RibDown

What RibDown does

RibDown (Associação Síndrome de Down de Ribeirão Preto) is a Brazilian nonprofit association founded in 1998 and headquartered in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, with a secondary operational site at the Polo de Empregabilidade Inclusiva inside the CATERP municipal employment center. The organization's stated mission is to defend and guarantee the rights of people with Down syndrome and other disabilities and to promote their autonomy and social inclusion. It operates an integrated portfolio of six social programs: Family Mediation (Mediação Familiar, based on Spain's Projeto Roma framework), School Mediation (Mediação Escolar), the Inclusive Employment Hub (Polo de Empregabilidade Inclusiva), Continuing Education (Formação Continuada), Network Articulation (Articulação de Redes, including a digital services map), and a Library resource center. Over 25 years of operation, RibDown reports reaching more than 100 associated families, facilitating employment for 180+ people with disabilities from 2022 to 2025, and conducting 90+ collective mediations annually.

The organization serves a diverse beneficiary base including people with disabilities and their families, employers seeking inclusive hiring support in the Ribeirão Preto region, and the broader public and private sector network. Services are provided free of charge; the organization has no commercial product or subscription pricing model. Revenue is generated through three streams: individual and corporate donations (via PIX, bank transfer, and in-kind contributions), allocations from the Income Tax Donation mechanism (Lei Rouanet/FMDCA allowing up to 6% of income tax for individuals and up to 4% for companies), and government project funding, primarily from the São Paulo State Government's Meu Emprego Inclusivo program. RibDown holds formal strategic partnerships with SEBRAE-SP, Centro Paula Souza, IMESC, PAT, CATERP, and multiple state and municipal government bodies, and is governed by a board of directors and a small technical team of approximately five employees.

Name

RibDown

Legal name

Associação Síndrome de Down de Ribeirão Preto

Website

https://ribdown.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RibDown is a 1998-founded Brazilian nonprofit association headquartered in Ribeirão Preto, SP, that operates social programs in family mediation, school mediation, inclusive employment placement, and continuing education for people with Down syndrome and other disabilities and their families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Social Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGACAG

Disability Services & Independent Living Support

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGADAH

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

Keywords

• Disability social inclusion
• Inclusive employment services
• Disability advocacy nonprofit
• Family mediation services
• Supported employment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ribeirão Preto, SP

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Individual and corporate donations received through PIX, bank transfer, and in-kind contributions to support organizational activities and projects.
2. Income Tax Donation (Lei Rouanet/FMDCA): Individuals can donate up to 6% and companies up to 4% of their income tax to RibDown through the Municipal Child and Adolescent Rights Fund (CMDCA/FMDCA).
3. Project Funding: Funding received from government programs including the Meu Emprego Inclusivo program through the São Paulo State Government, which funds the Polo de Empregabilidade Inclusiva operations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

RibDown is a nonprofit association that delivers free social inclusion programs and services to people with Down syndrome and other disabilities and their families in the Ribeirão Preto region of Brazil. Its core offerings include the Polo de Empregabilidade Inclusiva (Supported Employment hub that places candidates with disabilities into jobs), Family Mediation, School Mediation, Continuing Education, and a Network Articulation program that maps disability services. All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries and partner companies.

Product overview

RibDown (Associação Síndrome de Down de Ribeirão Preto) is a non-profit organization focused on the social inclusion of people with Down syndrome and other disabilities. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected social programs: the Polo de Empregabilidade Inclusiva provides employment support and job placement services; Mediação Familiar and Mediação Escolar offer family and school mediation; Formação Continuada delivers ongoing training; and Articulação de Redes conducts network mapping. Together with their Library resource center containing educational materials, guides, and audiovisual content, these programs form an integrated approach to promoting autonomy, rights defense, and social participation for people with disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Polo de Empregabilidade Inclusiva (Inclusive Employment Hub) Part of the 'Meu Emprego Inclusivo' program, this initiative integrates actions for active search of candidates, professional qualification, support to companies, professional inclusion, and support for the permanence and professional development of people with disabilities in the labor market using the Supported Employment methodology.
• Mediação Familiar (Family Mediation) Program based on the Rome Project developed by Miguel Lopes Melero (Málaga, Spain) that promotes meetings with people with intellectual disabilities and their families to facilitate discussions and reflections aimed at defending and guaranteeing fundamental rights and promoting autonomy and economic, political, and social emancipation.
• Mediação Escolar (School Mediation) Promotes the concept of disability from the perspective of the Social Model of Disability in school spaces, helping school teams and families identify and remove contextual barriers that prevent learning for students with disabilities.
• Formação Continuada (Continuing Education) Provides ongoing training and professional development for the public and private sector network, people with disabilities, families, and the general public, focusing on spreading the Social Model of Disability, disability rights information, and addressing prejudices and stereotypes that create barriers to social participation.
• Articulação de Redes (Network Articulation) Maps the service network for children and adolescents with disabilities in Ribeirão Preto, promoting social protection and combating institutional violations of rights through a digital map that provides visibility to programs, information, and guidance for people with disabilities to access their social rights.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IMESC (Instituto de Medicina Social e de Criminologia de São Paulo)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 December 2022Partnership for Mutirão de Laudo Caracterizador - free official disability characterization evaluations for employment purposes. The IMESC provides medical expertise while RibDown facilitates the service delivery to candidates seeking employment.
• Governo do Estado de São Paulo - Meu Emprego InclusivocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government program that funds the Polo de Empregabilidade Inclusiva operations. RibDown is the official service provider implementing the program's inclusive employment methodology in Ribeirão Preto.
• SEBRAE-SPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner supporting the Polo de Empregabilidade Inclusiva with technical expertise in entrepreneurship and small business development for people with disabilities.
• Centro Paula Souza (CPS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in professional qualification initiatives, providing technical education courses and training opportunities for people with disabilities.
• PAT (Posto de Atendimento ao Trabalhador)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGovernment employment service through which RibDown candidates can access work permits, job seeker registration, and unemployment benefits.
• CATERP (Centro de Apoio ao Trabalhador e ao Empreendedor)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipal employment center that houses the Polo de Empregabilidade Inclusiva and provides access to labor market opportunities and employer connections.
• InterVias/EntreviasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConcessionária that has partnered with RibDown to employ people with disabilities, serving as a success case example for the Meu Emprego Inclusivo program.
• Secretaria Municipal de Inovação e Desenvolvimento de Ribeirão PretominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner that participated in the PEI presentation event to local companies, facilitating connections between RibDown's employment services and local employers.
• Secretaria dos Direitos da Pessoa com Deficiência do Estado de SPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government body co-presenting the Polo de Empregabilidade Inclusiva methodology at corporate events, working alongside RibDown to promote inclusive employment.
• Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico do Estado de SPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState economic development authority presenting diversity and employment programs alongside RibDown, including the Selo Paulista de Diversidade certification.
• Projeto RomacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework developed by Miguel Lopes Melero (Málaga, Spain) that forms the theoretical foundation for RibDown's Family Mediation project. The project adapts the Roma methodology to the Brazilian context for promoting inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• APAE Brasil: Largest disability-focused nonprofit federation in Brazil, offering education, health, and social inclusion services for people with intellectual disabilities. Directly comparable as a peer disability-services association operating across Brazilian municipalities.
• Instituto Jô Clemente: São Paulo-based nonprofit focused on disability, intellectual disability, and rare diseases, offering diagnosis, social inclusion, and employability programs. Comparable given geographic overlap and similar service portfolio.
• Lar Escola São Francisco: São Paulo-based nonprofit providing rehabilitation and social inclusion services for people with intellectual and physical disabilities. Comparable given overlapping mission around autonomy and supported employment for PWDs.
• Centro de Vida Independente Brasil (CVI-Brasil): Brazilian organization promoting independent living for people with disabilities, mirroring RibDown's autonomy and emancipation objectives. Comparable through its rights-based, social-model approach to disability.
• Fundação Síndrome de Down: Brazilian nonprofit dedicated specifically to Down syndrome inclusion, with programs in education, employment, and family support. Highly comparable given RibDown's origins as a Down syndrome association with similar programmatic axes.
• Instituto Mara Gabrilli: Brazilian nonprofit advocating for disability rights and inclusion through policy, awareness, and direct programs. Comparable given the shared advocacy orientation and focus on autonomy of people with disabilities.

Broad incumbents

• AACD: Major Brazilian nonprofit providing comprehensive disability services including rehabilitation, education, and orthopedic care. Comparable as an established disability-services incumbent offering multi-vertical support in Brazil.

Emerging players

• Special Olympics Brasil: Brazilian arm of Special Olympics offering sports and social programs for people with intellectual disabilities. Partially comparable given shared beneficiary population and inclusion mission, though narrower programmatic scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@canalribdown1706
• Facebookfacebook.com/RibDown
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ribdown
• Instagraminstagram.com/ribdown

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