ASBRAD – Associação Brasileira de Defesa da Mulher, da Infância e da Juventude

What ASBRAD – Associação Brasileira de Defesa da Mulher, da Infância e da Juventude does

ASBRAD – Associação Brasileira de Defesa da Mulher, da Infância e da Juventude is a Brazilian nonprofit civil association (associação civil sem fins lucrativos) headquartered in Guarulhos, São Paulo, founded in 1995. The organization delivers direct social services and conducts systemic advocacy on behalf of vulnerable populations, with a 25-year focus on combating human trafficking, domestic violence, child exploitation, slave labor, and elder neglect. Its core service offerings include the Casa de Passagem (transit shelter) for migrants, refugees, and trafficking victims at Guarulhos; legal aid through the Projeto Acesso à Justiça (in cooperation with the Defensoria Pública de SP); demographic-specific programs including Criança Migrante, Projeto Fronteiras, Pacificando a Família, Gaia (socioeducational measures for youth in conflict with the law, created in 2003), Idoso Sim Velho Nunca, and Garotas Contra o Tráfico de Pessoas; and economic-recovery support through the Projeto Porta de Saída (food vouchers plus university scholarships in partnership with FIG/UNIMESP). ASBRAD also produces educational content (the 'Tráfico de Pessoas no Brasil' websérie with MPT and UFMG) and publishes research (the three-volume 'Mapeamento do Tráfico de Pessoas no Brasil', 2021).

The organization's go-to-market is community-led, relying on referral pipelines from federal highway police (PRF), the Public Ministry (MPT), the Defensoria Pública, and the aviation and airport ecosystem (LATAM, Fraport, RIOGaleão, Viracopos, Infraero). All services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries; ASBRAD's funding comes from project-based institutional grants (e.g., R$400,000 from MPT labor-fine reversals channeled through Sodexo for Projeto Porta de Saída), corporate social-responsibility contributions, and donations. The organization is led by President Dalila Maranhão Dias Figueiredo and operates with approximately 50 staff, holding a formal seat on Conatrap and maintaining strategic alliances with Childhood Brasil, UFMG, Unicef, and Sodexo.

Name

ASBRAD – Associação Brasileira de Defesa da Mulher, da Infância e da Juventude

Legal name

ASBRAD – Associação Brasileira de Defesa da Mulher, da Infância e da Juventude

Website

https://asbrad.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ASBRAD is a Brazilian nonprofit founded in 1995 in Guarulhos, São Paulo, providing shelter, legal aid, and social programs for women, children, migrants, trafficking victims, and the elderly, while conducting research and policy advocacy on human trafficking and domestic violence.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights and Social Services Nonprofit

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADADAH

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Humanitarian Relief & Emergency Response

SECONDARYBPAGABAG

Child Protection & Child Rights

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

Keywords

• Human trafficking prevention
• Domestic violence services
• Migrant shelter services
• Legal aid nonprofit
• Women rights advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Guarulhos

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: ASBRAD operates as a nonprofit association funded primarily through donations and institutional grants. Financial support is received from government bodies (such as reversals of labor inspection fines via MPT), corporate social responsibility contributions, and international development organizations.
2. Social Program Implementation: ASBRAD manages government-funded and partnership-funded social programs (e.g., Casa de Passagem for migrants, Projeto Porta de Saída, Projeto Acesso à Justiça), receiving operational support and funding to implement shelter, food security, education, and reintegration services for vulnerable populations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ASBRAD delivers a portfolio of direct victim-assistance and prevention programs free of charge to vulnerable populations, including emergency shelter (Casa Abrigo/Casa de Passagem for migrants, refugees, and trafficking victims), legal aid (Projeto Acesso à Justiça with Defensoria Pública de SP), food assistance (Projeto Porta de Saída), socioeducational measures for youth (Gaia), elderly rights (Projeto Idoso sim, velho nunca), border-region victim support (Projeto Fronteiras), migrant children's rights (Criança Migrante), family-strengthening (Pacificando a Família), trafficking-prevention workshops for adolescents (Garotas Contra o Tráfico de Pessoas), and an educational web series (Tráfico de Pessoas no Brasil). Funding comes from donations, government grants, and labor-violation fine reversals (via MPT).

Product overview

ASBRAD is a non-profit civil society organization that offers a portfolio of social programs and services rather than a technology product. The core offerings include shelter services (Casa Abrigo) for migrants and trafficking victims, legal assistance (Projeto Acesso à Justiça), and various prevention and support programs targeting women, children, adolescents, the elderly, and migrants. Key programs include Criança Migrante, Projeto Fronteiras, Pacificando a Família, Gaia (socioeducational measures), Projeto Idoso sim, velho nunca, and Projeto Porta de Saída. The organization also produces educational content including the websérie on human trafficking. The portfolio operates as separate programs united by the mission of defending women, children, and youth rights.

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Products and services

• Casa Abrigo – Migrantes, Refugiados e Vítimas do Tráfico de Pessoas (Shelter House – Migrants, Refugees, and Victims of Human Trafficking) Shelter service (Casa de Passagem/Casa Abrigo) in Guarulhos, São Paulo, providing temporary accommodation, food, legal guidance, documentation support, and referrals for migrants, refugees, and trafficking victims in transit through Brazil, particularly those arriving at Guarulhos Airport.
• Projeto Acesso à Justiça (Access to Justice Project) Legal assistance program providing legal guidance, accompaniment, and support to vulnerable populations including women, migrants, trafficking victims, and the elderly in Guarulhos and surrounding areas, delivered under a formal collaboration agreement with the Public Defender's Office of São Paulo State.
• Projeto Idoso sim, velho nunca (Elderly: Yes, Old: Never) Program addressing elder abuse and promoting active aging, rights awareness, and psychosocial support for elderly individuals experiencing neglect, abandonment, or abuse.
• Criança Migrante (Migrant Child) Project aimed at guaranteeing the rights of migrant children and adolescents in Brazil, supporting documentation, protection, and access to social services.
• Projeto Fronteiras (Borders Project) Program providing assistance to women in situations of violence and victims of human trafficking in Brazil's border regions.
• Pacificando a Família (Pacifying the Family) Program strengthening family bonds for families that have experienced domestic violence, offering counseling and reintegration support.
• Gaia (Socioeducational Program) Program executing open-environment socioeducational measures (medidas socioeducativas em meio aberto) – assisted freedom and community service – for youth in conflict with the law. Created in 2003.
• Websérie Tráfico de Pessoas no Brasil (Web Series: Human Trafficking in Brazil) Educational web series with expert debates and knowledge pills about human trafficking in Brazil, conducted in partnership with MPT's Liberdade no Ar project, with digital certification provided to participants who complete the course.
• Garotas Contra o Tráfico de Pessoas (Girls Against Human Trafficking) Prevention project targeting human trafficking and domestic violence among adolescent girls from peripheral communities, focusing on deconstructing romantic love myths and training participants to identify trafficking cycles and psychological violence.
• Projeto Porta de Saída (Exit Door Project) Program supporting women survivors of abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, or slave labor through food assistance cards, access to education (scholarships), and pathways to autonomy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400 women victims of violence received food voucher cards (R$500/month for 2 months) totaling R$400,000 in emergency aid; ~5,000 indirect beneficiaries reached
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sodexo Pass do BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2021In partnership with MPT-SP and ASBRAD, Sodexo issued 400 food voucher cards (R$500/month for November and December 2021) to women victims of violence under the Projeto Porta de Saída. The R$400,000 in funding came from MPT labor violation fines, and ASBRAD managed beneficiary registration and selection.
• LATAM AirlinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021ASBRAD entered a partnership with LATAM Airlines as part of the Avião Solidário (Solidarity Plane) program, providing free air tickets for trafficking victims identified by competent authorities who lack financial resources to return to their home regions. ASBRAD manages the reservation process and LATAM issues tickets within 5 business days, with the initiative supported by the MPT's Projeto Liberdade no Ar. ASBRAD also supports awareness campaigns and staff training for LATAM ground and flight crews.
• Ministério Público do Trabalho (MPT) – Projeto Liberdade no ArcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021The MPT's Projeto Liberdade no Ar (Freedom in the Air) is a flagship initiative to combat human trafficking and slave labor through awareness campaigns at airports, training for airline staff, and partnerships with civil society. ASBRAD co-implements this project with MPT, including the websérie 'Tráfico de Pessoas no Brasil', the LATAM partnership, and data-driven research on trafficking routes.
• Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF) – Projeto MapearcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021ASBRAD partnered with PRF and Childhood Brasil to execute the 'Mapeamento do Tráfico de Pessoas no Brasil' research project, producing three volumes analyzing slave labor, immigrant workers, and sexual exploitation on Brazil's federal highways. The partnership incorporates human trafficking into PRF's existing Projeto Mapear, which maps vulnerable points for child exploitation on federal highways.
• Childhood Brasil – Programa na Mão CertacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021Childhood Brasil, through its 'Programa na Mão Certa', is ASBRAD's partner in the human trafficking research series 'Mapeamento do Tráfico de Pessoas no Brasil'. The organization also co-implements the methodology of the Projeto Mapear with ASBRAD for mapping exploitation risks on Brazilian federal highways.
• Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) – Clínica de Trabalho Escravo e Tráfico de PessoascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021UFMG's Clinic for Slave Labor and Human Trafficking co-developed the 'Tráfico de Pessoas no Brasil' websérie with ASBRAD and MPT, producing knowledge pills (pílulas do conhecimento) and issuing course certificates to participants who complete 14 or more daily sessions. The clinic also disseminates research on slave labor across labor and criminal law jurisdictions.
• Fundação Justiça e Paz se Abraçarão / Projeto Menina CidadãcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021ASBRAD partnered with the Fundação Justiça e Paz se Abraçarão to implement the 'Garotas Contra o Tráfico de Pessoas' project, reaching 200 adolescent girls from the Menina Cidadã program in São Luís, Maranhão. The project uses workshops to deconstruct myths about romantic love and train girls to identify trafficking cycles and psychological violence, supported by Unicef.
• Fraport, RIOGaleão, and Aeroportos Brasil ViracoposminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Airport concession companies Fraport (Fortaleza), RIOGaleão (Rio de Janeiro), and Viracopos (Campinas) joined the MPT's awareness campaign supported by ASBRAD, broadcasting human trafficking prevention videos in their terminals.
• InfraerominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Infraero participates in the national awareness campaign by broadcasting human trafficking prevention videos at its airports (Congonhas São Paulo, Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba), supporting ASBRAD's outreach efforts.
• Sinart – Sociedade Nacional de Apoio Rodoviário e TurísticominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Sinart joined the national awareness campaign by broadcasting human trafficking prevention videos at highway terminals across Brazil, extending ASBRAD's reach beyond airports to road transport hubs.
• FIG/UNIMESP (Centro Universitário)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021FIG-Unimesp in Guarulhos hosted the launch of the Projeto Porta de Saída and opened a selective process for scholarship grants for women beneficiaries. The university offered up to 100% scholarships in law, psychology, and administration programs for trafficking and violence survivors.
• Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020A technical cooperation agreement (Acordo de Cooperação Técnica) was signed between MPT, PRF, and ASBRAD to conduct research on human trafficking using police intelligence techniques, map occurrences on Brazilian federal highways, and develop technological tools for data collection by federal highway police officers. The agreement has a 4-year term and incorporates the trafficking theme into PRF's existing Mapa project.
• Fatec Americana (Centro Paula Souza)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019ASBRAD commissioned Fatec Americana students to develop a fake recruitment website demonstrating the ease of online human trafficking recruitment, as part of a cybersecurity awareness initiative. The project won first place at the IBM BlueHack challenge on human trafficking.
• Defensoria Pública do Estado de São PaulocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASBRAD maintains a formal agreement (Termo de Colaboração) with the Defensoria Pública do Estado de São Paulo to implement the Projeto Acesso à Justiça, providing legal guidance, accompaniment, and support to vulnerable populations in Guarulhos and surrounding areas.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Repórter Brasil: Brazilian investigative NGO that researches and exposes slave labor and trafficking supply chains. Comparable in producing trafficking/slave labor research and using media campaigns for systemic change, though more journalism-led.

Direct peers

• Fundação Abrinq: Brazilian foundation focused on children's and adolescents' rights, education, and protection. Overlaps with ASBRAD on child exploitation and youth justice, with similar multi-institutional partnership approach.
• CECRIA (Centro de Referência, Estudos e Ações sobre Crianças e Adolescentes): Brazilian NGO focused on research, advocacy, and capacity-building on children's rights, including sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. Overlaps with ASBRAD's Criança Migrante and trafficking prevention portfolio.
• Instituto Avon: Brazilian civil society organization dedicated to ending violence against women, funding shelters and prevention campaigns. Comparable mission (women victims of violence) and NGO operating model, including corporate partnership-driven funding.
• Promundo Brasil: Brazilian NGO working on gender equality, prevention of gender-based violence, and engagement of men/boys. Operates overlapping women-and-youth protection programs in a similar nonprofit, grant-funded model across Brazil.
• Childhood Brasil (Programa Na Mão Certa): Brazilian NGO focused on protecting children and adolescents from sexual exploitation and trafficking, including on federal highways. Direct ASBRAD partner on the 'Mapeamento do Tráfico de Pessoas no Brasil' research and Mapear methodology.

Broad incumbents

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (ACNUR) - Brazil: UN agency providing international protection and assistance to refugees and stateless persons in Brazil. AsBRAD's Casa de Passagem operates in a similar migrant/refugee protection space, though ACNUR is a multilateral incumbent rather than a domestic NGO.

Regional players

• Defensoria Pública do Estado de São Paulo: São Paulo state's public defender agency. While a government institution rather than an NGO, ASBRAD's Projeto Acesso à Justiça is formally implemented through it; they share overlapping legal aid service delivery for vulnerable populations in São Paulo.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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