By Vaga Lume's team | Team
The Amazon is made of many stories. Some are in books. Others live in oral tradition, in ways of doing things, in gatherings, and in the knowledge shared every day within communities.By following and sharing Vaga Lume's work, you help these stories travel further and contribute to more people discovering the cultural diversity present in Amazonian territories.
In the first half of 2026, Vaga Lume strengthened its Community Library Network through 23 in-person and 42 remote monitoring sessions across municipalities in Mato Grosso, Pará, Amazonas, and Amapá. Additionally, the organization launched a new expansion phase focused on early childhood in Benevides (PA), selecting the communities of Taiassu, Divino Espírito Santo, and Juquiri to receive new libraries in partnership with the Van Leer Foundation.
In parallel, we promoted important moments of integration and training, such as the participation of educators in the Educator Committee in São Paulo to discuss territory, identity, and memory.
The field monitoring, training, and community expansion work directly connects to the recognition Vaga Lume received in thedotgood's benchmark, which ranks us among Brazil's top 100 civil society organizations in 2026. This achievement reinforces our excellence in transparency and governance, values built over a 25-year legacy of dedication that ground our credibility to keep transforming stories and expanding access to reading across the region.
Every book distributed, every training carried out, and every library strengthened is only possible thanks to the people who believe in this collective effort.
Best regards,
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