Ação da Cidadania

Name

Ação da Cidadania

Legal name

Associação Comitê Rio da Ação da Cidadania Contra a Fome a Miséria e Pela Vida

Website

https://acaodacidadania.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Social Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Community Food Services (62421), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAA

Food Assistance & Food Banks

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYBPADAJAI

Emergency Food Security & Nutrition in Humanitarian Crises

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Food Security & Nutrition Programs

SECONDARYBPADAJAH

Resilient Livelihoods & Climate-Smart Food Security

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Food Security & Nutrition Programs

SECONDARYHLAJAKAH

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

Keywords

• Food security programs
• Hunger relief services
• Vocational gastronomy training
• Humanitarian emergency response
• Social citizenship advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute through the organization's donation portal using various payment methods including boleto, pix, credit card, PicPay and PayPal. Regular giving programs and emergency fundraising campaigns.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate sponsors and partners fund specific projects and programs. The organization displays partner logos on their website indicating active corporate support relationships.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including t-shirts (Camisa 10 da Cidadania, Camisa 10 da Solidariedade, Camisa 10 da Democracia) through the official online store, with proceeds supporting organizational programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ação da Cidadania is a Brazilian non-profit organization that combats hunger, poverty, and social exclusion through a portfolio of free programs: mass-produced meals distributed through the Cozinha Solidária (Solidarity Kitchen) network, free vocational culinary training for vulnerable youth and adults via the Escola de Gastronomia Social, emergency food-basket aid during humanitarian disasters (notably the Rio Grande do Sul floods), the annual Natal Sem Fome nationwide food drive, the Selo Betinho municipal certification program, performing-arts education (FormAção), publishing (Ação Editora), and an online anti-hunger course (Internet Sem Fome).

Product overview

Ação da Cidadania is an NGO (non-governmental organization) that operates a portfolio of social programs focused on food security, citizenship, and social transformation. The organization does not offer a technology product but rather delivers a suite of interconnected social initiatives: the Cozinha Solidária provides meals directly; the Escola de Gastronomia Social offers vocational training; Natal Sem Fome runs seasonal campaigns; the Rede Alimentação Solidária networks community efforts; and the Selo Betinho certifies municipal policies. Supporting programs include Ação Editora (publishing), FormAção (performing arts education), the Fundo Betinho (endowment), Agenda Betinho (historical archive), and an Official Store for merchandise fundraising. Emergency response operations round out the portfolio for disaster relief.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Natal Sem Fome: Annual campaign to combat hunger during the holiday season, with dedicated website at natalsemfome.org.br.
• Cozinha Solidária
• Escola de Gastronomia Social
• Rede Alimentação Solidária
• Selo Betinho
• Ação Editora
• Fundo Betinho
• Agenda Betinho
• FormAção

Products and services

• Cozinha Solidária (Solidarity Kitchen)
• Escola de Gastronomia Social (School of Social Gastronomy)
• Loja Oficial (Official Store)
• Natal Sem Fome (Christmas Without Hunger)
• Selo Betinho (Betinho Seal)
• Emergency Food Aid and Disaster Response
• FormAção
• Ação Editora
• Internet Sem Fome

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 million meals served through Cozinha Solidária
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oxfam BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2026Partnership in national mobilization campaign for the end of the 6x1 work scale. Oxfam Brasil is an international organization fighting inequality and poverty.
• CONTAR - Coordenação Nacional de Triagem de RecicláveiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2026Partnership in national mobilization campaign for the end of the 6x1 work scale. CONTAR represents waste picker cooperatives.
• Corporate Sponsors (multiple logos displayed)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMultiple unnamed corporate sponsors and entities that support organizational projects, as evidenced by logo display on website. Specific names not provided in source content.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gerando Falcões: Brazilian social transformation NGO operating in favelas and vulnerable communities with programs spanning education, citizenship, and income generation. Comparable as a high-profile Brazilian social-impact NGO with diversified program portfolio and celebrity/founder-driven brand.
• Pastoral da Criança: Brazilian Catholic organization focused on child nutrition, food security, and community development. Comparable in operating community-based food assistance and nutrition programs at national scale with a similar volunteer-driven model.
• Cáritas Brasileira: Brazilian Catholic charitable network addressing poverty, food insecurity, and emergency response. Comparable in operating emergency food assistance programs and community development across Brazil with a similar donor-funded NGO structure.
• Banco de Alimentos (Brazil): Brazilian food bank network collecting and distributing surplus food to vulnerable populations. Directly comparable in food rescue and redistribution operations, with a similar non-profit funding model.
• Oxfam Brasil: Brazilian arm of Oxfam International focused on inequality and poverty reduction. Direct strategic partner of Ação da Cidadania on the 6x1 work scale mobilization campaign, with overlapping focus on social justice and food security advocacy.
• Mesa Brasil SESC: Brazilian food security and waste-reduction program operated by SESC, distributing surplus food to vulnerable populations. Operates a similar community-kitchen and food-bank model to Ação da Cidadania's Cozinha Solidária across multiple Brazilian states.

Emerging players

• Instituto Brasil Justo: Brazilian NGO focused on social justice, hunger reduction, and citizenship. Comparable mission scope to Ação da Cidadania though with a more recent organizational history and narrower geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• World Food Programme (WFP) Brazil: United Nations global food assistance agency with operations in Brazil. Comparable in emergency food distribution and food security policy work, though operating at vastly larger scale and with institutional UN backing rather than independent NGO governance.
• UNICEF Brazil: UN children's agency operating in Brazil with significant child nutrition and food security programming. Comparable in nutrition and food security focus at national scale, with vastly greater funding base and institutional infrastructure.

Others

• Associação Brasileira de Cidades Inteligentes: Adjacent ecosystem participant promoting smart city policies in Brazilian municipalities — relevant as a potential policy-level counterpart for Selo Betinho municipal certification expansion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acaodacidadania

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Funding overview

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