CDHEP Campo Limpo

What CDHEP Campo Limpo does

CDHEP Campo Limpo (Centro de Direitos Humanos e Educação Popular de Campo Limpo) is a Brazilian non-governmental organization founded in 1981 and headquartered near the Capão Redondo metro station in the Campo Limpo district of southern São Paulo. Operating across three interconnected practice axes — human rights, popular education grounded in Paulo Freire's methodology, and restorative justice — CDHEP delivers free legal aid (Plantão Jurídico Popular), free psychological support, and community-based conflict mediation to residents of low-income peripheral neighborhoods including Capão Redondo, Jardim Ângela, Jardim São Luís, and Campo Limpo.

The organization's core products are a portfolio of approximately 15 training programs and free community services rather than a unified technology platform. These include specialist restorative justice courses (Fundamentos da JR, Facilitação em JR, CGF, VOC), popular education methodology courses (Metodologia da Educação Popular, Sistematização de Experiências Populares), free community services (Núcleo Comunitário de Justiça Restaurativa, Plantão Jurídico Popular, Apoio Psicológico), and targeted projects such as 'Práticas Periféricas e Femininas' on menstrual dignity and 'Estamos Juntas' supporting vulnerable women. CDHEP has trained over 4,000 people cumulatively, facilitated more than 70 judicialized cases and 110 community cases, and advised 17 state and federal courts on restorative justice implementation.

CDHEP's business model is entirely grant- and donation-funded, with no commercial revenue. Income derives from Brazilian federal grants (Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e Cidadania Termo de Fomento 985490/2025), São Paulo state government partnerships (Secretaria da Justiça e Cidadania), international development funding (DKA Austria), individual donations via Pix/PayPal/Benfeitoria, and membership-based network participation (CEAAL). The organization employs 11-50 staff, has no proprietary software stack, and distributes services through its physical headquarters, mobile outreach to community partner spaces, and WhatsApp-based remote delivery.

Name

CDHEP Campo Limpo

Legal name

Centro de Direitos Humanos e Educação Popular de Campo Limpo

Website

https://cdhep.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CDHEP Campo Limpo is a São Paulo-based non-profit founded in 1981 that delivers free legal aid, psychological support, and restorative justice mediation to residents of peripheral neighborhoods, alongside training programs in human rights and popular education grounded in Paulo Freire's methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights and Restorative Justice Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Legal Services (54119)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Defense & Legal Aid Services (BPAIAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF)

Keywords

• Human rights education
• Restorative justice services
• Popular legal aid
• Community conflict mediation
• Social justice advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo, São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and philanthropy: CDHEP receives individual donations via bank transfer (Bradesco), Pix, and PayPal. Monthly recurring donations are facilitated through the Benfeitoria platform.
2. Government grants and public funding: CDHEP operates through formal partnership agreements (termos de convênio) with government bodies including the Secretaria da Justiça e Cidadania do Estado de São Paulo, the Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e Cidadania, and international development agencies such as DKA Áustria.
3. Free community services: All services including legal aid (Plantão Jurídico Popular), psychological support, and restorative justice mediation are provided free of charge to the community. No revenue is generated from these services.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CDHEP provides free legal aid (Plantão Jurídico Popular), free psychological support (Apoio Psicológico), and restorative justice mediation services (Núcleo Comunitário de JR, CGF, CRVOC) to residents of São Paulo's southern peripheral neighborhoods. It also delivers a catalog of formation courses on human rights, popular education, and restorative justice for community members, public servants, and judicial institutions, all offered free of charge.

Product overview

CDHEP (Centro de Direitos Humanos e Educação Popular de Campo Limpo) is a non-governmental organization that offers a portfolio of social impact programs focused on human rights, popular education, and restorative justice. The organization provides training courses (Defensores de DH, Fundamentos da JR, Facilitação em JR), community services (Núcleo Comunitário de Justiça Restaurativa, Plantão Jurídico Popular, Apoio Psicológico), and educational programs (Metodologia da Educação Popular, DH e Infância). The services are offered as distinct programs rather than a unified technology platform, including free legal aid, psychological support, and various courses in human rights and restorative justice practices for residents of the southern periphery of São Paulo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Defensores de DH (Human Rights Defenders Training) Training program to form community leaders and residents of peripheral regions to act in defense and guarantee of Human Rights.
• Fundamentos da Justiça Restaurativa (Restorative Justice Fundamentals) Theoretical and experiential course from a critical perspective on punitive culture, enabling participants to better deal with feelings and behaviors arising from interpersonal and social conflicts and violence.
• Facilitação em JR (JR Facilitation) Practical deepening course for acting in the justice system, offering critical reflection on the foundations of Law and revealing historical and cultural elements that sustain the legitimation of punitive violence.
• Conferência Restaurativa Vítima-Ofensor-Comunidade (CRVOC) Restorative practice focused on a triggering conflict, involving victim, offender and community in dialogue to repair harm and restore justice.
• Conferência do Grupo Familiar (CGF) Restorative process resulting in a mediated meeting between members of a nuclear or extended family, allowing participation of close people.
• Facilitadores Comunitários (Community Facilitators) Course aimed at sensitizing and presenting Restorative Justice practices to help participants deal with everyday conflicts.
• JR e Redes (JR and Networks) Theoretical-practical course focused on the formation, articulation and action of networks as a fundamental dimension of Restorative Practices.
• Núcleo Comunitário de Justiça Restaurativa Free community service offering restorative mediation practices for non-judicialized conflicts in the southern periphery of São Paulo.
• Plantão Jurídico Popular (Popular Legal Aid) Free legal listening, guidance and welcoming service for residents of southern São Paulo facing state violence and single mothers fighting for their rights.
• Apoio Psicológico (Psychological Support) Free psychological care service providing listening, welcoming and care, focused especially on women, single mothers, and residents of southern São Paulo experiencing suffering, violence, or emotional overload.
• Metodologia da Educação Popular (Popular Education Methodology) Course on planning formative activities based on Paulo Freire's Popular Education methodology.
• Educação Popular e Justiça Restaurativa (Popular Education and Restorative Justice) Dialogue course connecting Popular Education and Restorative Justice for the effectiveness of Human Rights in Brazil.
• Sistematização de Experiências Populares (Systematization of Popular Experiences) Theoretical-practical course inspired by the participatory methodology developed by Peruvian popular educator Oscar Jara.
• Práticas Periféricas e Femininas - Tecnologias Menstruais Sustentáveis Project promoting peripheral and feminine practices of economic autonomy and menstrual dignity through training and production of sustainable menstrual technologies.
• Direitos Humanos e Infância no Brasil (Human Rights and Childhood in Brazil) Course to understand childhood as a social and historical construction, study Human Rights foundations with emphasis on protection, and examine contemporary experiences of DH violations.
• Publicações CDHEP (Publications) Free downloadable publications including maps of police lethality, manuals on restorative justice, reproductive rights guides, and reports on human rights monitoring.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4,000 people trained across courses and programs
• +3 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CEAAL (Conselho Latino-Americano e Caribenho de Educação Popular)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDHEP is a member of the Strategic Coordination Team (ECE) of the CEAAL, a Latin American and Caribbean movement of popular education. Through this partnership, CDHEP participates in regional networks for popular education, feminist education, and solidarity economics, contributing to cross-border exchange and the Latin American popular education movement.
• Secretaria da Justiça e Cidadania do Estado de São PaulocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe São Paulo State Secretary of Justice and Citizenship partners with CDHEP on the 'Mulheres que acessam a Justiça' project, which provides free legal aid (plantão jurídico popular) and restorative justice services for women heads of families and women in vulnerability in the South Zone of São Paulo.
• Sementes de ProteçãominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSementes de Proteção is referenced as a partner on the Defensores de DH course page. The partnership appears to support CDHEP's human rights defender training programs.
• Tribunal de Justiça de RoraimaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDHEP provided restorative justice training to the Court of Justice of Roraima for the celebration of 20 years of Community Justice. The training included facilitation on restorative justice in school contexts and institutional implementation of restorative practices.
• Ouvidoria das Polícias de São PaulominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDHEP, in partnership with the Fórum em Defesa da Mulher, provided training on safe and confidential reception of gender-based violence complaints for the team of the São Paulo State Police Ombudsman's Office, addressing institutional gender-based violence within security institutions.
• Ouvidoria-Geral da Defensoria Pública do Estado de São PaulominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe General Ombudsman's Office of the São Paulo State Public Defender's Office visited CDHEP to discuss challenges faced by the South Zone population in accessing justice, and to explore partnerships for greater territorial presence and education in rights.
• Fórum em Defesa da MulherminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFórum em Defesa da Mulher partnered with CDHEP to deliver a training session on safe and confidential reception of gender-based violence complaints to the São Paulo Police Ombudsman's Office.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Instituto Igarapé: Brazilian think tank on public security, drug policy, and restorative justice with international reach. Comparable to CDHEP on restorative justice methodology and security sector engagement, though operating as a policy institute rather than community service provider.

Regional players

• CEJIL — Center for Justice and International Law: Latin American human rights organization using strategic litigation and advocacy across the region. Comparable to CDHEP on cross-border human rights work and Latin American integration, though operating through litigation rather than community-based service delivery.
• Centro de Promoção da Liberdade (CEPL): Brazilian NGO providing legal assistance and human rights promotion, with operations in Recife/PE rather than São Paulo. Comparable to CDHEP's free legal aid and human rights education model but serving a different region.

Direct peers

• Conectas Direitos Humanos: Brazilian human rights NGO based in São Paulo that engages in human rights advocacy, litigation support, and policy incidence — comparable to CDHEP in mission and Brazilian civil society positioning, though operating at a national/international level rather than periphery-focused.
• Justiça Global: Brazilian human rights organization focused on violence, police accountability, and access to justice for peripheral populations. Shares CDHEP's focus on police/institutional violence and legal aid for vulnerable communities.
• Instituto Vladimir Herzog: Brazilian human rights NGO focused on memory, democracy, and freedom of expression. Operates in the same Brazilian civil society ecosystem as CDHEP and shares a human rights education mission.
• Instituto Sou da Paz: Brazilian NGO working on public security, violence prevention, and police reform in São Paulo. Highly comparable to CDHEP's work on police violence and security institution training (e.g., Ouvidoria das Polícias), with similar geographic and thematic focus.
• Themis — Assessoria Jurídica e Estudos de Gênero: Brazilian gender and justice NGO providing legal assistance and advocacy for women in vulnerable situations. Directly comparable to CDHEP's 'Mulheres que acessam a Justiça' project targeting women heads of family and women in vulnerability.

Broad incumbents

• Article 19 Brasil: Brazilian organization promoting freedom of expression and human rights. Comparable to CDHEP's human rights education work, though with a narrower thematic focus on expression and digital rights.
• Amnesty International Brazil: Brazilian arm of Amnesty International, focused on human rights advocacy and education. Operates in the same human rights space as CDHEP but as a much larger international organization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCmhovDgO0HJ505XbJLLPOlw
• Facebookfacebook.com/cdhep
• Instagraminstagram.com/cdhepcampolimpo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cdhep-campo-limpo

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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