Associacao Beneficente O Pequeno Nazareno Oficial

What Associacao Beneficente O Pequeno Nazareno Oficial does

Associação Beneficente O Pequeno Nazareno (OPN) is a Brazilian non-profit charitable association founded in 1997 by Bernd Josef Rosemeyer, a German-born former Franciscan friar, and headquartered in Fortaleza, Ceará. The organization's stated mission is the promotion and defense of the rights of children and adolescents in street situations in Brazil. OPN operates a multidisciplinary service platform combining three integrated pillars: Education (Street Social Education and Professional Education), Social Assistance (24-hour Institutional Shelter and Family Psychosocial Support), and Human Rights (Social Awareness and Mobilization). Core service lines include Educação Social de Rua, Acolhimento Institucional, Apoio Psicossocial às Famílias, the professional qualification program Projeto Gente Grande (Young Apprentice), the flagship Projeto Dignidade para a Infância, sports inclusion programs including 'Pé no Futuro' and 'OPN Esportes', and the 'Prioridade Absoluta' podcast launched May 2025.

OPN operates 18 physical units across 8 Brazilian states (Ceará, Pernambuco, Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará, Amapá, and Rio Grande do Norte) plus a sports training center in Maranguape, with 63 employees. The organization reports 1,000+ direct beneficiaries annually, 200,000+ people sensitized, 25,000 permanently mobilized, and 1,300+ articulated defenders in its protection network. It coordinates two major multi-stakeholder networks: the Campanha Nacional Criança Não é de Rua (600 partner entities across all 27 Brazilian states) and RIDIAC (700+ organizations across 12 Latin American countries), and it led the development of Brazil's first national guidelines for serving children in street situations in 2018.

As a charitable non-profit, OPN provides all services free of charge to beneficiaries and generates no product revenue. Its funding model relies on diversified streams: government grants and partnerships (PETROBRAS Socioambiental, UNESCO Criança Esperança, UNICEF, Ministry of Justice/PRONASCI, FUNCI, COMDICA/CMDCA, CEDCA/PE); corporate sponsorships under incentive laws including Lei de Incentivo ao Esporte (Itaú Unibanco, Mallory), Lei Federal de Destinação de Imposto de Renda (VIBRA Energia, AVINE Alimentos), and corporate social programs (Fundação Abrinq); international partnerships (Rotary Club grants); and individual donations via PIX, bank transfer, energy bill contributions (ENEL), and recurring credit card. The organization holds CEBAS certification and registrations across multiple municipal children's rights councils.

Name

Associacao Beneficente O Pequeno Nazareno Oficial

Legal name

ASSOCIAÇÃO BENEFICENTE O PEQUENO NAZARENO

Website

https://opequenonazareno.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Associação Beneficente O Pequeno Nazareno (OPN) is a Brazilian non-profit founded in 1997 that delivers education, 24-hour shelter, psychosocial support, professional training, and sports programs to children and adolescents in street situations across 18 sites in 8 Brazilian states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Protection Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAEAG

Homeless, Foster Care & Highly Mobile Youth Education Services

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Alternative & At-Risk K–12 Education (Continuation, Recovery, Juvenile)

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Social education programs
• Youth professional training
• Institutional shelter services
• Family psychosocial support

Headquarters

HQ city

Fortaleza

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Partnerships: Funding through formal agreements with municipal, state, and federal government bodies including term of collaboration (Termo de Colaboração), term of fomento, and public notices. Partners include Ministry of Justice (PRONASCI), PETROBRAS Socioambiental Program, FUNCI, COMDICA/CMDCA councils, CEDCA/PE, and various municipal secretariats.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Sponsorship from private companies through social responsibility programs and incentive laws including Lei de Incentivo ao Esporte (ITAÚ UNIBANCO), Lei Federal de Destinação de Imposto de Renda, and corporate social programs (PETROBRAS, Rotary Clubs, VIBRA Energia, AVINE Alimentos, Mallory, Fundação Abrinq).
3. International Partnerships: Support from international organizations and networks including UNICEF cooperation agreements and participation in Red Internacional por la Defensa de la Infancia y Adolescencia en Situacion de Calle (RIDIAC) spanning 12 countries.
4. Individual Donations: Donations from individuals through PIX, bank transfers, energy bill donations (ENEL in Ceará), and credit card recurring donations. PIX keys available for Fortaleza, Recife, and other locations.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

O Pequeno Nazareno is a non-profit charitable association that provides free, comprehensive protection services to children and adolescents in street situations and their families in Brazil. Its service platform combines Street Social Education (in-person outreach), Institutional Sheltering (24/7 residential care), Psychosocial Family Support, Youth Professional Qualification through the Young Apprentice program, Sports Inclusion, and Social Mobilization/Advocacy. Services are delivered directly across 18 operational locations in 8 Brazilian states (CE, PE, AM, MA, PA, AP, RN).

Product overview

Associação Beneficente O Pequeno Nazareno is a nonprofit charitable organization that operates a multidisciplinary service platform focused on promoting and defending the rights of children and adolescents in street situations. The organization offers integrated programs including Education (Street Social Education, Professional Education), Social Assistance (Institutional Sheltering and Family Psychosocial Support), and Human Rights (Social Awareness and Mobilization). Core programs include Projeto Dignidade para a Infância, which uses education to break cycles of rights violations; Projeto Gente Grande, which provides professional qualification for youth employment; Street Social Education services as entry points; Institutional Sheltering with full-time care; and the Podcast Prioridade Absoluta for advocacy. The organization also leads the Campanha Nacional Criança Não é de Rua and participates in the international RIDIAC network spanning 12 Latin American countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educação Social de Rua (Street Social Education)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000+ children and adolescents served annually with comprehensive protection services
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• COMDICA/CMDCA (Multiple Municipalities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal Councils for Children's and Adolescents' Rights providing funding and oversight for various projects including 'Reconstruindo Laços' (Recife), 'Gente Grande' (Recife, Manaus), and operating licenses across all locations.
• CEDCA/PE (Conselho Estadual de Defesa dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState council providing Termo de Fomento nº 008/2021 funding 'Projeto Gente Grande' in Recife for professional qualification of adolescents through Young Apprentice program.
• RIDIAC (Red Internacional por la Defensa de la Infancia y Adolescencia en Situacion de Calle)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network coordinated by OPN and Campanha Nacional Criança Não é de Rua. Spans 12 Latin American countries with 700+ member organizations. Established 2015 for international child rights advocacy.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• UNICEF Brasil: UNICEF is a major direct funder of OPN (Manuas collaboration) and a multilateral organization that shares OPN's mandate of child rights and protection. Relevant as a donor/ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor; provides funding frameworks OPN operates within.
• Fundação Itaú Social: Fundação Itaú Social is a major Brazilian corporate foundation investing in education, youth, and social development \u2014 an adjacent enabling funder and ecosystem participant. Comparable as a funder/strategic partner in similar child-rights and youth-development programs.

Direct peers

• ChildFund Brasil: ChildFund Brasil is a major international child-development NGO operating sponsorship, education, and youth-protection programs in Brazil's North and Northeast regions, directly comparable to OPN's geographic footprint and beneficiary population. Both rely on individual donor funding and partner networks for at-risk children.
• World Vision Brasil: World Vision Brasil runs child sponsorship, community development, and child-protection programs in vulnerable Brazilian communities, with operational presence overlapping many of OPN's North/Northeast municipalities. Both serve street-affected and at-risk children through education, health, and protection frameworks.
• Aldeias Infantis SOS Brasil: Aldeias Infantis SOS Brasil operates residential care (family-style foster villages) and family-strengthening programs for children and adolescents at risk of losing parental care, directly overlapping with OPN's institutional shelter and family psychosocial services. Both are large Brazilian non-profits serving vulnerable youth via similar shelter and community-based models.
• Save the Children Brasil: Save the Children Brasil delivers child-rights programs including protection from violence, education, and emergency response for vulnerable children across Brazil, with a programmatic model highly comparable to OPN's rights-based, multidisciplinary approach.
• Fundação Abrinq: Fundação Abrinq is a leading Brazilian child-rights foundation that funds and operates programs for children and adolescents, including professional qualification and youth protection \u2014 intersecting with OPN's Projeto Gente Grande and youth apprenticeship offerings. They are also an active financial partner of OPN, evidencing direct model overlap.
• Plan International Brasil: Plan International Brasil focuses on children, particularly girls, and operates equality and inclusion programs in marginalized Brazilian communities, sharing OPN's rights-based, family-and-community approach. Both engage in advocacy and concrete service delivery for vulnerable youth.
• Terre des Hommes Brasil: Terre des Hommes Brasil is an international NGO working on child protection, migration, and youth rights, with Brazil operations that closely mirror OPN's street outreach and child-protection policy work. They participate in similar advocacy networks and serve comparable populations.

Emerging players

• Casa do Caminho (Brazil): Casa do Caminho is a Brazilian NGO that provides shelter, education, and social integration for children and adolescents in vulnerable situations, particularly in Northeast Brazil. Comparable to OPN's shelter and street-education model, though smaller in geographic scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCaD26lU5Ioi1gsePBJesO2Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/opequenonazarenobrasil
• Instagraminstagram.com/opn_oficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/associacao-beneficente-o-pequeno-nazareno

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

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