ONG Zoé

What ONG Zoé does

ONG Zoé is a Brazilian nonprofit organization (Associação de Apoio à Saúde de Populações Remotas, CNPJ 43.982.556/0001-33) founded in 2021 and headquartered at Viaduto 9 de Julho, 160, conjunto 103, in São Paulo. The organization runs medical expeditions (Expedições de Saúde) to deliver primary healthcare to indigenous and riverside (ribeirinha) communities across more than 100,000 km² of the Brazilian Amazon — the region with the lowest doctor density in Brazil (0.28 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants). To date, the organization reports 51 expeditions conducted, 27,281 medical consultations, 458 active volunteers, and 35,014 hours of donated professional service, reaching over 30,000 beneficiaries. Operations are led by volunteer healthcare professionals, with credibility anchored by public endorsement from Dr. Drauzio Varella and supported by major Brazilian media coverage.

The organization's products are operational rather than software-based: the core offering is expedition-driven medical service delivery, supplemented by a volunteer portal (Portal do Voluntário), a donor portal (Portal do Doador), and an e-commerce store (Loja ONG Zoé / Uma Penca) selling sustainable textile goods whose proceeds fund expeditions. Technology stack is limited to standard web tools — Google Analytics, Facebook ADS, Mailchimp, YouTube, and Google Maps — with no proprietary technology, mobile application, or AI/ML capabilities disclosed. Marketing relies on earned media, celebrity endorsement, content marketing via blog.ongzoe.org, email campaigns, and paid digital advertising.

Revenue is generated through a diversified nonprofit model: individual donations (tax-deductible for Brazilian taxpayers), corporate contributions via the LUCRO REAL tax-incentive mechanism, e-commerce proceeds, and volunteer services provided pro bono. The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, where each expedition serves simultaneously as service delivery and as awareness-building content distributed through media and social channels. Governance and transparency are third-party verified through BDO financial audits (approved without reservations in 2023 and 2024), the DOAR A+ certification from Selo Doar, and GlobalGiving Top-Ranked Organization status for 2025; the Zoé® trademark is registered with INPI.

Name

ONG Zoé

Legal name

Associação de Apoio à Saúde de Populações Remotas

Website

https://ongzoe.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ONG Zoé is a Brazilian nonprofit that runs volunteer-led medical expeditions to deliver primary healthcare to indigenous and riverside communities across more than 100,000 km² of the Brazilian Amazon.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual and corporate donations supporting expedition costs, medical supplies, and operational expenses. Donation forms available on website with tax deduction benefits for Brazilian taxpayers.
2. E-commerce Store: Sale of products through loja.ongzoe.org. Products include items made with sustainable cotton, with proceeds funding the NGO's mission.
3. Volunteer Services: Healthcare professionals donate their time and expertise during expeditions, providing medical services without cost to beneficiaries.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ONG Zoé (legal name: Associação de Apoio à Saúde de Populações Remotas) is a Brazilian nonprofit that organizes and runs medical expeditions delivering free primary healthcare — consultations, diagnoses, treatment, and health education — to indigenous and riverside (ribeirinha) communities across the Brazilian Amazon. The organization supplements expedition funding through an e-commerce store (Loja ONG Zoé / Uma Penca) selling sustainable textile products, and relies on a network of 458 volunteer healthcare professionals.

Product overview

ONG Zoé operates as a healthcare nonprofit organization focused on bringing medical care to remote Amazon communities. The core offering consists of health expeditions (Expedições de Saúde) that provide medical consultations and treatments to over 30,000 indigenous and riverside populations. Supporting operations include the Loja ONG Zoé (Uma Penca) e-commerce store selling sustainable textile products, the Portal do Voluntário for volunteer coordination, and the Portal do Doador for donor management. The organization does not offer a software product platform but rather healthcare services combined with charitable retail and community engagement tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expedições de Saúde (Medical Expeditions) Recurring field expeditions in which volunteer healthcare professionals travel into the Brazilian Amazon to deliver free medical consultations, disease diagnosis, treatment, health education, and medical supplies to indigenous and riverside populations with no other access to healthcare.
• Loja ONG Zoé (Uma Penca) E-commerce Store Online store selling sustainable-cotton textile products (clothing, accessories) whose revenue funds the NGO's healthcare expeditions and Amazon community programs. Targeted at consumers who want purchases to have social impact.

Quantifiable outcome

• 27,281 medical consultations performed
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Dr. Drauzio VarellacoreOthersRenowned Brazilian physician, writer, and TV presenter who actively supports and endorses ONG Zoé. Provides credibility through testimonial and public advocacy for the organization's mission to bring healthcare to Amazon guardians.
• GlobalGivingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading global crowdfunding platform for nonprofits. Zoé is recognized as a Top-Ranked Organization on GlobalGiving, which serves as a fundraising channel and credibility indicator for the organization.
• BDO BrasilcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMajor accounting and auditing firm that conducts annual financial audits of ONG Zoé. Approved without reservations in 2023 and 2024, providing independent verification of financial transparency.
• Selo DoarcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBrazilian nonprofit certification body that awarded Zoé the DOAR A+ rating for governance and transparency, the highest level of certification.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AMREF Health Africa: Africa's largest health NGO delivering community-based health services to underserved populations. Comparable in mission and community-health-worker-driven delivery to remote geographies, though at much greater scale.
• Direct Relief: Global humanitarian medical aid organization providing resources to health providers serving vulnerable populations. Comparable in mission to expand healthcare access, though operates more as a supply-chain partner than direct service provider.
• Partners in Health: Global health equity nonprofit providing medical care to poor and marginalized populations. Comparable mission of bringing healthcare to those abandoned by health systems, though operates a more facility-anchored model rather than expedition-based delivery.
• Médicos Sem Fronteiras (Doctors Without Borders Brazil): Global medical humanitarian organization operating in Brazil with expedition-style emergency medical deployments to underserved and crisis-affected populations. Comparable in mission and field-delivery model, though vastly larger and more institutionalized.
• Médecins du Monde: International medical humanitarian NGO delivering care to vulnerable populations through mobile teams and field expeditions. Directly comparable in volunteer-mobilized medical delivery to underserved communities.

Emerging players

• Floating Doctors: Volunteer-based medical nonprofit delivering care via mobile clinics to remote and river-accessible communities. Closely aligned with Zoé's expedition-and-volunteer delivery model for geographically isolated populations.
• Remote Area Medical: US-based nonprofit operating mobile medical clinics delivering free care to remote and underserved communities. Comparable in volunteer-driven expedition-based delivery to isolated populations, though in a different geography.
• Possible: Nonprofit delivering healthcare to Nepal's remote populations through community health workers and field operations. Comparable in mission-driven health delivery to geographically isolated communities with limited infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Health In Harmony: Nonprofit operating at the intersection of health and forest conservation in the Amazon and Borneo. Closely comparable in linking healthcare delivery to forest guardianship, the same narrative framework Zoé uses.
• Projeto Saúde e Alegria: Brazilian nonprofit focused on health, education, and sustainable development in riverside Amazon communities. Operates a similar volunteer-driven model serving the same Ribeirinho populations and Amazon geography, making it the most directly comparable peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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