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Vaga Lume Association

Org #16472
Vetted since 2013 Staff Favorite Site Visit Verified
2001
year founded
$439,980
raised on GlobalGiving
10
years fundraising
0
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Vaga Lume (firefly, in Portuguese) is a Brazilian nonprofit organization created in 2001 to empower children within rural communities of the Amazon by fostering literacy and operating community libraries as knowledge sharing spaces. Over this 20 years, we have helped over 25,000 children to pursue bigger dreams, respect cultural diversity and treasure their own identity. Our work takes place in the Amazon, one of the most important regions of the world, not only in terms of cultural and environmental diversity, but also in terms of area and population. It encompasses 9 countries, 33 million inhabitants and it is the home of 385 different indigenous ethnic groups. However, in the region lie... read more

Projects (1)

Project Leaders
Info Info
Info Info
Lia Jamra
Lia Jamra
Fernanda Prado
Fernanda Prado
Team
Aline Calahani, Andre Nascimento, Cristiana Leao, Thais Nascimento, Lia Jamra, Lohana Gomes, Rafael Sasso, Marcia Lica, Camila Bezerra, Priscila Fonseca, Neide Rocha, Danila Guedes, Sylvia Guimaraes, Fernanda Prado, Pamella Pierna, Thaissa Grossmann, Elisa Villamea, Jean Antony, Mariana Tucci, Severina Soares, Luisa Setton
Organization Information
R. Aspicuelta, 678
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05433-011
Brazil
+5511971501662
Organization Information
R. Aspicuelta, 678
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05433-011
Brazil
+5511971501662

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Aug 16, 2023
T for Transparency! Check our 2022 Activity Report
Several reasons make Vaga Lume the Best Education NGO in Brazil (Instituto Doar) and winner of the Jabuti Prize in the Promoting Reading category in 2022: we implemented three new...
Jul 5, 2023
Your support to traditional culture in Amazon!
In April 2023, Vaga Lume, with your support, held a training in production of Handmade Books, in order to strengthen the pillar of local culture in the communities. The workshop's methodology is based...
Mar 9, 2023
Vaga Lume Wins "Green Nobel Prize" and your fingerprints are all over it!
Vaga Lume was one of the winning organizations in the first edition of the United Earth Amazônia Award, a prize created by Marcus Nobel that follows the same selection and evaluation criteria as...
 
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