Passion
for the cause
of women
São Paulo hosts Women Investing in Women
On May 17, in São Paulo, in partnership with Café Paõn, a Happy Hour was held to celebrate the arrival of the Women Investing in Women circle of partner-investors. More than twenty women took part in the...
Award recognizes companies that support female entrepreneurship
As mulheres são o principal e o mais rápido caminho para o desenvolvimento de um país. Com essa premissa, o ELAS Fundo de Investimento Social promove o protagonismo e os direitos humanos das mulheres captando e investindo recursos em suas iniciativas. E para valorizar empresas, instituições, fundações e pessoas físicas que apoiam jovens meninas e mulheres, o ELAS abriu as inscrições para o prêmio Doar para Transformar edição 2010.
Northeast: fight against racial discrimination
In April, representatives of the groups selected in the 12th ELAS Project Competition, held with the support of the Kellog Foundation, met in Salvador (BA). The agenda included moments of reflection, motivation, exchange and coexistence through various workshops that strengthened the leaders and worked on the consequences of racism.
On the move: an enterprise created and made up of them
At the end of March, a group of young women from the Jardim Batan community (RJ) took the first step towards building a business together.
Donor circle reaches São Paulo and Brasília
To celebrate the month of mothers, the Women Investing in Women Donor Circle will be coming to São Paulo and Brasília. On May 17, at 7pm, women from São Paulo are invited to a Happy Hour at Café Paõn in Moema. Invitations to the event cost R$ 75.00, with part of the proceeds donated to ELAS' activities. The menu will include lots of food and drinks specially selected for the occasion.
Prize Giving for change receives participations in May
People and institutions can register for the Giving for change Award until May 10, based on the date of posting at the post office, by sending information about the projects or organizations of girls, young people and women that they support. Journalists, meanwhile, must send their reports on social investment in them for analysis by the judges.
WRun and Body & Soul support social investment in women
Groups of girls, young people and women working with sport, health and well-being will be the next supported by ELAS. From a partnership between the Fund and Iguana Sports, the participants of the WRun, women's racing, and Body...
Women who invest in women
Casa Julieta de Serpa, in Rio de Janeiro, welcomed around a hundred women to a charity tea held in partnership with ELAS. The event celebrated International Women's Day and the launch of the Women Investing in Women Donor Circle.
CPRM celebrates International Women's Day with Angelita Campaign
The Brazilian Geological Survey (CPRM) hosted the Angelita Fashion Campaign as part of its celebrations for International Women's Day.
UNIFEM visits ELAS headquarters in Rio de Janeiro
UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women), represented by its Regional Director for the Southern Cone, Rebecca Tavares, and Program Officer Junia Puglia, visited ELAS headquarters in Rio de Janeiro in March.
Latin American Area of the International Network of Funds and ConMujeres meet in Brazil
The month of March marked the first meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Area of the IWFN (International Women's Fund Network) and ConMujeres (Consortium of Women's Funds in Latin America and the Caribbean) in Brazil.
Tribute to the feminist leaders killed in Haiti
On March 8, in addition to celebrating International Women's Day, women's organizations around the world will pay tribute to the Haitian feminist leaders who died in January.
100 years of International Women's Day in action in downtown SP
The demonstration will take place on March 8 at 10:30 a.m. in Praça do Patriarca, renamed Praça da Matriarca by the women two years ago. There will also be a walk through the center of São Paulo. With the act, the...
XI Meeting of Women's Fraternization in the Community of Cantagalo
On March 12, at 11am, the XI Meeting of Fraternization between Women will be held in the Community of Cantagalo, in Rio de Janeiro. The event, which celebrates International Women's Day, will feature the...
Women and money: research shows how they deal with it
A survey carried out by Sophia Mind, a company specializing in behaviour and trends in the female universe, and published by Época magazine, shows the relationship between women and money. Two thousand women with broadband internet access in the six largest Brazilian capitals were interviewed.