Having been founded by residents of Maré and having about half of its staff born in the territory is a differential for the management. In this way, it provides a quality of thinking about the needs and ways of organizing and engaging local issues in order to transform them.

  

 

Eliana Sousa Silva received, in 2022, the "Medalha Tiradentes", the greatest honor from Rio de Janeiro's parliament

Award in the "Outstanding" category for the work of the Right to Public Security and Access to Justice axis

Selected by Malala Fund to integrate the Education Activists Network

Award in the "Post-pandemic Legacy" category for the campaign 'Maré says NO to Coronavírus'

Best NGOs Award 2019, chosen as one of the 100 best Brazilian NGOs

Itaú Social label of "Good Institutional Development Practices"

 

Redes da Maré develops specific forms of management, governance and sustainability based on specific elements from civil society.

 

Maré is the largest group of favelas in Rio de Janeiro, where more than 140,000 people live in 15 communities spread over 4km². It is greater than 96% of municipalities in Brazil (according to data from the Census Maré, 2013). Like many peripheral territories, Maré has challenges the size of a city, especially in regard to basic rights, such as access to water and sanitation, education, health, public security and culture.

In order to overcome inequalities and the various forms of violence present in the territory and guarantee a better quality of life for residents, Redes da Maré works on a social agenda focused on the structuring themes above, through axes of work and carrying out projects, actions and campaigns.

The work is always done through the mobilization, listening and participation of the population, producing knowledge and proposing actions that allow the systematic monitoring of changes in favor of significant and concrete improvements in the quality of life for residents.

METHODOLOGY

All of Redes da Maré's axes of work have the following lines of action as strategic directions:

 

• Mobilization of residents and strengthening of local actors, such as the 16 Residents' Associations and different leaders from historic struggles of Maré

• Networking and partnerships with different public and private organizations operating in the region

 

• Incidence on public policies, systematization and dissemination of knowledge produced in order to achieve, in the medium and long term, the realization of rights in all the favelas of Maré

• Diagnosis and production of knowledge about the region

 

 

The organization´s work is done from the direct service to the local population, which takes place in the following facilities within Maré: headquarters of Redes da Maré in Nova Holanda, Normal Space, Maré Arts Center, Lima Barreto Library, Black House and Technological Innovation Shed of Maré (Ritma), all located in Nova Holanda; Redes da Maré headquarters in Vila dos Pinheiros, Herbert Vianna Cultural Arena, in Nova Maré, and the House of Women of Maré, in Parque União.

This set of facilities allows the development of actions that materialize projects and programs, creating spaces of opportunities to express potential and develop experiences of residents, realizing dreams in projects, paths and individual stories.

They are spaces for interaction, exchange of experiences, production of knowledge and where the daily work that sustains the project of a more just, solidary and equal society for all people is built.

PARTICIPATION AND SOCIAL OVERSIGHT

 

Participation in spaces for social engagement is part of Redes da Maré’s dialogue with public authorities and political advocacy efforts. The organization takes part in several councils and committees at different levels of government, while also monitoring committees of the Rio de Janeiro Legislative Branch.

 

Committees and Councils

  • State Council for the Rights of Black People and the Promotion of Racial Equality of Rio de Janeiro (CEDINEPIR-RJ) | Term: 2026–2030
  • State Council of Cities of Rio de Janeiro (CEC-RJ) | Term: 2026–2029
  • State Council for the Defense of Human Rights of Rio de Janeiro (CEDDH-RJ) | Term: 2026–2028
  • National Strategic Committee for the Care Policy | Term: 2025–2028
  • Municipal Anti-Drug Council of Rio de Janeiro (COMAD-Rio) | Term: 2025–2027
  • Food and Nutrition Security Council of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (CONSEA-Rio) | Term: 2025–2027
  • Municipal Council of Favelas of Rio de Janeiro (COMFAV) | Term: 2025–2026
  • Municipal Council for Women's Rights of Rio de Janeiro (CODIM-Rio) | Term: 2024–2027
  • Municipal Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents of Rio de Janeiro (CMDCA-Rio) | Term: 2024–2026
  • District Health Council of AP 3.1 | Monitored since 2022 as observers
  • Management Committee of the Maré Primary Health Care Units | Monitored since 2022 as observers
  • Rio de Janeiro City Council | Term: since 2021
  • Community Public Security Council (CCS) of the 22nd Integrated Public Security Area (AISP) | Monitored since 2018 as observers

 

National and Regional Civil Society Organization Networks

Certifications and Registrations

  • Certification of Charitable Social Assistance Entities (CEBRAS) | December 8, 2021 to December 7, 2024 | Law No. 12,101/2009 | Decree No. 8,242/2014
  • Municipal Social Assistance Council | Registration No. 931/2012
  • Municipal Public Utility Title | Municipal Law No. 5,152, April 30, 2010
  • Municipal Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents of Rio de Janeiro | Registration No. 38/2009
  • Certification as a Civil Society Organization of Public Interest (OSCIP) | Decision of the National Secretary of Justice, December 13, 2007

 

Rights Councils – Terms Held by Redes da Maré

National Level

  • Local Committee of the 4th Social Assistance Coordination Office (4th CAS) | Term: 2023–2025
  • National Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents (CONANDA) | Term: 2020–2022
  • National Public Security Council (CONASP) | Terms: 2010–2017

State Level

  • State Council for Cultural Policies of Rio de Janeiro (CEPC-RJ) | Term: 2023–2024
  • State Council for the Defense of Human Rights of Rio de Janeiro (CEDDH-RJ) | Terms: 2020–2022; 2022–2024
  • State Youth Council of Rio de Janeiro (COJUERJ) | Terms: 2019–2022
  • State Public Security Council of Rio de Janeiro (CONSPERJ) | Terms: 2013–2015; 2015–2017

Municipal Level

  • Local Committee of the 4th Social Assistance Coordination Office (4th CAS) | Term: 2023–2025
  • Food and Nutrition Security Council of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (CONSEA-Rio) | Term: 2022–2024
  • Municipal Anti-Drug Council of Rio de Janeiro (COMAD-Rio) | Term: 2023–2025
  • Municipal Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents of Rio de Janeiro (CMDCA-RJ) | Terms: 2011–2013; 2013–2015; 2017–2019; 2020–2022
  • Municipal Council of Favelas of Rio de Janeiro (COMFAV-Rio) | Term: 2022–2024
  • Municipal Council for Women's Rights of Rio de Janeiro (CODIM-Rio) | Terms: 2020–2023

 

Forums

  • Member of the “Enough Violence! Another Maré is Possible...” Forum (created within the Public Security and Access to Justice Axis of Redes da Maré) since 2017
  • Member of FOPIR (Permanent Forum for Racial Equality) since 2016 - http://fopir.org.br/participantes
  • Member of the Maré Drug Policy Forum (created within the Territorial Development Axis of Redes da Maré) since 2016
  • Member of the Forum of Residents’ Associations of the Maré Favela Complex (created within the Territorial Development Axis of Redes da Maré) since 2009
  • Member of the State Forum on the Homeless Population
  • Member of the Rio de Janeiro Popular Public Security Forum since 2022 - https://fpopseg.org/quem-somos
  • Member of the State Education Forum of Rio de Janeiro since 2025
  • Member of the Municipal Education Forum of Rio de Janeiro since 2025
  • Member of the Black Coalition for Rights - https://coalizaonegrapordireitos.org.br/sobre
  • Participant in the Rio de Janeiro Solidarity Kitchens Forum since 2023
  • Participant in the Maré-Fiocruz Forum since 2023 - https://fiocruz.br/noticia/2024/04/forum-mare-fiocruz-se-reune-pela-primeira-vez
  • Participant in the Rio de Janeiro State Front for the Legalization of Abortion
  • Participant in the Forum of People Experiencing Homelessness since 2016
  • Participant in the Rio de Janeiro Youth and Adult Education Forum (FÓRUM-EJA RJ) since 2023 - https://forumeja.org.br/rj
  • Participant in the Forum of the State Council on Public Drug Policies (CEPOPD), under the Undersecretariat for the Prevention of Chemical Dependency (SUBPREDQ), since 2020 - https://www.rj.gov.br/secsocial/subsecretaria_de_prevencao_a_dependencia_quimica
  • Member of the Black Women Decide Collective since 2024 - https://mulheresnegrasdecidem.org
  • Participant in the Mathematics Education Forum in Maré since 2024

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