Organização Cidades sem Fome

Name

Organização Cidades sem Fome

Legal name

Organização Cidades sem Fome

Website

https://cidadessemfome.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social impact urban agriculture programs

NAICS

Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production (1114), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems & Land Management (BPADALAG), Urban Renewal, Brownfield Redevelopment & Land Reuse (BPAIANAI), Agriculture & Food Security Development (BPAGABAB), Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) / Vertical Farming (Indoor LED Farms) (AFAGAHAJ)

Keywords

• Urban agriculture programs
• Social food security
• Community gardens
• Sustainable farming education
• Nonprofit social programs

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The NGO raises funds through its website donation portal (Doe Agora). Individual donors and corporate sponsors contribute to fund urban farm operations, equipment, and social programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Organização Cidades sem Fome is a Brazilian non-profit that transforms idle urban land into productive agricultural spaces to generate formal employment, income, and food security for socially vulnerable populations. It operates Urban Gardens (Hortas Urbanas), School Gardens (Hortas Escolares), and Family Agriculture support programs (Agricultura Familiar) in São Paulo, alongside pedagogical tourism and volunteering programs. Programs are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries and funded through donations and grants.

Product overview

Organização Cidades sem Fome is a non-profit organization that operates a portfolio of urban agriculture programs focused on generating employment, income, and sustainable food production for vulnerable populations in Brazilian cities. Its core offerings include Hortas Urbanas (transforming unused urban land into productive farms), Hortas Escolares (school garden programs for environmental and food education), and Agricultura Familiar (supporting small family farmers with technical assistance and market access). Complementary programs include Turismo Pedagógico (educational tours of urban farms for schools) and Voluntariado (volunteer engagement initiatives). All programs align with the UN 2030 Agenda and ESG principles, promoting social, environmental, and economic sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hortas Urbanas (Urban Gardens) Transforms idle urban land in São Paulo's peripheral communities into productive agricultural areas, generating formal employment for people in social vulnerability and producing fresh, healthy organic food for local communities at affordable prices. Delivered free of charge to beneficiaries.
• Hortas Escolares (School Gardens) Brings agriculture into schools, promoting environmental and food education for children and adolescents, strengthening school meals and creating spaces for collective learning.
• Agricultura Familiar (Family Agriculture) Supports small farmers with technical assistance, inputs, and market access, strengthening local production and food security while eliminating intermediaries for fair pricing.
• Turismo Pedagógico (Pedagogical Tourism) Organized school visits to the 10,000 m² São Mateus Urban Garden where students learn about sustainable agriculture, seed planting workshops, natural fertilizers, and food harvesting through guided tours and hands-on activities.
• Voluntariado (Volunteering) Volunteer programs at Urban Gardens where participants learn about sustainable agriculture, seed handling, natural fertilizers, and cultivation cycles through guided tours and practical activities including planting, harvesting, and DIY cultivation workshops.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% reduction in irrigation costs through rainwater harvesting (cisterns and shallow wells)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ashoka Brasil: Brazilian arm of Ashoka, a global social-entrepreneur network that has formally recognized Cidades sem Fome — broader social-entrepreneurship support organization that operates in the same ecosystem of Brazilian impact-driven NGOs.
• Heifer International: International nonprofit working on hunger and poverty through sustainable agriculture — closely comparable model of using agriculture to generate income for vulnerable communities, with established Latin American operations.
• Slow Food International: Global movement promoting good, clean, and fair food with strong Latin American presence — overlapping focus on sustainable food systems, food education, and community-based agriculture.
• World Food Programme (WFP): UN agency addressing global hunger and food insecurity — adjacent mission with significant overlap in addressing urban food access and supporting community food systems.
• Mercy Corps: Large international humanitarian organization with food security and urban resilience programs in Latin America — comparable global food-security and community-livelihood mission at much larger scale.

Regional players

• SOS Mata Atlântica: Major Brazilian environmental NGO focused on Atlantic Forest restoration and sustainability — comparable Brazilian nonprofit sustainability brand with similar donor-base and award-recognition profile.

Direct peers

• Mesa Brasil SESC: Brazilian SESC-run food security program that collects and redistributes food while promoting food education and community nutrition — comparable food-security and education mission with similar Brazilian social-purpose structure.
• Ação Contra a Fome (Action Against Hunger) Brazil: Brazilian arm of international Action Against Hunger, focused on food security, nutrition, and hunger alleviation — directly comparable mission around urban/periurban food insecurity in Brazil.
• Banco de Alimentos (Brazilian Food Bank network): Brazilian food bank network focused on reducing food waste and feeding vulnerable populations, operating across multiple Brazilian cities — directly comparable food-insecurity mission and donation-funded NGO model.
• Instituto Kairós: Brazilian social organization working on urban agriculture, food sovereignty, and youth education — directly comparable urban-agriculture-plus-social-impact model in São Paulo.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cidadessemfome
• Facebookfacebook.com/cidadessemfome
• Instagraminstagram.com/cidadessemfome
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cidades-sem-fome

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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