OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO GUARANTEE PERMANENCE IN SCHOOLS IN AMAPÁ PREFACE Being Governor of a State means being able to fulfill some dreams that are in our hearts. One of the dreams I have always had, as a citizen, was the presence of everyone at school, learning and graduating, having lunch and drawing. Anyway, performing in those…

At the moment when the amendment that included the provision for paternity leave in the 1988 Federal Constitution was going to be considered, the president of the constituent, Ulysses Guimarães, quoted the comedian Chico Anysio, stating that “Father's Day was nine months earlier”. Ridiculed, the author of the amendment took to the stand to defend the right to paternity leave…

“We who are part of the Wajãpi indigenous people and are located in several communities spread across the Wajãpi Indigenous Land (TIW), in the Municipalities of Pedra Branca do Amapari, Laranjal do Jari and Mazagão, in the state of Amapá. We have our own social organization that includes our way of life. Our paternity system is part of…

PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood Practices for the full child development of black and indigenous children The PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood strategy aims to draw the attention of Brazilian education, social assistance and health professionals to the impacts of racism on child development, in addition to guarantee, in fact, qualified service and…

PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood Practices for the full child development of black and indigenous children The PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood strategy aims to draw the attention of Brazilian education, social assistance and health professionals to the impacts of racism on child development, in addition to guarantee, in fact, qualified service and…

“We who are part of the Wajãpi indigenous people and are located in several communities spread across the Wajãpi Indigenous Land (TIW), in the Municipalities of Pedra Branca do Amapari, Laranjal do Jari and Mazagão, in the state of Amapá. We have our own social organization that includes our way of life. Our paternity system is part of…

Dialogue with young people is a very pleasant challenge! Throughout its history, youth have been Promundo's priority audience to address topics such as masculinity, fatherhood, gender equality, female empowerment and sexual diversity. Programs M and H, for example, were created with the aim of providing a methodological approach…

The Gender-Based Violence Booklet for Social Assistance professionals is part of the material produced to support institutional strengthening on GBV in the activities of the Salvador Project: Preventing Gender-Based Violence through the Social Assistance System, of the World Bank. The World Bank aims to innovatively improve the effectiveness of…

The work plan to implement actions aimed at reducing the vulnerabilities of children and adolescents, in schools covered by the Knowledge Road Program (PEC), in the cities of Aguiarnópolis, Aliança do Tocantins, Barrolândia, Colinas do Tocantins, Pugmil and Wanderlândia, has as a reference actions related to the theme of violence based on the diversity of individuals and…

We at Promundo have been concerned — since always — with the importance of paternal participation in the lives of sons and daughters. In the search for a more egalitarian world and the end of a society guided by machismo, we try to contribute to the formation of generations of father figures who are more concerned and aware of their roles within…

The issue of paternity has been addressed by Promundo since its founding, as its mission is to promote gender equality and reduce violence against women, boys and girls. The path chosen to promote social change has been the involvement of men and boys and, in this sense, working to prevent and reduce…

In March 2020, Brazil was affected by the Corona Virus Pandemic. Since the end of 2019, other countries were being affected by COVID 19, with very frightening numbers of victims, including people who died. As much as there was empathy and solidarity on our part towards those going through this…

“I plan my future now. I won't just wait for tomorrow. Now is now”, (CE student Maria de Nazareth and project participant) In Brazil, 11 million young people, almost a quarter of the population between 15 and 29 years old, neither study nor work. This phenomenon of young people outside the job market…

The J Program (J for Youth in Portuguese) was developed within the scope of the Youth for the End of Violence Project. This pilot project ended its 3-year cycle in December 2017 and was funded by the United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Action to Eliminate Violence against Women, (UNTF). The project…

Aiming to create spaces for reflections on our daily actions, about who we are and where we come from, the notebook: “Facing Racism and Gender Inequalities” has as its main function to construct affirmative and true images of the black population and their historical and continuous contributions to the formation of Brazilian society. The material aims to contribute to…

This Toolbook is the result of the Educators Training Project for Gender Equality, carried out through a partnership between the Promundo Institute and the Stimulu Institute/Galpão Aplauso, between the months of June 2016 and June 2017. activity proposals present in this booklet are the result of adaptation…

This guide seeks to support the Young Mobilizers participating in the Tourism and Child Protection project, implemented by Plan International Brasil, in continuing actions to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents (ESCA), even after the end of the project. The guide brings activities that are linked to topics that young people find important to discuss…

This Toolbook aims to bring proposals for reflection and activities on gender equity to be developed within the scope of conditional income transfer programs by professionals and community leaders who accompany the beneficiaries of these programs.

This booklet was written with beneficiaries of the Bolsa Família Program – PBF in mind, addressing relationships between men and women, the division of domestic work, care for children, differences, inequalities and violence.

This guide was born from the experience of the Praticando Esporte, Vencendo na Vida project, implemented by Promundo, in partnership with ChildHope and funding from Comic Relief and Kinder Not Hilfe (KNH).1 Its content reflects the objectives, lessons learned and the trajectory of the project that , between 2013 and 2015, developed various sports practices, communication campaigns, educational workshops on gender, diversity, racial equality and prevention…

This toolkit aims to present some ideas for actions to promote respect for diversity in companies. Created by a group of different civil society organizations – Instituto Promundo and Grupo Conexão G – and companies from the Eletrobras Group – Cepel, Furnas, Eletrobras and Eletronuclear -, it aims to complement the actions…

In 2013, Plan Brasil brought together a group of young people from Maranhão, from the Healthy Adolescent Program, interested in carrying out actions with other young people. The idea was to join forces to promote autonomy, health, pleasure and gender equality, guaranteeing respect for their sexual and reproductive rights. After workshops mediated by the Promundo Institute, young people realized that…

The children's book “Chutando Pedrinhas” addresses the specificities of the relationship between father and daughter and how parents can contribute to an equitable education between girls and boys. While walking together, father and daughter talk about the desires and dreams of this girl who finds herself limited by social standards that reserve specific roles for men...

Manual aimed at professionals in the health sector, education and community workers with evidence of best practices on the participation of men and their partners in the exercise of fatherhood and care, male self-care and the involvement of men in maternal and child health.

The game “Em Seu Lugar” is a tool that aims to bring light to the discussion about the rights of the young population, mainly with regard to their sexual and reproductive health. Aimed at professionals in the areas of education, health and also people who work directly with teenagers and…

The Responsible Supporter's Guide, created by Promundo for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, is a primer for football fans on preventing commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents (ESCCA). Includes an exclusive interview with the right-back of the 1994 world champion Brazilian team, Jorginho, about…

Vento no Rosto is a children's book created by children, but dedicated to adults. The story of Lucas, the book's central character, was created by 12 boys and girls, between 6 and 13 years old, from the Maré community, participants in the Sport, Culture and Citizenship project of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz). The project developed by Promundo,…

This manual presents the summarized version of the approach contained in Programs H and M. It aims to make the methodologies more accessible so that a growing number of teachers, facilitators, professionals who work with young people, technicians and health professionals have the means to become promoters of gender equity – involving young people so they…

The Guide “Adolescents, young people and sexuality education”, produced in partnership with the Ford Foundation, is a tool that guides the practice of professionals and people who work with Sexual Rights and Reproductive Rights with adolescents and young people by providing scientifically correct, realistic and without pre-judgments. The material provides a contextualization of the history of education…

This package has been developed for use by individuals, organizations and donors interested in conducting a needs assessment to identify gaps in male engagement interventions related to HIV and AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support in order to design programs and/or or relevant and effective policies to involve men…

This is an educational manual for working with men to question inequitable views on masculinity and develop more positive attitudes to prevent unhealthy behaviors that put them and their partners and families at risk. It can also be used to train facilitators who will implement workshop activities with groups of…

This is a manual to help participants develop community-level activities to create a supportive environment for work related to male participation in HIV and AIDS services. The manual is part of the “Engaging Men and Boys for HIV and AIDS prevention, care and support” package, developed during…

Manual M includes more than 30 activities to carry out group work with young women (aged 15 to 24) on gender identity, relationships, sexuality, reproductive health, motherhood and care, drugs, work and prevention, and living with HIV and AIDS .

The Program H manual includes around 70 activities for carrying out group work with young men (aged 15 to 24) on gender, sexuality, reproductive health, fatherhood and caregiving, violence prevention, emotional health, drug use, and preventing and living with HIV and AIDS.

This guide serves to reinforce the benefits of working with young men and offers strategies and practical examples of how to do so, from a gender perspective. It also provides conceptual and practical information on how to develop, implement and evaluate HIV prevention activities.

The 20-minute wordless cartoon was created to provoke questioning among young men about the way they have been socialized and the gender roles they have been led to assume. The video shows João's life and the challenges he faced throughout his life, his upbringing in the family context, situations...

The 20-minute wordless cartoon was created to provoke questioning among young men about the way they have been socialized and the gender roles they have been led to assume. The video shows João's life and the challenges he faced throughout his life, his upbringing in the family context,…

This manual contains educational activities on gender, sexuality, violence and commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. The objective is to provide educators with a set of tools to stimulate critical reflection on these topics with groups of adolescent males between 10 and 14 years old.

"Fear of what?" is a cartoon (without lines) that invites viewers to critically reflect on homophobia and promote respect for sexual diversity. The guide contains notes about the video, instructions for facilitators on how to use it, and activities to encourage discussion about the themes found in the video.

Created based on research carried out by Promundo and the Noos Institute, in three locations in the city of Rio de Janeiro, this video is an important instrument to be used in promoting reflections and discussions about intra-family violence. Pedro, without a formal job, starts to earn less than his wife, Kelly, and…

This manual was developed to inform and empower fathers, mothers and childcare providers to use positive discipline to prevent corporal punishment. It contains educational activities to promote reflection on the use of physical and humiliating punishment against children.

​Marcelo is a boy who, like so many, has dreams, desires and plans. His parents, his friend João, and the community where he lives also have expectations of him. However, Marcelo's desires do not always correspond to people's expectations. But what exactly are Marcelo's desires? This doubt generates fear… both in…

20-minute educational video that presents common experiences for young women and addresses topics such as sexual and reproductive health, violence, pregnancy, motherhood and work. It can be used with young women and men or with health and education professionals looking for new ways to discuss young women's health and autonomy. Girl no…

It is a practical guide for families and communities. Presents proposals for violence-free education. Divided into three modules, it includes methods for preventing intra-family violence and promoting child development and the rights of children and adolescents, including group work techniques, bibliographical references, websites and organizations that work…

“Once upon a family”, a wordless cartoon, presents the story of a family and the daily challenges that parents, caregivers and guardians face in raising and educating their children. The objective is to discuss the beliefs, opinions and attitudes that adults present when faced with physical and humiliating punishment and invites us to…

This is a training manual for service providers who work with men. Sessions in the manual encourage participants to question the bias against men's involvement in reproductive health and HIV-related services in health facilities. The sessions also identify ways to improve the quality of services…