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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.
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.
Note of condolence on the death of activist Giovanna Moura
The ELAS Fund team mourns the death of dancer and feminist activist Giovanna Moura, a member of the Levante Mulher Collective, and wishes her family and friends strength in this time of mourning.
Brejeiras magazine, made by and for lesbian women, is launched in Rio de Janeiro
The publication is the result of a cooperative movement that seeks to expand the speaking spaces of lesbian women, bringing them to the center of the debate.
Amalia Fischer attends meeting of the Philanthropy Network for Social Justice
The aim of the meeting is to take stock of the work of the organizations that make up the Network in recent years and to plan for the coming years, discussing challenges and opportunities for grantmaking and resource mobilization.
ELAS Fund attends 10th GIFE Congress
Amalia Fischer emphasized that feminism has a fundamental role to play in advancing the debate on violence against women in the field of private social investment. "It's very important at this time that we recognize ourselves as feminists."
ELAS Fund partners to launch book on social justice philanthropy and social movements
Amalia Fischer, general coordinator of the ELAS Fund, is one of the authors and is taking part in the launch with a debate on April 10 in Humaitá, Rio de Janeiro.
ELAS Fund celebrates election of Epsy Campbell, Costa Rica's new vice-president
The ELAS Fund congratulates Costa Rican Epsy Campbell, 54, who last Sunday became the first black woman to become vice-president of a country in continental Latin America
Amalia Fischer participates in the event "Women, Economy and Purpose", promoted by PepsiCo
The event marked the launch of the "Women with Purpose" program, aimed at the inclusion and growth of women in the job market, which will support at least 12,000 women.
ELAS in the Exact Sciences: events discuss gender equity in the country's secondary schools
The 1st Elas Nas Exatas Seminar and the 3rd ELAS Nas Exatas Dialogue will take place from March 19 to 21 in Rio de Janeiro. The Dialogue will be broadcast online.
O Fundo ELAS se solidariza com familiares, amigas/os e os mais de 46 mil eleitoras/es da vereadora e ativista Marielle Franco
Os nove tiros que nos tiraram Marielle foram contra todas as mulheres, diretamente contra o povo negro, as comunidades do Rio de Janeiro e as defensoras de direitos humanos que lutam pelo fim do genocídio da população negra no Brasil e pela equidade de gênero.