We believe starting again means building together.
We are a community organization in Rocha Miranda, Rio de Janeiro, working to reduce inequality.
Our history
In 2004, Dona Alba Silva began reading workshops in the Faz Quem Quer community. Associação Projeto Recomeçando was founded in 2021 by Alba Silva, Juliana Guimarães, and Hilda Barbosa, giving institutional form to work that already existed in the community.
Board
The people responsible for guiding the Association and its work.
Alba Silva
President
Juliana Guimarães
Vice President
Hilda Barbosa
Secretary
Richard Silva
Operations Director
Uheslei Fagundes
Partnerships Director
Adhala Almeida
Marketing Director
Selma Alves
Director of Women’s Programs and Projects
Ana
Director of Youth and Adolescent Programs and Projects
Mission, vision, and values
What guides every choice made by the Association.
Mission
Contribute to the empowerment and leadership of children, young people, and women, contributing to the reduction of inequalities.
Vision
Become a leading organization in community development and empowerment.
Values
Ethics, Family, Community.
Recognition
In 2022, we received an Honorable Mention from the Rio de Janeiro City Council. In 2023, we were selected for BTG SOMA Empreendedorismo.
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- Public accountability: annual balance sheets and income statements reviewed by an independent external accountant.
- Honourable Mention from the Rio de Janeiro City Council (2022).
- Selected for the BTG SOMA Entrepreneurship programme, 2023 cohort.
- CNPJ 43.777.078/0001-20 — Associação Projeto Recomeçando