Instituto Social para Motivar, Apoiar e Reconhecer Talentos (ISMART)
By identifying low-income young talents aged 12 to 15, the institute grants scholarships to excellent private schools and access to development and professional orientation programs, from elementary school to university.
We support in various fronts, emphasizing opportunities (scholarships and internships), volunteering, and organizing events.
Amplia FGV
Pre-university social course for low-income students who wish to study Law at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in Rio de Janeiro, but also prepares for entrance exams of other institutions. As a result, the project manages to expand the personal and academic opportunities of its students, stimulating social awareness and diversity. We support in various fronts, emphasizing volunteering, outreach, and direct donations.
Adote um Aluno USP
Unprecedented program that offers scholarships to support and train low-income undergraduate students from the Law School of the University of São Paulo (USP).
We support via direct donation.
Instituto Pro Bono (IPB)
Founded in 2001, the organization was created to combat inequality in access to justice, serving vulnerable populations and civil society organizations by promoting voluntary advocacy and the production of legal knowledge. By promoting contact with lawyers willing to provide voluntary services with the highest quality, the institute enables services, trains people, and organizes events, debates, and publications
We support via direct donation – we are an
Amicus Pro Bono office.
Gastromotiva
Organization founded in 2006 by chef and social entrepreneur David Hertz, which offers professional training for its students to become entrepreneurs, assistants, and chefs, as well as replicators of its methodology. Many of them even become community mobilizers, generating local opportunities and actions to combat hunger in their territories, using gastronomy as a tool for social transformation and combating waste.
We support via volunteering and direct donation.
Tem Gente com Fome
Humanitarian support campaign initiated by the Black Coalition for Rights, which brings together 200 organizations, groups, and allies of the Brazilian black movement throughout the national territory, in partnership with Amnesty International, Oxfam Brazil, Redes da Maré, Brazilian Action Against Inequalities, 342 Arts, Nossas - Activism Network, Ethos Institute, Solidarity Organic, Prerrogativas Group, and Brazil Fund.
We support via direct donation.
Previously Supported Projects
Sociedade Humanitária Padre Cacique
Organization founded in 1898 by Father Joaquim Cacique de Barros, who was already providing assistance works at that time. Welcoming and supporting elderly people in need of both sexes, without distinction of race, color, or religious creed, the asylum carries out services, programs, projects, and socio-assistance, cultural, and recreational benefits free of charge and for an extended period.
We supported via tax exemption from 2015-2020.
Centro de Treinamento de Deodoro (CTDeo)
The entity promotes social inclusion for children and young people, using sports as a tool for developing values and attitudes, individual competencies, and building cooperative scenarios, contributing to strengthen social capital in its area of operation. The pedagogical proposal and methodology adopted are endorsed by UNESCO. In almost a decade of activities, the center already has several success stories, both in sports and in other areas of knowledge.
We supported via pro bono and tax exemption from 2014-2021.
Instituto PROA
The institute creates opportunities for public school students to develop and outline a concrete and sustainable life project, through access to quality education, behavioral and cultural training, guidance at the beginning of their professional careers, and support in achieving their first work and study opportunities.
We support in various fronts, emphasizing pro bono, volunteering, and social clothing donation campaigns.
Cultural Projects Supported
Semana My Dream Arte: Conexões para a plena cidadania da pessoa com deficiência (2022)
Over four days, researchers participated in conversation circles and performances that combined the talents of artists with disabilities who, through their performances, provoked reflections and a new understanding of disability. The goal was to make accessibility a collective project and contribute to combating and confronting ableism.
Cássia Eller - O Musical (2019)
The musical narrates the trajectory of one of the most talented Brazilian singers, from the beginning of her career in Brasília in the 1980s to her national recognition a few years later. Lesbian, Cássia Eller died at the height of her successful career in 2001, before turning 40.
Simples Assim
Based on the eponymous book by Brazilian writer Martha Medeiros, the play addresses interpersonal relationships in the contemporary world, accelerated and mediated by invasive and unavoidable technology. The scenes explore details of these relationships in everyday life, seeking what remains human in the characters amid so many transformations.
O Topo da Montanha (2018)
Play written by Katori Hall, with Lázaro Ramos and Taís Araújo in the lead roles, which reinvents the last day of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. The Protestant pastor and political activist became an icon for his fight for love for others and his repudiation of American racial segregation. The work alludes to the activist's last great speech ("I’ve Been to the Mountaintop"), delivered on the eve of his assassination.