Brazil Programme
Contributing to a secure, inclusive, and equitable society.
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Brazil Programme / Partner story
Shifting perspectives: Marco Zero and the evolution of journalism in Brazil’s northeast
Marco Zero Conteúdo is an online independent news source covering human rights and socio-environmental stories in Pernambuco, Brazil. Read on to find out how they are transforming the media landscape of the region.
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Brazil Programme / Partner story
Encouraging public debate
As in many countries, the effects of extreme polarisation in Brazil are felt across multiple areas of public life, undermining public debate on key societal issues. The Brazil Programme supports organisations at the cutting edge of efforts to improve
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Brazil Programme / Partner story
Uniting to save lives during the pandemic
In 2020, we supported efforts to fight against Covid-19, which compounded further the need for the efforts of our partners to help reduce violence and protect people’s rights.
Overview
The Brazil Programme focuses on people – people who see their equal worth, rights, and dignity challenged or denied, and people who see these injustices and work together to address them. Through our support to civil society, we hope to enable people and communities to have access to what they need to live prosperous lives in a secure, inclusive, and equitable society.
To pursue our vision and support our partners’ work, we have divided our funding into three priority focus areas: socio-environmental rights and land justice; disinformation and polarisation; and drug policy. We have chosen to work in these areas because civil society and communities are well positioned to inspire positive, transformative change. Through our grant-making, we support our partners’ efforts to build a thriving society where solutions are co-created with communities, changemakers, and policymakers.
Search our grant database for more information on our grant-making.
The Brazil Programme is not accepting any new applications. Further updates will follow.
Our programme grant-making in 2023
We made 10 grants totalling USD 3.44 million
Discover our partner stories
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Brazil Programme / Partner story
A more humane response to narcotics
In Brazil, Oak partners support drug policy reforms that incorporate the perspectives of impacted communities and encourage a more humane approach to drug rehabilitation.
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Brazil Programme / Partner story
Shifting perspectives: Marco Zero and the evolution of journalism in Brazil’s northeast
Marco Zero Conteúdo is an online independent news source covering human rights and socio-environmental stories in Pernambuco, Brazil. Read on to find out how they are transforming the media landscape of the region.
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Brazil Programme / Partner story
Encouraging public debate
As in many countries, the effects of extreme polarisation in Brazil are felt across multiple areas of public life, undermining public debate on key societal issues. The Brazil Programme supports organisations at the cutt
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Brazil Programme / Partner story
Uniting to save lives during the pandemic
In 2020, we supported efforts to fight against Covid-19, which compounded further the need for the efforts of our partners to help reduce violence and protect people’s rights.
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Brazil Programme / Programme news
Creating secure and sustainable communities
Placing the welfare of people at the centre of development and protecting the environment are key aims of our programme in Brazil. By deepening democracy and encouraging inclusive public debates, our partners are working
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Brazil Programme / Partner story
Mobility: Brazil
Oak’s Brazil Programme supports organisations that promote a people-centred vision for transport in Recife, Brazil. It supports projects and research that demonstrate the positive impact of citizen participation in tra
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Brazil Programme / Programme news
Reforming city life from the bottom up
What do the following have in common: a group of civil society organisations fighting for improved and accessible public transportation; a web of movements engaged in promoting political innovation; and a network of acti
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Brazil Programme / Partner story
Protecting lives in Brazil
Since the instalment of the Suape Industrial Port Complex, 40 km from Recife, Brazil, nearby communities have faced severe human rights violations, increasing violence and have seen an unprecedented rise in forced evicti
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