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Instituto Verdescola

A social organisation in São Sebastião, on the coast of São Paulo, running education, social inclusion, environmental and vocational programmes.

Aerial view of the Instituto Verdescola campus with solar panels on the roof.
The institute’s campus in São Sebastião · Photo: Instituto Verdescola
  • Since 2008 Working in Vila Sahy, São Sebastião (founded in 2005)
  • 1,679 Direct beneficiaries in 2022
  • ~1,000 Children and young people served every day
  • 541 Families served (December 2022)
  • 191 Vocational course graduates, second half of 2022
  • Featured World Funding’s role: featured social initiative on its platform (2023)

Figures reported by Instituto Verdescola in its semi-annual report (July–December 2022) and institutional presentation (March 2022), consistent with press coverage (GIFE; Costa Norte). They are the institute’s results, not World Funding’s.

Context

Founded in São Paulo in 2005, Instituto Verdescola moved to São Sebastião in 2008, to Vila Sahy, where it works with children, young people and adults from communities in situations of social vulnerability. Its programmes combine complementary education for children and teenagers, vocational courses for young people and adults, environmental education from early childhood, and social support for families.

The region sits between the Atlantic Forest and the sea and is exposed to landslides and floods. During the deadly rains of February 2023, the institute’s headquarters in Vila Sahy became the main centre for sheltering and supporting the victims.

World Funding’s role

World Funding featured Instituto Verdescola on its platform as one of the social initiatives it presented to an international audience, and its archive holds the institute’s 2022 institutional presentation and activity report.

The figures on this page belong to the institute’s own dated reports. The current nature of World Funding’s relationship with the institute is being confirmed.

Sources: Instituto Verdescola institutional presentation (March 2022) and semi-annual report (July–December 2022). Coastal photographs are public-domain images from Brazil’s Ministry of Tourism.

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