Economic Growth Brazil Project #33002

Transforming the Social Finance sector in Brazil

by sitawi

Transforming the Social Finance sector in Brazil

Project Report | Nov 15, 2018
SITAWI again at the top of NGOs in Brazil

By Luiza Coimbra | Communications

Finance for Good is once again at the top of social organizations in Brazil! Instituto Doar award placed SITAWI, for the second consecutive year, among the 100 best in the country. The ranking highlights the Brazilian NGOs that value the best organizational practices, good governance and transparency in their areas of activity, highlighting those who perform the best work within a universe of 300,000 NGOs.

"Awards like the Best NGOs strengthen the third sector in Brazil. Regardless of who is on the list or not. We need to develop our connections in a transparent and professional way. The award legitimizes the organizations that have been showing the best practices and inspires Brazilian NGOs to pursue this excellence. We should all get inspired", celebrates Renata Linhares, Relationship Manager.

In 10 years of history, SITAWI has already mobilized more than R$ 22 million for positive social and environmental impact, for more than 100 organizations and impact businesses. More than 350 thousand people were reached in nine Brazilian states.

Our results are reported annually on our website. We believe that this is only possible thanks to the support, dedication, and partnership of each of you who walk with us for Finance for Good! :)

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Aug 20, 2018
Territorial Development Plan for the Amazon

By Luiza Coimbra | Communications

"Things are going to move forward now. The women are joining together with their strong desire to realize their dreams. This is an opportunity for the women to build ways to make their own incomes. We want to see ASMAMJ grow, just like ASPROC has grown.", said a member of the Fiscal Council of the Association of Agroextractive Women of the Middle Juruá - ASMAMJ.

In 2017, SITAWI initiated the Médio Juruá Territory Program (TMJ), an international cooperation program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and in partnership with Coca-Cola Brazil and Natura.

With its support from USAID, the Program relies on close collaboration with the members of the Middle Juruá Territory Forum. This group includes corporations (Natura and Coca-Cola), nonprofits and local companies (Association of Rural Producers of Carauari–ASPROC, Association of Agroextractivists Residents of the Sustainable Development Reserve Uacari–AMARU, Association of Extractive Residents of the Community of São Raimundo–AMECSARA, Association of Agroextractive Women of the Médio Juruá–ASMAMJ, Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS), Mixed Cooperative for the Sustainable Development of the Medium Juruá Reserve (CODAEMJ, Açaí Tupã, among others) and government environmental protection agencies (Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation–ICMBio and the Department for Climate Change and Management of Conservation Units, Amazonas State–DEMUC), as well as SITAWI itself, which coordinates the project and fulfills the role of the Forum’s Executive Secretariat.

The objective of the three-year program is to conserve biodiversity by implementing a Territorial Development Plan for the region, involving a broad stakeholder base to increase the scale and impact of conservation and development initiatives focusing on social, environmental and economic aspects.

"We developed the whole project based on the demands of the populations. The project has the potential to be transformative for the region to empower communities and serve as an example of how sustainable value chains can conserve biodiversity and drive a region’s social development and should be a model for other regions in Amazonia.”, said SITAWI’s Manager of Territorial Programs.

USAID's investment will be allocated for education, sanitation, energy and information, access to potable water, and studies on the region's sustainable production chains such as açaí, andiroba, and murumuru. Activities also include sustainable management of fish stocks, turtle conservation, supporting a family-run school, environmental education, agroforestry systems and piloting waste management, energy and communication systems in the region.

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