We protect the environment through ecosystem restoration and the promotion of the circular economy, strengthening local territories and encouraging sustainable practices.
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During the largest climate disaster in the history of Rio Grande do Sul – the floods of May 2024 – Instituto Justiça (IJ) mobilized to act with agility and solidarity. In partnership with various stakeholders, more than 2,000 tons of emergency donations were collected and distributed, benefiting 40,000 people among the 2.4 million affected by the tragedy.
Educating children and adolescents about the environment is like planting seeds for the future. From this perspective, Instituto Justiça (IJ) created a front of action focused on environmental regeneration through education, with a set of pedagogical initiatives that strengthen the bond between children, educators, and nature.
As part of the RegeneRaízes environmental pillar, Instituto Justiça (IJ), in partnership with Agroforestry Carbon, implemented four agroforestry systems in the states of São Paulo, Santa Catarina, and Pará. This initiative combines sustainability, food security, and social development.
Between 2020 and 2023, Instituto Justiça (IJ) supported Instituto Arara Azul (IAA) through the “Adopt a Nest” campaign, contributing with monitoring, management, and protection actions for natural and artificial nests in the Pantanal.
We believe that inclusive education is capable of building fairer futures and expanding opportunities.
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In 2023, Instituto Justiça (IJ), together with the Municipal Departments of Health and Education of Porto Feliz (SP), inaugurated the Specialized Municipal Children’s Center (CIEM) — a pioneering public facility focused on the educational and therapeutic care of children aged 4 to 5 diagnosed with TEA.
As part of its commitment to inclusion, the reduction of prejudice, and the dissemination of accessible knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorder (TEA), Instituto Justiça (IJ) established a partnership with influencer, writer, and speaker Marcos Petry to host educational live sessions on Instagram.
As part of its commitment to the inclusion of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (TEA), Instituto Justiça (IJ) created the TEA Talks project, an educational initiative in the format of short videos for social media.
Committed to the health and well-being of the population of Porto Feliz, Instituto Justiça (IJ) has continued to strengthen hospital infrastructure to ensure high-quality care for those who need it most.
With the aim of strengthening the health care infrastructure in Porto Feliz (SP) and expanding access to high-complexity care, Instituto Justiça (IJ), in partnership with JHSF, Singulare, and the Fazenda Boa Vista Residents’ Association, donated four new ICU beds to the city’s Santa Casa in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Instituto Justiça (IJ) supported the União Amazônia Viva project, an emergency initiative focused on protecting Indigenous peoples, riverine communities, extractivist communities, and quilombola communities in the Amazon region, groups that have historically been vulnerable and were facing a mortality rate 150% higher than the national average.
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We foster inclusion and community autonomy to strengthen the most vulnerable territories.
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Every child deserves to live with dignity, care, and access to opportunities. For this reason, Instituto Justiça (IJ) is proud to support Com.Paixão Kids, an organization that expands access to quality special education for children and adolescents on the autism spectrum in situations of social vulnerability.
Since 2020, Instituto Justiça (IJ) has been a partner of Instituto Fazendo História (IFH), contributing with monthly donations that help expand the network of care for children and adolescents in situations of vulnerability in Brazil.
In 2024, the Arthur Pereira de Vargas Municipal School, in Canoas, suffered severe damage after remaining submerged for more than 20 days due to the intense floods that affected the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Following its commitment to support families in Rio Grande do Sul after the floods that affected several communities, Instituto Justiça (IJ) launched the Home Restructuring (RS) project. This initiative emerged as a second phase of the solidarity movement, aimed at helping people return to their homes and rebuild their routines with dignity and safety.
In May 2024, Rio Grande do Sul (RS) faced the largest climate disaster in its history. Intense rainfall caused floods and landslides that devastated entire cities, cut off access routes, and destroyed homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses.
During the most critical months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Instituto Justiça (IJ) joined the Zap do Bem initiative to support families in situations of social vulnerability and food insecurity.
It was during the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, a time of great uncertainty, that Indiara and Luiz Felipe Dias de Souza took the first step toward a shared dream: creating an organization dedicated to transforming realities through empathy and action.
