
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
“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
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.
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
On this International Women’s Day, we’d like to share with you messages from some of the women who inspire us.
The participating women and the youth who are producing the cakes and sweets have increased their incomes by more than 425%.
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.
The organization trains women living in inadequate housing to perform home renovations
Fernanda Vidigal and Carol Civita hosted the event which featured special guest Bel Santos Mayer, of IBEAC
Women join forces in Rio de Janeiro for a more just and equal Brazil
The mobile app developed by Themis, in partnership with Geledés, aims to reduce violence against women.
A historic date for Brazil!
Since constructing the Casa do Rio Tupana, artisans from Teçume have tripled their income and gained economic independence
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.
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.
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.