What ONG CHAPADA does

ONG Chapada, legally registered as Centro de Habilitação e Apoio ao Pequeno Agricultor do Araripe (CNPJ 35.449.743/0001-28), is a private non-profit association founded in May 1994 in Araripina, Pernambuco, Brazil. The organization delivers water access, agroecological production, environmental restoration, and rural social programs to family farming communities in the Brazilian Semiárido, principally across the Sertão do Araripe in Pernambuco and the Vale do Itaim in Piauí. Its 14-person team implements a portfolio of social technologies including plate cisterns (16,000 L capacity), cistern-calçadão (52,000 L productive storage), Sertão biodigesters, grey water reuse systems (RAC), subterranean dams, and seed bombs, alongside programs such as P1MC/P1+2, Recupera Caatinga, Mani do Sertão, and Magia do Saber. As of early 2025, a new board was elected for the 2025-2028 triennium (Regina Maria do Nascimento Coelho as President), and the organization operates under the coordination of Tales Antonio de Oliveira Matos.

Name

ONG CHAPADA

Legal name

Centro de Habilitação e Apoio ao Pequeno Agricultor do Araripe

Website

https://ongchapada.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ONG Chapada is a 14-person Brazilian non-profit founded in 1994 in Araripina, Pernambuco, that delivers water access, agroecology, and environmental restoration social technologies and programs to rural family farming and quilombola communities across the Semiárido of Pernambuco and Piauí.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit social services for rural community development

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Resources & Watershed Protection (BPAGAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non‑Potable Reuse Utilities (Irrigation, Industrial, Cooling) (EUANAGAA), Onsite/Decentralized Reuse Utilities (District/Building‑Scale Reuse as a Service) (EUANAGAH)

Keywords

• Agroecological family farming
• Rural water access
• Social water technologies
• Semi-arid community development
• Caatinga biome restoration

Headquarters

HQ city

Araripina

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations (PIX, bank transfer): ONG Chapada accepts donations from individuals and organizations via PIX (instant payment) and bank transfer. The organization operates a donation page on its website and runs periodic fundraising campaigns such as the 'Dia de Doar' (Giving Day) and 'Bazar Solidário' events.
2. Government Grants and Public Policy Programs: Chapada receives funding through government programs including the Programa Cisternas (P1MC/P1+2) managed by the Ministry of Social Development (MDS), and project funding from the Ministry of Agrarian Development (MDA) such as the 'Da Terra à Mesa' program. The organization also participates in federal and state public notices for social projects.
3. Sponsorship from Corporations (Petrobras Socioambiental): Corporate sponsorship through programs such as Petrobras Socioambiental, which funds specific projects like the 'Recupera Caatinga' project targeting quilombola communities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ONG Chapada is a non-profit civil society organization that implements social water technologies (cisterns, biodigesters, gray water reuse systems, subterranean dams) and agroecological programs for rural family farmers and quilombola communities in the Brazilian Semiárido. It operates as an implementing partner of federal programs such as the Cisterns Program (P1MC/P1+2) and the Petrobras Socioambiental-sponsored Recupera Caatinga project. Since its founding in May 1994, Chapada has deployed nearly 11,000 social water technologies benefiting approximately 22,000 farming families across Pernambuco and Piauí states.

Product overview

ONG CHAPADA (Centro de Habilitação e Apoio ao Pequeno Agricultor do Araripe) operates as a social organization focused on agroecology and water security in Brazil's Semiárido region, not as a technology product company. Its offerings consist of social technologies (water cisterns, biodigesters, gray water reuse systems, seed ball reforestation) and social programs (P1MC cistern program, P1+2, Recupera Caatinga, Mani do Sertão, Magia do Saber). These technologies and programs work together to provide water access, food security, energy independence, and environmental recovery for rural family farmers in Pernambuco and Piauí states. The organization does not offer commercial software products, APIs, or digital platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cisternas de placas (Plate cisterns) — 16,000 liters

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 22,000 farming families benefited with water access technologies and agroecological support over 32 years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Articulação Semiárido Brasileiro (ASA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerONG Chapada is an active member of ASA, a national network of approximately 3,000 civil society organizations working for water access and coexistence with the Brazilian Semiárido. Through ASA, Chapada participates in major programs including the Cisterns Program (P1MC/P1+2), policy advocacy, knowledge exchange, and national events such as the EnconASA and the Brazilian Agroecology Congress.
• Articulação Semiárido de Pernambuco (ASA-PE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional ASA network in Pernambuco through which Chapada participates in state-level coordination, shares experiences, and represents ASA-PE in events such as the Seminário Estadual de Agroecologia e Abastecimento Popular.
• Articulação Nacional de Agroecologia (ANA)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational agroecology network connected through ASA participation, involved in policy discussions on Planapo, Plan Nacional de Agroecologia, and food sovereignty at the national level.
• Associação Programa Um Milhão de Cisternas (AP1MC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal entity of ASA that wins public notices for the Cisterns Program. Chapada is an implementing organization selected by AP1MC through public notices to execute P1MC and P1+2 programs at the state level.
• Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário e Agricultura Familiar (MDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal ministry managing programs such as 'Da Terra à Mesa' under which Chapada received project funding. MDA also houses the Programa Nacional de Redução de Agrotóxicos (Pronara) and other family farming support policies.
• ONG ServossecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization with which Chapada jointly implements the 'Projeto Magia do Saber' (children's rights and education project) and the 'Projeto Educar para Transformar', including the launch of educational booklets and audiovisual materials.
• Rede de Mulheres Negras de PernambucosecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of Black Women of Pernambuco with which Chapada co-organized the 'Encontro de Mulheres: tolerância zero para o femminicídio' event in Araripina to address violence against women in rural communities.
• Sindicato dos Trabalhadores Rurais Agricultores e Agricultoras Familiares de AraripinasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerRural Workers' Union of Araripina that partners with Chapada on events related to women's rights, agroecology, and rural development policy advocacy.
• Associação das Mulheres Urbanas e Ruralistas de Araripina (AMMURA)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of Urban and Rural Women of Araripina with which Chapada co-organized the Encontro de Mulheres event to combat feminicide and gender-based violence.
• Embrapa Mandioca e FruticulturasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) unit specializing in cassava and fruit crops, whose representative Jaeveson Silva participated as a speaker in the Mani do Sertão project's field days, providing technical guidance on agroecological cassava cultivation.
• Habitat para a Humanidade BrasilminorOthersListed among Chapada's supporters/institutional partners on the organization's website.
• CMDCA (Conselho Municipal dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente)minorOthersMunicipal Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents of Araripina, listed among Chapada's institutional partners and supporters.
• Rede de Agricultores Experimentadores do AraripesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of experimenter farmers in the Araripe region, part of the broader agroecology in rede (Agroecology in Rede) ecosystem, promoting knowledge exchange among farming communities.
• Fiocruz (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian public health research foundation that partnered with ASA to host the seminar 'Políticas de Convivência com o Semiárido, Meio Ambiente e Saúde' and developed health education projects in Semiárido communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Caatinga (Associação de Preservação do Bioma Caatinga)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed among Chapada's institutional partners. Caatinga association focuses on preservation of the Caatinga biome and aligns with Chapada's environmental mission.
• AFAGAminorOthersListed as a partner on Chapada's website. AFAGA is a local organization with shared mission in the Araripe region.
• AGRODOIAminorOthersListed as a partner on Chapada's website. AGRODOIA is a local agricultural development organization.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Articulação Semiárido Brasileiro (ASA): National network of ~3,000 civil society organizations coordinating water access and Semiárido coexistence programs; Chapada is an implementing member, and ASA coordinates the P1MC/P1+2 programs Chapada executes.
• Diaconia: Long-standing Brazilian civil society organization supporting rural and Semiárido communities through agroecology, water access, and rights advocacy — overlapping beneficiary base and methodology.
• IRPAA (Instituto Regional da Pequena Agropecuária Apropriada): Regional NGO operating in the Semiárido with a similar family-agriculture and agroecological production focus, including public-policy access and water technologies for rural families.
• Caatinga (Associação de Preservação do Bioma Caatinga): NGO focused on preservation of the Caatinga biome through restoration, environmental education, and community engagement — directly aligned with Chapada's Caatinga conservation mission.
• Associação Programa Um Milhão de Cisternas (AP1MC): Legal entity of ASA that wins public notices for the Cisterns Program and selects implementing organizations like Chapada; directly comparable in mission, technology portfolio, and beneficiary profile.

Others

• ABONG (Associação Brasileira de Organizações Não Governamentais): National umbrella association for Brazilian NGOs — Chapada is listed as part of this network. Not a direct competitor but an adjacent ecosystem organization relevant for coalition and advocacy.
• Embrapa Semiárido: Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation unit focused on Semiárido production systems; an institutional partner of Chapada (e.g., on cassava field days) rather than a direct peer, but a key counterpart in the regional agroecology ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Cáritas Brasileira: National confederation of Catholic social-action organizations running comparable water access, food security, and rural-development programs across Semiárido and other Brazilian regions — larger and broader scope than Chapada.
• Habitat para a Humanidade Brasil: International NGO focused on housing and water/sanitation for low-income families; listed as an institutional supporter of Chapada and overlaps in water/sanitation delivery to vulnerable communities.

Regional players

• Pólo Sindical e Diocesano do Araripe: Araripe-region civil society coalition with overlapping territory, family-farmer constituency, and rural development priorities; a regional coordination counterpart rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ong-chapada

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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