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Instituto DARA

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Instituto Dara believes that it is possible to promote social inclusion and fight against structural poverty in an integrated and effective way. And we know how to do it!

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Dara Institute

Instituto Dara (formerly Saúde Criança Renascer) is a civil society organization that works to promote health and human development through the implementation and dissemination of an integrated approach to fighting against poverty.

Pioneer in the world in intersectoral work with social determinants of health, it was founded by Dr. Vera Cordeiro, in 1991, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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The Family Action Plan is the social technology created by Instituto Dara.

It consists on a participatory creation of goals and integrated actions in the areas of health, housing, income, citizenship and education, in a way that each family becomes the protagonist of its own development, gets access to its rights and improves quality of life and health conditions.

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Our work

The activities of Instituto Dara consist of:

. direct assistance to vulnerable families;

. influence on public policies;

. production and dissemination of knowledge;

. social mobilization in the fight against poverty.

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“After being accompanied by Instituto Dara, I became the master of my own destiny. My family has improved their living conditions a lot.”

Rita de Cássia, mother assisted by Instituto Dara between 2017 and 2019

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The work of Instituto Dara depends on volunteers, partners, individual donors, foundations, institutions, companies and the government.

Get involved with our work and be part of this civil society movement that has already transformed 85,000 people directly and over one million on 4 continents!

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“Instituto Dara created a powerful social methodology for the inclusion of the poorest”

Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace Prize 2006

“What has kept me involved with Instituto Dara for many years is my absolute belief in their competence and seriousness”

Armínio Fraga Economist and President of the Endowment Fund of Instituto Dara

 

“Instituto Dara is an extraordinary work done with heart and entrepreneurship”

Bill Drayton President of Ashoka


“Instituto Dara is a social technology. It’s powerful”

David Bornstein Journalist and author of the book How to Change the World

Our acknowledgments

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December, 2023

Parceria entre Dara, FAU/UFRJ e Vedacit promove workshop de impermeabilização das casas

O Canteiro Experimental de obras do Laboratório de Ensaios de Materiais de Construção (Lemc) da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Federal do Rio […]

November, 2023

Dara Institute promotes an event in Miami to discuss social inclusion and poverty alleviation

On November 6th, Dara Institute hosted its first international event: Overcoming Poverty: Making Change Happen at the Idea Center of Miami Dade College in Miami, […]

November, 2023

Pelas lentes da sociedade: HubEP premia fotografias em edital para mulheres negras

O Hub para Erradicação da Pobreza – HubEP anunciou, em 23 de novembro, as três fotógrafas premiadas no edital Mulheres em movimento: experiências de enfrentamento […]

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