Passion
for the cause
of women
ELAS Fund selects Communication Advisor
The ELAS Fund particularly encourages black women, quilombolas, indigenous, traditional communities, LBT, women with disabilities and women living with HIV/AIDS to apply to the organization's selection processes.
KK Verdade presents ELAS nas Exatas at the Girls in Science Symposium at MAST
Também estão entre as palestrantes nossa parceira Sandra Unbehaum, da Fundação Carlos Chagas, e representantes de projetos apoiados no ELAS nas Exatas.
ELAS Fund establishes partnership with Viralize, a platform for the culture of giving in Brazil
“Precisamos chamar gente nova para o jogo democrático, desmistificar questões sobre a doação e sobre instituições sociais, e assim garantir direitos humanos básicos e fortalecer nossa democracia”, diz Rodrigo Bueno, idealizador da Viralize
GIFE launches a series of videos portraying the main challenges for the economic sustainability of civil society organizations
The first video deals with the importance of donations for civil society organizations and features testimonies from other ELAS Fund partners, such as Mafoane Odara, from the Avon Institute, and Eleutéria Amora, from CAMTRA and Abong.
ELAS Fund greets Clair Castilhos, honored by the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina
Clair Castilhos, feminist activist, pharmacist-biochemist, sanitarian, professor, member of the Feminist Health Network, today receives the title of Citizen of Santa Catarina.
ELAS Fund program manager participates in workshop on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in Malaysia
Savana Brito esteve em Kuala Lumpur participando de um Encontro da Comunidade de Prática em Monitoramento, Avaliação e Aprendizagem, da Prospera – Rede Internacional de Fundos de Mulheres.
Association of Indigenous Women Warriors of Pankararu, supported by ELAS in the Exact Sciences, promotes campaign to end prejudice against indigenous women
"We women have the right to choose our professions and show that we can be independent under any circumstances," say Greiciane dos Santos, Arabela Pereira, Emília Alves and Kerliane dos Santos, members of the project.
Empowerment and access to rights through soccer
Esporte é ferramenta de mudança social no projeto dos Meninos Bons de Bola, apoiado no Edital LBT do Fundo ELAS, que apoia iniciativas de lésbicas, bissexuais e trans em todo Brasil.
International Solidarity of Feminist Funds #SOSNicaragua
Confira comunicado dos fundos de mulheres da América Latina em solidariedade aos movimentos de mulheres da Nicarágua. Disponível em português, espanhol e inglês.
ELAS Fund receives tribute from UN Brazil and UN Women
June's Orange Highlight for concrete actions to combat, prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.
Suzi Clementino, chairwoman of the ELAS Fund Board, promotes gastronomy training for women
Suzi Clementino, chairwoman of the ELAS Fund board, is promoting professional guidance for women. The aim of the initiative is to train six young residents of Morro Dona Marta to set up an association to provide services in the area.
ELAS Fund and British Council support 8 more projects in the Contemporary Feminisms program
Em seguimento ao Programa Building Movements – Feminismos Contemporâneos, lançado em 2017, Fundo ELAS e British Council conseguiram mobilizar recursos para apoiar mais 8 iniciativas, totalizando 22 projetos.
"Women's funds are the fundamental financial arm of women's movements"
Alexandra Garita, diretora adjunta da Prospera – Rede Internacional de Fundos de Mulheres, esteve no Rio e conversou com o Fundo ELAS sobre a filantropia feminista na América Latina.
ELAS Fund welcomes partners from the Alliance of Latin American Women's Funds
The main objective of the meeting is to generate opportunities for collaboration between women's funds in the region and to strengthen collective support strategies for Latin American women's rights movements.
International seminar discusses social investment in women and socio-environmental rights
An initiative of the Philanthropy Network for Social Justice, Prospera and ELAS Fund, the event brought together representatives of Latin American women's funds, national foundations and institutes and civil society organizations at the Rio Art Museum.