11 Brazilian NGOs for you to help and do good in 2019

The end of the year is a time for a lot of reflection and also to make that good old list of promises. If one of these items is to donate to others, know what volunteer work, besides being a very noble attitude, is a beautiful learning opportunity.

To give you a helping hand in this choice, the Incredible.club researched some Brazilian NGOs for you to roll up your sleeves and commit to doing good in 2019.

One of the most famous NGOs in Brazil, SOS Mata Atlântica develops actions to benefit the environment, and carries out, among other things, the mapping and monitoring of the entire plant conservation area in this biome.

Abrace helps children and adolescents with cancer and also supports their families. The president of the NGO is Ilda Peliz, who more than 20 years ago lost her two-year-old daughter to a nervous system tumor.

Vocação is an NGO that develops socio-educational actions aimed at children and adolescents to help them adapt to the job market and community development.

Padrinho Nota 10 encourages volunteer work in orphanages throughout Brazil. On the NGO’s website you can find a list of shelters throughout Brazil. They are also the interface for the Acolhedora program. This program consists of temporarily welcoming a child, teenager or groups of siblings who live in orphanages into your home.

The Brazilian cell of the international NGO Aldeias Infantis focuses on caring for children and adolescents in vulnerable situations, offering education, sports, leisure and income.

Amigos do Bem works in the allocation of food, clothing and dental and medical care to areas of the northeastern hinterland.

Fundação Dorina Nowill is one of the oldest and most respected institutions in Brazil to help the visually impaired.

Graacc maintains a hospital for the care of children and adolescents up to 18 years of age with cancer. It is a reference in the country in studies on childhood tumors, in partnership with a federal university, Unifesp.

Fraternity Without Borders is an organization that develops international humanitarian aid in the most needy places on the planet. And, since 2015, it has also helped and accompanied families who had children affected by microcephaly.

The NGO Viva e Let Viver operates in 7 Brazilian states and seeks to provide comfort to children and adolescents hospitalized or undergoing clinical care through reading and playing.

Atados was born from a desire of USP students to help others and today it is the largest platform that connects NGOs that need help to volunteers and companies that want to develop volunteer actions. The entity has more than 1,500 registered NGOs, operating throughout the country, and close to 100,000 volunteers have already used the platform.

Other NGOs you can help, either by donating resources or as a volunteer:

Another way to help others is by donating what you no longer use. Learn how here. On the Instituto Doar website you can find the best NGOs in the country to make donations.

Have you ever done volunteer work? How was the experience?