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Instituto Dara

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Children Citizenship and Governance Education Extreme poverty Family Human Rights Labour Volunteerism Women Women/gender Equality Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Education and training of women Human rights of women Millennium Development Goals Research Violence against women Women and health Women and poverty Social Development: Employment Poverty Social policy Youth Sustainable Development: Education Gender equality Health Partnerships Poverty
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Brazil
Millennium Development Goals:	Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Mission statement:	Instituto Dara (formerly Saúde Criança Renascer) is a civil society organization that works to promote health and human development through the implementation and dissemination of an integrated approach to combating poverty. A world pioneer in intersectoral work with social determinants of health, it was founded by Vera Cordeiro in 1991 with a group of professionals from Hospital da Lagoa, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To implement its mission, the institute works directly with vulnerable families, disseminating knowledge on human development, influencing public policies and mobilizing civil society. For nine consecutive years, Dara has been considered the best NGO in Latin America and 21st in the world by the Swiss publication NGO Advisor. Throughout its history, it has received awards and recognition for its work and has directly impacted the lives of more than 75,000 socially vulnerable people in Brazil and indirectly more than a million people on 4 continents. Dara's impact was only possible due to the work of more than 1,600 volunteers, more than 100 employees and a network of partnerships. As poverty is multidimensional, Dara believes that the social transformation of vulnerable families is only possible when different areas of human development are addressed simultaneously and in an integrated manner. Therefore, it developed the social technology “Family Action Plan'', designed according to the needs of each family. The Family Action Plan (PAF, in Portuguese) consists of the participatory creation of goals and integrated actions in the areas of health, housing, income, citizenship and education, aiming at the autonomy of families in social vulnerability and their development. PAF is recognized nationally and internationally for its innovative and intersectoral approach to combating poverty. A long-term impact assessment conducted by Georgetown University in 2013 looked at families served three and five years after the Family Action Plan was completed. The study revealed a 92% increase in family income, an increase in the number of families with their own home (before, only 26% were owners; later, 50% of families already had their own home after discharge from the service) among other indicators. There was also a decrease in hospital readmissions of the evaluated group by 86%, with a significant cost reduction for the public health system. The family's perception of their well-being went from 9.6% who considered it good/very good to 51.2%. Since it was created, the Family Action Plan has been implemented by 24 organizations linked to hospitals and public health units in 6 Brazilian states, and several programs operating in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe for the benefit of more than 1 million of people.
Year established:	1991
Year of registration:	1991
Funding structure:	Fees for providing consulting or research services Grants from Governments Donations and grants from domestic sources Fundraising campaigns Foreign and international grants

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