Celebrating Mothers
“Improving a mother’s well-being directly affects the development of the child; we believe that affection is the means for a person’s development.” – Joana Passos, Abraço Microcefalia team
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International Women’s Day – the Initiatives That Are Working to Empower Women and Girls in Brazil
Seven organizations, from the Amazon to São Paulo, will receive investment this year through our 2018 Call for Proposals to help empower women and girls.
Women shortening distances to build a better Brazil
O programa de Arranjos Colaborativos da BrazilFoundation financiou o encontro de duas iniciativas, de Belo Horizonte e Porto Alegre, para capacitar mulheres para construir e reparar casas
Women Who Inspire Us Everyday
On this International Women’s Day, we’d like to share with you messages from some of the women who inspire us.
Mandassaia Fighting Rural Flight by Creating Jobs and Empowering Women
The participating women and the youth who are producing the cakes and sweets have increased their incomes by more than 425%.
Celebrating Two Years of Women for Women
As of September, 2016, R$510,000 has been invested in 17 projects in 9 states, directly impacting more than 1,800 women across Brazil.
Women for Women Project in New York Supports Associação Arquitetos sem Fronteiras
The organization trains women living in inadequate housing to perform home renovations
Martha Medeiros and Anna Biondo Launch Special Edition Dolls for BrazilFoundation
Fernanda Vidigal and Carol Civita hosted the event which featured special guest Bel Santos Mayer, of IBEAC
All for One, and One for All
Women join forces in Rio de Janeiro for a more just and equal Brazil
Themis Launches Mobile App to Combat Violence Against Women
The mobile app developed by Themis, in partnership with Geledés, aims to reduce violence against women.
N’zinga participates in the March of Black Women in Brasilia
A historic date for Brazil!
Artisans from Teçume Triple Their Income
Since constructing the Casa do Rio Tupana, artisans from Teçume have tripled their income and gained economic independence
Miami Supporter Visits Movimento de Mulheres de São Gonçalo
Movimento de Mulheres de São Gonçalo received a visit from Claudia D’Orey, a chair of the Women for Women project, a campaign for the BrazilFoundation Women’s Fund which aims to connect women from different sectors of society to promote women’s rights and gender equality.
Social Enterprise Promoting Inclusion for Women in the Semi-arid
Deep in the semi-arid region of Pernambuco, a network of women farmers and artisans called Rede de Mulheres Produtoras do Pajeú are working to strengthen and empower women.
New Center Boosts Food Production and Income for Rural Community in Bahia
After 18 years of working in a makeshift space donated by the community association of Mandassaia II, women in the region now have a place to produce sweets and pastries for income generation. The new center was built from a collective effort.