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Humanitas360 inaugurates social cooperative in São Luís women’s prison unit

The Humanitas360 Institute inaugurated last Wednesday (August 26th) morning the Cuxá Cooperative, an initiative that will encourage social entrepreneurship among imprisoned women in Pedrinhas (the São Luís Women's Prison Unit).…

Humanitas36003/09/2020

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Humanitas360 get together with Maranhão women of the Mulheres do Brasil Group

In July, the president of Humanitas360, Patrícia Villela Marino, joined a conversation with Maranhão women of the Grupo Mulheres do Brasil (the Brazilian Women Group). The Zoom meeting was mediated…

Humanitas36003/08/2020

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Tereza products, made by women in prison and formerly incarcerated, joins the Dotsy collaborative network

This month, products made by “Tereza Vale a Pena” (Tereza is worth it) -- a brand created by Humanitas360 to commercialize and disseminate products made by the inmates and ex-inmates’…

Humanitas36003/08/2020

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H360 participates in “lives” about pandemic, invisible people and citizen engagement

In times of pandemic, live streaming is everywhere. In the last month, the Humanitas360 Institute joined two debates that give some sense of the themes we have been working on…

Humanitas36003/06/2020

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H360 holds a virtual meeting with women from Lili Cooperative

On May 26, in partnership with the Instituto Responsa, the Humanitas360 Institute held a virtual meeting with the members of Cooperative Lili, a group that was formed within the Women's…

Humanitas36002/06/2020

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CNJ and Humanitas360 expand virtual visits in prisons

In order to soften the impact of the full closure of prisons due to the new coronavirus, which has suspended around 1 million monthly visits registered across the country, the…

Humanitas36008/05/2020

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Humanitas Institute360’s actions to help fight the pandemic in Maranhão

The Humanitas360 Institute has been acting on several fronts to help mitigate the effects of the pandemic in Maranhão, the state in Northern Brazil where we implemented the Cuxá Cooperative.…

Humanitas36007/05/2020

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Women are more vulnerable to drug trafficking convictions because Justice incriminates more petty crimes, says violence researcher

The new coronavirus pandemic has particularly affected the most vulnerable groups in Brazil - and with the prison population it would be no different. We have seen an increase in…

Humanitas36007/05/2020

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Letter about the Coronavirus and the work of Humanitas360 Institute

COVID-19 isn’t the most lethal disease humanity has ever fought, but it is unique in its ability to expose vulnerabilities of modern society. From overwhelmed public health systems to decimated…

Humanitas36030/03/2020

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Humanitas360 Institute starts working at Social Cooperative Cuxá, in Northeast Brazil

In early March, the Humanitas360 team was in São Luís, Maranhão (northeast Brazil), to coordinate efforts to open the Cuxá Social Cooperative at the São Luís Women's Prison Unit (UPFEM).…

Humanitas36030/03/2020

Humanitas360 inaugurates social cooperative in São Luís women’s prison unit

Humanitas360 get together with Maranhão women of the Mulheres do Brasil Group

Tereza products, made by women in prison and formerly incarcerated, joins the Dotsy collaborative network

H360 participates in “lives” about pandemic, invisible people and citizen engagement

H360 holds a virtual meeting with women from Lili Cooperative

CNJ and Humanitas360 expand virtual visits in prisons

Humanitas Institute360’s actions to help fight the pandemic in Maranhão

Women are more vulnerable to drug trafficking convictions because Justice incriminates more petty crimes, says violence researcher

Letter about the Coronavirus and the work of Humanitas360 Institute

Humanitas360 Institute starts working at Social Cooperative Cuxá, in Northeast Brazil

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