical support for children with physical and mental disabilities.Its expertise and constant interactions with caretakers and family members, inspired the organization to tackle a new challenge: to offer patients greater autonomy in their day-to-day activities by adjusting therapeutic practices to suit the individual needs of the patient. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through the support of the BrazilFoundation, the organization was able to develop an experimental house entirely adapted for the necessities of the patients so they can learn how to do day-to-day tasks on their own.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccp.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.ccp.org.br\/ <\/span><\/a>","name":"Casa da Crian\u00e7a Paral\u00edtica de Campinas","project":"Casa Experimental","address":"Campinas, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Health","lat":"-22.920237","lng":"-47.066230099999984","year":["2009"],"tags":["Children","Special needs"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-pais-e-professores-da-escola-de-educacao-basica-sao-jose-herval-doeste-parents-and-teachers-association-of-the-school-of-sao-jose-herval-doeste\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/167-hd_Reciclar-\u00e9-pensar-no-futuro2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reciclar \u00e9 Pensar no Futuro<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With a BrazilFoundation Incentive Award in 2008, the organization carried out environmental education activities that involved the entire community and included garbage collection, pollution containment in particularly affected areas, and the creation of a general atmosphere of cooperation between families, schools, and the community. With the additional support received in 2009, the organization trained the school staff and increased children\u2019s environmental consciousness. In addition, attaining the space for a vegetable garden gave this concept visibility within the state.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Pais e Professores da Escola de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o B\u00e1sica S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 Herval d\u2019Oeste","project":"Reciclar \u00e9 Pensar no Futuro","address":"Herval d\u2019Oeste, Santa Catarina","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-27.1701897","lng":"-51.494755199999986","year":["2009"],"tags":["Children","Environment"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-maria-quiteria-imaq-maria-quiteria-institute-imaq\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/166-hd_Portas.jpg","desc":"<h3>Portal do Saber Solid\u00e1rio<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The region where this organization works is marred by the exploitation of child labor and slavery. In order to change this reality, investments must be made in educational activities and in the rehabilitation of families. The objective of this project, which received the second portion of an Incentive Award from BrazilFoundation in 2009, was to broaden the community\u2019s perspectives on life and family, guaranteeing the right to healthy relationships between children and their parents. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">To accomplish this, the project involved the children as protagonists of the learning process, taking into account their social circumstances at the time they became part of the project. Reading workshops designed to educate youth, research and the organization of academic materials were also implemented as part of the project.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaq.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.imaq.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto Maria Quit\u00e9ria &#8211; IMAQ","project":"Portal do Saber Solid\u00e1rio","address":"Feira de Santana, Bahia","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-12.2597272","lng":"-38.96466079999999","year":["2009"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-da-escola-familia-agricola-de-lago-do-junco-aefalj-family-agricultural-school-association-of-lago-de-junco\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/165-hd_Estudantes-da-EFA-em-atividade-no-subsistema-Piscicultura.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pedagogia da Altern\u00e2ncia e Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel no Campo<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Going to school and doing farm work are incompatible activities for the majority of young people living in Maranh\u00e3o\u2019s countryside. With the help of the BrazilFoundation, the Association educated local youth in agroecology and collaborated to improve their quality of life.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The methodology of \u201cAlternating Education,\u201d consists of 15 day periods at the school center and 15 days on the family farm. The program is implemented directly in the students\u2019 hometown, where they can practice the techniques learned in school with the support of teachers and technical professionals. The project has had a great impact within the group.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pedagogiadaalternancia.com\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.pedagogiadaalternancia.com\/ <\/a><\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o da Escola Fam\u00edlia Agr\u00edcola de Lago do Junco &#8211; AEFALJ","project":"Pedagogia da Altern\u00e2ncia e Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel no Campo","address":"Lago do Junco, Maranh\u00e3o","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-4.406667","lng":"-44.93194399999999","year":["2009"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Maranh\u00e3o"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-trapeiros-de-emaus-recife-association-of-trapeiros-emaus-recife\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/164-hd_Projetos-Pernambuco-004.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educa\u00e7\u00e3o para a Cidadania em\u00a0Ema\u00fas, Recife<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Association is a part of the larger Emaus International Movement. This Movement was first established in France in 1949, with the objective of helping those who suffered as a result of World War II. In 1996 it was set up in Recife and has since performed various functions, including offering vocational training. The Association serves some of the most impoverished neighborhoods in Recife, where notions of citizenship and human rights are distant concepts. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This project, supported by the BrazilFoundation, created vocational workshops with a focus on the defense of human rights and environmental preservation. The technical support provided by the BrazilFoundation enabled the organization to strengthen its management and shape its identity.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Trapeiros de Ema\u00fas, Recife","project":"Educa\u00e7\u00e3o para a Cidadania em Ema\u00fas, Recife","address":"Recife, Pernambuco","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-8.003805999999999","lng":"-34.90199080000002","year":["2009"],"tags":["Environment","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-frida-kahlo-frida-kahlo-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/163-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As Mulheres negras tem Hist\u00f3ria e as Jovens est\u00e3o aqui para Contar<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The history of Afro-Brazilian women and their struggle to attain basic rights is still mostly unknown in today\u2019s society. Racial and gender-based discrimination, intensified by generational and class differences, has contributed to the social exclusion and vulnerability of these women, and has kept their story untold.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through projects geared towards diverse populations, the Association aims to improve the living conditions of the local youth. This project\u2019s objective was to promote appreciation for Afro-Brazilian history and culture and strengthen the image of Afro-Brazilian women in the eyes of young girls. They accomplished this by administering workshops and creating educational pamphlets, such as the Cartilha Mulheres Negras: Presente, passado e Futuro (Pamphlet of Afro-Brazilian Women: Present, Past and Future). The organization\u2019s new office serves as a cultural space for the community, creating opportunities for young people to learn about and appreciate the historical advances of the Afro-Brazilian female population.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afrika.org.br\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.afrika.org.br<\/a><\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Frida Kahlo","project":"As Mulheres negras tem Hist\u00f3ria e as Jovens est\u00e3o aqui para Contar","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5278529","lng":"-46.6369115","year":["2009"],"tags":["Culture","Racial Equality","Women","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/sociedade-musical-5-de-novembro-banda-revoltosa-musical-society-5th-of-november-rebellious-band\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/162-hd_Banda-Revoltosa.jpg","desc":"<h3>Fortalecimento da Banda Revoltosa<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Banda Revoltosa was created in the small town of Nazar\u00e9 da Mata 94 years ago by a local trumpeter\u2019s curious motivation: to revolt against the two existing local bands at the time. Today, the band performs at street events and processions, plays at marches, local anthems and disseminates local rhythms. Its headquarters, located in the central square, serves as a community cultural center. The band brings generations together in a city that lacks cultural institutions. At the helm of this work is the Musical Society 5th of November, formed by local farm workers and sugar cane cutters. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The nearly one hundred year old band counted on the support of the BrazilFoundation to strengthen its organization and its structure. New instruments were purchased, and its facilities and organizational management were improved. Its visibility increased and performances during Carnival generated a significant increase in revenues. The Band was designated a \u201cPonto de Cultura\u201d (Point of Culture)* in 2009.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> * Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bandarevoltosa.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/bandarevoltosa.blogspot.com<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Sociedade Musical 5 de Novembro \u2013 Banda Revoltosa","project":"Fortalecimento da Banda Revoltosa","address":"Nazar\u00e9 da Mata, Pernambuco","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-7.728573399999998","lng":"-35.23682459999998","year":["2008"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-grupo-so-instrumentos-grupo-so-instruments-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/161-hd_Grupo-Soinstrumentos.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educa\u00e7\u00e3o, Preven\u00e7\u00e3o e Identidade<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Group has worked for over 13 years to promote and disseminate the musical culture of Pernambuco. It carries out projects in the community of Caranguejos, an area of extreme poverty where most of the population lives in stilted huts over wetlands. In 2008, three young members of the Group traveled to perform cultural shows in France. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This trip had an impact on the community and encouraged other young people to attend the project workshops. Many young members of the community learned how to make instruments from recycled materials. This project created new perspectives and opportunities for the residents of Caranguejos. With the support of BrazilFoundation, the Group has leveraged its activities and expanded its institutional reach by generating income through the sale of instruments at fairs.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Grupo S\u00f3 Instrumentos","project":"Educa\u00e7\u00e3o, Preven\u00e7\u00e3o e Identidade","address":"Recife, Pernambuco","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-8.0222943","lng":"-34.91486650000002","year":["2008"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-moradores-do-quilombo-de-acaua-association-of-residents-of-the-quilombo-de-acaua\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/160-hd_QuilomboAcaua.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cultura para a Cidadania Quilombola<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Brazil there are ethnic groups known as \u201cquilombolas,\u201d consisting of descendants of slaves, who resisted slavery and fled to form small settlements called \u201cquilombos.\u201d These groups have fought for decades for the recognition of their ancestral lands and for the preservation of their culture. In 2007, with the support of BrazilFoundation and the legal counsel of the N\u00facleo de Estudos Brasileiros (Center for Brazilian Studies,) the Quilombo Acau\u00e3 located in Poco Branco, Rio Grande do Norte, obtained the title to their land, a milestone in the history of the community. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This achievement set the precedent for 42 other quilombola communities in the region. The Association also seeks to revitalize their local culture. According to historian Jair Ferreira, the last cultural event at the quilombo occurred fifty years ago. In 2008, with the continued support of BrazilFoundation, Angola capoeira workshops were provided, and cultural practices were strengthened and disseminated amongst the younger generations. The community was also strengthened by the reinstitution of community cooking, recycling programs, and workshops of objects made with recycled plastic bottles.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Moradores do Quilombo de Acau\u00e3","project":"Cultura para a Cidadania Quilombola","address":"Po\u00e7o Branco, Rio Grande do Norte","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-5.622721900000001","lng":"-35.66385479999997","year":["2008"],"tags":["Culture","Environment","Quilombolas"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Rio Grande do Norte"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/sindicato-dos-trabalhadores-no-servico-publico-do-municipio-de-gentio-de-ouro-sindserv-union-of-public-service-workers-of-the-city-of-gentio-do-ouro\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/159-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Popular Jur\u00eddica em\u00a0Gentio do Ouro<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Union was created to encourage the participation of community members in the Municipality\u2019s public decision making. The project, which received its initial Incentive Award from BrazilFoundation in 2007, trained community leaders to exert political influence in the local public policy making process. The training resulted in greater community participation within local councils. In 2008, with the complementation of the support, leaders of social movements were trained in basic law concepts, in order to address the lack of legal support for the demands of the community and to familiarize local citizens on existing legal mechanisms, mostly unknown to them due to bureaucracy involving lawsuits.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The objective was to prepare the leaders of this small town, already engaged and mobilized, to effectively participate in local governance and social control. The support of BrazilFoundation allowed the organization to hire professionals from other regions and enabled it to develop an institutional methodology. The organization has since expanded its activities and now provides legal advice to the community.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/sindservgentio.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/sindservgentio.blogspot.com<\/a><\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Sindicato dos Trabalhadores no Servi\u00e7o P\u00fablico do Munic\u00edpio de Gentio de Ouro \u2013 SINDSERV","project":"Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Popular Jur\u00eddica em Gentio do Ouro","address":"Gentio do Ouro, Bahia","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-11.433009","lng":"-42.50013990000002","year":["2008"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Legal Assistance"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-ecoturismo-do-parana-iepr-institute-for-ecotourism-of-parana\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/158-hd_Ecoturismo-do-Paran\u00e1-2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Forma\u00e7\u00e3o de Lideran\u00e7as Jovens no Parque Nacional do Saint Hilaire \/ Lange<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Park of Saint Hilaire\/Lange, one of Brazil\u2019s oldest environmental preservation areas, became a fully protected national park in 2001. This decision, which was made by the authorities without consulting the 27 surrounding communities, generated resistance and frustration on the part of residents dependent on the area's natural resources for their survival. Mediation by the Instituto Ecoturismo do Paran\u00e1 (Ecotourism Institute of Paran\u00e1) between the communities and IBAMA has paved the way for community participation on the Park\u2019s administrative board.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today, part of the council is made up by old residents, chosen by their communities to represent them in the management of the land. Young people were empowered to also participate in the board\u2019s management, and some were selected as representatives of the surrounding communities. The support of the BrazilFoundation Incentive Grant enabled the group to create an action plan for environmental preservation and a communications plan.<\/span>","name":"Instituto de Ecoturismo do Paran\u00e1 \u2013 IEPR","project":"Forma\u00e7\u00e3o de Lideran\u00e7as Jovens no Parque Nacional do Saint Hilaire \/ Lange","address":"Curitiba, Paran\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-25.4504068","lng":"-49.28296290000003","year":["2008"],"tags":["Environment","Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Paran\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-pais-e-amigos-de-surdos-de-campinas-association-of-parents-and-friends-of-the-deaf-of-campinas\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/157-hd_Encontro-com-as-diferen\u00e7as.jpg","desc":"<h3>Encontro com as Diferen\u00e7as<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The association emerged as an approach to the fight to secure the rights of children and adolescents with hearing disabilities in the city of Campinas in Sao Paulo. The services that the association provides to the hearing impaired and their families follow a multidisciplinary approach, which is aimed to promote personal development and to enable interaction between the hearing impaired and the non-hearing impaired. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through the support of BrazilFoundation, the association worked on the integration between parents and children through workshops and sign language workshops to strengthen communication and understanding between them.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apascamp.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.apascamp.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Pais e Amigos de Surdos de Campinas","project":"Encontro com as Diferen\u00e7as","address":"Campinas, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9033224","lng":"-47.0863526","year":["2008"],"tags":["Children","Special needs"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/alecrim-cultura-saude-alecrim-culture-health\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/156-hd_Alecrim-cultura-e-saude.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ecotourismo - Vista-se desta identidade<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Known for its beautiful mountains and waterfalls and home to the state of Rio de Janeiro\u2019s highest point of elevation, the city of Itatiaia attracts thousands of tourists year-round. However, the community had yet to explore this potential tourist market by selling clothing and crafts produced by the local community. Women embroiderers from the region formalized a production and marketing clothing cooperative with ecotourism motifs in the Itatiaia National Park.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> This professional qualification allowed them to participate in the regional market through the production of uniforms, bedding materials, and linens for hotels, restaurants, and hospitals. Through the support of BrazilFoundation the organization created a business plan, which in turn was approved in the amount of R$ 260,000.00, generating jobs, increasing income, and providing economic sustainability for the cooperative.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ongalecrim.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> http:\/\/ongalecrim.blogspot.com<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Alecrim Cultura &#038; Sa\u00fade","project":"Ecotourismo - Vista-se desta identidade","address":"Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.4875099","lng":"-44.56152370000001","year":["2008"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-educacao-popular-e-formacao-social-cepfs-center-for-popular-education-and-social-formation-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/155-hd_CEPFS.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Difus\u00e3o de Tecnologias de Seguran\u00e7a H\u00eddrica no Semi-\u00c1rido<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">CEPFS seeks to promote development through knowledge transfer and the production and diffusion of social, environmental and social technologies in order to achieve sustainable development in the Brazilian semiarid region. In 2006, CEPFS received support from BrazilFoundation to build systems for capturing rainwater for families with no access to drinking water, or water of any kind. The cisterns and the training on how to properly manage it has improved the community\u2019s water quality and it has helped to prevent diseases.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization has won national and international recognition. In 2008, Jose Dias, CEPFS coordinator was accredited as a \u201cSocial Entrepreneur of Ashoka.\u201d The new project, supported by BrazilFoundation, trained community leaders, women farmers, students, teachers, and professionals from other organizations to expand, implement and disseminate the technologies developed by the organization in other communities of the semi-arid region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cepfs.org\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.cepfs.org<\/a><\/span>","name":"Centro de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o Popular e Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Social \u2013 CEPFS","project":"Difus\u00e3o de Tecnologias de Seguran\u00e7a H\u00eddrica no Semi-\u00c1rido","address":"Teixeira, Paraiba","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-7.2214437","lng":"-37.252812000000006","year":["2008"],"tags":["Environment","Jobs and Income Generation","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture","Women","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-comunitaria-dos-agricultores-de-canafistula-community-association-of-the-canafistula-rural-workers\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/154-hd_Agricultores-de-Canaf\u00edstula.jpg","desc":"<h3>C\u00e9lula Social Produtiva<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2011 BrazilFoundation supported the Heart of the Student Institute (PRECE), which prepares rural students for the college entrance exam in the state of Cear\u00e1. PRECE encourages students to return to their communities after graduation and contribute to their development. The project C\u00e9lula Social Produtiva is the result of this initiative. It is a partnership between the ADEL- Ag\u00eancia de Desenvolvimento Econ\u00f4mico Local do M\u00e9dio Cur\u00fa, (The Local Economic Development Agency) formed by former PRECE graduates and local farmers. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Under the coordination of these graduates, cooperative work between small goat and sheep farmers enabled the purchase of necessary equipment to modernize their facilities and increase production. In 2010, one of ADEL\u2019s founders and executive director, Francisco Wagner Gomes, was awarded the Social Entrepreneur of the Future award, given by the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper, in recognition for the work ADEL has developed in the region.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Comunit\u00e1ria dos Agricultores de Canaf\u00edstula","project":"C\u00e9lula Social Produtiva","address":"Apuiar\u00e9s, Cear\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-3.9454376","lng":"-39.436282000000006","year":["2008"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-acordar-association-waking-up\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/153-hd_Acordar.jpg","desc":"<h3>Arte de Aprender: Gerando Renda e Cidadania<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Even with no access to sewing machines, low-income seamstresses in this community were producing blankets, coats and other garments using sheep shearing wool donated by local sheep owners. Although the products were completely absorbed by the local market, the informal structure of the local sewing industry was causing a high turnover rate amongst them and it was limiting production. They felt the need to expand their production capabilities. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through the support of BrazilFoundation, they acquired the necessary equipment, and were trained in business management and wool handling techniques. Today, they sell their products at various markets and have significantly increased their income.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.institutoacordar.org.br\/portal\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.institutoacordar.org.br\/portal<\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Acordar","project":"Arte de Aprender: Gerando Renda e Cidadania","address":"Belmonte, Santa Catarina","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-26.7247058","lng":"-53.51677319999999","year":["2008"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-defesa-da-crianca-e-do-adolescente-cedeca-center-for-the-defense-of-the-child-and-the-adolescent\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/152-hd_Cedeca.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Defesa do Direito \u00e0 Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Center is a human rights organization that monitors children and adolescents rights violations of the action or omission of public authorities. Through civil actions, the organization ensures that governments fulfill their constitutional obligations.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through the project, children from two low-income communities on the outskirts of Fortaleza, neighborhoods with high levels of violence, were trained about their rights. Complaints of human rights violations against children in the region were filed. The support of BrazilFoundation enabled the defense of education as a fundamental right.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cedecaceara.org.br\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.cedecaceara.org.br<\/a><\/span>","name":"Centro de Defesa da Crian\u00e7a e do Adolescente \u2013 CEDECA","project":"A Defesa do Direito \u00e0 Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes","address":"Fortaleza, Cear\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-3.7262121","lng":"-38.5223077","year":["2008"],"tags":["Children","Legal Assistance"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-pombas-urbanas-urban-doves-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/151-hd_Instituto-Pombas-Urbanas-2.jpg","desc":"<h3>Somos do Circo<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The institute develops art projects in poor communities, aiming to strengthen cultural identity and develop the potential of children and adolescents. It is located in the neighborhood of Cidade Tiradentes, in Sao Paulo, one of the largest housing complexes in Latin America. With a population of 350,000 inhabitants, the neighborhood was created as \"a depository of people, where workers, slum dwellers and homeless people were placed\u201d in the words of the project coordinator, Adriano Mauriz. There was no infrastructure and the first hospital was opened just a few years back.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In this project, circus activities were used to promote the physical, psychological, and emotional development of children and adolescents living in the neighborhood. The support of BrazilFoundation allowed for the manufacturing of materials needed for these activities, the organization of events open to the public, and the presentation of a theatrical piece starring the youth of the community.<\/span>","name":"Instituto Pombas Urbanas","project":"Somos do Circo","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5993147","lng":"-46.40186219999998","year":["2008"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-transformance-cultura-e-educacao-institute-transformance-culture-and-education\/","thumbnail_url":"","desc":"<h3>Grito do Futuro<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The town of Eldorado dos Caraj\u00e1s in Par\u00e1 experienced one of the most tragic massacres of the country\u2019s history in 1996. In a clash between protesters from the Movement of Landless Rural Workers and the police, several workers were brutally murdered. The date of the massacre, April 17, became the National Day of Struggle for Agrarian Reform. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Institute carries out artistic and educational activities with communities of landless workers in Par\u00e1, made up mostly of migrants and families in extreme poverty. In one of these communities, educators and the young people were brought together to develop cultural projects focusing on human rights, which would later be integrated into the curriculum of local schools. Additionally, they were trained in leadership and organized a forum that included other social organizations. The memory of the tragedy in 1996 was the catalyst for these actions.<\/span>","name":"Instituto Transformance: Cultura e Educa\u00e7\u00e3o","project":"Grito do Futuro","address":"Eldorado dos Caraj\u00e1s, Par\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-6.1039866","lng":"-49.35337770000001","year":["2008"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-mulher-maravilha-gmm-group-wonder-woman\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/149-hd_Grupo-Mulher-Maravilha-2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oficina de Direitos - Uma Campanha de Acesso \u00e0 Justi\u00e7a<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This group has been in operation in the municipalities of Recife and Afogados da Ingazeira since 1975, assisting women in the rural areas and maroon settlements of the Paje\u00fa region, in Pernambuco \u2013 one of the Brazilian states with the highest rate of violence against women. Despite the Maria da Penha law, which guarantees the rights of women in Brazil, its effective implementation depends on the knowledge and ability of those subject to its protection.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With the support of BrazilFoundation, the group contributed to this process by establishing young women as peer educators to provide information about this law.The main benefactors from the project have been Afro-Brazilian women from maroon settlements who are at social risk due to gender, race and socio-economic factors.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/gmulhermaravilha.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/gmulhermaravilha.blogspot.com<\/a><\/span>","name":"Grupo Mulher Maravilha \u2013 GMM","project":"Oficina de Direitos - Uma Campanha de Acesso \u00e0 Justi\u00e7a","address":"Recife, Pernambuco","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-8.014028699999999","lng":"-34.92551520000001","year":["2008"],"tags":["Racial Equality","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-defesa-da-crianca-e-adolescente-yves-de-roussan-cedeca-yves-de-roussan-center-for-the-defense-of-the-child-and-adolescent\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/148-hd_CEDECA-BA.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Projeto Farol - Preven\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e0 Viol\u00eancia sexual nas Escolas<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2007, more than 260 boys and girls were sexually abused or exploited in Salvador, Bahia, which is the state with the highest rates of murders of children under 18 years of age. Boys are the main victims of murder, while girls are more vulnerable to sexual violence. The CEDECA has been working since 1991 with the Program for the Defense and Promotion of the Rights of Children, ensuring legal and social protection, prevention, and direct care to children, adolescents and their families.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Through this project, training workshops with information on sexual violence against children and adolescents were offered to teachers, students, and parents from three schools located in Salvador. Members of the community's historic center also received guidance on the subject. The partnership with BrazilFoundation enabled the expansion of this initiative for the identification and prevention of sexual violence.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cedeca.org.br\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.cedeca.org.br<\/a><\/span>","name":"Centro de Defesa da Crian\u00e7a e Adolescente Yves de Roussan \u2013 CEDECA","project":"Projeto Farol - Preven\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e0 Viol\u00eancia sexual nas Escolas","address":"Salvador, Bahia","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-12.9728493","lng":"-38.508421","year":["2008"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/nossa-tribo-our-tribe\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/147-hd_Nossa-Tribo-2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mais Sa\u00fade e Nutri\u00e7\u00e3o para o povo Pankararu<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Originally from the Aldeia Brejo dos Padres, in Pernambuco, the first group of Pankararu Indians went to Sao Paulo in the 1950\u2019s fleeing drought. Since then, the flow of Pankararus between favelas in Sao Paulo and rural villages in Pernambuco has been constant. After contact with city dwellers however, Pankararu children began dying of colds and bellyaches, in the words of the village elders. They wondered why traditional medicine had no further effect.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to FUNASA, the National Foundation for Health, the infant mortality rate among indigenous children is more than twice the national average - many of these deaths are due to pneumonia and malnutrition. Through this project, the Pankararus received assistance with healthcare and child nutrition. In addition, a documentary of the Pankararu people was produced to raise awareness in the community.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nossatribo.org.br\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nossatribo.org.br<\/a><\/span>","name":"Nossa Tribo","project":"Mais Sa\u00fade e Nutri\u00e7\u00e3o para o povo Pankararu","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Health","lat":"-23.5337573","lng":"-46.69564539999999","year":["2008"],"tags":["Children","Indigenous"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/servico-de-esperanca-e-incentivo-a-vida-agora-seiva-service-of-hope-and-incentive-for-life-now\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/146-hd_Seiva.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Levando a Preven\u00e7\u00e3o e Cidadania \u00e0 popula\u00e7\u00e3o\u00a0LGBTT\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This organization has operated for 15 years around issues of HIV\/AIDS and sexual diversity in the city of Ilha Solteira, S\u00e3o Paulo, to bring information to the various LGBTT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Transvestite) movements \u2013 which are often marginalized, especially in the interior regions of the country. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In recent years, due to the increased number of cases of HIV\/AIDS and STDs among young members of the LGBTT community, the organization has worked to promote greater integration of adolescents and their families, to prevent new infections, to strengthen citizenship, and to influence public policy in defense of equal rights and respect for sexual orientation. With the support of BrazilFoundation, SEIVA expanded and strengthened discussions on the prevention of AIDS and STDs. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The institution has become a reference in LGBTT advocacy and public awareness, replicating the initiative in other municipalities at the invitation of the local government.<\/span>","name":"Servi\u00e7o de Esperan\u00e7a e Incentivo \u00e0 Vida Agora &#8211; Seiva","project":"Levando a Preven\u00e7\u00e3o e Cidadania \u00e0 popula\u00e7\u00e3o LGBTT ","address":"Ilha Solteira, Sao Paulo","area":"Health","lat":"-20.4322981","lng":"-51.34876350000002","year":["2008"],"tags":["HIV\/AIDS"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-pais-e-professores-da-escola-de-educacao-basica-sao-jose-de-herval-parents-and-teachers-association-of-the-school-of-sao-jose-herval-doeste\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/145-hd_Reciclar-\u00e9-pensar-no-futuro2.jpg","desc":"<h3>Reciclar \u00e9 Pensar no Futuro<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Riparian vegetation is responsible for the natural protection of rivers against siltation, and it helps maintain the water quality to avoid diseases. In the Municipality of Herval d'Oeste, areas used as landfills cause the degradation of the riparian vegetation. Educational practices such as waste segregation and recycling programs were instituted in a local public school with very few resources. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">These programs became a part of school life and an everyday extracurricular activity. With a BrazilFoundation Incentive Award, the organization carried out environmental education activities that involved students, parents, and teachers and included garbage collection, pollution containment in particularly affected areas, and the creation of a general atmosphere of cooperation between families, schools, and the community. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project also provided training and facilitated the expansion of the school garden. This small experiment initiated within the school influenced the government to start carrying out garbage collection throughout the city, eventually reaching regional and state levels. The organization\u2019s project was among Santa Catarina\u2019s top three best environmental projects and its systematic methodology was published in Pr\u00eamio Gest\u00e3o Escolar (School Management Award) in 2009.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Pais e Professores da Escola de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o B\u00e1sica S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 de Herval","project":"Reciclar \u00e9 Pensar no Futuro","address":"Herval d\u2019Oeste, Santa Catarina","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-27.1701897","lng":"-51.494755199999986","year":["2008"],"tags":["Children","Environment","Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-maria-quiteria-imaq-maria-quiteria-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/144-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3>Portal do Saber Solid\u00e1rio<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization works in the semi-arid region of Bahia, an area known for the \u201cSisal\u201d, in reference to a native plant (agave) that yields a stiff fiber traditionally used for making twine, ropes and carpets. This region is also infamous for child labor and slavery. What separates people in this area from their rights as citizens is not only geographic, but also political. The project PORTAS (DOORS) took on this challenge through the revival of local oral traditions. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Using teaching materials, the project gathered youth from four settlements in Bahia\u2019s sisal-producing area, and trained them as keepers of their stories and transmitters of tradition. Through the support of the BrazilFoundation, these young people became active participants in their communities and were made responsible for the dissemination of local traditions. The youngsters are also responsible for passing on information on health and environmental protection.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaq.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.imaq.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto Maria Quit\u00e9ria \u2013 IMAQ","project":"Portal do Saber Solid\u00e1rio","address":"Feira de Santana, Bahia","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-12.2597272","lng":"-38.96466079999999","year":["2008"],"tags":["Culture","Environment","Semi-Arid","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/uniao-popular-pela-vida-uppv-popular-union-for-life\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/143-hd_Uni\u00e3o-Popular-pela-Vida-2.jpg","desc":"<h3>Escola Cultural de Dan\u00e7a Popular<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Popular Union for Life is a community association that assists children who are socially vulnerable as a result of the high incidence of drug abuse in the region. The organization offers services such as after-school tutoring, arts and cultural activities, access to computer labs, and psychosocial care. It also maintains a playroom for the children, and provides food for them. Through this project, BrazilFoundation supported the creation of a dance school for 125 boys and girls. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through the revival of regional folk dances, the project has promoted a sense of citizenship and cultural identity in children and teenagers. In 2010 the organization received the Pr\u00eamio Cultura Viva (Living Culture Award) from the Brazilian Ministry of Culture.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pelavida.ning.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/pelavida.ning.com<\/span><\/a>","name":"Uni\u00e3o Popular Pela Vida &#8211; UPPV","project":"Escola Cultural de Dan\u00e7a Popular","address":"Miss\u00e3o Velha, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-7.309224299999999","lng":"-39.133554900000036","year":["2008"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-comunitaria-boagua-assentamento-curimata-community-association-goodwater-curimata-settlement\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/142-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cores, Livros e Vida no Semi-\u00c1rido<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Curimat\u00e3 settlement, a community of 200 inhabitants in the interior of Cear\u00e1, did not have a school. The nearest school was 5 km away. With no transportation, a great number of students were forced to walk this entire distance to school. In reponse, the community mobilized itself and created a forum for governance, a cooperative, and a neighborhood association. Despite poor conditions, these institutions were used to educating children and adults in the community. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The support of BrazilFoundation made it possible to reform the infrastructure of the association so that it could operate as a school. It also enabled the implementation of a library to serve the community. This project has improved access to education and culture for the inhabitants of the Curimat\u00e3 settlement.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Comunit\u00e1ria Bo\u00e1gua \u2013 Assentamento Curimat\u00e3","project":"Cores, Livros e Vida no Semi-\u00c1rido","address":"Itapi\u00fana, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-4.5555507","lng":"-38.92846099999997","year":["2008"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Semi-Arid"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-desenvolvimento-agricola-e-comunitaria-da-lagoa-da-boa-vista-the-association-of-agricultural-and-cultural-development-of-lagoa-da-boa-vista\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/141-hd_Escola-e-Comunidade.jpg","desc":"<h3>Aproximando Escola e Comunidade<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2007, when this Association located in the small community of Lagoa da Boa Vista, in the Municipality of Seabra, received the first part of the BrazilFoundation Incentive Award, they set out to create a cultural program for children and adolescents who did not have access to cultural and leisure activities. <\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">The continued support by BrazilFoundation in 2008 helped integrate the relationship between the school and the community, which facilitated the organization\u2019s growth. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The relationship between parents and teachers was strengthened, and capoeira, theater, soccer, and dance groups were created as extracurricular activities. The project improved students\u2019 performance in school and turned the school into a social and cultural space.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Desenvolvimento Agr\u00edcola e Comunit\u00e1rio de Lagoa da Boa Vista","project":"Bringing School and Community Together","address":"Seabra, Bahia","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-12.2695963","lng":"-41.80426769999997","year":["2008"],"tags":["Culture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-de-tradicao-marajoara-cruzeirinho-marajoara-cruzeirinho-tradition-group\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/140-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Resgate da Arte cabocla atrav\u00e9s de Oficinas de Bordado<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 1987, the Group works to integrate the youth of Marajo, in the State of Par\u00e1, into society through socio-cultural activities that rescue, preserve, and disseminate their culture. The project supported by BrazilFoundation offered workshops on sewing and the embroidery of costumes and set pieces used in cultural events to encourage young people to value these aspects of traditional Brazilian culture.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Grupo de Tradi\u00e7\u00e3o Marajoara Cruzeirinho","project":"Resgate da Arte cabocla atrav\u00e9s de Oficinas de Bordado","address":"Soure, Par\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-0.7306735999999999","lng":"-48.501959899999974","year":["2007"],"tags":["Culture","Youth"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/cravo-centro-de-revitalizacao-alternativa-da-vila-operaria-cravo-vila-operaria-alternative-revitalization-center\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/139-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3>Palco para Todos<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project \u201cPalco para Todos\u201d offered cultural and theatrical activities to 60 young residents of Barros Filho, one of the poorest and most violent neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro. The project contributed to the reduction of the school drop-out rate and encouraged a sense of belonging in the community among youth, ages 14 to 21. At the same time, the project offered professional orientation workshops to help these young people enter the job market.<\/span>","name":"CRAVO \u2013 Centro de Revitaliza\u00e7\u00e3o Alternativa da Vila Oper\u00e1ria","project":"Palco para Todos","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.8425729","lng":"-43.3631158","year":["2007"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-eco-das-artes-eco-institute-of-the-arts\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/138-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Meninas-M\u00e3es: Experi\u00eancia de Vida, Arte e Educa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teenage pregnancy is one of the most serious problems in Brazil today, particularly among girls from poor communities. The project Meninas-M\u00e3es supported young mothers by offering cultural activities as a way to re-establish relationships between mother and child, and to nurture a healthier environment for each of them. BrazilFoundation supported a project that offered artistic activities, visits to museums, theaters, and exhibitions to these young mothers.<\/span>","name":"Instituto Eco das Artes","project":"Meninas-M\u00e3es: Experi\u00eancia de Vida, Arte e Educa\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5461818","lng":"-46.647728700000016","year":["2007"],"tags":["Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-desenvolvimento-agricola-e-comunitario-de-lagoa-da-boa-vista-association-for-the-rural-and-community-development-of-lagoa-da-boa-vista\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/137-hd_Arte-na-ro\u00e7a.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arte na Ro\u00e7a<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Located in a rural community in Bahia, the Association is a great example of how a very small organization with few resources can achieve solid results with effective monitoring and support. Initially supported by BrazilFoundation with an Incentive Award in 2007 and 2008, the organization has been recognized by the Municipality\u2019s Department of Education, has partnered with the HSBC Bank, and has gained respect throughout the municipality for being the only local organization to focus on children\u2019s education. The Association has also developed theater, dance, capoeira, and soccer for children and young people from the local community.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Desenvolvimento Agr\u00edcola e Comunit\u00e1rio de Lagoa da Boa Vista","project":"Arte na Ro\u00e7a","address":"Seabra, Bahia","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-12.2695963","lng":"-41.80426769999997","year":["2007"],"tags":["Children","Culture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-para-valorizacao-e-inclusao-de-pessoas-com-deficiencia-de-araras-avida-avida-araras-association-for-the-valorization-and-inclusion-of-people-with-disabilities\/","thumbnail_url":"","desc":"<h3>Ritmos da Vida<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">AVIDA works to inform, train, and develop the skills of people with disabilities, to guarantee their social inclusion and the protection of their civic rights. The project \u201cTeoria Musical,\u201d supported by BrazilFoundation, offered music classes following the Braille method to 30 people who were visually impaired. In 2007, the organization received the complementary grant and expanded its program to reach a larger audience. The Association has since expanded its Braille courses to reach an even greater number of people, and the Coral, a fruit of this work, gave the organization greater visibility.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o para Valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o e Inclus\u00e3o de Pessoas com Defici\u00eancia de Araras &#8211; AVIDA","project":"Ritmos da Vida","address":"Araras, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.3546066","lng":"-47.39263749999998","year":["2007"],"tags":["Special needs"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/broto-brasilis-associacao-para-o-eco-desenvolvimento-broto-brasilis-eco-developement-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/135-hd_-Curso-de-Desenvolvimento-de-Produtos-Vale-do-Matutu.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Resgates das Tradi\u00e7\u00f5es Culturais de Grupo de Mulheres Rurais<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The \u201cResgates das Tradi\u00e7\u00f5es Culturais de Grupo de Mulheres Rurais\u201d project trained artisans of Aiuruoca, a city in Minas Gerais, to consolidate the production and commercialization of local handicraft. Training and empowering these artisan women helped them better manage their own businesses.<\/span>","name":"Broto-Brasilis \u2013 Associa\u00e7\u00e3o para o Eco-desenvolvimento","project":"Resgates das Tradi\u00e7\u00f5es Culturais de Grupo de Mulheres Rurais","address":"Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-21.9740981","lng":"-44.60463649999997","year":["2007"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-promundo-pro-mundo-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/134-hd_Escolhendo-plantas-para-serem-adotadas.jpg","desc":"<h3>Rede A\u00e7\u00e3o<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pro Mundo Institute was founded in 1997 to promote gender equality and seek the end of violence against women and children. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, the organization has national and international scope. Pro Mundo recognizes the need to qualify the actions of NGOs in the western zone of Rio de Janeiro to improve the quality of the services they provide. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project supported by BrazilFoundation offered training, technical assistance, and other services to civil society organizations working in the Vila Alianca and Vila Nova Alianca communities. They created a network of 48 social institutions that improve public services and promote community development.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.promundo.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.promundo.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto ProMundo","project":"Rede A\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9114488","lng":"-43.17431620000002","year":["2007"],"tags":["Children","Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-equipe-de-educadores-populares-ieep-ieep-popular-educators-team\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/133-hd_AP-reuni\u00e3o-coordena\u00e7\u00e3o-geral-07-e-08-11-2007-028.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Povos Tradicionais: Visibilidade Social, Direitos Coletivos e Emancipa\u00e7\u00e3o Social<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The IEEP was created in 1994 and works in the states of Paran\u00e1 and Santa Catarina, developing projects that promote civil rights in the region. \u201cFaxinais\u201d are small, traditional farming communities in Brazil that have preserved their unique culture, in part by employing agricultural techniques that are in harmony with nature.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">People in these communities normally have little access to political institutions, and therefore no ability to defend their unique lifestyle and guarantee its survival. This project trained residents of 15 communities to present their demands to public authorities. The objective was to gain recognition for their cause and influence public policy in their favor.<\/span>","name":"Instituto Equipe de Educadores Populares \u2013 IEEP","project":"Povos Tradicionais: Visibilidade Social, Direitos Coletivos e Emancipa\u00e7\u00e3o Social","address":"Irati, Paran\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-25.4756137","lng":"-50.804027099999985","year":["2007"],"tags":["Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"South","state":"Paran\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/ong-pivot-maranhao-ngo-pivot-maranhao\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/132-hd_IMG_0089.jpg","desc":"<h3>Olho Vivo<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The precarious economic and social situation of the village of Paulino Neves in Maranh\u00e3o motivated the NGO Pivot Maranh\u00e3o to undertake the \u201cOlho Vivo\u201d project. Its goal was to use the \u201cburiti,\u201d a native vegetable with several functions, in a sustainable way. With the support of BrazilFoundation, the project received technical assistance for its implementation and trained 80 artisans in the production of handicrafts made from the yarn of buriti, which has great value in the market.<\/span>","name":"ONG Pivot Maranh\u00e3o","project":"Olho Vivo","address":"Paulino Neves, Maranh\u00e3o","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-2.7238949","lng":"-42.53547149999997","year":["2007"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Maranh\u00e3o"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-acao-cultural-centrac-centrac-center-for-cultural-action\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/131-hd_IMG_0437.jpg","desc":"<h3>Mulheres Gerando Renda e Cidadania<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">CENTRAC was founded in 1987, and is headquartered in Campina Grande, Para\u00edba. The organization promotes exercises in citizenship, social justice, and democracy. The project supported by BrazilFoundation was implemented by a group of women, heads of low-income families, who worked with food processing. The project gave structure to a cooperative to be managed by these women, and trained them to sell the surplus of food produced. The project generated income and guaranteed food security.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.centrac.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.centrac.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Centro de A\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural \u2013 CENTRAC","project":"Mulheres Gerando Renda e Cidadania","address":"Campina Grande, Para\u00edba","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-7.220493299999999","lng":"-35.89603390000002","year":["2007"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-ecologica-melgassense-melgassense-ecological-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/130-hd_daniel.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gera\u00e7\u00e3o de Emprego e Renda para o Munic\u00edpio de Bar\u00e3o de Melga\u00e7o<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gica Melgassense operates in the municipality of Bar\u00e3o de Melga\u00e7o in Mato Grosso to promote sustainable development by mobilizing civil society and the private sector around the city\u2019s potential as an ecological tourist destination. With the support of BrazilFoundation, the institution trained low-income youth to work as tourist guides, with an emphasis on cultural and environmental tourism. The project contributed to increased income and the development of tourism in the region, but could not be finalized due to local political issues.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gica Melgassense","project":"Gera\u00e7\u00e3o de Emprego e Renda para o Munic\u00edpio de Bar\u00e3o de Melga\u00e7o","address":"Bar\u00e3o de Melga\u00e7o, Mato Grosso","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-16.196747","lng":"-55.96632149999999","year":["2007"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-agricultura-alternativa-vicente-nica-cav-vicente-nica-center-for-alternative-agriculture-cav\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/129-hd_CAV-2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Feira Livre dos Agricultores Familiares<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">CAV was founded in 1994 to support local farmers and their families by encouraging alternative and sustainable farming practices. CAV develops programs in five different areas, covering 34 municipalities in the Jequitinhonha Valley. Receiving BrazilFoundation\u2019s support was an important step for the Center, and helped it gain recognition as a leader in the movement for small farmers to establish local farmer's markets.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The market is an important channel for selling goods, and leads to improvements in the lives of the farmers, while strengthening their ties to the land. As a result of BrazilFoundation's support in 2007, the number of associated farmers increased from 35 to 76, then reaching 111, and the community investment fund grew to 6 times its previous size.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cavjequi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.cavjequi.org\/<\/a><\/span>","name":"Centro de Agricultura Alternativa Vicente Nica \u2013 CAV","project":"Feira Livre dos Agricultores Familiares","address":"Turmalina, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-17.2854966","lng":"-42.727359699999965","year":["2007"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/cooperativa-de-oficinas-caboclas-oct-cooperative-of-caboclas-workshops-oct\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/128-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Estruturando uma Cooperativa para a Produ\u00e7\u00e3o de Mov\u00e9is Artesanais de Reservas Florestais Comunit\u00e1rias<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The OCT was formed by artisan women who produce handmade furniture using environmentally sustainable techniques. The furniture and objects produced express the history and culture of the Tapajos communities. The Cooperative is made up of 56 craftsmen, and uses only environmentally friendly wood, thus preserving the local forest. The project supported by BrazilFoundation trained 18 craftsmen in business management, finance, and sales, to improve the management of the products produced by the Cooperative.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">They established a shop in the center of the city of Santar\u00e9m to sell products on the national and international markets. Within Brazil, the primary markets for selling this furniture are located in Santar\u00e9m, Sao Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. The Cooperative has contributed directly to community development, income generation for families, and to the creation of a community development fund.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Cooperativa de Oficinas Caboclas \u2013 OCT","project":"Estruturando uma Cooperativa para a Produ\u00e7\u00e3o de Mov\u00e9is Artesanais de Reservas Florestais Comunit\u00e1rias","address":"Santar\u00e9m, Par\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-2.4206339","lng":"-54.70807660000003","year":["2007"],"tags":["Environment","Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-assentados-da-fazenda-primeiro-do-sul-primeiro-do-sul-farm-settlers-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/127-hd_Desenvolvimento-Socioeconomico-2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Desenvolvimento Socioecon\u00f4mico e Ambiental da Comunidade Primeiro do Sul<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Assentados da Fazenda Primeiro do Sul is located in a region where the majority of small, rural families grow coffee. The project supported by BrazilFoundation improved coffee production in the Primeiro do Sul settlement by teaching growers about modern planting, harvesting, and storage techniques. As a result, they were able to add more value to their product, and thus became competitive in the market, which lead to an increase in the farmers\u2019 income.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Assentados da Fazenda Primeiro do Sul","project":"Desenvolvimento Socioecon\u00f4mico e Ambiental da Comunidade Primeiro do Sul","address":"Campo do Meio, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-21.1132177","lng":"-45.82776530000001","year":["2007"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/acao-moradia-action-housing-3\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/126-hd_A\u00e7\u00e3o-Moradia.jpg","desc":"<h3>Constru\u00e7\u00e3o Cidad\u00e3<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A\u00e7\u00e3o Moradia was founded in 2000 to improve the quality of life for at-risk families by constructing affordable housing through the use of ecological bricks. Through this methodology, families make their own eco-bricks and build their own homes, strengthening both family and community ties. Currently, A\u00e7\u00e3o Moradia has developed community enterprises, and projects to secure food and steer community engagement.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2003 and 2006, the organization has had national and international recognition, and has served over 2,800 families. Ac\u00e3o Moradia\u2019s eco-brick technology has also been adopted by two other BrazilFoundation grantees, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o e Reeduca\u00e7\u00e3o Lua Nova and Banco Bem.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/acaomoradia.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/acaomoradia.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"A\u00e7\u00e3o Moradia","project":"Constru\u00e7\u00e3o Cidad\u00e3","address":"Uberl\u00e2ndia, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-18.9165055","lng":"-48.19712070000003","year":["2007"],"tags":["Environment"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/nucleo-de-estudos-brasileiros-neb-neb-center-for-brazilian-studies\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/125-hd_II-Feira-do-Cunh\u00e3-139.jpg","desc":"<h3>Direitos para Todos<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The NEB was established in 1997 and aims to be an incubator for projects that promote sustainable development among minorities. The \u201cDireitos para Todos\u201d project offered legal advice to residents of the community of Vila Ponta Negra in Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte. This project helped to legalize the lands of the Quilombo Acau\u00e3 (a maroon settlement) for collective use. It also mobilized 290 maroons to form an association and strengthen community bonds.<\/span>","name":"N\u00facleo de Estudos Brasileiros \u2013 NEB","project":"Direitos para Todos","address":"Natal, Rio Grande do Norte","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-5.8873394","lng":"-35.166771100000005","year":["2007"],"tags":["Legal Assistance","Quilombolas"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Rio Grande do Norte"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/abraco-associacao-de-radio-difusao-do-amapa-radio-broadcasting-association-of-amapa-abraco\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/124-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Transformando o Mundo, Reinventando o Futuro<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The ABRA\u00c7O was created in 2001 to democratize communication in the State of Amap\u00e1. The organization, led by women, holds seminars and workshops in various community organizations in the city to strengthen community connections. The project \u201cTransformando o Mundo, Reinventando o Futuro\u201d trained 30 women in popular communications to create radio programs and broadcast information about women\u2019s rights in a region of Brazil with high indices of violence against women.<\/span>","name":"ABRA\u00c7O \u2013 Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de R\u00e1dio Difus\u00e3o do Amap\u00e1","project":"Transformando o Mundo, Reinventando o Futuro","address":"Macap\u00e1, Amap\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"0.0355735","lng":"-51.07053500000001","year":["2007"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Quilombolas"],"region":"North","state":"Amap\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/rede-brasiliense-de-reducao-de-danos-do-distrito-federal-the-harm-reduction-network-of-the-federal-district-of-brazil\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/123-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Redu\u00e7\u00e3o de Danos - Uma Quest\u00e3o de Sa\u00fade e Cidadania<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Rede Brasiliense de Redu\u00e7\u00e3o de Danos do Distrito Federal works with drug users in Brazil\u2019s capital city to reduce the effects of substance abuse. The \u201cRedu\u00e7\u00e3o de Danos\u201d project offered workshops that targeted drug-users living on the streets. The workshops were conducted by community health agents who were previously drug-users in the same position, and who had been educated on topics such as Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Hepatitis C, and racism, and trained on the best methods to approach their target audience.<\/span>","name":"Rede Brasiliense de Redu\u00e7\u00e3o de Danos do Distrito Federal","project":"Redu\u00e7\u00e3o de Danos - Uma Quest\u00e3o de Sa\u00fade e Cidadania","address":"Bras\u00edlia, Distrito Federal","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-15.753822","lng":"-47.882602899999995","year":["2007"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Distrito Federal"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-ambiental-cafundo-cafundo-environmental-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/122-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3>Plantando Cidadania<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Instituto Ambiental Cafund\u00f3 works in environmental education, sustainable management, and environmental conservation in the municipality of Cachoeiro do Itapermirim in Espirito Santo. The organization partnered with schools, public entities, and other institutions to improve the quality of life in the community. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of BrazilFoundation, the \u201cPlantando Cidadania\u201d project trained 9 prisoners of Monte L\u00edbano prison to become gardeners. The goal was to increase the number of seedlings replanted and to prepare the prisoners for this type of work after they complete serving their sentences.<\/span>","name":"Instituto Ambiental Cafund\u00f3","project":"Plantando Cidadania","address":"Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Esp\u00edrito Santo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-20.8467047","lng":"-41.120219899999995","year":["2007"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Esp\u00edrito Santo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-das-mulheres-de-nazare-da-mata-nazare-da-mata-womens-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/121-hd_Fotos-primeira-parte-viagem-NE-233.jpg","desc":"<h3>Dando a Volta por Cima<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o das Mulheres de Nazar\u00e9 da Mata is a group comprised mainly of female rural workers in the municipality of Zona da Mata, Pernambuco. The organization enables women to participate in political decisions, and to defend their own rights in a society where men\u2019s voices predominate. The Association promotes programs that address the prevention of domestic violence, sex education, and gender equality, as well as cultural activities such as traditional folk dance.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The \u201cDando a Volta por Cima\u201d project offered programs on preventing sexual violence and child labor to 100 young people. The project used traditional dances from the region as a means of integrating children into a supportive social environment and re-establishing an emotional connection to their families and heritage.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amunam.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.amunam.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o das Mulheres de Nazar\u00e9 da Mata","project":"Dando a Volta por Cima","address":"Nazar\u00e9 da Mata, Pernambuco","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-7.728573399999998","lng":"-35.23682459999998","year":["2007"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/espaco-terapeutico-antonin-artaud-antonin-artaud-therapeutic-space\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/120-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Os N\u00f4mades: Multiplicadores de Cultura Antimanicomial<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Espa\u00e7o Terap\u00eautico Antonin Artaud works in the field of mental health, developing arts and social activities for patients, while also providing clinical support. BrazilFoundation supported the \"Multiplicadores de Cultura Antimanicomial\u201d project, enabling the organization to develop a theater group in which patients participated in adapted theatrical performances - an experience that promoted personal development and socialization, and complemented their clinical treatment.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In addition, the project provided a course on the effects of psychotropic drugs in people\u2019s daily lives to 150 mental health professionals. The organization received the \u201cSelo Cultura Viva\u201d award, given by the Ministry of Culture in 2006, and the theater group was approved as a Point of Culture by the State Secretariat of Culture of the city of Rio de Janeiro in 2011.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/espacoartaudciadeteatro.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/espacoartaudciadeteatro.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/span>","name":"Espa\u00e7o Terap\u00eautico Antonin Artaud","project":"Os N\u00f4mades: Multiplicadores de Cultura Antimanicomial","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Health","lat":"-22.9082998","lng":"-43.19707729999999","year":["2007"],"tags":["Special needs"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-asas-grupo-de-assistencia-solidaria-e-acao-social-solidarity-assistance-and-social-action-group\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/119-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Complexo Mar\u00e9\u00a0Sa\u00fade<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The ASAS Group develops sustainable social projects that aim to improve overall health and quality of life in the Complexo da Mar\u00e9 community. The Group also runs a high-quality community vegetable garden in the slum of Mar\u00e9. The Complexo Mar\u00e9 Health project, with the support of BrazilFoundation, encouraged elderly citizens and other residents, especially those that suffered from diabetes and hypertension, to eat healthy food produced in the garden including the \u201cgreen juice\u201d \u2013 a chlorophyll juice made out of squeezed wheat grass. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project helped to improve the health of the local community. Greater stability in blood pressure levels and decreases in glucose rates were observed among program participants.<\/span>","name":"Grupo ASAS \u2013 Grupo de Assist\u00eancia Solid\u00e1ria e A\u00e7\u00e3o Social","project":"Complexo Mar\u00e9 Sa\u00fade","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Health","lat":"-22.8574971","lng":"-43.243013700000006","year":["2007"],"tags":["Elderly"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/oca-instituto-de-assistencia-tratamento-capacitacao-e-pesquisa-em-saude-educacao-cultura-oca-institute-for-care-treatment-training-and-research-in-health-education-and-culture-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/118-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Saci-Terer\u00ea vai \u00e0 Escola<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The OCA - which means \"house\" in the Tupi Guarani indigenous language - operates in the mountainous region of Teres\u00f3polis, developing programs that use artistic expression (in the form of music, literature, theater, and dance) to assist youth living in socially vulnerable situations, and suffering the psychosocial consequences of having alcoholic parents. BrazilFoundation supported the Saci Terer\u00ea project in 2005, which worked with an initial group of 20 at-risk children and adolescents on a series of artistic activities. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The program culminated in a theatrical performance, presented at the House of Culture in Teres\u00f3polis, and the publishing of a children's book entitled SACI-Terer\u00ea, A HISTORY OF LIFE. In 2007, BrazilFoundation also supported \"Saci Terer\u00ea Goes to School,\" taking the stage production and book produced by the children to six other schools in the municipality of Teres\u00f3polis. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2006 the organization received the Prize Culture Note 10 (State Secretariat for Culture of UNESCO and Rio de Janeiro Brazil) and in 2010 was nominated a \u201cPoint of Culture.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.institutooca.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.institutooca.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"OCA \u2013 Instituto de Assist\u00eancia, Tratamento, Capacita\u00e7\u00e3o e Pesquisa em Sa\u00fade, Educa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultura","project":"Saci-Terer\u00ea vai \u00e0 Escola","address":"Teres\u00f3polis, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.4169605","lng":"-42.975601600000005","year":["2007"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-cultural-comunitaria-pro-morato-pro-morato-community-center\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/117-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3>Neg\u00f3cios em Fam\u00edlia<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Pro-Morato Center was formed by the residents of Francisco Morato, S\u00e3o Paulo, in a movement to improve their quality of life, and increase opportunities for employment, education, leisure, and culture within their community. The organization trains youth between the ages of 16 and 21 to enter the labor market. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The activities place value on creativity, ethics, and social participation. The project supported by BrazilFoundation aimed to improve local opportunities, and to strengthen local commerce. By training the children of micro-businessmen in business plan development the project aimed to promote the sustainability of their family businesses.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.promorato.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.promorato.org.br\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural Comunit\u00e1ria Pr\u00f3-Morato","project":"Neg\u00f3cios em Fam\u00edlia","address":"Francisco Morato, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.2833499","lng":"-46.74448670000004","year":["2007"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-maramar-para-o-manejo-responsavel-dos-recursos-naturais-maramar-institute-for-the-responsible-management-of-natural-resources\/","thumbnail_url":"","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manejo Respons\u00e1vel para Pesca de Camar\u00e3o<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Instituto Maramar carries out socio-environmental projects in partnership with local fisheries to promote the conservation of marine and coastal areas along the Santos, S\u00e3o Paulo coastline. In 2006, the support received for the Casa Perequ\u00ea project in Guaruj\u00e1 enabled fishermen, shrimpers, and everyone involved throughout the production chain, to work together for an ecologically and socially sustainable solution.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project also enabled improvements to the physical infrastructure of the fisheries and increased their production potential. In 2007, the \"Responsible Management of Sete Barbas Shrimp\" project expanded the activities already undertaken through Casa Perequ\u00ea. Training workshops to promote the responsible management of marine resources were extended to four communities, and reached another 200 fishermen.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/maramar.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/maramar.org.br\/<\/a><\/span>","name":"Instituto Maramar para o Manejo Respons\u00e1vel dos Recursos Naturais","project":"Manejo Respons\u00e1vel para Pesca de Camar\u00e3o","address":"Santos, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.7194304","lng":"-45.86856179999995","year":["2007"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Environment","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-de-apoio-aos-meninos-e-meninas-de-rua-gamr-gamr-support-group-for-youth-living-on-the-street\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/115-hd_Fotos-primeira-parte-viagem-NE-167.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Inclus\u00e3o Social Atrav\u00e9s da Arte e Cultura Popular<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Grupo de Apoio aos Meninos e Meninas de Rua makes use of artistic expression to re-integrate children living on the street into school and family environments. With the support of BrazilFoundation, this project offered workshops on traditional music and dance for boys and girls, ages 4 to 18, living in extreme poverty in the city of Gravat\u00e1, Pernambuco.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This support enabled the formalization of these artistic groups, and the purchase of adequate musical instruments. The GAMR gained visibility and was named a \u201cPoint of Culture\u201d by the Ministry of Culture. GAMR\u2019s various cultural groups have also gained technical and political sustainability.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamr.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.gamr.com.br\/<\/a><\/span>","name":"Grupo de Apoio aos Meninos e Meninas de Rua &#8211; GAMR","project":"Inclus\u00e3o Social Atrav\u00e9s da Arte e Cultura Popular","address":"Gravat\u00e1, Pernambuco","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-8.2116007","lng":"-35.56777869999996","year":["2007"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/equipe-de-conservacao-da-amazonia-act-brasil-amazon-conservation-team-act-brazil\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/114-hd_IMG_0120.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fortalecendo a Capacidade Ind\u00edgena para a Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o Ambiental<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The ACT Brasil was created in order to strengthen the culture and traditions of indigenous communities, to preserve their environment, and to encourage sustainable development in the Amazon. Indigenous communities have been traditionally vulnerable due to difficulties in implementing public policy and conflicts with farmers in designated indigenous lands.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project supported by BrazilFoundation trained representatives of indigenous groups, located in the municipality of Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, on territorial protection techniques. The leaders learned to promote not only territorial protection, but also the environmental conservation of their lands.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.equipe.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.equipe.org.br\/<\/a><\/span>","name":"Equipe de Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da Amaz\u00f4nia &#8211; ACT Brasil","project":"Fortalecendo a Capacidade Ind\u00edgena para a Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o Ambiental","address":"Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, Amazonas","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-15.7941454","lng":"-47.88254789999996","year":["2007"],"tags":["Culture","Environment","Indigenous","Legal Assistance"],"region":null,"state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-ilhas-do-brasil-brazilian-islands-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/113-hd_visita-sul-sheila-068.jpg","desc":"<h3>Estrelas do Mar<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Instituto Ilhas do Brasil was created in 2005 with the support of ASHOKA to meet the demands of Santa Catarina\u2019s coastal communities, and make a positive social impact on the region. The Institute works in the areas of marine resource conservation, environmental education, income generation, and youth participation. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project \u201cEstrelas do Mar\u201d engaged the young children of fishermen and taught them about environmental preservation, and its importance in perpetuating the natural resources that are indispensable to their survival. The project also steered youth towards tourism and fishing activities, which had been gradually abandoned in recent years.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilhasdobrasil.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.ilhasdobrasil.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto Ilhas do Brasil","project":"Estrelas do Mar","address":"Florian\u00f3polis, Santa Catarina","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-27.7712794","lng":"-48.528241200000025","year":["2007"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Environment","Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-casa-da-familia-rural-rural-family-housing-association\/","thumbnail_url":"","desc":"<h3>Educa\u00e7\u00e3o do Campo<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Casa da Fam\u00edlia Rural encourages young farmers to remain in their communities by improving their living conditions and offering a comprehensive professional and educational training program. The lack of good-paying job opportunities, especially among young people, has caused an increasing exodus to the cities, which has spurred the expansion of shanty towns in urban areas. With the support of BrazilFoundation, the project trained farmers in crop production techniques and cooperative models, contributing to increased productivity and income, and a reduction in the region\u2019s rural exodus.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcafarsul.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.arcafarsul.org.br\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Casa da Fam\u00edlia Rural","project":"Educa\u00e7\u00e3o do Campo","address":"Torres, Rio Grande do Sul","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-29.3344085","lng":"-49.72398129999999","year":["2007"],"tags":["Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-santo-dias-santo-dias-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/111-hd_EA-CHOR\u00d3-LIM\u00c3O-26.jpg","desc":"<h3>Canoagem Ambiental e Cidad\u00e3<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Santo Dias is based in Fortaleza and seeks to guarantee decent working conditions and basic citizens rights. BrazilFoundation supported an environmental education project for poor adolescents living in Fortaleza. The project took advantage of the growing interest in ecological tourism to increase awareness of environmental preservation and concepts of sustainability. With BrazilFoundation\u00b4s support, the project trained youth in canoeing and environmental preservation.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/associacaosantodias.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/associacaosantodias.org\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Santo Dias","project":"Canoagem Ambiental e Cidad\u00e3","address":"Fortaleza, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.8552715","lng":"-38.500839799999994","year":["2007"],"tags":["Environment","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/578\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/110-hd_2.jpg","desc":"<h3>Partilhando Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o com a Comunidade<\/h3>\r\nThe Radio Station was created in 1998 to promote local and regional cultures, discuss issues related to local development, help the local population monitor the city\u2019s budget and spending, and to inform the population about issues related to their rights and responsibilities. After a nine year struggle to obtain an operating license with the Brazilian Ministry of Communications, the Station received the required permits following BrazilFoundation\u2019s support.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The Radio Station has an extremely active agenda. It has partnerships with the Universidade de Feira de Santana (University of Feira de Santana) and the Instituto Maria Quiteria (Maria Quiteria Institute), a BrazilFoundation grantee in 2008 and 2009.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.santaluzfm.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.santaluzfm.com.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"R\u00e1dio Comunit\u00e1ria Santa Luz FM","project":"Partilhando Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o com a Comunidade","address":"Santa Luz, Bahia","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-11.2049412","lng":"-39.40358760000004","year":["2007"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-cultural-grupo-do-beco-alley-group-cultural-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/109-hd_Grupo-do-Beco-2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teatro na Laje<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Grupo do Beco, located in the Santa Lucia neighborhood, one of the largest slums in Belo Horizonte, uses slum rooftops (known as \u201claje,\u201d a space used for integration between neighbors) for art. The institution develops theater activities based on local cultural traditions to expand the possibilities of self-expression for this population. The project \u201cTeatro na Laje\u201d helped the organization expand its rooftop performances to seven other communities facing similar social conditions.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural Grupo do Beco","project":"Teatro na Laje","address":"Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.9514906","lng":"-43.9453709","year":["2006"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/sociedade-angrense-de-protecao-ecologica-sape-ecological-protection-society-in-angra-dos-reis-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/108-hd_PELOS-CAMINHOS-DO-JONGO.jpg","desc":"<h3>Pelos Caminhos do Jongo<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">SAPE emerged in the 1980\u2019s to react against the changes taking place in Angra dos Reis, with the installation of Nuclear Plants and Oil Terminal, and the construction of the Rio-Santos highway. The organization works in the areas of environmental education, ecotourism and the strengthening of local culture. The project \u201cPelos Caminhos do Jongo\u201d won an Incentive Award in 2005, and the project received the rest of the grant in 2006.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The project was formed by a group of descendants of Maroons in Bracu\u00ed, and sought to recover the tradition of \u201cJongo\u201d (a dance of African origin) to strengthen the community and preserve their traditions. The project was crucial in structuring the Association and strengthening its fight for land ownership. The project also offered workshops in handicrafts, tourism, agroforestry, and computer skills, funded by the Ministry of Agrarian Development, and helped to start the construction of the community\u2019s house of culture. The project won the \u201cCultura Viva\u201d prize, awarded by the Ministry of Culture.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Sociedade Angrense de Prote\u00e7\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gica \u2013 SAPE","project":"Pelos Caminhos do Jongo","address":"Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.0089635","lng":"-44.32021180000004","year":["2006"],"tags":["Culture","Information Technology","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-boimamao-de-preservacao-do-patrimonio-historico-e-cultural-do-municipio-de-bombinhas-boimamao-institute-to-preserve-the-history-and-culture-of-bombinhas\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/107-hd_Boimam\u00e3o-1.jpg","desc":"<h3>Oficinas de Cultura e Cidadania<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since 1997, the Boimam\u00e3o Institute has worked within the municipality of Bombinhas, in the state of Santa Catarina, to preserve and promote aspects of popular culture - including architecture, cuisine, literature, dance, music, traditional beliefs and handicrafts. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Institute created the Museu Engenho do Sert\u00e3o, a cultural tourist attraction, which has become a historical reference in the region. In 2007 it was recognized as a Community Museum, and in 2008 was deemed a Cultura Viva (Live Culture - an award given by the Ministry of Culture). In 2009 it also named a Point of Culture. With the support of the BrazilFoundation, 120 children and young adults were able to participate in music and ceramic workshops.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Instituto Boimam\u00e3o de Preserva\u00e7\u00e3o do Patrim\u00f4nio Hist\u00f3rico e Cultural do Munic\u00edpio de Bombinhas","project":"Oficinas de Cultura e Cidadania","address":"Bombinhas, Santa Catarina","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-27.1556238","lng":"-48.48832620000002","year":["2006"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-amigos-do-museu-casa-guimaraes-rosa-friends-association-of-the-museum-guimaraes-rosa-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/106-hd_Guimar\u00e3es-Rosa.jpg","desc":"<h3>Est\u00f3rias Transformando Hist\u00f3ria<\/h3>\r\nThe small city of Cordisburgo, Minas Gerais, is the birthplace of one of Brazil's greatest authors, Jo\u00e3o Guimar\u00e3es Rosa. His work is considered essential to the understanding of Brazil's social history, but the richness of his vocabulary makes the reading difficult. The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Amigos do Museu Casa Guimar\u00e3es Rosa teaches a group of local youths to tell stories; they narrate the author's texts with the goal of promoting his work and stimulating tourism.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The organization received an Incentive Award in 2005, and the rest of the grant was received in 2006 to deploy the literature workshops that took place at the Museum to local schools. The workshops are dedicated to preserve the memory and spread the work of the author, besides stimulating reading habits in the community.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Amigos do Museu Casa Guimar\u00e3es Rosa","project":"Est\u00f3rias Transformando Hist\u00f3ria","address":"Cordisburgo, Minas Gerais","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.122869","lng":"-44.32282929999997","year":["2006"],"tags":["Culture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-do-meio-ambiente-comunidades-tradicionais-e-desenvolvimento-sustentavel-anima-anima-institute-of-the-environment-sustainable-development-and-traditional-communities\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/105-hd_ANIMA-1.jpg","desc":"<h3>Aconchego<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ANIMA promotes the development of traditional communities motivating people to participate in projects that generate income as an alternative to unemployment and as a sustainable means of survival. With the support of the BrazilFoundation, several women, the majority of whom were descendants of indigenous people, were trained to make saddle blankets, and their products were sold throughout the region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Instituto do Meio Ambiente, Comunidades Tradicionais e Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel \u2013 ANIMA","project":"Aconchego","address":"Bodoquena, Mato Grosso do Sul","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-20.7722295","lng":"-54.7851531","year":["2006"],"tags":["Indigenous","Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/acao-moradia-action-housing-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/104-hd_A\u00e7\u00e3o-Moradia.jpg","desc":"<h3>Tijolos Ecol\u00f3gicos - Sistematizando para Multiplicar<\/h3>\r\nA\u00e7\u00e3o Moradia was founded in 2000 with the goal of improving the quality of life of at-risk families through the construction of affordable houses built with ecological bricks. Through its methodology, families make their own eco-bricks and build their own homes, which strengthens family and community ties. Currently, A\u00e7\u00e3o Moradia has developed community enterprises, projects to secure food for the community and to steer community engagement.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2003 and 2006, the organization has had national and international recognition and it has served over 2800 families. Ac\u00e3o Moradia\u2019s eco-brick technology has been adopted by two other BrazilFoundation grantees, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o e Reeduca\u00e7\u00e3o Lua Nova and Banco Bem.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"A\u00e7\u00e3o Moradia","project":"Tijolos Ecol\u00f3gicos - Sistematizando para Multiplicar","address":"Uberl\u00e2ndia, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-18.9146078","lng":"-48.27538010000001","year":["2006"],"tags":["Environment"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-para-valorizacao-e-inclusao-de-pessoas-com-deficiencia-de-araras-avida-association-to-promote-social-inclusion-of-people-with-disabilities-in-araras\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/103-hd_Avida-2.jpg","desc":"<h3>Teoria Musical adaptada \u00e0 Musicografia Braille<\/h3>\r\nAVIDA works to inform, train and develop skills of people with disabilities, in order to guarantee their social inclusion and civic rights. The project Teoria Musical supported by BrazilFoundation, offered music classes using the Braille method to 30 visually impaired people. In 2007, received the complementary grant and could expand the program to reach a larger number of people.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Association managed to continue and expand the Braille courses to reach more disabled, and the Coral, a fruit of this work, helped to give greater visibility to the organization.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o para Valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o e Inclus\u00e3o de Pessoas com Defici\u00eancia de Araras \u2013 AVIDA","project":"Teoria Musical adaptada \u00e0 Musicografia Braille","address":"Araras, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.3552786","lng":"-47.393566599999986","year":["2006"],"tags":["Culture","Special needs"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/movimento-das-mulheres-do-nordeste-paraense-mmnepa-womens-movement-of-the-northeast-of-para\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/102-hd_MMNEPA.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mulheres Protagonistas do Desenvolvimento Pol\u00edtico, Social e Econ\u00f4mico<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 1993, female workers and members of a maroon settlement from a riverbank region joined together to confront the culture of violence against women and promote women\u2019s rights, while generating concrete strategies for the exercise of these rights. The organization has already mobilized 70 groups of low income women, promoting training courses and professional development.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project supported by the BrazilFoundation trained 40 women from 13 different municipalities to participate in local government decision-making processes. The project achieved a seat on the Women\u2019s Rights State Council.<\/span>","name":"MMNEPA &#8211; Movimento de Mulheres do Nordeste Paraense","project":"Mulheres Protagonistas do Desenvolvimento Pol\u00edtico, Social e Econ\u00f4mico","address":"Capanema, Par\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-1.1892043","lng":"-47.18441819999998","year":["2006"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/programa-social-crescer-e-viver-living-and-growing-social-program\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/101-hd_Crescer-e-viver.jpg","desc":"<h3>Escola Pequeno Tigre<\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo is a populous city in the state of Rio de Janeiro with few opportunities for cultural and leisure activities. The Programa Social Crescer e Viver was founded in 2000 to offer extracurricular activities, such as circus training, to poor children and adolescents, and social and psychological treatment to their families. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project \u201cEscola Pequeno Tigre\u201d trained teachers and directly benefited children and their families by strengthening the local social network (family\/school\/community). Since 2007 the organization has been presenting circus performances with excellent artistic quality, for festivals and meetings on the topic of human rights. In 2010 they performed in Italy, England, Belgium, and Argentina. The organization has received various awards and recognitions, including the Premio Cultura Nota 10 in 2007 and Pontinho de Cultura in 2009.<\/span>","name":"Programa Social Crescer e Viver","project":"Escola Pequeno Tigre","address":"S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.821426","lng":"-43.05898400000001","year":["2006"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-das-mulheres-unidas-de-mocambinho-association-of-united-women-of-mocambinho\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/100-hd_Cozinha-Cooperativa.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cozinha Cooperativa\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o das Mulheres Unidas de Mocambinho was created by women of a rural community in the dry hinterlands of Minas Gerais. At that time, the family farming was the only source of food. The project Cozinha Cooperativa aimed to start selling the local products in regional markets and to integrate the productive chain of the region. With the grant it was possible to train women and young people to manage a cooperative bakery.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o das Mulheres Unidas de Mocambinho","project":"Cozinha Cooperativa","address":"Ja\u00edba, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-15.3400055","lng":"-43.67683439999996","year":["2006"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-educacao-popular-e-formacao-social-cepfs-center-for-popular-education-and-social-formation\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/99-hd_CEPFS.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Conviv\u00eancia com a Realidade Semi-\u00c1rida\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The CEPFS seeks to promote development through knowledge transfer and the production and diffusion of social, environmental and social technologies in order to achieve sustainable development in the Brazilian semiarid region. The organization encourages community participation, to empower local families so they are able to change their own reality. CEPFS was a BrazilFoundation grantee in 2006 and in 2008. In 2007, the project received a donor advised grant from BrazilFoundation for the project \u201c\u00c1gua para a Vida\u201d (Water for Life). <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization has received many awards as well as national and international recognition, such as the Prize von Martius for Sustainability, sponsored by the German-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the accreditation of a CEPFS coordinator as a \u201c Social Entrepreneur of Ashoka\u201d in 2008. CEPFS is a Brazilian best practice in the field of Environmental Technologies.<\/span>","name":"Centro de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o Popular e Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Social \u2013 CEPFS","project":"Conviv\u00eancia com a Realidade Semi-\u00c1rida","address":"Teixeira, Para\u00edba","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-7.2214437","lng":"-37.252812000000006","year":["2006"],"tags":["Environment","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/sindicato-dos-trabalhadores-do-servico-publico-do-municipio-de-gentio-do-ouro-sindserv-the-public-service-workers-union-of-city-of-gentio-do-ouro\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/98-hd_CIDADANIA-ATIVA-2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cidadania Ativa\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">SINDSERV mobilizes the community to participate in the city's political decisions. The group intends to implement public policies to improve living conditions and quality of life. The Active Citizenship project, supported by the BrazilFoundation, trained 40 community leaders in partnership with two other institutions, to develop instruments of social control and governance and to monitor the preparation and execution of the municipal budget.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> To help in social mobilization, a community radio station was re-established, in the hopes of encouraging people to attend the local public administration meetings. The project participants gradually assumed important positions in society, particularly within the city, contributing to an improved quality of life for its citizens and the renewed management of community organizations.<\/span>","name":"Sindicato dos Trabalhadores do Servi\u00e7o P\u00fablico do Munic\u00edpio de Gentio do Ouro \u2013 SINDSERV","project":"Cidadania Ativa","address":"Gentio do Ouro, Bahia","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-11.4303189","lng":"-42.505842099999995","year":["2006"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-artesaos-atelie-de-ideias-artideias-artisans-association-ideas-atelier\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/97-hd_Artideias-2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Banco Bem - Dignidade \u00e0s Moradias\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Artid\u00e9ias relies on community solidarity to create new jobs and generate income to help reduce poverty in communities in Vit\u00f3ria, in the state of Esp\u00edrito Santo. The organization is composed by a group of artisans and it offers training workshops and proposes ways to facilitate the entry of products into the market. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project Banco Bem allowed the implementation of an innovative initiative that offered credit to 15 families, enabling them to construct and repair their homes. The loans had low interest rates and no bureaucracy and the families were trained to build their houses using low-cost techniques and to count on collaborative work.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Artes\u00e3os Ateli\u00ea de Id\u00e9ias \u2013 Artid\u00e9ias","project":"Banco Bem - Dignidade \u00e0s Moradias","address":"Vit\u00f3ria, Esp\u00edrito Santo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-20.3034696","lng":"-40.307998699999985","year":["2006"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Entrepreneurship"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Esp\u00edrito Santo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-acao-ecologica-novos-curupiras-ecological-action-new-curupiras\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/96-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acalanto \u2013 Incubadora de Desenvolvimento S\u00f3cio-Ambiental\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Grupo A\u00e7\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gica Novos Curupiras has been working since 1990 to promote the sustainable development of Amazonian populations, offering training workshops in environmental education, sustainable agriculture, and ecotourism. The organization acts strongly with extractive populations, especially in the archipelago of Marajo, in the State of Par\u00e1.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> It has twice been elected to represent environmental groups in the northern region with a seat on the National Environment Council (CONAMA) of the Ministry of Environment. The Acalanto project implemented a socio-environmental incubator, to train and empower civil society organizations that aim to generate income and to value art, popular culture and science.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.novoscurupiras.org.br\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.novoscurupiras.org.br\/index.php<\/span><\/a>","name":"Grupo A\u00e7\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gica &#8211; Novos Curupiras","project":"Acalanto \u2013 Incubadora de Desenvolvimento S\u00f3cio-Ambiental","address":"Ananind\u00eaua, Par\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-0.7306735999999999","lng":"-48.501959899999974","year":["2006"],"tags":["Environment","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-tortura-nunca-mais-no-more-torture\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/95-hd_Tortura-nunca-mais.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tempo de Aprender\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Grupo Tortura Nunca Mais was developed out of the movement against the excesses of the Brazilian military dictatorship. With the political opening of the Brazilian society, the group established and positioned itself as an important national reference in the defense of human rights. The group stands out for its follow-up and tight control to ensure that the rights of the prison population are not overlooked. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project Tempo de Aprender trained six high-school educated prisoners to teach 100 prisoners of the Lemos Britto penitentiary in Salvador. The prisoners were trained on human rights, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, and hygiene.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Grupo Tortura Nunca Mais","project":"Tempo de Aprender","address":"Salvador, Bahia","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-12.9926975","lng":"-38.51550959999997","year":["2006"],"tags":["Semi-Arid"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/nova-pesquisa-e-assessoria-em-educacao-nova-educational-research-and-assistance\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/94-hd_Nova-Pesquisa.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prote\u00e7\u00e3o e Responsabiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de Viol\u00eancia contra Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since the 1970\u2019s, NOVA Pesquisa e Assessoria em Educa\u00e7\u00e3o has been developing educational projects in collaboration with popular social movements and public institutions. The organization stands out for its workshops to promote the human rights of children and teenagers among professionals who work directly with them. With support of BrazilFoundation, the project Prote\u00e7\u00e3o e Responsabiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de Viol\u00eancia contra Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes trained 84 policemen in Rio de Janeiro to provide assistance to children and adolescents who have been victims of violence.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.novapesquisa.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> http:\/\/www.novapesquisa.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"NOVA Pesquisa e Assessoria em Educa\u00e7\u00e3o","project":"Prote\u00e7\u00e3o e Responsabiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de Viol\u00eancia contra Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9330427","lng":"-43.17540169999995","year":["2006"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-comunitaria-dos-moradores-da-caponga-da-bernarda-caponga-da-bernarda-residents-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/93-hd_Caponga-da-Bernarda.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Plantando Sonhos, Colhendo realidades\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Comunit\u00e1ria dos Moradores da Caponga da Bernarda works together with public authorities to implement the Eradication of Child Labor Program (PETI) in the municipality of Aquiraz, Cear\u00e1. The Association was recognized as a Child-friendly entity by the City Department of Social Welfare. With the support of BrazilFoundation, 30 children were removed from working in the sugar cane fields to regularly attend school, tutoring classes and other after-school activities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Comunit\u00e1ria dos Moradores da Caponga da Bernarda","project":"Plantando Sonhos, Colhendo realidades","address":"Aquiraz, Cear\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-4.0494818","lng":"-38.36245610000003","year":["2006"],"tags":["Children"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-apoio-ao-projeto-quixote-quixote-project-support-association-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/92-hd_Quixote.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Moinhos de Luz - Oficina de V\u00eddeo Document\u00e1rio\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Quixote Project started in 1996 in the Department of Psychiatry at the Federal University of S\u00e3o Paulo (UNIFESP) to devise a different approach to the issue of drug use among at-risk children and youth. The institution believes in art and education as alternative ways to help these children overcome problems such as violence, abandonment, and drug abuse. The project support by BrazilFoundation in 2005 offered graffiti workshops to these children and helped disseminate the culture of graffiti among the community. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2006 the organization received another grant to the project Moinhos de Luz.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"> This project offered technical and educational training to youths coming from FEBEM and indirectly involved about 40 children and young people. The result was the production of two documentaries based on the work in the region of Cracol\u00e2ndia, including graffiti workshops, capoeira, and theater, among other activities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.projetoquixote.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.projetoquixote.org.br\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Apoio ao Projeto Quixote","project":"Moinhos de Luz - Oficina de V\u00eddeo Document\u00e1rio","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5505199","lng":"-46.63330939999997","year":["2006"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/juspopuli-escritorio-de-direitos-humanos-juspopuli-human-rights-office\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/91-hd_Juspopuli.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Escrit\u00f3rios Populares de Media\u00e7\u00e3o de Conflitos e Orienta\u00e7\u00e3o sobre Direitos\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Juspopuli is an organization created in 2001 in Salvador with the objective to promote citizenship by providing counseling services and mediation to the population and consulting services to public and non-governmental organizations. The organization is recognized nationally and it was indicated by the Human Rights Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic as a reference for other projects in Brazil. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of BrazilFoundation,\u00a0the project\u00a0trained neighborhood leaders in conflict mediation, to improve local infrastructure, to expand its operations, to systematize the experience and to expand partnerships. Now\u00a0there are ten offices in communities in the outskirts of Salvador.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.juspopuli.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.juspopuli.org.br\/ <\/span><\/a>","name":"Juspopuli Escrit\u00f3rio de Direitos Humanos","project":"Escrit\u00f3rios Populares de Media\u00e7\u00e3o de Conflitos e Orienta\u00e7\u00e3o sobre Direitos","address":"Salvador, Bahia","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-12.9926975","lng":"-38.51550959999997","year":["2006"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-estudos-pesquisa-e-prevencao-da-violencia-domestica-contra-criancas-e-adolescentes-center-for-study-research-and-prevention-of-domestic-violence-against-children-and-adolescents\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/90-hd_CRESCER-SEM-VIOLENCIA.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Crescer sem Viol\u00eancia\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The center Crescer sem Viol\u00eancia, in partnership with the Federal University of Santa Catarina, works to increase awareness about violence against children and adolescents. With the support of BrazilFoundation, the project Crescer sem Viol\u00eancia held clothing \"customization\" (artisan technique that transforms clothes with unfashionable designs) workshops for young girls and women who live in a shelter and have been victims of domestic violence. It helped to develop creativity, to increase the women\u2019s self-esteem, and to generate income.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Centro de Estudos, Pesquisa e Preven\u00e7\u00e3o da Viol\u00eancia Dom\u00e9stica contra Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes","project":"Crescer sem Viol\u00eancia","address":"Florian\u00f3polis, Santa Catarina","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-27.5965572","lng":"-48.546237700000006","year":["2006"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women","Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-origem-origin-group\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/89-hd_Grupo-origem-1.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Caixa de Pandora\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Grupo Origem works to defend women\u2019s rights, empowering groups of women and training health professionals to assist women and assure the protection of their rights. The Caixa de Pandora project, with support of BrazilFoundation, trained 23 technicians from the public health system in humane and sensitive approaches to the treatment of women. Workshops covering topics such as sexuality, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, and sexual and reproductive rights were offered to 20 women with psychological disorders.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aleitamento_materno.blogger.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> http:\/\/www.aleitamento_materno.blogger.com.br\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Grupo Origem","project":"Caixa de Pandora ","address":"Olinda, Pernambuco","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-8.0597724","lng":"-34.881018600000004","year":["2006"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-vida-life-group\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/88-hd_Grupo-Vida-2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Orienta\u00e7\u00e3o a Familiares de Idosos Dependentes\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Grupo Vida has worked to defend the rights and citizenship of the elderly since 1997, trying to enhance their quality of life. The activities developed by the organization are focused on physical and mental health, social care, culture, education and sports. With the BrazilFoundation's support, 60 family members and caregivers of physically impaired seniors were trained to deal with the emotional and psychological challenges of their condition. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The program received a Social Technology certification in 2007, granted by Banco do Brasil in partnership with UNESCO. This certification recognizes that the program has a replicable methodology that contributes to social transformation. The project benefited 60 elderly people and through the second half of 2010, 335 people were impacted by the program.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.grupovidabrasil.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.grupovidabrasil.org.br\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Grupo Vida &#8211; Brasil","project":"Orienta\u00e7\u00e3o a Familiares de Idosos Dependentes","address":"Barueri, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Health","lat":"-23.5113489","lng":"-46.876686800000016","year":["2006"],"tags":["Elderly"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-plantando-paz-na-terra-planting-peace-on-earth\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/87-hd_Plantando-paz-na-terra.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nutrindo-se com a Comunidade\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Plantando Paz na Terra develops social and environmental programs in the areas of education, research, and the development of deprived areas in Campinas. With the support of the BrazilFoundation, the project \u201cNutrindo-se com a Comunidade\u201d held workshops on hygiene, conservation, and the preparation of food produced in community gardens by 20 women of the Vila Brandina slum. In addition to the revitalization of the area, 20 families benefited directly from the production of vegetables, and the project helped to legalize the occupation of public land by the Association.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.plantandopaznaterra.org.br\/novo\/entrada.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.plantandopaznaterra.org.br\/novo\/entrada.htm<\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Plantando Paz na Terra","project":"Nutrindo-se com a Comunidade","address":"Campinas, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Health","lat":"-22.8074911","lng":"-47.07098239999999","year":["2006"],"tags":["Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/sociedade-de-amigos-da-vila-kennedy-vila-kennedy-friends-association\/","thumbnail_url":"","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bate Papo\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Sociedade de Amigos da Vila Kennedy offers healthcare and educational programs to the low-income population of Vila Kennedy. Among various activities offered by the organization, some are focused women\u2019s and children\u2019s health. In addition, the organization actively participates and influences public policies in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The \u201cBate Papo\u201d project offered educational workshops about sexual and reproductive health, training 19 teachers and benefiting 233 children\/teenagers from 4 public schools in the region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.savk.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.savk.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Sociedade de Amigos da Vila Kennedy","project":"Bate Papo","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Health","lat":"-22.8545814","lng":"-43.49342509999997","year":["2006"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-arte-tear-art-loom-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/85-hd_Tear-de-Historias.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tear de Hist\u00f3rias\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Instituto de Arte Tear has been working since 1980 offering art and education activities to children and teenagers at risk in Tijuca area, one of the city\u2019s neighborhoods with the highest incidence of urban violence. It has a role in mobilizing community to ensure the Rights of Children and Adolescents, in particular the right to culture and education.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In 2005, the Institute was recognized as a Culture Point by the Ministry of Culture. The project offered integrated arts workshops with a focus on literature, reading, writing and storytelling, benefiting children and adolescents. Up to date the project reached more than 500 children.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/institutotear.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/institutotear.org.br\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Instituto de Arte Tear","project":"Tear de Hist\u00f3rias","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9212652","lng":"-43.23783479999997","year":["2006"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/cooperativa-dos-agentes-autonomos-de-reciclagem-de-aracaju-care-cooperative-of-independent-recycling-agents-of-aracaju\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/84-hd_Recriarte-1.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recriarte<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">CARE was created in 2000 with the support of UNICEF, to promote decent working conditions and to improve income among waste pickers that work at Terra Dura dump in Santa Maria, on the outskirts of Aracaju. Recriarte project provided schooling and counseling to waste pickers\u2019 children, who often work at the dump and are out of school. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educational activities have contributed to improve school attendance, interpersonal relations and self-esteem of these children. The courses and workshops contributed to the formation of a Group of Crafts, whose production is sold in the city.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/carese.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/carese.blogspot.com\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Cooperativa dos Agentes Aut\u00f4nomos de Reciclagem de Aracaju &#8211; CARE","project":"Recriarte","address":"Aracaju, Sergipe","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-10.9919238","lng":"-37.09880190000001","year":["2006"],"tags":["Culture","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-pesquisas-sistemicas-e-desenvolvimento-de-redes-sociais-instituto-noos-institute-of-support-research-and-development-related-to-domestic-care-and-services-institute-noos\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/83-hd_Noos.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paz em casa, Paz no Mundo\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Instituto NOOS was created in 1994 by family therapists who wished to provide the population of Rio de Janeiro with services to promote healthcare and a better quality of life. Since then, the Institute has been developing mediating methodologies for relationship conflicts, especially related to domestic violence. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project supported by BrazilFoundation trained 20 community leaders from Morro Azul and Santa Marta in Rio de Janeiro to work for the prevention of domestic violence and to support its victims. Besides that, the partnership helped to systematize the methodology, to create new partnerships with civil society organization, and to make the institution a benchmark in the area of domestic violence.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.noos.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.noos.org.br\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Instituto de Pesquisas Sist\u00eamicas e Desenvolvimento de Redes Sociais &#8211; Instituto NOOS","project":"Paz em casa, Paz no Mundo","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.953014","lng":"-43.19541860000004","year":["2006"],"tags":[],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-pais-e-mestres-da-escola-antonio-ursulino-alves-association-of-parents-and-teachers-from-the-school-of-ursuline-antonio-alves\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/82-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Olhando para o Futuro\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Pais e Mestres da Escola Ant\u00f4nio Ursulino Alves works to encourage the involvement of parents, students, and teachers in creating proposals and demanding action from public authorities. The project supported by BrazilFoundation trained teachers of public school in cross-discipline subjects and trained a group of parents, students, and employees to oversee the financial management of the school. The project also enabled the installation of a computer lab.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Pais e Mestres da Escola Ant\u00f4nio Ursulino Alves","project":"Olhando para o Futuro","address":"Trairi, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.2696983","lng":"-39.268476299999975","year":["2006"],"tags":["Civic Engagement"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/nucleo-experimental-teatro-de-tabuas-experimental-core-group-of-theater-from-tabuas\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/81-hd_Teatro-de-Tabuas-21.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Escola Livre de Artes\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The N\u00facleo Experimental Teatro de T\u00e1buas offers educational and cultural programs to low-income population of Campinas and other cities in the outskirts of S\u00e3o Paulo. With the support of BrazilFoundation, a pilot project was implemented to train 20 students to work with stage lighting, visual arts, recording and sound equipment, computer graphics, digital works, dance, theater, and music.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.teatrodetabuas.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.teatrodetabuas.com.br\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"N\u00facleo Experimental Teatro de T\u00e1buas","project":"Escola Livre de Artes","address":"Campinas, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.8538398","lng":"-47.157135400000016","year":["2006"],"tags":["Culture","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-tecnologico-alternativo-de-petropolis-do-amazonas-vicente-ferreira-da-silva-alternative-technological-institute-of-petropolis-amazon-vicente-ferreira-da-silva\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/80-hd_EDUCACAO-E-CIDADANIA.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Cidadania a Servi\u00e7o da Comunidade de Petr\u00f3polis\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization promotes education and integration among underprivileged people in Petr\u00f3polis, a neighborhood in Manaus. It offers courses, seminars, lectures and art workshops. The project Educa\u00e7\u00e3o para Cidadania a Servi\u00e7o de Petr\u00f3polis offered university entrance exam preparation courses to 80 low-income young people and adults. In addition, a community library was created and a newspaper published.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico Alternativo de Petr\u00f3polis do Amazonas Vicente Ferreira da Silva","project":"Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Cidadania a Servi\u00e7o da Comunidade de Petr\u00f3polis","address":"Manaus, Amazonas","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.1190275","lng":"-60.02173140000002","year":["2006"],"tags":["Culture","Youth"],"region":"North","state":"Amazonas"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-maramar-para-o-manejo-responsavel-dos-recursos-naturais-maramar-institute-for-responsible-management-of-natural-resources\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/79-hd_.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Casa Perequ\u00ea - Qualifica\u00e7\u00e3o da pesca Artesanal\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Intituto Maramar carries out socio-environmental projects in partnership with local fisheries to promote the conservation of marine and coastal areas along the Santos, S\u00e3o Paulo coastline. The support received in 2006 for the Casa Perequ\u00ea project in Guaruj\u00e1, enabled fishermen, shrimpers, and everyone involved in the production chain, to work together for an ecologically and socially sustainable solution, and promote physical infrastructure improvements to increase their performance and production potential.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In 2007, the \"Responsible Management of Sete Barbas Shrimp\" project was supported, expanding the activities already undertaken through Casa Perequ\u00ea.\u00a0<\/span>The training workshops and training for the responsible management of marine resources were extended to four communities, involving more 200 fishermen.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maramar.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/maramar.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto Maramar para o Manejo Respons\u00e1vel dos Recursos Naturais","project":"Casa Perequ\u00ea - Qualifica\u00e7\u00e3o da pesca Artesanal","address":"Guaruj\u00e1, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.7756028","lng":"-46.03725080000004","year":["2006"],"tags":["Environment"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/nucleo-amigos-da-terra-brasil-friends-of-earthbrazil\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/78-hd_Amigos-da-Terra.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Agroflorestando na Escola\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The N\u00facleo Amigos da Terra is one of the oldest environmental organizations in the country and it is dedicated to the protection of the environment and the promotion of sustainable development. One of its objectives is to change the culture of food production in rural settings, promoting sustainable agriculture without the use of agro-toxins and other artificial means.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In partnership with the Instituto Educar and with the support of BrazilFoundation, the project offered a technical course in farming with training in agro-ecology, approved by the Ministry of Education. This pioneering program in Brazil qualified 200 youths, many of which are children of rural farmers in the states of Santa Catarina, Paran\u00e1, Rio Grande do Sul and Goi\u00e1s.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.natbrasil.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.natbrasil.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"N\u00facleo Amigos da Terra \/ Brasil","project":"Agroflorestando na Escola","address":"Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-30.0304193","lng":"-51.18705950000003","year":["2006"],"tags":["Sustainable Agriculture","Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/reciclarte-espaco-cultural-da-grota-reciclarte-grota-cultural-space-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/77-hd_Reciclarte_Espa\u00e7oCulturaldaGrota.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vozes e Violinos\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Grota String Orchestra was born when a small group of children and adolescents in the Grota do Surucucu favela, in Niteroi, gathered for academic tutoring and musical instrument lessons. With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support enabled the organization to make improvements to the small space used for classes and to purchase new instruments. Reciclarte was a BrazilFoundation grantee again in 2005 and 2006, and with the renewed support they renovated and expanded what is now the Grota Cultural Space.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The new space enabled Reciclarte to broaden its services to the community. The orchestra has recorded two CDs and 18 of its members are teaching in another 9 communities attending more than 300 students. The organization has been designated a \u201cPonto de Cultura\u201d (Point of Culture)* and works with over 250 students. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">*Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espacoculturaldagrota.org.br\/new\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.espacoculturaldagrota.org.br\/new\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Reciclarte \u2013 Espa\u00e7o Cultural da Grota","project":"Vozes e Violinos","address":"Niter\u00f3i, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9107491","lng":"-43.076328699999976","year":["2005"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/sociedade-angrense-de-protecao-ecologica-sape-ecological-protection-society-in-angra-dos-reis\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/76-hd_SociedadeAngrensedeProte\u00e7\u00e3oEcol\u00f3gicaSAPE.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pelos caminhos do Jongo\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Ecological Protection Society in Angra dos Reis (SAPE) operates in the areas of environmental education, ecotourism, and the strengthening of local culture. With the support of BrazilFoundation, a project was implemented to rescue cultural traditions including dance, artisan training, tourism, agro-forestry and digital inclusion. The project resulted in greater recognition of native ownership of the remaining Quilombo land, and the construction of the Santa Rita House, a center for cultural preservation. The project won first place in the Ministry of Culture\u2019s Live Culture Prize.<\/span>","name":"Sociedade Angrense de Prote\u00e7\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gica \u2013 SAPE","project":"Pelos caminhos do Jongo","address":"Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.0089635","lng":"-44.32021180000004","year":["2005"],"tags":["Culture","Quilombolas"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-amigos-do-museu-casa-guimaraes-rosa-friends-association-of-the-museum-guimaraes-rosa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/75-hd_Associa\u00e7\u00e3odeAmigosdoMuseuCasadeGuimar\u00e3es-Rosa.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Est\u00f3rias fazendo Hist\u00f3rias\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The small city of Cordisburgo, Minas Gerais, is the birthplace of one of Brazil's greatest authors, Jo\u00e3o Guimar\u00e3es Rosa. Learning about his work is considered essential to understanding Brazil's social history, but the richness of his vocabulary makes the reading challenging.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Amigos do Museu Casa Guimar\u00e3es Rosa teaches local youths to tell stories; they narrate the author's texts with the goal of promoting his work and stimulating tourism in the area. The organization received an Incentive Award in 2005, and the rest of the grant was received in 2006 to replicate the workshops in several local schools. The literature workshops are dedicated to preserving the memory and spreading the work of the author, as well as encouraging the habit of reading within the community.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Amigos do Museu Casa Guimar\u00e3es Rosa","project":"Est\u00f3rias fazendo Hist\u00f3rias","address":" Cordisburgo, Minas Gerais","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-19.122869","lng":"-44.32282929999997","year":["2005"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/projeto-experimental-circo-piaui-circus-experimental-project\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/74-hd_ProjetoExperimentalCircoPiaui.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Escola de Circo Zoin\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Zoin Circus School operated in the outskirts of Teresina, Piau\u00ed, teaching circus arts to children and adolescents. The resources provided by BrazilFoundation were used to build a space for the circus school in Teresina's poorest community, Vila Irm\u00e3 Dulce. Today, the space provides structure for the potential artistic and cultural development of local youth.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Projeto Experimental Circo Piau\u00ed","project":"Escola de Circo Zoin","address":"Teresina, Piau\u00ed","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-5.0920108","lng":"-42.8037597","year":["2005"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Piau\u00ed"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/nucleo-comunitario-dos-amigos-de-natercia-core-community-of-naterico\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/72-hd_NucleoComunitariodosAmigosdeNatercia.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Redu\u00e7\u00e3o de Agrot\u00f3xicos na Agricultura Familiar\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">N\u00facleo Comunit\u00e1rio dos Amigos de Nat\u00e9rcia works to change current agricultural practices in the region by reducing the level of agricultural toxins used in plantations and introducing new techniques. BrazilFoundation's support enabled the training of agricultural workers to produce organic coffee, encouraging a model for sustainable and environmentally-friendly production in the region.<\/span>","name":"N\u00facleo Comunit\u00e1rio dos Amigos de Nat\u00e9rcia","project":"Redu\u00e7\u00e3o de Agrot\u00f3xicos na Agricultura Familiar","address":"Nat\u00e9rica, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.1183619","lng":"-45.506339000000025","year":["2005"],"tags":["Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-quilombo-de-ivaporunduva-slave-maroon-society-of-ivaporunduva\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/71-hd_Associa\u00e7\u00e3oQuilombodeIvaporunduva.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quilombo de Ivaporunduva<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since 1994, the Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Quilombo de Ivaporunduva has promoted initiatives that value the community's cultural identity, the preservation of the environment, and the sustainable development of the communities in the Vale do Ribeira. Bananas play a vital role in the local economy and culture. Crafts made with fibers from banana trees are of great importance to families, who create beautiful art work. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization developed a project to monitor the productive chain of crafts and to organize families from the community in a cooperative administration. Currently, the crafts have been incorporated as a source of income for the community.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Quilombo de Ivaporunduva","project":"Quilombo de Ivaporunduva","address":"Eldorado, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-24.5257598","lng":"-48.107647799999995","year":["2005"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Quilombolas","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-de-formacao-pesquisa-e-difusao-tecnologica-para-uma-convivencia-sustentavel-com-o-semi-arido-training-research-and-information-technology-foundation-for-a-sustainable-living-with-the-semi\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/70-hd-Funda\u00e7\u00e3odeFormacaoPesquisaeDifusaoTecnologicaParaUmaConvivenciaSustentavelcomoSemiArido.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ol\u00e9os Vegetais em Campo Alegre\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The population of Campo Alegre, a municipality of Crato, is composed of small farmers who daily live with the challenges of the semi-arid environment. The region has an abundance of seeds, however, such as pequi, baba\u00e7u, girassol and nim, which contain oils that are valuable in the marketplace. To take better advantage of this situation, the Foundation proposed creating an entity for the sustainable extraction of vegetable oils in Campo Alegre. With BrazilFoundation's support, the processing plant was equipped and farmers were trained to use it.<\/span>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o, Pesquisa e Difus\u00e3o Tecnol\u00f3gica Para Uma Conviv\u00eancia Sustent\u00e1vel com o Semi-\u00c1rido","project":"Ol\u00e9os Vegetais em Campo Alegre","address":"Crato, Cear\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-7.232461699999999","lng":"-39.42282720000003","year":["2005"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-cultural-e-comunitaria-de-sao-goncalo-sempre-viva-cultural-and-community-association-of-sao-goncalo\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/69-hd_Associa\u00e7\u00e3oCulturaleComunit\u00e1riadeS\u00e3oGoncaloSempreViva.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mulheres do Cerrado<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Led by a group of women, the Association started using natural resources to transform local realities, generate income, and improve the lives of the families in Serro, Minas Gerais. Through the project Mulheres do Cerrado, a group of women began collecting and replanting medicinal plants that are native to the region. BrazilFoundation's support helped train 30 women to use these plants to produce cosmetics.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In addition to selling the products and generating income, the women themselves started using the beauty products. Aside from the success of the products, the most important result was the improvement of living conditions and the women\u2019s increased self-esteem. Today the women are better organized to generate income and create other projects focused on sustainable development.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural e Comunit\u00e1ria de S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo Sempre Viva","project":"Mulheres do Cerrado","address":"Serro, Minhas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-18.6049294","lng":"-43.38064529999997","year":["2005"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-brasil-cidadao-para-a-educacao-cultura-tecnologia-e-meio-ambiente-fbc-brazilian-citizen-for-education-culture-technology-and-environment-foundation\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/68-hd_FundacaoBrasilCidadaoparaaEduca\u00e7aoCulturaeTecnologia-FBC.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mulheres de Corpo e Algas\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Brazilian Foundation for Citizen Education, Culture and Technology (FBC) works in the city of Fortaleza, in Cear\u00e1, and carries out programs aimed at social responsibility and sustainable development. With the support of the BrazilFoundation, the FBC realized the Mulheres de Corpo e Algas project, which trained 15 women to process seaweed and create products with high commercial value, such as cosmetics, soap, shampoo and culinary items.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Moreover, the project implemented an environmentally sustainable method of harvesting the seaweed. The organization received another grant in 2010 to develop a calendar of artistic and literary events and to establish an Eco-museum.<\/span>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Brasil Cidad\u00e3o para a Educa\u00e7\u00e3o, Cultura, Tecnologia e Meio Ambiente- FBC","project":"Mulheres de Corpo e Algas","address":"Icapu\u00ed, Cear\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-4.7124507","lng":"-37.353396299999986","year":["2005"],"tags":["Culture","Environment","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture","Women"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-pequenos-produtores-rurais-de-santo-inacio-aprusi-small-rural-producers-association-of-santo-inacio\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/67-hd_Associa\u00e7\u00e3odePequenosProdutoresRuraisdeSantoIn\u00e1cio-\u2013-APRUSI.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Doce Cidadania\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2004, APRUSI received an Incentive Award from BrazilFoundation to build a greenhouse for exotic plants and septic tanks for the residents of Santo In\u00e1cio. The organization demonstrated an impressive ability to manage its resources and mobilize the community. The greenhouse attained financial sustainability and the septic tanks were installed. To give continuity to this work, the association created the project Doce Cidadania, which formed a unit to produce raw sugar, taking advantage of the region's abundant sugarcane. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project consolidated the cooperative spirit of community residents and generated income for the families. With support from BrazilFoundation, the farmers were trained in qualified planting and production management. The resources were also used to equip a unit of production, providing work for employees and generating local and sustainable development.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Pequenos Produtores Rurais de Santo In\u00e1cio \u2013 APRUSI","project":"Doce Cidadania","address":"Catas Atlas da Noruega, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-20.6902239","lng":"-43.4990942","year":["2005"],"tags":["Environment","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-trabalhadores-da-amazonia-cta-center-for-amazonian-workers\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/66-hd_CentrodeTrabalhadoresdaAmazonia-\u2013-CTA.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Design Solid\u00e1rio\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">CTA has been working since 1983 to support the communities of the Amazon rainforest. The group develops projects related to the promotion of citizenship, health, education, regional culture, and human rights in various rubber extractor communities. CTA played an important role in securing the recognition of Extractive Reserves and Agroextractivist Settlement, ensuring that these communities have access to their own land.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In 2010 the organization received the award from the Government of the State of Acre for 10 years of contributions to local Forestry. The project \u201cDesign Solid\u00e1rio\u201d developed a line of handmade products using typical Amazonian seeds, bark, tree trunk, leaves, and vines. The community received technical support from design professionals to create more modern designs and increase their selling potential. The project also helped to reinforce regional cultural traditions.<\/span>","name":"Centro de Trabalhadores da Amaz\u00f4nia \u2013 CTA","project":"Design Solid\u00e1rio","address":"Rio Branco, Acre","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-9.9817545","lng":"-67.8287115","year":["2005"],"tags":["Amazon","Culture","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"North","state":"Acre"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-moradores-do-condominio-e-amigos-da-vila-mimosa-amocavim-friends-and-residents-association-of-vila-mimosa\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/65-hd_Associa\u00e7\u00e3odeMoradoresdoCondominioeAmigosdaVilaMimosa_Amocavim.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Damas da Cam\u00e9lia<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Friends and Residents Association of Vila Mimosa develops projects and provides services to female sex workers in the community. In the area of health, the organization has achieved significant results in the prevention of HIV\/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Currently, the association is diversifying and expanding its area of impact by establishing important partnerships with the Department of Culture and with UNESCO. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With BrazilFoundation's support, the association trained 90 women to be tailors and costume designers to work in the carnival industry. The women learned how to create costumes and other clothes. The first products to come from the workshop were carnival costumes for the samba school Acad\u00eamicos do Engenho da Rainha, exhibited at the TEIA, a charity economic meeting organized by the Ministry of Culture.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Moradores do Condom\u00ednio e Amigos da Vila Mimosa \u2013 Amocavim","project":"Damas da Cam\u00e9lia","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9082939","lng":"-43.21585859999999","year":["2005"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-amora-carambola-amora-carambola-institute-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/64-hd-InstitutoAmoraCarambola.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cidadania em Comunidade Quilombola\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Amora Carambola Institute received the Incentive Award from BrazilFoundation in 2004 to develop a project for the vocational qualification of young residents of the Sapatu Quilombo in the town of Eldorado. The idea was to train them in techniques for processing and commercializing their banana products. With the capabilities of BrazilFoundation and in partnership with State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), the Institute trained 30 young people and offered technical assistance to start operating a small production plant. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The BrazilFoundation grant made it possible to buy supplies and fund the costs of the project in its initial phase. Today, the plant is operating and already sells banana-based sweets. Youth and community mobilization were key factors in establishing a sustainable model of development in the region.<\/span>","name":"Instituto Amora Carambola","project":"Cidadania em Comunidade Quilombola","address":"Eldorado, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-24.5257598","lng":"-48.107647799999995","year":["2005"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Quilombolas","Sustainable Agriculture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/praticavel\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/63-hd_Pratic\u00e1vel.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aprendendo e Brincando com nossos filhos\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Pratic\u00e1vel organization brings children and teenagers together with their mothers in a space where integration is seen as a path to mitigating the risks they live with on a daily basis. While the mothers work with sewing, children participate in art-education projects. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the BrazilFoundation grant, the work began to take place in a structured space, where women of the community had workshops in cutting fabric, sewing, embroidery and other handicrafts made of cloth to be sold. The work focused on psychosocial assistance and the women had a chance to participate in group discussions guided by psychologists.<\/span>","name":"Pratic\u00e1vel","project":"Aprendendo e Brincando com nossos filhos","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9166774","lng":"-43.19092790000002","year":["2005"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Women","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-brasileiro-de-educacao-e-negocios-sustentaveis-ibens-brazilian-institute-for-education-and-sustainable-business\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/62InstitutoBrasileirodeEducacaoeNegociosSustentaveis-Ibens.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Produ\u00e7\u00e3o de Ostras - Alternativa para Cai\u00e7aras\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ibens, the Brazilian Institute for Education and Sustainable Business, implements sustainable local development projects in small rural communities across the country, promoting entrepreneurial initiatives and activities for the management of forest resources - timber, fisheries, organic agriculture, among others. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, the \u201cOysters\u201d project was implemented to promote the production of oysters in ponds, using environmental preservation techniques and optimization of sales. Many activities were carried out in order to consolidate the production of oysters and increase income community, while taking advantage of the natural potential of the Parati region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.ibens.org\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto Brasileiro de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Neg\u00f3cios Sustent\u00e1veis \u2013 Ibens","project":"Produ\u00e7\u00e3o de Ostras - Alternativa para Cai\u00e7aras","address":"Paraty, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.2200216","lng":"-44.7204284","year":["2005"],"tags":["Environment","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/association-of-refuse-and-recyclable-material-collectors-atacar\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/61-hd_AssociacaodeTrabalhadoresemOficiosVariosCarroceiroseCatadoresdeMaterialRecicl\u00e1vel\u2013ATRACAR.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Cultura para Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Atracar is an organization of waste collectors that develops actions to train and organize workers and their children. It is common that children of waste collectors spend part of their day with their parents in the dumps, collecting trash. The project \"Education and Culture for Children and Adolescents\" supported by BrazilFoundation in 2005 provided educational and cultural services to 58 children and adolescents in the community. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Originally scheduled to last six months, the grant allowed the project to last more than one year and enabled the training of a group of children as handcrafters. A cultural center was also created where children could play while their parents received professional training. In 2009 the organization received the Human Rights Award in the Fighting Poverty category.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Trabalhadores em Of\u00edcios V\u00e1rios, Carroceiros e Catadores de Material Recicl\u00e1vel \u2013 ATRACAR","project":"Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Cultura para Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes","address":"Gravata\u00ed, Rio Grande do Sul","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-29.942289","lng":"-50.9907877","year":["2005"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/oca-instituto-de-assistencia-tratamento-capacitacao-e-pesquisa-em-saude-educacao-cultura-oca-institute-for-care-treatment-training-and-research-in-health-education-and-culture\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/60-hd_institutodeassistenciatratamento.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Saci-Terer\u00ea<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The OCA - which means \"house\" in the indigenous language Tupi Guarani - operates in the mountainous region of Teres\u00f3polis, developing activities that use artistic expression (music, literature, theater, dance) to assist children and adolescents living in socially vulnerable situations and suffering the stigmas and psychosocial consequences of being the children of alcoholic parents. The BrazilFoundation supported the Saci-Terer\u00ea project in 2005, which worked with an initial group of 20 children and adolescents, considered to be socially at risk, who participated in a series of artistic activities. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The program resulted in a theatrical play, presented at the House of Culture in Teres\u00f3polis, and the publishing of the children's book entitled \u201cSACI-Terer\u00ea, A HISTORY OF LIFE.\u201d In 2007, the BrazilFoundation also supported \"Saci Terer\u00ea Goes to School,\" taking the stage production and book produced by the children to six other schools in the municipality of Teres\u00f3polis. In 2006 the organization received the Culture Prize - Note 10 (State Secretariat for Culture of UNESCO and Rio de Janeiro Brazil) and in 2010 was nominated as a Point of Culture.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.institutooca.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.institutooca.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"OCA \u2013 Instituto de Assist\u00eancia, Tratamento, Capacita\u00e7\u00e3o e Pesquisa em Sa\u00fade, Educa\u00e7\u00e3o Cultura\u00a0","project":"Saci-Terer\u00ea","address":"Teres\u00f3polis, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.4035858","lng":"-42.96378659999999","year":["2005"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-trabalhadores-em-oficios-varios-carroceiros-e-catadores-de-material-reciclavel-atracar-center-of-defense-and-rights-of-children-and-adolescents-of-ijui-atacar\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/59-hd_centrodedefesadosdireitosdacriancaedoadolescentedeiju\u00ed.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cri-a\u00e7\u00e3o Gepeto\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Center of Defense and Rights of Children and Adolecents of Iju\u00ed offers psychosocial and educational programs to children and teenagers who have broken the law and are on probation and doing community service. The project Cri-a\u00e7\u00e3o Gepeto aims to rescue the meaning of citizenship through the production of wooden toys and the learning of cooperative values. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of BrazilFoundation, over 200 children were able to participate in workshops and learn to produce wooden toys. The project represented an opportunity for reintegration into their social environments and for generating income.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"www.projetos.unijui.edu.br\/cededicai\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">www.projetos.unijui.edu.br\/cededicai<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Centro de Defesa dos Direitos da Crian\u00e7a e do Adolescente de Iju\u00ed","project":"Cri-a\u00e7\u00e3o Gepeto","address":"Iju\u00ed, Rio Grande do Sul","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-28.3890551","lng":"-53.91776820000001","year":["2005"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-apoio-ao-projeto-quixote-quixote-project-support-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/58-hd_associacaodeapoioaoprojetoquixote.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Atendimento \u00e0 crian\u00e7as e adolescentes em situa\u00e7\u00e3o de risco\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Quixote Project began in 1996 in the Department of Psychiatry of the Federal University of S\u00e3o Paulo (UNIFESP) to create a different approach to the issue of drug use among children and youth at risk. The institution believes in art and education as alternative ways to help these children overcome problems such as violence, abandonment, and drug abuse. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project support by BrazilFoundation offered graffiti workshops to these children and helped disseminate the culture of graffiti within the community. Nowadays the Institution offers weekly workshops and professional training in graffiti. In 2006 the organization received another grant to the project \u201cMoinhos de Luz\u201d and they produced two documentaries.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.projetoquixote.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.projetoquixote.org.br\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Apoio ao Projeto Quixote","project":"Atendimento \u00e0 crian\u00e7as e adolescentes em situa\u00e7\u00e3o de risco","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5965751","lng":"-46.640716499999996","year":["2005"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/terra-viva-centro-de-desenvolvimento-agroecologico-do-extremo-sul-da-bahia-live-earth-agroecological-development-center-in-southern-bahia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/57-hd_terraviva.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sistemas Independentes de Promo\u00e7\u00e3o da Sa\u00fade\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Terra Viva was founded in 1991 and promotes environmental protection and sustainable development in order to strengthen family agriculture in the region. The objective of the project supported by BrazilFoundation was to train the population and provide strategic technical assistance for the cultivation of vegetables, fruit, and medicinal plants, aiming to improve quality of life and reduce the incidence of the infectious diseases in impoverished rural communities in southern Bahia. As a result, the production and consumption of vegetables increased while the incidence of disease decreased. Five communities are now supported by Terra Viva, and the vegetables and fruits produced have been incorporated into school meals.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.centroterraviva.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.centroterraviva.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Terra Viva &#8211; Centro de Desenvolvimento Agroecol\u00f3gico do Extremo Sul da Bahia","project":"Sistemas Independentes de Promo\u00e7\u00e3o da Sa\u00fade","address":"Itamaraj\u00fa, Bahia","area":"Health","lat":"-17.0559069","lng":"-39.5134779","year":["2005"],"tags":["Environment","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-movere-de-acoes-comunitarias-movere-institute-of-community-action\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/56-hd_institutomoveredeacoescomunitarias.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Qualidade de vida de Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes Obesos\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Movere Institute provides assistance to low-income obese children and teenagers who depend on public health services provided by Santa Casa de Miseric\u00f3rdia of S\u00e3o Paulo. The main goal is to improve the quality of life of children and adolescents, through changes in their lifestyle, behavior, and eating habits. With the resources provided by BrazilFoundation, Santa Casa de Miseric\u00f3rdia offered monitored physical activities, nutritional education, familial counseling, and clinical, psychological and nutritional laboratory follow-up tests to a group of 82 children. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The program was monitored to verify the efficiency of each exercise and to develop a program to reduce juvenile obesity. The results of this experiment enabled the creation of a specific methodology to be adopted as public policy. The Movere Institute signed a partnership with the City Department of Education to replicate this methodology in 44 schools around the city.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.institutomovere.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.institutomovere.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto Movere de A\u00e7\u00f5es Comunit\u00e1rias","project":"Qualidade de vida de Crian\u00e7as e Adolescentes Obesos","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Health","lat":"-23.5879784","lng":"-46.6388791","year":["2005"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-nacional-de-gerontologia-national-association-of-gerontology\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/55-hd_associacaonacionaldegerontologia.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Envelhecimento sem Trope\u00e7os\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Association works to develop programs for the elderly population. With BrazilFoundation\u2019s support, the \u201cEnvelhecimento Sem Trope\u00e7os\u201d project offered special activities to 280 elderly people, aiming to increase their independence, prevent falls, and create a strategy to influence government policy to address the accessibility of public spaces for this age group. As a result, they published a book, in partnership with Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), about Physical Activity and Aging targeting professionals and students in the healthcare industry.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Nacional de Gerontologia","project":"Envelhecimento sem Trope\u00e7os","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Health","lat":"-22.9082539","lng":"-43.168564300000014","year":["2005"],"tags":["Elderly"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/jardim-miriam-arte-clube-jamac-jardim-miriam-art-club\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/54-hd_jardimmiriamarteclubejamac.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Um Jardim para o Jardim Miriam\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">JAMAC is a community center that promotes integration activities and environmental preservation among community residents. With the support of the BrazilFoundation, the residents participated in workshops, lectures, and activities focused on the conservation of the environment. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The work resulted in 160 new plants, planted in various parts of the neighborhood. During the workshops, the residents used recycled materials, which beforehand had been discarded as garbage, thus contributing to a greater sense of envirornmental consciousness, and the preservation of public space.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/euamojamac\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/euamojamac<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Jardim Miriam Arte Clube \u2013 JAMAC","project":"Um Jardim para o Jardim Miriam","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.6866561","lng":"-46.63801710000001","year":["2005"],"tags":["Environment"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-vidanca-cia-de-danca-do-ceara-association-vidanca-dance-company-of-ceara-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/53-hd_associacaovidancacompanhiadedancadoceara.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tambores do Vindan\u00e7a\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Dance Company works with children and at-risk youth in the Vila Velha neighborhood, on the outskirts of Fortaleza. The Company uses various forms of artistic expression to improve of the quality of life of its participants. A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2003 and 2005, Vidan\u00e7a has expanded its activities and increased the number of projects supported by other partner organizations.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The Company makes presentions in Ceara and other Brazilian states. In 2007, they performed at the BrazilFoundation Annual Gala in New York. Vidan\u00e7a was designated a \u201cPonto de Cultura\u201d (Point of Culture)* in 2009. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">*Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vidanca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/vidanca.org\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Vidan\u00e7a Cia. de Dan\u00e7a do Cear\u00e1","project":"Tambores do Vindan\u00e7a","address":"Fortaleza, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.7050996","lng":"-38.58216490000001","year":["2005"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-maurizio-vanini-maurizio-vanini-foundation\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/52-hd_fundacaomauriziovanini.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pr\u00e9 Vestibular Popular\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Maurizio Vanini Foundation offers courses and activities in education and professional qualification areas. Prevesp is college preparation course for low-income young adults in the municipality of Caxias. The project supported by BrazilFoundation prepared 50 young people for the college entrance exam in 2006 and remodeled the space where the Foundation\u2019s activities are held. To this date, 183 people have matriculated to the University through Prevesp.<\/span>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Maur\u00edzio Vanini","project":"Pr\u00e9 Vestibular Popular ","address":"Caxias, Maranh\u00e3o","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-4.866067399999999","lng":"-43.37176119999998","year":["2005"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Maranh\u00e3o"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-estudos-socio-ambientais-pangea-center-for-socio-environmental-studies-pangea\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/51-hd_centrodeestudossocioambientaispangea.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jovens e Bambu\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pangea Center was founded in 1996 and offers integrated and sustainable solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems in communities across Brazil. The project Jovens e Bambu, supported by BrazilFoundation, trained young people to use bamboo to produce domestic utensils and decorative objects. The students attended classes on corporate values, product design, and sales strategy. They formed a cooperative and acquired the skills necessary to enter the labor market.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pangea.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.pangea.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Centro de Estudos S\u00f3cio-Ambientais Pangea","project":"Jovens e Bambu","address":"Salvador, Bahia","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-12.9722286","lng":"-38.50142010000002","year":["2005"],"tags":["Environment","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-espaco-de-prevencao-e-atencao-humanizada-antiga-associacao-francois-xavier-bagnoud-do-brasil-francois-xavier-bagnoud-do-brasil-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/50-hd_associacaoespacodeprevencaoeatencaohumanizada.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Intelig\u00eancia das M\u00e3os\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Bagnoud do Brasil Association promotes health, education, and human rights for children, teenagers, and their family members who are HIV positive or have AIDS. The services provided include psychosocial assistance, nutrition assistance, and job training. The support of BrazilFoundation made it possible to train 40 families that are infected with HIV to make textiles. This is a way to generate income for these families, and to reduce the social and economic impact caused by AIDS. Some of them have become experts and have received artisan credentials.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Espa\u00e7o de Preven\u00e7\u00e3o e Aten\u00e7\u00e3o Humanizada- antiga Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Bagnoud do Brasil","project":"Intelig\u00eancia das M\u00e3os","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.6391673","lng":"-46.77251960000001","year":["2005"],"tags":["HIV\/AIDS","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-coracao-de-estudante-the-heart-of-the-student-institute-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/49-hd_instcoracaodeestudante.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Incubadoras de C\u00e9lulas Educacionais\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2003, 2005, and 2010, the Institute prepares local youth for the college entrance exam. Over the years, the Institute\u2019s methodology has been applied in 13 other communities of rural Cear\u00e1, and over four hundred students prepared by the Institute have been admitted to the Federal University of Cear\u00e1.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Many of them have graduated and have returned to their communities to assist other students in preparing for the entrance exams, and to help the local community in general. By promoting educational and social leadership, the Institute is encouraging the development of local communities in the region. The Institute has been named a \u201cnational best practice\u201d in education as a result of its cooperative learning methodology.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/coracaodestudante.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/encontrado-carro-do-instituto-corao-de.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> http:\/\/coracaodestudante.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/encontrado-carro-do-instituto-corao-de.html<\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto Cora\u00e7\u00e3o de Estudante &#8211; PRECE","project":"Incubadoras de C\u00e9lulas Educacionais","address":"Pentecoste, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.7435763","lng":"-38.53853779999997","year":["2005"],"tags":["Semi-Arid","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/movimento-pro-criancapro-child-movement\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/48-hd_movimentoprocrianca.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arte Fazendo Parte\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Movimento Pr\u00f3-Crian\u00e7a develops projects that target children and teenagers in the metropolitan area of Recife, where there are alarming rates of violence and poverty. The institution offers psychosocial assistance and art programs to youth in at-risk situations. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project \u201cArte Fazendo Parte\u201d taught drawing and ceramics to 40 participants in one of the three units of the Association. Among these youth participants, 14 reached a level of professional production, which allowed for the partnership with the Young Craftsman Training Program to form a network of training centers in various communities in the metropolitan region of Recife.<\/span>","name":"Movimento Pr\u00f3-Crian\u00e7a","project":"Arte Fazendo Parte","address":"Jaboat\u00e3o dos Guararapes, Pernambuco","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-8.066939099999999","lng":"-34.88991850000002","year":["2005"],"tags":["Culture","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/reciclarte-espaco-cultural-da-grota-reciclarte-grota-cultural-space\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/47-hd_reciclarte.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">M\u00fasica nas Comunidades\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 1995, Marcio Selles, a Brazilian conductor, gathered a small group of children and adolescents in the favela da Grota do Surucucu, in Niteroi, for school tutoring and and music classes on string instruments. The Grota String Orchestra was born then and it has since performed in Portugal, Central America and in New York, when BrazilFoundation invited them to play at the 2006 Annual Gala. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The partnership with BrazilFoundation began in 2004 when the Foundation granted them support for the first time enabling the organization to make improvements to the small space used for classes and to purchase new instruments. Reciclarte was a BrazilFoundation grantee again in 2005 and 2006, and with the renewed support they renovated and expanded what is now the Grota Cultural Space. Today the organization is a \u201cPoint of Culture*,\u201d has its own office, and works with over 250 students. The orchestra has recorded two CDs and 18 of its members are teaching in another 9 communities attending more than 300 students. <\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">* Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espacoculturaldagrota.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.espacoculturaldagrota.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"Reciclarte \u2013 Espa\u00e7o Cultural da Grota","project":"M\u00fasica nas Comunidades","address":"Niter\u00f3i, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9107491","lng":"-43.076328699999976","year":["2004"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-graos-de-luz-grains-of-light-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/46-hd_graosdeluz.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gri\u00f4 - A Tradi\u00e7\u00e3o Viva\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Association develops actions to guarantee the inclusion of Afro-Brazilian history and values in the city\u2019s cultural activities and in school programs, primarily benefiting children and youth. With the support of BrazilFoundation, the Gri\u00f4 project (Gri\u00f4 is an old storyteller in Afro-Brazilian culture) trained teachers as cultural agents to develop educational projects that enhance the local culture.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Content about the Afro-Brazilian role in Brazilian history and culture was eventually adopted in schools, in partnership with the City of Len\u00e7\u00f3is\u2019 Department of Education. The Association also influenced the Ministry of Culture to implement the Gri\u00f4s category in its program fostering Brazilian traditions.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Gr\u00e3os de Luz","project":"Gri\u00f4 - A Tradi\u00e7\u00e3o Viva","address":"Len\u00e7\u00f3is, Bahia","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-12.5649323","lng":"-41.3926917","year":["2004"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-folia-de-rua-street-festival-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/45-hd_foliacidada.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Folia Cidad\u00e3\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Association works to preserve the popular culture of Joao Pessoa, in partnership with 25 carnival associations in the city of Jo\u00e3o Pessoa, Para\u00edba. With the support of BrazilFoundation, the Folia Cidad\u00e3 project taught musical instruments, and the production of props and \u201cMamulengos\u201d puppets (giant puppets that are part of regional popular culture). Everything produced by the young participants was used in the Carnaval de Rua, which led to the organization being recognized by the Ministry of Culture as a \u201cPoint of Culture.*\u201d <\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">* Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><\/h3>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Folia de Rua","project":"Folia Cidad\u00e3","address":"Jo\u00e3o Pessoa, Para\u00edba","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-7.112422199999999","lng":"-34.889464799999985","year":["2004"],"tags":["Culture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Para\u00edba"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-estacao-da-cultura-culture-station-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/44-hd_estacaocultura.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A gente construindo\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2001, a young group of local residents occupied a train station, abandoned 20 years earlier, to create a space dedicated to art and culture. That was how the Esta\u00e7\u00e3o da Cultura (Culture Station) was founded, which then had to fight the Government\u2019s attempt to reclaim the space. BrazilFoundation was the first institution to support the group in 2004 with the \u201cPeople Building\u201d project.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> This project trained young people, offering theater and dance workshops, and also helped with the production of the local newspaper and local radio programs. Since then the organization has earned the respect of government, has expanded its activities and has approved other projects. The space has become a thriving cultural center and was the first Point of Culture * to be recognized by the Ministry of Culture. <\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">* Title of recognition awarded by the Ministry of Culture to institutions that develop social and cultural impact in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/associacaoestacaodacultura.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/associacaoestacaodacultura.blogspot.com\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Esta\u00e7\u00e3o da Cultura","project":"A gente construindo","address":"Arcoverde, Pernambuco","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-8.4192641","lng":"-37.052930300000014","year":["2004"],"tags":["Culture","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-pequenos-produtores-rurais-de-santo-inacio-aprusi-association-of-small-farmers-of-santo-inacio\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/hd-43-APRUSI.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Santo In\u00e1cio Melhor\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Association aims to create alternative jobs and generate income among the community of Catas Altas da Noruega, in the State of Minais Gerais. In 2004, they received an Incentive Award from BrazilFoundation to build a greenhouse for exotic plants and septic tanks for the residents of Santo In\u00e1cio. The organization demonstrated an impressive ability to manage its resources and mobilize the community. The greenhouse attained financial sustainability and the septic tanks were installed. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">To give continuity to this work, the association created the project Doce Cidadania, which formed a unit to produce raw sugar, taking advantage of the region's abundant sugarcane. The project consolidated the cooperative spirit of community residents and generated income for the families. With additional support from BrazilFoundation, the farmers were trained in techniques for planting crops and the administration of production. The resources were also used to equip a unit for production, providing work for employees and generating local and sustainable development.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Pequenos Produtores Rurais de Santo In\u00e1cio \u2013 APRUSI","project":"Santo In\u00e1cio Melhor","address":"Catas Atlas da Noruega, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-20.6902239","lng":"-43.4990942","year":["2004"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-de-empreendimentos-cientificos-e-tecnologicos-finatec-technological-and-scientific-entrepreneurship-foundation\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/42-hd_finatec2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reciclando Pap\u00e9is e Vidas\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The foundation, established in the University of Brasilia (UNB), aims to promote and support scientific and technological development, transfer technology, research and master programs. With the support of the BrazilFoundation, the \u201cRecycling Paper and Lives\u201d project was created to reintegrate former prisoners into the formal labor market, training them in paper-making, binding and the cleaning of books and records. The participants also received psychosocial counseling.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.finatec.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.finatec.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o de Empreendimentos Cient\u00edficos e Tecnol\u00f3gicos \u2013 FINATEC","project":"Reciclando Pap\u00e9is e Vidas","address":"Bras\u00edlia, Distrito Federal","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-15.7735664","lng":"-47.886132599999996","year":["2004"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Distrito Federal"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-agroflorestal-bernardo-harkvoort-iaf-bernardo-harkvoort-agroforestry-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/41-hd_iaf.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Produ\u00e7\u00e3o Agroecol\u00f3gica de Plantas Medicinais\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Institute was created to develop projects for the preservation and restoration of Araucaria Forest aimed at the sustainable use of local natural resources. With the support of BrazilFoundation, the \u201cAgro-ecological Production of Medicinal Plants\u201d project organized the Coopaflora, a cooperative of producers of local products derived from Brazilian plants, such as tea and honey, which generated income for 72 families, expanding the marketing of natural products for laboratories and major cosmetic companies.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arvoredobrasil.com.br\/iaf\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.arvoredobrasil.com.br\/iaf\/<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Instituto Agroflorestal Bernardo Harkvoort \u2013 IAF","project":"Produ\u00e7\u00e3o Agroecol\u00f3gica de Plantas Medicinais","address":"Turvo, Paran\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-25.0461518","lng":"-51.53926999999999","year":["2004"],"tags":["Environment","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"South","state":"Paran\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-sertao-the-semi-arid-region-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/40-hd_sertao.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Escola de Desenvolvimento Local\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Institute was founded to develop programs that promote social entrepreneurship and sustainable development in the semi-arid Northeast of Brazil (known as the \u201cSert\u00e3o\u201d). With the support of the BrazilFoundation, the Escola de Desenvolvimento Local project trained youth leaders in rural Cear\u00e1 on themes such as civic engagement, fair-trade, local culture, and strategic planning.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Instituto Sert\u00e3o","project":"Escola de Desenvolvimento Local","address":"Fortaleza, Cear\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-3.7443066","lng":"-38.53185610000003","year":["2004"],"tags":["Environment","Semi-Arid","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-amora-carambola-amora-carambola-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/39-hd_instamoracarambola.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cidadania em Comunidade Quilombola\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Amora Carambola Institute was awarded the Incentive Award from the BrazilFoundation in 2004 to develop an employment training project for young residents of the Maroon settlement Sapatu, in the town of Eldorado. The idea was to train them in banana processing techniques using the structure of an existing production unit in the region. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the support of BrazilFoundation and a partnership with Unicamp University, the Institute trained 30 young people in production management and prepared with the basic skills for activation of the unit, along with lessons on theory and operation of the machinery. Additional support received in 2005, enabled the Institute to buy supplies and fund the costs of the unit in its initial structuring phase. Community mobilization and the empowerment of young people were instrumental in establishing a sustainable model of development in the region.<\/span>","name":"Instituto Amora Carambola","project":"Cidadania em Comunidade Quilombola","address":"Eldorado, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-24.5257598","lng":"-48.107647799999995","year":["2004"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Quilombolas","Sustainable Agriculture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-rural-do-chora-chora-rural-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/38-hd_assruraldechora.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chora Alegria Beneficiamento do Caju\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chora Rural Association, founded in 1988, undertakes development activities to generate income and improve the quality of life of rural workers. With resources from BrazilFoundation and technical assistance from Sebrae, the Association revived a small cashew processing plant that was operated by the youth of the Association.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Rural do Chora","project":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Rural do Chora","address":"Santana do Acara\u00fa, Cear\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-3.4604958","lng":"-40.20781980000004","year":["2004"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-preservar-preserve-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/37-hd_institutopreservar.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Capacita\u00e7\u00e3o e Gera\u00e7\u00e3o de Trabalho e Renda em Rizipiscicultura\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Institute has a work-training center in the Filhos de Sep\u00e9 settlement, in the municipality of Viam\u00e3o, training the local population in the construction of cisterns (water saving tanks) and producing food in an ecologically sustainable manner. The project supported by BrazilFoundation, trained the local population in alternate systems of planting rice and fish farming, using techniques that have minimal impact on the environment and do not employ chemicals or toxins.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Instituto Preservar","project":"Capacita\u00e7\u00e3o e Gera\u00e7\u00e3o de Trabalho e Renda em Rizipiscicultura","address":"Viam\u00e3o, Rio Grande do Sul","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-30.1028663","lng":"-51.07272950000004","year":["2004"],"tags":["Environment","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"South","state":"Rio Grande do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-desenvolvimento-tecnologico-do-cafe-cetcaf-center-for-the-development-of-coffee-production-technology\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/36-hd_cetcaf.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cafeicultura de Produ\u00e7\u00e3o Familiar\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Center was founded in 1993 with the objective of promoting the development of technologies for coffee production in the Esp\u00edrito Santo State. With the support of BrazilFoundation the Cafeicultura de Produ\u00e7\u00e3o Familiar project offered advice to small farmers, who were trained in advanced techniques in soil fertilization without pesticides for the growth, storage and marketing of coffee. It also incentivized the use of grain in the manufacturing of other local food such as cakes, liqueurs, biscuits and sweets, which are produced by women farmers to supplement the family income.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cetcaf.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.cetcaf.com.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnol\u00f3gico do Caf\u00e9 \u2013 CETCAF","project":"Cafeicultura de Produ\u00e7\u00e3o Familiar","address":"Anchieta, Esp\u00edrito Santo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-20.3202143","lng":"-40.33562589999997","year":["2004"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Esp\u00edrito Santo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-educacional-e-assistencial-casa-do-zezinho-educational-and-healthcare-association-casa-do-zezinho\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/6-hd_casadozezinho2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Est\u00fadio de Som\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Casa do Zezinho believes in education, art and culture, to enable at-risk children and young adults from low-income families, to develop critical thinking and autonomous attitude to make their own decisions in life. Casa do Zezinho offers workshops, professional training, socio-educational activities and sports, among others activities to 1200 children. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Created with the support of BrazilFoundation, Sound Studio built the capacity of young people to become music technicians. Using modern equipment, this project has trained youngsters and has given them the skills to pursue a profession and serve their community. The Estudio de Som space also has become a resource to the larger community as a music recording studio and rehearsal area.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.casadozezinho.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.casadozezinho.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"Casa do Zezinho","project":"Est\u00fadio de Som","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.6595175","lng":"-46.761736799999994","year":["2003"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Jobs and Income Generation","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-estudos-e-pesquisas-josue-de-castro-center-josue-de-castro-for-studies-and-research\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/35-hd_novavanaa.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Assentamento Nova Cana\u00e3\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 1979, the Josu\u00e9 de Castro Center aims to contribute to strengthening democracy from the perspective of access to human rights through research and social intervention. Nova Cana\u00e3 Rural Settlement families implemented, with the support of BrazilFoundation, a system of harvesting fish in artificial ponds, a social technology that contributed to better nutrition and income generation in the community, as well as the reuse of rainwater.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.josuedecastro.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.josuedecastro.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas Josu\u00e9 de Castro","project":"Assentamento Nova Cana\u00e3","address":"Tracunha\u00e9m, Pernambuco","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-8.064775100000002","lng":"-34.88954319999999","year":["2004"],"tags":["Environment","Jobs and Income Generation","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-das-artesas-ribeirinhas-de-santarem-the-association-of-riverbank-artisans-from-santarem\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/34-hd_artesasribeirinhas2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Artesanato Ribeirinho de Santar\u00e9m\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Association works with low-income women in the Amazon riverbank communities, supporting artisans who create one of Brazil\u2019s most traditional crafts: decorated gourds. The Santar\u00e9m Riverside Crafts project trained 33 women in business development, packaging, and quality control, and implemented new methods of marketing their products. This work has helped the gourd producers gain access to craft fairs and exhibitions, and increased these artisans\u2019 income. The organization received the \u201cLiving School\u201d award from the Ministry of Culture in 2007.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o das Artes\u00e3s Ribeirinhas de Santar\u00e9m","project":"Artesanato Ribeirinho de Santar\u00e9m","address":"Santar\u00e9m, Par\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-2.4197292","lng":"-54.71279219999997","year":["2004"],"tags":["Amazon","Culture","Entrepreneurship","Jobs and Income Generation","Women"],"region":"North","state":"Par\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-moradores-e-produtores-da-reserva-extrativista-chico-mendes-the-association-of-residents-and-producers-of-the-chico-mendes-extractive-reserve\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/33-hd_agroecologiaecult.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Agroecologia e Cultura\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Chico Mendes Association of Extractive Reserve Residents and Workers was created to disseminate new opportunities to encourage local development and sustainable production. Through the Agro-ecology and Culture project, supported by BrazilFoundation, the association opened a cultural space in the city of Assis, to disseminate and encourage agricultural techniques and the mode of interacting with the environment that existed prior to the exploitation of rubber. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project also implemented a demonstration site for farming techniques, where residents would have access to innovations in sustainable techniques such as green fertilization and waste recycling.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Moradores e Produtores da Reserva Extrativista Chico Mendes","project":"Agroecologia e Cultura","address":"Assis Brasil, Acre","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-10.9319104","lng":"-69.55889539999998","year":["2004"],"tags":["Amazon","Environment","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"North","state":"Acre"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-articulacao-retome-a-sua-vida-recover-your-life-articulation-center\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/32-hd_retomesuavida.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teatro A\u00e7\u00e3o\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Center works to ensure the rights of children and adolescents in Recife, Pernambuco. Teatro A\u00e7\u00e3o Project, supported by BrazilFoundation, involves art and education activities targeting young people in conflict with the law, in order to develop their creativity and contribute to strengthening their cultural identity. The youth participated in the presentation of theatrical pieces that addressed issues from their own daily lives. Thirty cultural agents were trained through the project, using theater\/acting as way to disseminate information.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.retome.org.br\/novosite\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.retome.org.br\/novosite\/index.php<\/span><\/a><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>","name":"Centro de Articula\u00e7\u00e3o Retome a sua Vida","project":"Teatro A\u00e7\u00e3o","address":"Recife, Pernambuco","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-8.0475458","lng":"-34.876962100000014","year":["2004"],"tags":["Culture","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/thydewa-2\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/31-hd_thydewa.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00cdndio quer paz\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 2002 in Bahia with the objective of promoting intercultural dialogue to reduce prejudice and violence, Thyd\u00eaw\u00e1 was supported by BrazilFoundation in 2004 with the \u201cIndio quer Paz\u201d project, which developed school-based activities to the increase awareness of and respect for indigenous cultures in the region. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since then, Thyd\u00eaw\u00e1 has received various awards in the area of Human Rights, and attained partnerships with Ministries, local indigenous associations, and international organizations. It became a \u201cPoint of Culture*\u201d in 2010, and won the Digital Culture Award, given by the Ministry of Culture, for using new communication technologies in the struggle for the rights and preservation of the indigenous culture. <\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">* Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiosonline.org.br\/novo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.indiosonline.org.br\/novo\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Thyd\u00eaw\u00e1","project":"\u00cdndio quer paz","address":"Litapoan, Bahia","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-12.9444154","lng":"-38.371804499999996","year":["2004"],"tags":["Culture","Indigenous"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-ecocidadania-juriti-the-institute-for-ecocitizenship-of-juriti\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/29-hd-Margarida-Maria-Alves.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Grupo de Apoio \u00e0 Fam\u00edlia do Adolescente em Liberdade Assistida\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Instituto de Ecocidadania Juriti works to promote sustainable development through social inclusion and environment preservation. The Grupo de Apoio \u00e0 Fam\u00edlia do Adolescente em Liberdade Assistida Project is part of the Human Rights program, intended for the families of youth who have run into conflict with the law. With the support of BrazilFoundation, workshops, which were extended to the families, were offered, with a focus on supplementing the family income. The city of Juazeiro do Norte adopted the project as a public policy.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.juritionline.hpg.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.juritionline.hpg.com.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto de Ecocidadania Juriti","project":"Grupo de Apoio \u00e0 Fam\u00edlia do Adolescente em Liberdade Assistida","address":"Juazeiro do Norte, Cear\u00e1","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-7.2098239","lng":"-39.32307739999999","year":["2004"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-formacao-e-reeducacao-lua-nova-new-moon-association-for-training-and-reeducation\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/28-hd_luanova.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lua Nova\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Association was established in 2000 in the city of Ara\u00e7oiaba da Serra, in S\u00e3o Paulo State, with the purpose of serving pregnant young women considered to be at-risk due to vulnerability and extreme poverty. Young women and their children are given shelter and food, as well as medical, psychological and educational assistance to promote mental and social development with a focus on strengthening the ties between mother and child.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The needs of the young mothers after leaving the Association led to the development of new partnerships, such as the one with Ac\u00e3o Moradia (Housing Action), also a BrazilFoundation grantee, with professional training workshops on building affordable housing and other professional skills. Lua Nova\u2019s methodology is a point of reference in Brazil and was recognized as \u201cBest Practice\u201d by the National Secretariat of Human Rights. In 2010, the Association received the Ashoka Changemakers Award in the category of Social Technology for Women.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luanova.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.luanova.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o e Reeduca\u00e7\u00e3o Lua Nova","project":"Lua Nova","address":"Ara\u00e7oiaba da Serra, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Health","lat":"-23.5340875","lng":"-47.66520509999998","year":["2004"],"tags":["Women","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-pro-instituto-de-hematologia-foundation-pro-institute-of-hematology\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/27-hd_jovemsalvavidas.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jovem Salva-Vidas\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Institute was created to collaborate with the activities of Hemorio \u2013 Arthur da Siqueira Cavalcanti State Institute of Hematology. With the support of BrazilFoundation, the Young Life-Savers project, in partnership with public schools, provided art and education workshops to disseminate information about health and blood donation. As a result, as of December 2009, 3,950 teachers had included the subject of blood donation in their curriculum, 43,961 students had participated in educational activities on the subject, and there was an increase in voluntary blood donation.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fundarj.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.fundarj.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Pr\u00f3 Instituto de Hematologia","project":"Jovem Salva-Vidas","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Health","lat":"-22.9091388","lng":"-43.18910249999999","year":["2004"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-acao-e-cidadania-roque-de-silva-mota-action-and-citizenship-association-roque-de-silva-mota\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/26-hd_tecnomoda.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tecnomoda no Semi-\u00c0rido\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Association worked in the municipality of Teju\u00e7uoca to promote the strengthening of rural communities. The Tecnomoda no Semi-\u00c1rido project trained 25 youth in the manufacturing of clothing. They were taught design and fashion, with emphasis on the use of the traditional embroidery, creating a collection of clothing that was presented in a fashion show. The project helped to promote regional sustainable development, reinforcing the value of a local cultural tradition.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de A\u00e7\u00e3o e Cidadania Roque de Silva Mota","project":"Tecnomoda no Semi-\u00c0rido","address":"Teju\u00e7uoca, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.8279936","lng":"-39.51226059999999","year":["2004"],"tags":["Culture","Jobs and Income Generation","Semi-Arid","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/nucleo-especial-de-atencao-a-crianca-neac-center-for-children-special-care\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/25-hd_neac.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gente \u00e9 pra brilhar\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Center develops educational and cultural projects with children and young people from the ages of 7 to 16 years old in the neighborhood of Campo Grande, in Rio de Janeiro. With the support of BrazilFoundation, the Shining People project promoted more than 150 workshops for children and adolescents, reducing truancy and increasing school performance and environmental awareness. At the end of 2004, the Center received the title of Municipal Public Utility.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.neac.org.br\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.neac.org.br\/index.htm<\/span><\/a>","name":"N\u00facleo Especial de Aten\u00e7\u00e3o a Crian\u00e7a \u2013 NEAC","project":"Gente \u00e9 pra brilhar","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9242061","lng":"-43.56211589999998","year":["2004"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":null},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/fundacao-alavanca-lever-foundation\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/24-hd_fundacaoala.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bom de Escola, Bom de Vela\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Alavanca provides cultural, social and educational programs to improve social problems faced by the population of Ubatuba, on the coast of S\u00e3o Paulo. The \u201cGood at School, Good at Sailing\u201d project offers free nautical sailing classes to children and adolescents in order to improve academic performance, reduce the dropout rate, and improve physical health. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">BrazilFoundation's support also enabled teachers to improve the quality of sailing lessons offered to young students who could participate in championships and races. In Addition, the support of BrazilFoundation provided training for instructors to improve the quality of the sailing lessons offered to young students, enabling them to participate in championships and regattas.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fundacaoalavancadeubatuba.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/fundacaoalavancadeubatuba.blogspot.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/span>","name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Alavanca","project":"Bom de Escola, Bom de Vela","address":"Ubatuba, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.5351407","lng":"-46.668049999999994","year":["2004"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-amigos-dos-indios-indigenous-friends-association\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/23-hd_amigosdoindio.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aldeia Educadora\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Association offers professional and cultural programs throughout the communities of Guarani-Nhandev\u00e1, Guarani-Kayow\u00e1 and Terena communities, which occupy the Indigenous Reserve of Dourados, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. With the support of BrazilFoundation, the Aldeia Educadora project gave scholarships to eight indigenous university students who were taking extension courses in training, research related to the community, on health, professional-training workshops and a course on adult literacy.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Amigos dos \u00cdndios","project":"Aldeia Educadora","address":"Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.2261887","lng":"-54.795232","year":["2004"],"tags":["Culture","Indigenous","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Central-west","state":"Mato Grosso do Sul"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-vidanca-cia-de-danca-do-ceara-association-vidanca-dance-company-of-ceara\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/22-hd_vidanca.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tambores do Vindan\u00e7a\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Dance Company works with children and at-risk youth in the Vila Velha neighborhood, in the outskirts of Fortaleza. The Company uses different forms of artistic expressions for the development and improvement of the quality of life of its participants. A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2003 and 2005, Vidan\u00e7a has expanded its activities and the number of projects supported by other organizations. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Company makes presentations in Ceara and other states of Brazil. In 2007, they performed at the BrazilFoundation Annual Gala in New York. Vidan\u00e7a was designated a \u201cPonto de Cultura\u201d (Point of Culture)* in 2009. <\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">* Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vidanca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/vidanca.org\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Vidan\u00e7a Cia. de Dan\u00e7a do Cear\u00e1","project":"Tambores do Vindan\u00e7a","address":"Fortaleza, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.7050996","lng":"-38.58216490000001","year":["2003"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-sociocultural-e-ambiental-cem-modos-one-hundred-ways-social-cultural-and-environmental-group\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/21-hd_cemmodos.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rem\u00e9dios de Encantados e Voduns\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Group\u2019s mission is to support the social development of the northern communities of Maranh\u00e3o, especially Maroon settlements (quilombos). A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2003, the group has been actively engaged with the local community with positive results and improvements in the quality of life of local residents. The support of BrazilFoundation opened doors for awards and recognitions. In 2010 the Group was designated a \u201cPonto de Cultura\u201d (Point of Culture)*. <\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">* Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Grupo Sociocultural e Ambiental Cem Modos","project":"Rem\u00e9dios de Encantados e Voduns","address":"Santa Rita, Maranh\u00e3o","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-5.526648199999999","lng":"-47.46765879999998","year":["2003"],"tags":["Culture","Jobs and Income Generation","Quilombolas"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Maranh\u00e3o"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/reciclarte-espaco-cultural-da-grota-reciclarte-institute-grota-cultural-space\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20-hd_reciclarte.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">M\u00fasica nas Comunidades e Escolas\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 1995, Marcio Selles, a Brazilian conductor, gathered a small group of children and adolescents in the favela da Grota Bushmaster, in Niteroi, for school tutoring and to teach them string instruments. The Grota String Orchestra was born then and it has since performed in Portugal, Central America and in New York, when BrazilFoundation invited them to play at the 2006 Annual Gala. The partnership with BrazilFoundation began in 2004 when the Foundation granted them support for the first time enabling the organization to make improvements to the small space used for classes and to purchase new instruments. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reciclarte was a BrazilFoundation grantee again in 2005 and 2006, and with the renewed support they renovated and expanded what is now the Grota Cultural Space. The new space enabled Reciclarte to broaden its services to the community. The orchestra has recorded two CDs and 18 of its members are teaching in another 9 communities attending more than 300 students. The organization has been designated a \u201cPonto de Cultura\u201d (Point of Culture)* and works with over 250 students. <\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">* Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espacoculturaldagrota.org.br\/new\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.espacoculturaldagrota.org.br\/new\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Reciclarte &#8211; Espa\u00e7o Cultural da Grota","project":"M\u00fasica nas Comunidades e Escolas","address":"Niter\u00f3i, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9107491","lng":"-43.076328699999976","year":["2003"],"tags":["Children","Culture","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/sabia-arte-e-cultura-popular-brasileira-sabia-art-and-popular-culture\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/19-hd_sabia.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quixabeira<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sabia\u2019s mission is to rescue citizens\u2019 rights, to strengthen democracy and to reinforce the presence of popular culture in the Brazilian society. The Quixabeira movement was born out of meetings between singers and regional poets who began to save and distribute their cultural manifestations.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Quixabeira plans to value the vast musical heritage kept alive by rural workers in Bahia, Northeast of Brazil, including musical styles such as chulas, bois e ro\u00e7a, sambas Santos Amarenses, aboios, samba martelo and reis. Meetings, rehearsals, workshops and lectures led to the Quixabeira festival, which is the ultimate exchange among these rural artists. BrazilFoundation \u00b4s support made this meeting possible, which has become a cultural reference in the region.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Sabi\u00e1 \u2013 Arte e Cultura Popular Brasileira","project":"Quixabeira","address":"Feira de Santana","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-22.9175113","lng":"-43.18073659999999","year":["2003"],"tags":["Culture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/aplysia-cia-de-danca-aplysia-dancing-company\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/18-hd_aplysia.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aplysia<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aplysia offers classical dance workshops for at-risk children and adolescents in low-income communities in Florian\u00f3polis, South of Brazil. The main goal is to promote a positive transformation of the personal and social reality of the participants through a new perception of their body. The project Aplysia offered dance classes and monthly meetings to gather students, families, teachers and community members together, in order to foster interpersonal relationships and to work over community issues.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Aplysia Cia. de Dan\u00e7a","project":"Aplysia","address":"Florian\u00f3polis, Santa Catarina","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-27.5935927","lng":"-48.49511699999999","year":["2003"],"tags":["Children","Youth"],"region":"South","state":"Santa Catarina"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/acao-moradia-action-housing\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/17-hd_acaomoradia1.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Tijolos Ecol\u00f3gicos - Casas com Dignidade\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A\u00e7\u00e3o Moradia was founded in 2000 with the goal of improving the quality of life of at-risk families through the construction of affordable houses built with ecological bricks. Through its methodology, families make their own eco-bricks and build their own homes, which strengthens family and community ties. Currently, A\u00e7\u00e3o Moradia has developed community enterprises, projects to secure food for the community and to steer community engagement. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2003 and 2006, the organization has had national and international recognition and it has served over 2800 families. Ac\u00e3o Moradia\u2019s eco-brick technology has been adopted by two other BrazilFoundation grantees, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o e Reeduca\u00e7\u00e3o Lua Nova and Banco Bem.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/acaomoradia.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> http:\/\/acaomoradia.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"A\u00e7\u00e3o Moradia","project":"Tijolos Ecol\u00f3gicos - Casas com Dignidade","address":"Uberl\u00e2ndia, Minas Gerais","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-18.9165055","lng":"-48.19712070000003","year":["2003"],"tags":["Environment","Jobs and Income Generation"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-paraplegicos-de-uberlandia-aparu-the-association-of-paraplegics-of-uberlandia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/hd-16-Aparu.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Qualificando para Empregar\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 1979, APARU is an organization established and led by people with physical disabilities for the defense of human rights and the improvement of the quality of life of the disabled. In 2003, BrazilFoundation supported the project Qualificando para Empregar, which is now in its seventh year. The project has helped to employ 354 people with physical disabilities. APARU has had a strong role in adapting the city of Uberl\u00e2ndia for people with disabilities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Some of its projects are nationally known, such as the campaign \u201dUberl\u00e2ndia Without Barriers\u201d and the proposition to make the interstate public transportation accessible to people with reduced mobility. Currently, APARU is working in partnership with the local authorities and it is developing campaigns for athletes with disabilities as well as awareness campaigns against discrimination. In 2010, APARU received the Human Rights award in the category \u201dGuarantee of the Rights of People with Disabilities\u201d, granted by the Human Rights Secretariat of the Brazilian President.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aparu.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.aparu.org.br\/<\/span><\/a><\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Parapl\u00e9gicos de Uberl\u00e2ndia \u2013 APARU","project":"Qualificando para Empregar","address":"Uberl\u00e2ndia, Minas Gerais","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-18.9144058","lng":"-48.3244201","year":["2003"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Special needs"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Minas Gerais"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-cultural-areal-livre-ccal-free-areal-cultural-center\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15-hd_areallivre.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Programa de Atendimento Integral \u00e0 Fam\u00edlia\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Center promotes educational activities among families in Acari, one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The services target, in particular, families headed by women who, although do not formally work, are solely responsible for supporting their families. They usually do so through the sale of small services and homemade products. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">These women, who are mothers and grandmothers, spend a lot of their time at home caring for the children, and sometimes, become perpetrators of family violence. With BrazilFoundation 's support, the project offered psychosocial and psychological services to these families as well as courses to professionally qualify women and young people.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Centro Cultural Areal Livre \u2013 CCAL","project":"Programa de Atendimento Integral \u00e0 Fam\u00edlia","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.8274141","lng":"-43.35198430000003","year":["2003"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Women","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-diocesano-de-apoio-ao-pequeno-produtor-cedapp-the-diocesan-center-for-the-support-of-the-small-farmer\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/14-hd_cedapp2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Plantando Esperan\u00e7a\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Center promotes the development of rural techniques adequate to the semi-arid climate and capacitates rural families in Pesqueira to use this technology. Through the project Planting Hope, the Center trained residents of fishing communities in the semi-arid regions of Pernambuco to effectively use and conserve water, to raise goats, chickens, and drought-resistant agricultural products. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">BrazilFoundation 's grant was applied to family farming activities that generate income and improve nutrition, and to programs that teach agricultural techniques to local farmers. The project has contributed to the creation of a seed bank and cisterns to save rainwater, and to the raise of chicks for local subsistence.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Centro Diocesano de Apoio ao Pequeno Produtor \u2013 CEDAPP","project":"Plantando Esperan\u00e7a","address":"Pesqueira, Pernambuco","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-8.3583909","lng":"-36.69811390000001","year":["2003"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/grupo-colmeias-de-projetos-group-of-beehives-project\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/13-hd_colmeia1.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Cidadania na Gera\u00e7\u00e3o de Renda\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The association conducts environmental research and provides advice to small associations with a focus on ecologically sustainable production of honey and derivatives in extractive communities in semi-arid Northeast. The institution provides technical assistance to encourage local initiatives to develop autonomy and generate income.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The project supported by BrazilFoundation trained members of agricultural associations in the semi-arid Northeast to use alternative methods of extracting, warehousing and commercializing products such as honey, beeswax and pollen. BrazilFoundation 's support enabled training and technical support in bee-keeping techniques that seek to transform predatory methods of extracting products from bees, to promote environmental awareness, to increase the quantity and raise the quality of production, thus contributing to local development.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Grupo Colm\u00e9ias de Projetos","project":"Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Cidadania na Gera\u00e7\u00e3o de Renda","address":"Natal, Rio Grande do Norte","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-5.8188271","lng":"-35.236267699999985","year":["2003"],"tags":["Environment","Semi-Arid","Sustainable Agriculture"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Rio Grande do Norte"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/centro-de-documentacao-e-informacao-coisa-de-mulher-center-of-information-and-documentation-for-the-women\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/12-hd_coisademulher.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Feminiza\u00e7\u00e3o da Pobreza, da Viol\u00eancia e da AIDS\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Coisa de Mulher was created in 1994 by Afro-American and feminist women and acts to guarantee and to protect women\u2019s rights. The Center conducts studies about gender equality, maintains informational programs about sexual and reproductive health to imprisoned or formerly imprisoned women. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">With BrazilFoundation's support, the project Women in Prison has promoted the reintegration of currently and formerly imprisoned women into their communities through professional development courses and activities that raise awareness of their civil rights. The project's goal was also to reduce the incidence of HIV\/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases among prisoners, their families and women who work in prisons.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coisademulher.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.coisademulher.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"Centro de Documenta\u00e7\u00e3o e Informa\u00e7\u00e3o Coisa de Mulher","project":"Feminiza\u00e7\u00e3o da Pobreza, da Viol\u00eancia e da AIDS","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9110893","lng":"-43.16881810000001","year":["2003"],"tags":["Jobs and Income Generation","Legal Assistance","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/servico-ecumenico-de-militancia-nas-prisoes-sempri-ecumenical-advocacy-services-in-prisons\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/11-hd_familiadepreso.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fam\u00edlia de Preso - Cidadania Castigada\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organizations works for the humanization of Pernambuco\u2019s prisons and for the access of prisoners and their families to justice and citizenship. The institution conducts seminars to inform the public and monitors the implementation of prison policy.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> With BrazilFoundation's support, the project trained human rights advocates, chosen among families of prisoners, to monitor the penitentiary system and advice prisoners and their relatives about their rights and obligations. By creating a public forum, the organization plans to reduce the level of abuse and the practice of torture in Pernambuco's prisons. The project also established a system for the reporting of torture and other inadequate treatment in the state\u2019s prisons.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Servi\u00e7o Ecum\u00eanico de Milit\u00e2ncia nas Pris\u00f5es \u2013 SEMPRI","project":"Fam\u00edlia de Preso - Cidadania Castigada","address":"Recife, Pernambuco","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-8.0475458","lng":"-34.876962100000014","year":["2003"],"tags":["Legal Assistance"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Pernambuco"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/viva-rio\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/10-hd_agentesdedireitos.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Agentes de Direito\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Viva Rio was founded in 1993 and has programs in the areas of human rights, public safety, community development, education, sports and environment. The organization reaches out to the population of slums and other poor communities in Rio de Janeiro, partnering with local grassroots organizations in order to curb violence. The Legal Advocates project contributed to facilitate the access of legal information among low-income communities, raising the local population's awareness of their rights and obligations. BrazilFoundation's support enabled the development of local leaders to spread information about social, civil, economic and cultural rights.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivario.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.vivario.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"Viva Rio","project":"Agentes de Direito","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-22.9245116","lng":"-43.173803099999986","year":["2003"],"tags":["Legal Assistance"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/casa-de-santa-ana-saint-anns-home\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/9-hd_casadesantaana1.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promo\u00e7\u00e3o da Sa\u00fade do Idoso e Integra\u00e7\u00e3o Intergeracional\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Based in the Cidade de Deus (City of God) neighborhood, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Casa de Santa Ana works to improve the quality of life for the elderly, who most often face isolation. The organization focuses on three key areas: the promotion of health, with strategies for prevention and self-care; training workshops for caregivers, to sensitize and empower families and caregivers; and integration among generations, by motivating and encouraging activities to bring generations closer together. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through the support of BrazilFoundation, Casa Santa Ana established an important partnership with the Yale Alumni Chorus, after they made a presentation in the City of God. This partnership has brought encouragement to the Casa de Santa Ana chorus, the \u201cVozes da Cidade de Deus\u201d (Voices of the City of God) which includes participants from three generations of the community. The partnership also led the project\u2019s chorus to participate in events with other choirs visiting Brazil from countries such as the USA, Canada and New Zealand. In 2010, Casa de Santa Ana was designated a \u201cPonto de Cultura\u201d (Point of Culture)*. <\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.casadesantaana.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.casadesantaana.org.br\/<\/span><\/a>","name":"Casa de Santa Ana","project":"Promo\u00e7\u00e3o da Sa\u00fade do Idoso e Integra\u00e7\u00e3o Intergeracional","address":"Rio de Janeiro","area":"Health","lat":"-22.9490495","lng":"-43.365626899999995","year":["2003"],"tags":["Children","Elderly","Youth"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-coracao-de-estudante-the-heart-of-the-student-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/8-hd_institutodocoracao.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Pr\u00e9- Vestibular Cooperativo\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2003, 2005 and 2010, the Institute prepares local youth for the college entrance exam. Over the years, its methodology has been applied in 13 other communities of rural Cear\u00e1, and over four hundred students prepared by the Institute have been admitted to Federal University of Cear\u00e1. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Many of them have graduated and have returned to their communities to assist other students to prepare for the entrance exams and to help the local community. Through educational and social leadership the Institute is promoting the development of local communities in the region. The Institute has become a national best practice in education with its cooperative learning methodology.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/coracaodestudante.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/coracaodestudante.blogspot.com<\/span><\/a>","name":"Instituto Cora\u00e7\u00e3o de Estudante &#8211; PRECE","project":"Pr\u00e9- Vestibular Cooperativo","address":"Pentecoste, Cear\u00e1","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-3.7589159","lng":"-38.56954310000003","year":["2003"],"tags":["Semi-Arid","Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Cear\u00e1"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-ecos-do-vitoria-educacao-e-gestao-ambiental-echoes-of-vitoria-association-education-and-environamental-management\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/7-hd_ecopontos1.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ecoando Ecopontos\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Echos of Vitoria Association promotes environmental education activities to develop the area of Vitoria Park in S\u00e3o Paulo. The organization educates the community about environmental issues and implements projects to recover the margins of the Mazzei and Lavrinhas rivers. The Association mobilizes poor communities to develop recycling and other environmental-friendly projects through seminars, courses, practical activities and workshops. The support of BrazilFoundation has allowed the education of the members of this organization, the improvement of the project\u2019s facilities and the extension of the program to other communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecosdovitoria.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.ecosdovitoria.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Ecos do Vit\u00f3ria &#8211; Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Gest\u00e3o Ambiental","project":"Ecoando Ecopontos","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Education and Culture","lat":"-23.471476","lng":"-46.59671470000001","year":["2003"],"tags":["Environment"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-de-moradores-do-bairro-de-tres-coracoes-amatreco-residents-association-of-the-district-of-tres-coracoes\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5-hd_garicomunitario2.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gari Comunit\u00e1rio\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2002 the Association aimed to contribute to the development of Tr\u00eas Cora\u00e7\u00f5es community, in the municipality of Nova Igua\u00e7u, in Rio de Janeiro, and enhance the residents\u2019 quality of life. The project sought to stimulate community involvement in the issues of garbage collection and preservation of urban space. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project, supported by BrazilFoundation, enabled unemployed residents of the region to work on daily collection of waste and conservation of the neighborhood streets for the course of one year. The project also stimulated the organization of a community center and helped to improve knowledge on health and hygiene in the community, and the quality of life and self-esteem of the population.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Moradores do Bairro de Tr\u00eas Cora\u00e7\u00f5es \u2013 AMATRECO","project":"Garico","address":"Nova Igua\u00e7u, Rio de Janeiro","area":"Socioeconomic Development","lat":"-22.7561319","lng":"-43.460741900000016","year":["2002"],"tags":["Environment"],"region":"Southeast","state":"Rio de Janeiro"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/geledes-the-afro-brazilian-womens-institute\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/4-hd_geledes.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promotoras Legais Populares\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Institute focuses its work on securing, protecting and expanding the rights of Afro-Brazilian women. Through the Popular Public Defenders project they trained women leaders from poor communities of Sao Paulo in basic legal knowledge so that they could defend their rights as citizens. Project participants have become \u201cpopular public defendants\u201d, providing legal assistance to people in the communities where they live. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Access to lawyers was virtually nonexistent in these communities on the periphery, where most people don\u2019t know their rights. The support of BrazilFoundation contributed to the formation of new popular public defendants. In addition to classes on theory and practice, the program included talks with law professionals and visits to different government agencies.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.geledes.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.geledes.org.br<\/span><\/a>","name":"Geled\u00e9s &#8211; Instituto da Mulher Negra","project":"Promotoras Legais Populares","address":"S\u00e3o Paulo","area":"Human Rights and Civic Engagement","lat":"-23.5429132","lng":"-46.64683919999999","year":["2002"],"tags":["Civic Engagement","Legal Assistance","Racial Equality","Women"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/associacao-dos-municipios-do-baixo-sul-da-bahia-amubs-association-of-the-municipalities-of-baixo-sul-da-bahia\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/3-hd_peas.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PEAS<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2002 the Association sought to develop public policies in the areas of health, education and welfare in Baixo Sul da Bahia. One of the programs offered by the Institution was the \u201cProgram for Sex Education\u201d which consisted of educating the local youth on topics such as teen pregnancy, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, child prostitution, and sex tourism. <\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trained by doctors, social workers and educators, the young project participants acted as peer-educators reaching out to the various communities in the region. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">They distributed informational pamphlets and held educational lectures, among other activities. With the support of BrazilFoundation, the project reached youth in the 11 districts that make up the Baixo Sul da Bahia region, one of the poorest regions of the state despite its natural beauty and great tourism potential.<\/span>","name":"Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Munic\u00edpios do Baixo-Sul da Bahia \u2013 AMUBS","project":"PEAS","address":"Tapero\u00e1, Bahia","area":"Health","lat":"-13.5325846","lng":"-39.10130620000001","year":["2002"],"tags":["Youth"],"region":"Northeast","state":"Bahia"},{"url":"http:\/\/brazilfoundation.org\/project\/instituto-de-incentivo-a-crianca-e-ao-adolescente-de-mogi-mirim-ica-institute-to-incentive-the-child-and-youth-of-mogi-mirim\/","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/brazilfoundation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2-hd_ica.jpg","desc":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carpe Diem<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ICA was founded in 1997 to provide children from poor communities of Mogi Mirim with after-school activities. The ongoing work helps in the socialization and development of the children, building a suitable and stimulating environment for approaching educational topics. Over the years, the organization expanded its activities and expanded its capacity, and it now serves over 1,900 students. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ICA has created a best practice methodology in art education, earning the respect and recognition of the community. Nowadays, the center multiplies its methodologies in two well-regarded social welfare centers, three local schools and other social organizations. In 2009 ICA was designated a \u201cPonto de Cultura\u201d (Point of Culture)*.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> * Title of recognition awarded by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to institutions that have made socio-cultural impacts in their communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;www.projetoica.org.br&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,897,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0]\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.projetoica.org.br\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">www.projetoica.org.br<\/span><\/a><\/span>","name":"Instituto de Incentivo \u00e0 Crian\u00e7a e ao Adolescente de Mogi Mirim \u2013 ICA","project":"Carpe Diem","address":"Mogi Mirim, S\u00e3o Paulo","area":null,"lat":"-22.4438645","lng":"-46.96616019999999","year":["2002"],"tags":["Children","Culture"],"region":"Southeast","state":"S\u00e3o Paulo"}]