CEDECA David Arantes

What CEDECA David Arantes does

CEDECA David Arantes (Centro de Defesa dos Direitos da Crian\u00e7a e do Adolescente de Limeira "David Arantes") is a Brazilian nonprofit association founded in 1997 in Limeira, S\u00e3o Paulo, operating as a child and adolescent rights defense center. The organization delivers two core public social services in partnership with the municipal government via CEPROSOM: the Servi\u00e7o de Abordagem Social (street outreach identifying children and adolescents in rights-violation situations, operating since 2014) and the Servi\u00e7o de Prote\u00e7\u00e3o Social a Adolescentes em Cumprimento de Medida Socioeducativa (socio-educational follow-up for adolescents in Assisted Freedom and Community Service, since 2023). Supporting projects include Defendendo a Cidadania (legal-social defense in emblematic cases including police violence), CEDECA em Forma\u00e7\u00e3o: Educar para a Cidadania (human rights education, partnered with terre des hommes Alemanha since 2015), Fala Jovem (youth communication, partnered with TDH IPEG), Direitos em Movimento (rights mobilization via FMDCA funding), and Jur\u00eddico Social (funded through parliamentary amendment).

The organization operates with a collegiate coordination structure of five coordinators (General, Financial, Secretary, Planning/Institutional Development, Communication) plus project coordinators and a three-member Fiscal Council, with a headcount of approximately 9 employees per firmographic data though broader team references suggest 20+ staff across projects. Its technology stack is minimal, consisting of a WordPress website (cedecalimeira.org.br) for transparency and donation collection, the CAPACITA training nucleus for course/event delivery, and contact via email and PIX/bank transfers for donations. The underlying delivery model is community-based social services with no proprietary technology, no app, and no AI/ML capabilities.

CEDECA's revenue model is entirely non-commercial, relying on four streams: individual and corporate donations collected via bank deposit, PIX, and the Nota Fiscal Paulista automatic donation program; municipal/state/federal government grants via CEPROSOM service contracts and FMDCA project funding; international organization funding (terre des hommes Alemanha, TDH IPEG); and parliamentary amendment funding. The organization serves as an operating partner for public social assistance policy implementation rather than as an independent revenue-generating entity, with no pricing model and no service fees charged to beneficiaries. Its customer segments are beneficiaries (children/adolescents in vulnerable situations, families, adolescents in conflict with the law) and institutional partners (CEPROSOM, donor community, international organizations).

Name

CEDECA David Arantes

Legal name

Centro de Defesa dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente de Limeira "David Arantes"

Website

https://cedecalimeira.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CEDECA David Arantes is a 1997-founded Brazilian nonprofit that defends the rights of children and adolescents in Limeira, S\u00e3o Paulo, delivering social services (street outreach and socio-educational follow-up) and human rights education projects in partnership with municipal government and international organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare and Social Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Child rights protection
• Social assistance services
• Socio-educational measures
• Human rights education
• Child welfare advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Limeira

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 and Corporate Donations: Direct donations from individuals and companies via bank deposit, transfer, and PIX payments. Donations are directly reinvested in projects defending children's and adolescents' human rights.
2. Government Funding (Municipal, State, Federal): Funding from government partnerships including CEPROSOM for social assistance policy implementation, municipal government for Abordagem Social (since 2014), and municipal/state/federal government for Medida Socioeducativa (since 2023). Additional funding through FMDCA (Fundo Municipal dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente).
3. Nota Fiscal Paulista Program: Automatic donation of fiscal receipts through the São Paulo state Nota Fiscal Paulista program. Citizens can designate their CPF-linked receipts to be donated automatically to CEDECA.
4. International Organization Funding: Partnership funding from international organizations such as terre des hommes Alemanha (tdhA) for specific projects like 'CEDECA em Formação: Educar para Cidadania' since 2015.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CEDECA David Arantes is a nonprofit association founded in 1997 that delivers child and adolescent rights protection services in Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil. The organization runs the Serviço de Abordagem Social (street outreach and rights-violation identification with psychosocial accompaniment) and the Serviço de Proteção Social a Adolescentes em Cumprimento de Medida Socioeducativa (follow-up for adolescents completing socio-educational measures in open settings). It also executes advocacy projects such as Defendendo a Cidadania (legal-social defense), CEDECA em Formação: Educar para a Cidadania (human rights education in partnership with terre des hommes Germany), Fala Jovem (youth communication), Direitos em Movimento (rights mobilization), and the Jurídico Social project funded through parliamentary amendments, supported by the CAPACITA training nucleus.

Product overview

CEDECA David Arantes is a non-profit civil society organization founded in 1997 that operates as a social services provider rather than a technology company. Its portfolio consists of public policy social programs executed in partnership with municipal, state, and federal governments. The core services include the Serviço de Abordagem Social (identifying and referring children in street situations to public services) and the Serviço de Proteção Social a Adolescentes em Cumprimento de Medida Socioeducativa (follow-up for adolescents in socio-educational measures). Supporting these are advocacy projects: Defendendo a Cidadania (legal-social defense), CEDECA em Formação: Educar para a Cidadania (human rights education), Fala Jovem (youth communication), Direitos em Movimento (rights mobilization), and the parliamentary amendment-funded Jurídico Social project. The CAPACITA nucleus provides the training and education layer across all programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAPACITA: Training center of CEDECA Limeira offering courses, lectures and events focused on Human Rights training.

Products and services

• Serviço de Abordagem Social Social outreach service identifying human rights violations (street situations, sexual exploitation, child labor) in municipal territories and public spaces with psychosocial accompaniment by social workers and psychologists, supporting family reintegration and access to protection networks for children, adolescents, and families.
• Serviço de Proteção Social a Adolescentes em Cumprimento de Medida Socioeducativa Social protection service providing socio-assistance follow-up for adolescents and families during the completion of socio-educational measures in open environment (Assisted Freedom and Community Service Provision), promoting insertion into other socio-assistance services and sectoral public policy programs.
• Projeto Defendendo a Cidadania

Quantifiable outcome

• Ongoing social approach services since 2014 with continuous government funding
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• terre des hommes Alemanha (tdhA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Since 2015, CEDECA has partnered with the international organization terre des hommes Alemanha to execute the project 'CEDECA em Formação: Educar para Cidadania'. The project focuses on human rights education with children, adolescents, and young people from vulnerable communities, using playful and educational workshops, educommunication workshops, street soccer, conversation circles, training courses, seminars, and meetings.
• CEPROSOM (Centro de Promoção Social Municipal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEDECA partners with CEPROSOM (municipal social promotion center, the managing body of Limeira's Social Assistance Policy) to implement two projects within the public Social Assistance Policy: the Social Approach Service (since 2014) and the Social Protection Service for Adolescents in Compliance with Socio-Educational Measures in Open Environment.
• ANCED (Associação Nacional dos Centros de Defesa)coreOthersCEDECA is a member of ANCED, the National Association of Defense Centers, which brings together child and adolescent rights defense institutions from across the country. This membership provides national network representation and participation in broader advocacy efforts.
• CMDCA (Conselho Municipal dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente)coreOthersCEDECA participates in the Municipal Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents, which is a municipal participation and social control instance. Through FMDCA (Fundo Municipal dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente), CEDECA executes the 'Defendendo a Cidadania' project.
• CMAS (Conselho Municipal de Assistência Social)coreOthersCEDECA participates in the Municipal Council of Social Assistance, a municipal participation and social control instance in the field of social assistance policy.
• COMETIL (Comissão de Erradicação do Trabalho Infantil)minorOthersCEDECA participates in the Commission for the Eradication of Child Labor, a municipal participation body focused on combating child labor.
• TDH IPEGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 'Fala Jovem' project using communication as a tool for youth protagonism and social transformation. The partnership involves Contract of Partnership and Cooperation for project execution.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Vision Brasil: International NGO operating in Brazil with community-based child protection, sponsorship, and youth empowerment programs. Comparable target population and rights-defense orientation, at significantly larger national footprint.
• Aldeias Infantis SOS Brasil: Brazilian arm of SOS Children's Villages, supporting children and adolescents at risk, including those in conflict with the law and in vulnerable family situations. Comparable beneficiary population and rights-based approach, though with residential care component.
• Childhood Brasil (Instituto Childhood): Brazilian NGO (formerly Abrapia) focused on protecting children from sexual violence and exploitation. Highly comparable mission around child rights defense and prevention, though operating at national rather than municipal scale.
• Save the Children Brasil: Brazilian branch of the international child rights NGO, focused on child protection, education, and emergency response. Comparable mission around child rights defense and adolescent welfare, with broader geographic and thematic scope.
• UNICEF Brasil: Brazilian office of the UN children's fund, working on child rights, protection, and policy advocacy. Overlaps with CEDECA's mandate on child and adolescent rights, but at national and multilateral scale.
• Fundação Abrinq pelos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente: One of Brazil's largest and most established child rights NGOs, focused on defending and promoting the rights of children and adolescents nationally. Comparable mission to CEDECA but operates at national scale and broader programmatic scope.

Direct peers

• ANCED (Associação Nacional dos Centros de Defesa da Criança e do Adolescente): National association that brings together Brazilian child and adolescent rights defense centers (CEDECAs), of which CEDECA David Arantes is a member. Directly comparable as it is the formal network for organizations operating CEDECA's exact mission and service model across Brazil.
• terre des hommes Deutschland (tdhA): German-based international NGO and CEDECA's longest-standing international partner (since 2015) for the 'Educar para a Cidadania' project. Directly comparable through shared mission on child rights, protection, and human rights education in vulnerable communities.
• CEDECA Interlagos (Centro de Defesa dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente): Another CEDECA within the ANCED network, operating in São Paulo capital. Most directly comparable organization — same organizational model, statutory purpose, and service portfolio (Abordagem Social, Medida Socioeducativa, legal defense, human rights education), differing primarily in geography.

Emerging players

• Casa do Zezinho: São Paulo-based civil society organization providing education, culture, and social inclusion services for children, adolescents, and youth in vulnerable communities. Comparable beneficiary base and rights-based approach in a similar Brazilian urban context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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