Centro das Mulheres do Cabo

What Centro das Mulheres do Cabo does

Centro das Mulheres do Cabo (CMC) is a non-profit feminist civil society organization founded in 1984 in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil, when 600 women marched for water and won. The organization is structured around a mission of building gender and racial equality from an intersectional feminist perspective and serves women, children, adolescents, and youth in peripheral communities of the Recife Metropolitan Region. Core programs include the Projeto Ibura que Cuida (in partnership with UNICEF, targeting adolescents and youth in the Ibura neighborhood of Recife with integrated health, violence-protection, education, and labor-transition services), the Plano Popular de Prevenção à Letalidade Infantojuvenil (a 142-page community-driven policy plan co-developed with FOJUCA and NGO Arco to address armed violence), the long-running Rádio Mulher community radio program (27 years on air), and cultural caravans including the Caravana Cultural pelo Empoderamento e Dignidade Menstrual.

The organization operates with a small staff of 8 employees and generates no commercial revenue; its operating model is grant-based and partnership-driven, with funding sourced from international NGOs (UNICEF, Freedom Fund, Malala Fund, ActionAid, Fondo de Mujeres del Sur), corporate social responsibility programs (L'Oréal Fund for Women, Petrobras, Needs/RaiaDrogasil), and government partners (Governo do Brasil). All services, publications, and educational materials are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. The organization distributes its work through direct community engagement (workshops, caravans, listening sessions), community radio, free downloadable PDF publications, and partner-channel networks. There is no proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capability, or commercial product; CMC is fundamentally a program-delivery and advocacy organization rather than a technology entity.

CMC's value proposition rests on 41 years of community embeddedness, intersectional feminist methodology, and a sustained track record of securing multi-institutional partnerships. Its competitive position is supported by deep roots in Cabo de Santo Agostinho (Brazil's 5th most violent municipality, with 73.3 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants), established relationships with international feminist and youth-protection funders, and recognizable long-form programs such as Rádio Mulher and recurring Lei Maria da Penha seminars. The organization is LGPD-compliant as of September 2021 and publishes both a Child and Adolescent Protection Policy and a Data Privacy and Protection Policy.

Name

Centro das Mulheres do Cabo

Legal name

Centro das Mulheres do Cabo

Website

https://mulheresdocabo.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centro das Mulheres do Cabo is a 41-year-old Brazilian feminist NGO based in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, that delivers violence-prevention, women's empowerment, and youth-protection programs to women, children, and adolescents in peripheral communities of the Recife Metropolitan Region through international and government grant partnerships.

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Product category

Non-profit Advocacy Services

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil Society Strengthening & Civic Space (BPADAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Gender equality advocacy
• Violence prevention programs
• Community development services
• Women's rights advocacy
• Feminist civil society

Headquarters

HQ city

Cabo de Santo Agostinho

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Partnerships and Grants: CMC funds its operations through partnerships with international NGOs (UNICEF, Freedom Fund, Malala Fund, ActionAid, Fondo de Mujeres del Sur), corporate social responsibility programs (L'Oréal Fund for Women), and government agreements (Governo do Brasil, Petrobras). Revenue is project-based and grant-driven rather than commercial.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centro das Mulheres do Cabo (CMC) is a non-profit feminist civil society organization that delivers community programs, advocacy publications, and communication initiatives advancing gender and racial equality in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil. Its portfolio includes the UNICEF-partnered Projeto Ibura que Cuida (youth health, protection, and education), the 142-page Plano de Prevenção à Letalidade Infantojuvenil, the long-running Rádio Mulher community radio, and free educational publications such as the Cartilha Poesia das Minas. All offerings are provided free of charge to beneficiaries and are funded through grants and institutional partnerships.

Product overview

Centro das Mulheres do Cabo (CMC) operates as a feminist civil society organization offering a portfolio of advocacy programs, community publications, and media initiatives. The core offerings include educational publications (such as the Cartilha Poesia das Minas poetry anthology), policy documents (Child and Adolescent Protection Policy, Data Privacy and Protection Policy), and community programs (Projeto Ibura que Cuida in partnership with UNICEF, Plano de Prevenção à Letalidade Infantojuvenil). These offerings are complemented by community media through Rádio Mulher, all united by CMC's mission of building gender and racial equality and defending women's human rights from a feminist perspective.

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Products and services

• Cartilha Poesia das Minas Free downloadable poetry book created through the Projeto Caravana Cultural pelo Empoderamento e Dignidade Menstrual, which ran 11 editions and 44 workshops in theater, poetry/slam, dance, and audiovisual in the Ibura neighborhood of Recife. The publication is targeted at children, adolescents, and women in vulnerable communities and is supported by UNICEF and the Needs brand of RaiaDrogasil.
• Política de Proteção às Crianças e Adolescentes Institutional Child and Adolescent Protection Policy oriented toward preventing harm to the physical, psychological, or moral integrity of children and adolescents, aligned with Brazilian and international frameworks including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Brazilian Federal Constitution, and the Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA). Targeted at CMC staff, partners, and program participants.
• Política de Privacidade e Proteção de Dados Data Privacy and Protection Policy developed in compliance with Brazil's LGPD (Lei 13.709/2018), effective September 2021, to protect the data of all participants in CMC activities and ensure confidentiality and privacy. Targets CMC staff, partners, and program participants.
• Rádio Mulher Community radio station celebrating 27 years of operation (since 2006) serving as CMC's main communication initiative for women's rights, community empowerment, and feminist advocacy in Cabo de Santo Agostinho. Targets women, youth, and peripheral communities in Pernambuco.
• Plano de Prevenção à Letalidade Infantojuvenil 142-page community-driven prevention plan addressing armed violence and social exclusion affecting children, adolescents, and youth in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, structured around strategic axes covering public security, education, income generation, culture, and access to justice. Co-developed by FOJUCA, CMC, and NGO Arco and available for free public consultation and download.
• Projeto Ibura que Cuida UNICEF partnership project targeting adolescents and youth in the Ibura neighborhood of Recife, integrating actions in health, violence protection, education, and positive transition to the world of work through mental health caravans, school protection activities, and an opportunity festival. CMC selects and coordinates comunitores (community monitors) for this initiative.

Quantifiable outcome

• 140+ lives lost annually to violence in Cabo de Santo Agostinho; 90% of victims are young Black peripheral residents aged 15-29; rate of 73.3 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF partners with CMC on the Ibura que Cuida project, which promotes integration of actions in health, protection against violence, education, and positive transitions to the labor market for adolescents and youth in the Ibura neighborhood. CMC selects and coordinates comunitores (community monitors) for this initiative.
• Governo do Brasil (Government of Brazil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Brazilian government is listed as a partner, indicating formal or programmatic cooperation with public policy initiatives, potentially through municipal or state-level agreements.
• ActionAid International BrasilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActionAid is an international NGO focused on fighting poverty and injustice. Its partnership with CMC likely involves programmatic collaboration and/or institutional funding for community development and rights-based work.
• Waterlution BrasilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaterlution is an organization focused on water innovation and management. Given CMC's founding history tied to a water march, this partnership may connect to water rights and environmental justice programming.
• FOJUCA (Fórum das Nações)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFOJUCA (Forum of Nations) is a local youth forum in Cabo de Santo Agostinho. CMC co-developed the Plano Popular de Prevenção à Letalidade Infantojuvenil with FOJUCA, addressing youth violence through community-driven policy proposals.
• ONG ArcominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerONG Arco is a local NGO in Pernambuco that partnered with FOJUCA and CMC on the Plano de Prevenção à Letalidade, contributing to the design and implementation of youth violence prevention initiatives.
• Needs (RaiaDrogasil Brand)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Needs brand from RaiaDrogasil pharmacy chain partnered with UNICEF and CMC on the Caravana Cultural pelo Empoderamento e Dignidade Menstrual (Cultural Caravan for Menstrual Empowerment and Dignity), supporting cultural rights in the Ibura neighborhood.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundo Elas: Brazilian women's fund that regrants to grassroots feminist organizations including in Pernambuco. Comparable mission and acts as a potential funding intermediary for organizations similar to CMC.
• CEPIA – Cidadania, Estudo, Pesquisa, Informação e Ação: Rio de Janeiro-based women's rights and gender equality civil society organization with a comparable grant-funded, feminist, intersectional approach to advocacy and program delivery.
• CFEMEA – Centro Feminista de Estudos e Assessoria: Brasília-based feminist think tank and advocacy organization working on women's human rights, public policy, and gender equality in Brazil. Comparable in mission, advocacy methodology, and grant-funded civil society structure.
• Instituto Azmina: São Paulo-based feminist organization producing gender-focused journalism, research, and policy advocacy. Comparable in mission (gender equality, racial justice) and grant/corporate-funded civil society model, though larger and more media-oriented.
• SOS Corpo – Instituto Feminista: Pernambuco-based feminist civil society organization focused on gender equality, women's rights, and sexual and reproductive health. Operates in the same Brazilian Northeast region with a comparable intersectional feminist lens, making it the most geographically and methodologically direct peer to CMC.
• Themis – Gênero, Justiça e Direitos Humanos: Brazilian NGO focused on gender justice and women's human rights through legal advocacy and policy work. Directly comparable in feminist civil society positioning and grant-based revenue model.

Emerging players

• Equimundo (formerly Instituto Promundo): Brazilian-origin international organization working on gender equality, engaging men and boys, and violence prevention. Comparable intersectional feminist framing but operates globally at larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Instituto Unibanco: Brazilian civil society organization supporting youth education and social development, including in vulnerable peripheral communities. Comparable in operating context and youth-focused programming, though with a different thematic specialization.
• Conectas Direitos Humanos: Large Brazilian human rights civil society organization with broader thematic scope than CMC. Comparable as a Brazilian grant-funded advocacy NGO, but operates at significantly larger scale and with international policy reach.
• Article 19 (Brazil): Brazilian office of an international civil society organization defending freedom of expression and human rights. Comparable grant-funded civil society model, though focused on a different specific rights area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@centrodasmulheresdocabo
• Facebookfacebook.com/centrodasmulheresdocabo
• Instagraminstagram.com/cmcmulheresdocabo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centro-das-mulheres-do-cabo

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