Associação Abrigo Rainha Sílvia

What Associação Abrigo Rainha Sílvia does

Associação Abrigo Rainha Sílvia is a Swedish-Brazilian charitable operation consisting of two linked entities: the Swedish fundraising foundation Insamlingsstiftelsen Abrigo Rainha Silvia, established in June 1994 and headquartered in Gothenburg, and the operating shelter Abrigo Rainha Sílvia (Drottning Silvias Mödrahem), founded in 1989 in Rio de Janeiro and currently located in Itaboraí approximately one hour outside the city. The shelter serves homeless pregnant women and mothers with children fleeing violence, abandonment, or extreme poverty, providing integrated housing, education, healthcare (medical, dental, psychiatric), legal assistance, and vocational training; it currently houses 38 women and children and operates the Creche Isabel kindergarten serving 50 children including 10 with special needs. Queen Silvia of Sweden serves as honorary chairman, and the organization reports having helped more than 1,000 families since founding.

The revenue model is entirely donation-based, drawing on individual monthly givare and one-time gifts from Sweden and Norway, bequests, memorial donations, and a small number of major institutional contributors — most notably the Norwegian trade union Lederne (the largest single donor, contributing 200,000 SEK in January 2025) and Swedish Stiftelsen Gatubarn — with the Swedish foundation financing approximately 80% of shelter operating costs and administrative costs held to 8%, well below the 25% statutory ceiling for Swedish 90-account holders. Operations are delivered by roughly 10 staff plus part-time professionals (doctor, psychologist, lawyer, pedagogue) and a volunteer board that works without compensation; donor acquisition relies on direct presentations to Scandinavian congregations, quarterly newsletters, social media, and annual reports, with donations collected through Swish, Plusgiro, Bankgiro, and monthly giving programs.

The business is a low-scale nonprofit with a single operational site and a concentrated Nordic donor base. Governance is exercised by a Swedish-Norwegian volunteer board chaired by entrepreneur Andreas Jornéus, with board members including Lederne union leader Audun A. Ingvartsen, former Insamlingsstiftelsen Gatubarn chairman Irene Quiding, and social worker Sara Friedrichsen. Compliance is anchored by a Swedish 90-account under Svensk Insamlingskontroll supervision and oversight from Länsstyrelsen i Västra Götaland, while Brazilian operations are registered as a public utility foundation. There are no commercial products, no proprietary technology beyond a WordPress site and basic payment rails, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

Name

Associação Abrigo Rainha Sílvia

Legal name

Insamlingsstiftelsen Abrigo Rainha Silvia

Website

https://abrigo.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Associação Abrigo Rainha Sílvia operates a single shelter in Itaboraí, Brazil (founded 1989), financed primarily by its Swedish fundraising foundation Insamlingsstiftelsen Abrigo Rainha Silvia in Gothenburg. It serves homeless pregnant women, mothers, and children with integrated housing, education, healthcare, and vocational training under Queen Silvia's honorary patronage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services and Homeless Shelter

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Homeless shelter services
• Maternal child welfare
• Social services nonprofit
• Charitable foundation services
• Community social support

Headquarters

HQ city

Göteborg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Recurring monthly donations from private individuals in Sweden, Norway, and internationally. Also includes one-time gifts, memorial donations, birthday/anniversary commemorations, and bequests through wills.
2. Organizational Grants: Major funding from Norwegian trade union Lederne, Swedish Insamlingsstiftelsen Gatubarn, and other organizational donors. The Swedish foundation finances approximately 80% of the shelter's operating costs.
3. Norwegian Trade Union Support: Lederne is described as the largest single donor, contributing 200,000 SEK in January 2025. The Norwegian union has supported the organization for many years.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Associação Abrigo Rainha Sílvia operates Drottning Silvias Mödrahem, a shelter in Itaboraí, Brazil, founded in 1989, providing safe housing, education, healthcare, and support services for homeless pregnant women and mothers with children fleeing violence and poverty in Rio de Janeiro. The shelter includes an on-site preschool (Creche Isabel) for children and offers vocational training, medical and dental care, psychological counseling, and legal assistance to enable long-term self-sufficiency.

Product overview

Associação Abrigo Rainha Sílvia operates Drottning Silvias Mödrahem (Queen Silvia's Mother Home) as its core offering — a shelter providing safe housing, education, healthcare, and support services for homeless mothers and children in Rio de Janeiro. The shelter, founded in 1989, includes a preschool (Daghemmet Isabel/Creche Isabel) for children and offers vocational training for mothers. Services encompass medical care, psychiatric support, and specialized assistance for children with autism. The organization is funded primarily (approximately 80%) by the Swedish Insamlingsstiftelsen (collection foundation) based in Gothenburg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Creche Isabel (Daghemmet Isabel): Kindergarten/preschool for children living at the Abrigo shelter, serving 50 children including 10 with special needs.

Products and services

• Drottning Silvias Mödrahem (Abrigo Rainha Sílvia Shelter)
• Daghemmet Isabel / Creche Isabel (Kindergarten)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000+ families helped since founding in 1989
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• Queen Sonja and King Harald of NorwayflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 October 2011During an official state visit to Brazil in October 2011, King Harald and Queen Sonja visited Abrigo. As a result, the Norwegian government contributed a gift for construction of a library, named Queen Sonja's Education Center with study rooms and a new computer lab.
• Duke University (USA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2006Teachers and doctoral students from Duke University visited Abrigo during their professional development in Rio de Janeiro, learning about the organization's ideology while performing practical tasks including painting.
• Queen Silvia of SwedenflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerHonorary chairman of Abrigo Rainha Silvia. Her royal patronage provides significant legitimacy and visibility to the organization across Scandinavia. She has visited Abrigo multiple times.
• Svensk InsamlingskontrollcoreOthersSwedish fundraising control body that regulates and audits the organization's fundraising activities. Requires minimum 75% of funds to go to purpose, with maximum 25% for administration. Abrigo's actual administrative costs were 15% in 2019 and 8% in recent years.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Rädda Barnen (Save the Children Sweden): Larger Swedish child-welfare and humanitarian organization with global footprint. Comparable as a Swedish nonprofit supporting vulnerable children, but Abrigo is materially smaller and more specialized in mother-and-child shelter services.
• Missionaries of Charity: Global Catholic charity operating shelters for the destitute including mothers and children. Comparable integrated care and self-sufficiency ethos, though vastly larger scale and faith-based funding model.
• SOS Children's Villages (SOS Barnbyar): International NGO running residential care villages for children; comparable integrated care model (housing + education + healthcare) but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Casa do Caminho: Brazilian charitable institution offering shelter and education for vulnerable populations. Comparable as a Brazil-based nonprofit providing shelter services to at-risk women and children.
• Kirkens Nødhjelp (Norwegian Church Aid): Norwegian ecumenical humanitarian organization that channels Norwegian donor funds (including from unions and congregations) to vulnerable populations abroad. Closely comparable cross-border Scandinavian-donor-to-international-beneficiary model.
• Childhood Foundation (Barnfonden): Swedish child-rights charity funding programs for children in low-income countries; operates with similar Swedish donor base, 90-konto oversight, and international program delivery model.
• Stiftelsen Gatubarn: Swedish aid organization that funds Abrigo's Creche Isabel kindergarten and operates with a similar Scandinavian-donor-funds-Brazilian-children model. Closely comparable mission, governance structure, and donor base.
• Svenska Missionskyrkan / Svenska Missionsrådet: Swedish church-based humanitarian and development network. Comparable as a Swedish faith-rooted fundraising organization supporting international social-welfare projects, particularly in Latin America.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AbrigoRainhaSilvia
• Instagraminstagram.com/abrigorio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o-abrigo-rainha-s%C3%ADlvia

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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