Latin America and the Caribbean – Page 2

Mães da Favela Assists with Monetary Distributions and Connecting to the Internet

Brazil, Communities and Cities, Featured Actions, Latin America and the Caribbean, SDG 1, SDG 10, SDG 9

Mães da Favela Assists with Monetary Distributions and Connecting to the Internet Mães da Favela (Mothers in the Favela) is a partner organization of CUFA (Central Única das Favelas – Unified Center of the Favelas), a Brazilian organization that operates in the political, social, sports, and cultural spheres of life in the favelas. The organization […]

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UNEafro Supports Efforts for Aid to the Poor

Brazil, Featured Actions, Latin America and the Caribbean, SDG 10, SDG 2, SDG 4

UNEafro Supports Efforts for Aid to the Poor UNEafro is a Brazilian movement that organizes itself into different groups of action in multiple areas. Its most well-known initiative is a free prep course for Brazil’s national college entrance examination (ENEM), which caters to young people and adults from public schools and underprivileged backgrounds, most afro-Brazilians,

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The Franciscan Solidarity Service (Sefras)

Brazil, Education, Featured Actions, Latin America and the Caribbean, SDG 10, SDG 2

The Franciscan Solidarity Service (Sefras) Helps the Vulnerable Population The Franciscan Solidarity Service (Serviço Franciscano de Solidariedade – Sefras), is a religious organization headed by the Franciscan branch of the Catholic Church. Based in São Paulo, Brazil, the institution provides several social and educational actions for vulnerable sectors of the population. To minimize the effect

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The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil’s Emergency Plan

Brazil, Featured Actions, Food and Agriculture, Health, Latin America and the Caribbean, SDG 10, SDG 2

The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil’s Emergency Plan The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil – APIB), an indigenous people’s rights organization, has set up an indigenous emergency plan to confront the COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil and to raise awareness to the importance of implementing measures that can

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Solidarity Network to Help Homeless Families

Brazil, Communities and Cities, Featured Actions, Food and Agriculture, Latin America and the Caribbean, SDG 1, SDG 10, SDG 2

Solidarity Network to Help Homeless Families The Movimento de Luta nos Bairros, Vilas e Favelas (MLB) is a Brazilian initiative that encourages hundreds of homeless and low-income families across the country to fight for the human right to live in dignity. Most low-income families in the country are headed by informal workers and, therefore, will

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The Non-Profit Edo Group helps Women

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The Non-Profit Edo Group helps Women in Vulnerable Situations in Colombia The organisation Edo Group is based in the La Guajira region of Colombia, and works to boost social development and fight poverty through the engagement of local civil society. The organisation focuses on women empowerment through the execution of programs to strengthen civil society

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