Refúgio 343

What Refúgio 343 does

Refúgio 343 is a humanitarian non-profit organization founded in 2019 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. The organization delivers reception, education, and socio-economic integration support services for refugees and migrants, positioning itself as a direct-service provider within Brazil's refugee-assistance ecosystem. The "343" naming and the São Paulo base place it within a broader Latin American context of civil-society response to forced displacement, particularly from Venezuela and other origin countries.

The organization's service model centers on three functional pillars — initial reception, education, and longer-term socio-economic integration — which together address the core barriers refugees face upon arrival: legal/administrative onboarding, language and schooling, and labor-market insertion. Operating with a team of 11–50 employees, Refúgio 343 appears to rely on a small, specialized staff complemented by what is likely a volunteer and donor network, typical of grassroots humanitarian NGOs in the region.

No products, technology platforms, pricing models, revenue mechanics, named donors, partnerships, or financial disclosures are present in the available data. As a non-profit, monetization is via donations, grants, and program-specific funding rather than commercial pricing. The organization maintains a public web presence at refugio343.org, but substantive operational, programmatic, or financial data could not be retrieved from primary sources at the time of analysis, constraining any deeper commercial or impact benchmarking.

Name

Refúgio 343

Website

https://refugio343.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Refúgio 343 is a São Paulo-based humanitarian non-profit, founded in 2019, that delivers reception, education, and socio-economic integration support to refugees and migrants in Brazil, operating with a small team of 11–50 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refugee and Migrant Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Educational Support Services (61171), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI), Newcomer & Refugee Student Support Programs (EDAJAGAH)

Keywords

• Refugee reception services
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Migrant integration support
• Refugee education programs
• Social integration assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

Refúgio 343 is a humanitarian organization that provides reception, education, and socio-economic integration support for refugees and migrants. The organization assists displaced people in settling into a new country, accessing learning opportunities, and building sustainable livelihoods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Refugee Reception Services Reception and welcome support services for newly arrived refugees and migrants, providing initial orientation, shelter assistance, and basic needs support.
• Refugee Education Programs Educational programs designed to support refugees and migrants, including language learning and skills development for personal and professional growth.
• Socio-Economic Integration Support Programs that help refugees and migrants achieve socio-economic integration, including job placement assistance, vocational training, and community inclusion initiatives.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Others

• Instituto Akatu: Brazilian institute focused on conscious consumption and sustainable citizenship education. Comparable as an adjacent education-and-inclusion actor that occasionally partners with refugee-serving NGOs on integration programming.

Emerging players

• Kairós - Cultura de Paz e Não Violência: Brazilian NGO focused on human rights, social inclusion, and support for vulnerable migrant populations. Comparable as a similarly-sized civil society actor with overlapping integration and education programming.
• Instituto Adus: São Paulo-based nonprofit that supports refugees' socio-economic integration through employment, education, and entrepreneurship programs. Comparable because of the shared integration-and-education model and São Paulo footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Brasileira: National Catholic humanitarian network in Brazil with programs for migrants, refugees, and displaced populations. Comparable because it delivers reception and integration services at a much larger scale, representing the institutional incumbent Refúgio 343 must compete against for grant funding.
• UNICEF Brazil: UN children's agency in Brazil with significant programming for refugee and migrant children, including education and child protection. Comparable for the education pillar and the overlapping K-12 / newcomer student support functions.
• AVSI Brasil: Brazilian arm of the international AVSI Foundation, focused on social inclusion, education, and socio-economic integration of vulnerable populations including refugees. Comparable because of its education-plus-integration methodology aligned to Refúgio 343's pillars.
• OIM Brasil (IOM Brazil): International Organization for Migration's Brazil country office, managing migrant assistance, regularization, and integration programs. Comparable because it serves the same migrant/refugee population with overlapping reception and integration mandates.
• ACNUR (UNHCR Brazil): UN Refugee Agency operations in Brazil, coordinating refugee protection, reception, and integration policy. Comparable as the dominant institutional actor in the same beneficiary population, against which Refúgio 343 positions its community-based model.

Direct peers

• Missão Paz: São Paulo-based Catholic missionary organization providing reception, legal support, and socio-economic integration services to refugees and migrants. Directly comparable because it operates the same three-pillar model (shelter, education, integration) in the same city as Refúgio 343.
• Instituto CEBRAS: Brazilian NGO supporting education, social inclusion, and integration of refugees and migrants. Comparable for its education-and-integration focus targeting the same beneficiary profile in major Brazilian cities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

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