Rede Feminina de Combate ao Câncer de Brusque

What Rede Feminina de Combate ao Câncer de Brusque does

Rede Feminina de Combate ao Câncer de Brusque is a non-profit charitable organization (entidade filantrópica) founded on July 4, 1989, in Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil. It provides free breast and cervical cancer prevention, early detection, treatment support, and post-treatment rehabilitation services to women in Brusque, Guabiruba, and Botuverá. Service delivery is anchored at its purpose-built headquarters at Rua João Archer, 32, inaugurated in 1997, and includes daily preventive cervical exams (Papanicolau, ~30 per day), mammography and ultrasound referrals, multidisciplinary consultations (gynecology, mastology, psychology, nutrition), post-mastectomy lymphedema physiotherapy, a structured 81-patient support group meeting twice weekly, patient transportation to oncology treatment centers in neighboring municipalities, and donations of breast prostheses, wigs, and food baskets.

The organization is staffed by 13 paid employees — including a gynecologist, mastologist, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists, a nutritionist, and a PRONON project coordinator — and supported by 51 community volunteers. Since September 2022, the PRONON (Programa Nacional de Apoio à Atenção Oncológica, Ministry of Health) project has expanded service capacity to 760 monthly appointments across five specialties, surpassing 1,500 cumulative appointments. The revenue model is fully donation- and grant-based: individual and corporate donations, a thrift shop (Brechó), community fundraising events (Chás, dinner-dances, bazars), credit-cooperative contributions (Sicredi, Unicred), and structured agreements with the Prefeitura de Brusque (R$100,000 in 2018) and judicial penalty funds (R$78,432 for a transport vehicle in 2020). All services are provided at no cost to patients, and the organization is governed by an elected volunteer board of directors under President Miriam Evangelista Ribeiro (2019–2024 term).

Name

Rede Feminina de Combate ao Câncer de Brusque

Legal name

Rede Feminina de Combate ao Câncer de Brusque/SC

Website

https://redefemininabrusque.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rede Feminina de Combate ao Câncer de Brusque is a non-profit founded in 1989 that provides free breast and cervical cancer prevention, screening, and support services to women across Brusque, Guabiruba, and Botuverá in Santa Catarina, Brazil, funded entirely by donations, events, and government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cancer Prevention and Patient Support Services (Nonprofit)

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Gynecologic Oncology & Women’s Cancer Centers (HLAFAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gynecologic Oncology (HLAKAFAF), Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK), Gynecology (General Non-Obstetric Care) (HLAKAJAL)

Keywords

• Cancer prevention services
• Patient support programs
• Community health nonprofit
• Women's cancer screening
• Physiotherapy rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Brusque

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from Individuals and Community: The entity is philanthropic and maintained through donations from individuals, community members, and local businesses. Accepts donations of money, clothing, food, and other items. Runs a thrift shop selling donated clothes, shoes, and accessories with proceeds supporting patient services.
2. Events and Promotions: Fundraising events including teas (chás), dinner-dances, benefit sales, craft groups, and community campaigns like the Troco Solidário program with Havan. Proceeds used for entity maintenance and patient support.
3. Government Agreements: Municipal government partnership agreement (R$100,000 in 2018) for entity maintenance, staff payments, and acquisition of office and medical supplies.
4. Judicial Fines/penas pecuniárias: Funding through judicial penalty funds for specific projects such as vehicle acquisition (R$78,432.10) to transport patients to treatment facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rede Feminina de Combate ao Câncer de Brusque is a nonprofit charitable organization that provides free cancer prevention, screening, and patient support services for women in Brusque and surrounding municipalities in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Core offerings include daily preventive cervical exams (Papanicolau), mammography and ultrasound referrals, a structured support group for cancer patients, post-mastectomy lymphedema physiotherapy, multidisciplinary medical consultations, patient transportation to treatment centers, donations of breast prostheses and wigs, and educational outreach campaigns. All services are provided free of charge to patients and sustained through donations, fundraising events, government grants, and a volunteer network of 51 women plus 13 staff members.

Product overview

Rede Feminina de Combate ao Câncer de Brusque is a nonprofit charitable organization providing cancer prevention and support services primarily for women in Brusque and surrounding municipalities (Guabiruba and Botuverá). Founded in 1989, the organization operates as a unified service entity offering a portfolio of interconnected healthcare and support programs: preventive cervical screening (Exames Preventivos), mammography and ultrasound diagnostics, a structured Support Group (Grupo de Apoio) for cancer patients meeting weekly, a volunteer-run Handicraft Group (Grupo de Artesanato) for fundraising, an Educational Sector conducting monthly awareness lectures, and the PRONON project providing expanded oncological care. Additional services include multidisciplinary medical appointments (gynecology, mastology, psychology, physiotherapy, nutrition), patient transportation to treatment centers, a thrift shop (Brechó) for fundraising, and donations of breast prostheses, wigs, and food baskets. The organization maintains 13 staff members and 51 volunteers, operating entirely free of charge for patients, sustained through donations, events, and promotional campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exames Preventivos de Colo de Útero (Preventive Cervical Exams)
• Mamografias e Ultrassons (Mammography and Ultrasound)
• Grupo de Apoio (Support Group)
• Grupo de Artesanato (Handicraft Group)
• Setor Educacional (Educational Sector)
• Projeto PRONON (National Oncology Support Program)
• Transporte de Pacientes (Patient Transportation)
• Atendimento Multidisciplinar (Multidisciplinary Healthcare)
• Brechó RFCC (Thrift Shop)
• Doação de Próteses e Perucas (Prosthesis and Wig Donation)

Quantifiable outcome

• 81 patients served through support groups with ongoing cancer care
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Prefeitura de Brusque (Municipality of Brusque)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 August 2018Municipal government agreement signed August 15, 2018, providing R$100,000 for entity maintenance, staff payments, and acquisition of office and medical supplies. This partnership is fundamental to the organization's operational sustainability.
• Havan (Lojas Havan)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerTroco Solidário (Change Rounding) program partnership where Havan customers donate change, generating R$44,400 for the organization plus additional R$6,200 from umbrella sales during October Rosa and November Azul campaigns. Partnership includes visibility at store locations and ongoing fundraising support.
• Prefeitura de BrusquecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for municipal government agreement supporting entity operations and maintenance.
• Sesc BrusqueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration on October Rosa campaigns and community events including walking events and health fairs for cancer prevention awareness.
• Unimed BrusqueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for October Rosa campaigns and community health events promoting cancer prevention awareness.
• CDL Brusque (Câmara de Dirigentes Lojistas)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for community events including Saturday at the Square (Sábado Fácil) and joint campaigns for breast cancer awareness.
• Clube Soroptimist Internacional de BrusqueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWomen's service club partnership providing recognition and support for voluntary work, including 2015 Destaques award.
• SicrediminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCredit cooperative donation for acquisition of sewing machines for the handcraft group that produces items for sale to support organization operations.
• UnicredminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCredit cooperative donation to support organization operations and patient services.
• Rede Feminina Estadual de Combate ao Câncer de Santa CatarinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level network providing support, training, and coordination among 34+ local Rede Feminina organizations across Santa Catarina. Participates in state congresses and regional meetings.
• Hospital de AzambujaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal partner location where organization operated for 7 years at hospital annex before constructing own headquarters in 1997.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FEMAMA (Federação Brasileira de Instituições Filantrópicas de Apoio à Saúde da Mama): Brazilian federation of philanthropic institutions supporting breast health, including many Rede Feminina chapters. Operates a similar mission focused on breast cancer advocacy, prevention, and patient support across multiple Brazilian states.
• GRAACC: Brazilian nonprofit specializing in pediatric oncology treatment and support. Comparable as a community-funded, volunteer-supported nonprofit delivering free cancer care services to underserved patients, with a similar donations and corporate partnership model.

Broad incumbents

• INCA (Instituto Nacional de Câncer): Brazilian Ministry of Health agency responsible for cancer prevention, surveillance, and treatment policy. Comparable as the federal oncology authority that funds and regulates programs like PRONON used by Rede Feminina.
• A.C. Camargo Cancer Center: Major São Paulo-based nonprofit cancer hospital providing oncology treatment, research, and prevention services. Comparable as a large-scale philanthropic oncology provider with patient support and prevention programs.
• Hospital de Câncer de Barretos: One of Brazil's largest nonprofit cancer treatment centers offering free oncology care nationwide. Comparable as a high-volume nonprofit cancer provider, though operates at much larger clinical scale than the Brusque chapter.

Emerging players

• Instituto Oncoguia: Brazilian nonprofit focused on cancer patient navigation, advocacy, and education. Comparable as an advocacy-oriented organization serving cancer patients and families, though focused more on information access than clinical services.
• ABRALE (Associação Brasileira de Linfoma e Leucemia): Brazilian patient advocacy nonprofit for hematological cancers offering support, education, and policy advocacy. Comparable in mission and nonprofit operating model, though focused on different cancer types than Rede Feminina's breast and cervical focus.

Regional players

• Rede Feminina Estadual de Combate ao Câncer de Santa Catarina: State-level coordinating network for 34+ local Rede Feminina chapters across Santa Catarina. Directly comparable as the parent network providing training, coordination, and congress infrastructure for the Brusque chapter's cancer support model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/redefemininaccbrusque
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rede-feminina-de-combate-ao-cancer-de-brusque

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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