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Incarcerated women from Cuxá Cooperative attend a theater course to prepare for “Marrom, the Musical”

The women from Cuxá, our cooperative at the Women's Penitentiary Unit in Maranhão, attended a theater course held inside the prison in February. The project is part of an even…

Paula Carvalho21/03/2022

Nova Casa Tereza funciona dentro do espaço CIVI-CO

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THE NEW CASA TEREZA: Tereza is back – and with a new home!

In October 2020, one of Humanitas360's civic-social projects - Casa Tereza - returned to its activities, but now, closer to us: within the CIVI-CO space! Here, the members of the…

Humanitas36026/01/2021

Cooperadas da Casa Tereza realizam assembleia no espaço CIVI-CO

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H360 welcomes members from Casa Tereza at CIVI-CO for Holiday Get-together

On December 22nd, the Humanitas360 Institute had the opportunity to close the 2020 cycle in a special event together with the Lili Co-Op. To celebrate our evolution throughout the year…

Humanitas36026/01/2021

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Patrícia Villela Marino receives Humanitarian Award for her work in the prison communities

The 2020 Humanitarian Award, awarded by “The Trust for the Americas”, a subsidiary of the Organization of American States (OAS), was presented to our President, Patricia Villela Marino. The entity…

Humanitas36021/01/2021

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H360 discusses racism, political polarization and empathy at annual council meeting

In October, the Humanitas360 Institute held its annual meeting of board members from the United States and Brazil, with guest speakers such as writer and American prison system former inmate…

Humanitas36004/11/2020

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On a women-only panel, Humanitas360 Institute addresses female incarceration at Folha de São Paulo seminar

On November 15, the Humanitas360 Institute released the documentary Tecendo a Liberdade (weaving freedom). The film tells the stories of struggle and overcoming of members of the COOSTAFE (Social Cooperative…

Humanitas36030/10/2020

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H360 and FHC Foundation launch webinar series to discuss violence and drug legalization

The first meeting took place on September 9 with the theme "Racism and Public Security,” and was attended by Hélio Santos, lawyer Elizeu Lopes, historian Dudu Ribeiro and sociologist Samira…

Humanitas36001/10/2020

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“It has to flourish again,” says artist Guilherme Kramer after painting the Cuxá Social Cooperative mural

The artist Guilherme Kramer was invited to give color to the facade of the Cuxá Cooperative at the São Luís Women's Penitentiary Unit, in Maranhão. On a social media post,,…

Humanitas36001/10/2020

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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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Lili Cooperative women open digital bank accounts

The women formerly enrolled in the Humanitas 360 Institute’s Entrepreneurship Behind and Beyond Bars Programs took an important step towards technology access and financial independence. Each one of the Lili…

Humanitas36017/08/2020

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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

Incarcerated women from Cuxá Cooperative attend a theater course to prepare for “Marrom, the Musical”

THE NEW CASA TEREZA: Tereza is back – and with a new home!

H360 welcomes members from Casa Tereza at CIVI-CO for Holiday Get-together

Patrícia Villela Marino receives Humanitarian Award for her work in the prison communities

H360 discusses racism, political polarization and empathy at annual council meeting

On a women-only panel, Humanitas360 Institute addresses female incarceration at Folha de São Paulo seminar

H360 and FHC Foundation launch webinar series to discuss violence and drug legalization

“It has to flourish again,” says artist Guilherme Kramer after painting the Cuxá Social Cooperative mural

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

Lili Cooperative women open digital bank accounts

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

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