With the aim of qualifying primary care health professionals on men's health, following the guidelines of the Partner's Pre-Natal Guide for health professionals, the course is the result of Technical Cooperation (ACT) between the Ministry of Health and the Promundo Institute .

OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO GUARANTEE PERMANENCE IN SCHOOLS IN AMAPÁ PREFACE Being Governor of a State means being able to fulfill some dreams that are in our hearts. One of the dreams I have always had, as a citizen, was the presence of everyone at school, learning and graduating, having lunch and drawing. Anyway, performing in those…

With the aim of qualifying primary care health professionals on men's health, following the guidelines of the Partner's Pre-Natal Guide for health professionals, the course is the result of Technical Cooperation (ACT) between the Ministry of Health and the Promundo Institute .

Why a manual for working with young women? This manual, part of an initiative called the M Program, was developed to help educators engage young women and adolescents in discussions about how rigid ideas about what it means to be a man and a woman affect women's options and choices, in…

At the moment when the amendment that included the provision for paternity leave in the 1988 Federal Constitution was going to be considered, the president of the constituent, Ulysses Guimarães, quoted the comedian Chico Anysio, stating that “Father's Day was nine months earlier”. Ridiculed, the author of the amendment took to the stand to defend the right to paternity leave…

“We who are part of the Wajãpi indigenous people and are located in several communities spread across the Wajãpi Indigenous Land (TIW), in the Municipalities of Pedra Branca do Amapari, Laranjal do Jari and Mazagão, in the state of Amapá. We have our own social organization that includes our way of life. Our paternity system is part of…

PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood Practices for the full child development of black and indigenous children The PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood strategy aims to draw the attention of Brazilian education, social assistance and health professionals to the impacts of racism on child development, in addition to guarantee, in fact, qualified service and…

PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood Practices for the full child development of black and indigenous children The PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood strategy aims to draw the attention of Brazilian education, social assistance and health professionals to the impacts of racism on child development, in addition to guarantee, in fact, qualified service and…

PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood Practices for the full child development of black and indigenous children The PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood strategy aims to draw the attention of Brazilian education, social assistance and health professionals to the impacts of racism on child development, in addition to guarantee, in fact, qualified service and…

PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood Practices for the full child development of black and indigenous children The PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood strategy aims to draw the attention of Brazilian education, social assistance and health professionals to the impacts of racism on child development, in addition to guarantee, in fact, qualified service and…

PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood Practices for the full child development of black and indigenous children The PIA – Anti-Racist Early Childhood strategy aims to draw the attention of Brazilian education, social assistance and health professionals to the impacts of racism on child development, in addition to guarantee, in fact, qualified service and…

The year 2012 at Promundo was marked by the expansion of our operations in new contexts and our specialization in methodologies and research with which we have worked throughout the institute's history. With the work carried out this year, it is now possible to see the global MenCare campaign taking root in the vulnerable area of plantations…

This is the 2022 Annual Report, which summarizes the activities carried out in 2022. Promundo is a Brazilian non-governmental organization, founded in 1997, that seeks to promote gender equality and violence prevention with a focus on the involvement of men and women in the transformation and resignification of masculinities. Over…

“We who are part of the Wajãpi indigenous people and are located in several communities spread across the Wajãpi Indigenous Land (TIW), in the Municipalities of Pedra Branca do Amapari, Laranjal do Jari and Mazagão, in the state of Amapá. We have our own social organization that includes our way of life. Our paternity system is part of…

Scientific article on the cost-effectiveness analysis of a Program against Sexual Exploitation in Brazil written by Rodrigo Campos Crivelaro, Everton Nunes da Silva, Miguel Barbosa Fontes and Dai Gonçalves Rocha

English version of the First Black Paternities Report in Brazil About this report Daniel Costa Lima and Luciano Ramos As the Colombian anthropologist Mara Viveros Vigoya writes, it is necessary to “undermine the idea of an abstract, universal and disembodied masculinity” (2018, p .24), and one of the ways to do this is to…

Dialogue with young people is a very pleasant challenge! Throughout its history, youth have been Promundo's priority audience to address topics such as masculinity, fatherhood, gender equality, female empowerment and sexual diversity. Programs M and H, for example, were created with the aim of providing a methodological approach…

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Letter from the Executive Director and President of the Deliberative Council In the second year of the covid-19 pandemic, 2021 was also a year marked by great challenges. With the spread of variants of the virus, the epidemic reached alarming numbers of infected people, hospitalizations and deaths in Brazil and around the world. The humanitarian, social and economic effects were, more…

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In July 2019, the CNJ published Public Call no. 001/2019 for selection, awarding and dissemination of Good Practices implemented by Companies, Government, the Justice System and Organized Civil Society. The selection of Good Practices aims to identify successful experiences that have shown effective results in guaranteeing rights and attention to…

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Letter from the Executive Director 2020 will go down in world history as a completely atypical year. A pandemic of global proportions has devastated all countries and definitively changed the way organizations and individuals communicate. As I write this text, the COVID-19 pandemic has killed more than 4.1 million…

About this report Daniel Costa Lima and Luciano Ramos As Colombian Mara Viveros Vigoya writes, it is necessary to “undermine the idea of an abstract, universal and disembodied masculinity” (2018, p. 24), and one of the ways to do this is by drawing attention to the fact that “colonized men were never the ones who defined…

The Gender-Based Violence Booklet for Social Assistance professionals is part of the material produced to support institutional strengthening on GBV in the activities of the Salvador Project: Preventing Gender-Based Violence through the Social Assistance System, of the World Bank. The World Bank aims to innovatively improve the effectiveness of…

In partnership with ANDI – Comunicação e Direito and Petrobras. Since the beginning of the actions of the Uma Ilha de Paternidades Project, the project has worked from the perspective of assistance, through groups on Paternity and Care for the protection of Early Childhood. Thus, the Project seeks to carry out activities with male fathers to exercise…

There are two main documents that govern this Policy for the Protection of People in Vulnerable Situations. Firstly, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and, secondly, within Brazilian legislation, the Child and Adolescent Statute (Law nº 8,069/1990) and, at the international level, the International Convention on Human Rights …

The work plan to implement actions aimed at reducing the vulnerabilities of children and adolescents, in schools covered by the Knowledge Road Program (PEC), in the cities of Aguiarnópolis, Aliança do Tocantins, Barrolândia, Colinas do Tocantins, Pugmil and Wanderlândia, has as a reference actions related to the theme of violence based on the diversity of individuals and…

We dedicate this material to Gisele Rodrigues Alves, mother of 04 children and adolescents participating in the Youth Project for the End of Violence in Morro do Guararapes – Rio de Janeiro, who passed away on 08/22/2021. Gisele and other families in an extremely vulnerable situation were part of the reasons for preparing this report. The care of…

We at Promundo have been concerned — since always — with the importance of paternal participation in the lives of sons and daughters. In the search for a more egalitarian world and the end of a society guided by machismo, we try to contribute to the formation of generations of father figures who are more concerned and aware of their roles within…

The protection and promotion of the integral development of children and adolescents, including in the first six (06) years of life, is part of a historical and social construction at the international level, which in Brazil has occupied an important and necessary social, political and with repercussions that require systemic and integrated action in the three…

The issue of paternity has been addressed by Promundo since its founding, as its mission is to promote gender equality and reduce violence against women, boys and girls. The path chosen to promote social change has been the involvement of men and boys and, in this sense, working to prevent and reduce…

In March 2020, Brazil was affected by the Corona Virus Pandemic. Since the end of 2019, other countries were being affected by COVID 19, with very frightening numbers of victims, including people who died. As much as there was empathy and solidarity on our part towards those going through this…

“I plan my future now. I won't just wait for tomorrow. Now is now”, (CE student Maria de Nazareth and project participant) In Brazil, 11 million young people, almost a quarter of the population between 15 and 29 years old, neither study nor work. This phenomenon of young people outside the job market…

The J Program (J for Youth in Portuguese) was developed within the scope of the Youth for the End of Violence Project. This pilot project ended its 3-year cycle in December 2017 and was funded by the United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Action to Eliminate Violence against Women, (UNTF). The project…

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD (2018-2019), EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (2019) AND FOUNDING PARTNER (1997) In the last four years, PROMUNDO went through its biggest challenge since its founding in 1997. With an increasing increase in the deficit accumulated over In its history, the Institute needed to reinvent itself. I am very happy to have had the opportunity to lead this…

Aiming to create spaces for reflections on our daily actions, about who we are and where we come from, the notebook: “Facing Racism and Gender Inequalities” has as its main function to construct affirmative and true images of the black population and their historical and continuous contributions to the formation of Brazilian society. The material aims to contribute to…

In recent years, the topic of diversity has been a constant topic of discussion in the corporate world, both nationally and internationally, it has been the target of recommendations, pacts, commitments and other documents aimed at companies and governments, but there is still a long way to go to consolidate a corporate practice of respect for everyone. With this material…

This guide is the result of work developed by Instituto Promundo, since 2013, in which we apply a methodology that uses sport as a strategic tool to reach children, adolescents, young people and adults. This involves involving them in actions to promote gender equality, health promotion and violence prevention. This way…

State of Fatherhood in Brazil 2019: Time to Act is the second report of its kind in the country, which is part of the State of Fatherhood in the World initiative, led by the MenCare Global Fatherhood Campaign. The second Brazilian report intends to update the first report on the State of Fatherhood in Brazil, launched by…

​In 2003, Promundo underwent restructuring. The institution's accelerated growth in terms of projects, people and budget has greatly increased the volume of work and the complexity of administrative management. Reinforced support began to be given to coordinators of the technical areas (Youth, Gender and Health and Families and Communities). For more…

This Toolbook is the result of the Educators Training Project for Gender Equality, carried out through a partnership between the Promundo Institute and the Stimulu Institute/Galpão Aplauso, between the months of June 2016 and June 2017. activity proposals present in this booklet are the result of adaptation…

This guide seeks to support the Young Mobilizers participating in the Tourism and Child Protection project, implemented by Plan International Brasil, in continuing actions to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents (ESCA), even after the end of the project. The guide brings activities that are linked to topics that young people find important to discuss…

This report seeks to present the situation of paternity in Brazil in different areas, such as Sexual and Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health, Men's Health, Violence against Women and Children, World of Work, Public Policies, civil society initiatives, relationship between the economy and paternity and Homoparenting. It also seeks to map the efforts and…

In 2015 we began a three-year initiative to work with partners, including UN Women, to conduct the International Men and Gender Equity Survey – IMAGES in four Middle Eastern countries, promoting a deeper understanding of the relationship between men and equity gender in the region. Along with the campaign…

This Toolbook aims to bring proposals for reflection and activities on gender equity to be developed within the scope of conditional income transfer programs by professionals and community leaders who accompany the beneficiaries of these programs.

This booklet was written with beneficiaries of the Bolsa Família Program – PBF in mind, addressing relationships between men and women, the division of domestic labor, care for children, differences, inequalities and violence.

This guide was born from the experience of the Praticando Esporte, Vencendo na Vida project, implemented by Promundo, in partnership with ChildHope and funding from Comic Relief and Kinder Not Hilfe (KNH).1 Its content reflects the objectives, lessons learned and the trajectory of the project that , between 2013 and 2015, developed various sports practices, communication campaigns, educational workshops on gender, diversity, racial equality and prevention…

This guide was born from the experience of the Praticando Esporte, Vencendo na Vida project, implemented by Promundo, in partnership with ChildHope and funding from Comic Relief and Kinder Not Hilfe (KNH).1 Its content reflects the objectives, lessons learned and the trajectory of the project that , between 2013 and 2015, developed various sports practices, communication campaigns, educational workshops on gender, diversity, racial equality and prevention…

Combining sports practice, school reinforcement and gender awareness workshops, the Praticando Esporte, Winning in Life project promotes the prevention of violence against children and adolescents in the communities of Maré and Guararapes, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

This toolkit aims to present some ideas for actions to promote respect for diversity in companies. Created by a group of different civil society organizations – Instituto Promundo and Grupo Conexão G – and companies from the Eletrobras Group – Cepel, Furnas, Eletrobras and Eletronuclear -, it aims to complement the actions…

In 2014, Promundo's partnerships reached more than 20 countries and included new sectors, such as the involvement of men as allies in promoting gender equity in agricultural development and maternal, newborn and child health, as well as the involvement of men as allies in preventing child marriage and exploitation…

When Men Change tells the story of four men who changed the way they think about gender equity, sexual and reproductive health and violence. In recent years, there has been growing interest in exploring how men can contribute to promoting gender equality and preventing violence against women…

Brazil – like Latin America in general – has been absent from many global discussions and actions around child and adolescent marriage, which are largely concentrated in critical zones such as Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The data available in Latin America and the Caribbean,…

Brazil – like Latin America in general – has been absent from many global discussions and actions around child and adolescent marriage, which are largely concentrated in hotspots such as Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The data available in Latin America and the Caribbean,…

This article discusses the access of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transvestite, Transsexual and Transgender (LGBT) population living in favelas to public health services, seeking to understand some specificities related to health care for this population. This debate is based on a study of the perceptions of health professionals and the LGBT population on the topic,…

In 2013, Plan Brasil brought together a group of young people from Maranhão, from the Healthy Adolescent Program, interested in carrying out actions with other young people. The idea was to join forces to promote autonomy, health, pleasure and gender equality, guaranteeing respect for their sexual and reproductive rights. After workshops mediated by the Promundo Institute, young people realized that…

The children's book “Chutando Pedrinhas” addresses the specificities of the relationship between father and daughter and how parents can contribute to an equitable education between girls and boys. While walking together, father and daughter talk about the desires and dreams of this girl who finds herself limited by social standards that reserve specific roles for men...

Manual aimed at professionals in the health sector, education and community workers with evidence of best practices on the participation of men and their partners in the exercise of fatherhood and care, male self-care and the involvement of men in maternal and child health.

The game “Em Seu Lugar” is a tool that aims to bring light to the discussion about the rights of the young population, mainly with regard to their sexual and reproductive health. Aimed at professionals in the areas of education, health and also people who work directly with teenagers and…

These videos from the campaign “It's not fun, it's sexual exploitation against children and teenagers” aim to raise awareness about the sexual and commercial exploitation of children and teenagers. The films are in Portuguese and have subtitles in English and Spanish. Watch more films from the “It’s not fun, it’s Sexual Exploitation” campaign here and here.

These videos from the campaign “It's not fun, it's sexual exploitation against children and teenagers” aim to raise awareness about the sexual and commercial exploitation of children and teenagers. The films are in Portuguese and have subtitles in English and Spanish. Watch more films from the “It’s not fun, it’s Sexual Exploitation” campaign here and here.

These videos from the campaign “It's not fun, it's sexual exploitation against children and teenagers” aim to raise awareness about the sexual and commercial exploitation of children and teenagers. The films are in Portuguese and have subtitles in English and Spanish. Watch more films from the “It’s not fun, it’s Sexual Exploitation” campaign here and here.

The Responsible Supporter's Guide, created by Promundo for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, is a primer for football fans on preventing commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents (ESCCA). Includes an exclusive interview with the right-back of the 1994 world champion Brazilian team, Jorginho, about…

In 2013, Promundo collaborated with the World Bank in an in-depth analysis of the results of the IMAGES study (International Men and Gender Equality Survey, in English), which has already been carried out in more than 10 countries, together with the International Center for Research on Women and other partners. Based on the understanding of what contributes to…

Vento no Rosto is a children's book created by children, but dedicated to adults. The story of Lucas, the book's central character, was created by 12 boys and girls, between 6 and 13 years old, from the Maré community, participants in the Sport, Culture and Citizenship project of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz). The project developed by Promundo,…

“Access of the LGBT population (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transvestites and transsexuals) living in Favelas to health services” aims to understand the difficulties and forms of access of the LGBT population, living in the Complexo da Maré favela, to services and healthcare units. health, having as a specific concern the articulation between issues related to the LGBT experience…

The objective of this brief article is to promote reflection on situations of commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents - ESCCA, which are often invisible due to gender norms that contribute to the acceptance of male dominance over women, reinforced by encouraging a difference age range between genders in relationships,…

The year 2012 at Promundo was marked by the expansion of our operations in new contexts and our specialization in methodologies and research with which we have worked throughout the institute's history. With the work carried out this year, it is now possible to see the global MenCare campaign taking root in the vulnerable area of plantations…

This manual presents the summarized version of the approach contained in Programs H and M. It aims to make the methodologies more accessible so that a growing number of teachers, facilitators, professionals who work with young people, technicians and health professionals have the means to become promoters of gender equity – involving young people so they…

“You are my father” is the Brazilian adaptation of the global MenCare campaign and aims to encourage parents to see themselves the way their children see them, so that they can see their power, their potential, their importance and their responsibilities. The three videos of the You are my Father campaign feature…

The phenomenon of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents (CSE) involves cultural, social, economic, political and legal factors. Aspects related to subjectivity, culture, values, norms and social representations link ESCCA to other aspects of broader social life. The recognition of the influence of social determinants linked to the field of culture and values,…

In 2011 and 2012, with the sponsorship of Petrobras, the Promundo Institute held 68 awareness-raising workshops on Gender, Sexuality and Health in 38 cities located in 14 states: Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul , Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, São…

In 2011, Promundo worked to consolidate its mission in promoting gender equality and preventing violence against women and children. For its work, it was recognized as one of the organizations with the greatest impact in the field of violence against women, occupying seventh place in a ranking of 14 outstanding organizations worldwide. The campaign…

The Guide “Adolescents, young people and sexuality education”, produced in partnership with the Ford Foundation, is a tool that guides the practice of professionals and people who work with Sexual Rights and Reproductive Rights with adolescents and young people by providing scientifically correct, realistic and without pre-judgments. The material provides a contextualization of the history of education…

This work proposes a debate on the limits and possibilities of implementing projects aimed at promoting gender equality in schools, based on the experience of adapting educational tools created for this purpose – Programs H and M.

This work aimed to raise clues about how the dynamics of relationships between fathers and daughters influence the empowerment of girls, aiming to create a campaign aimed at parents about the difficulties and possibilities of their relationship with their daughters.

This package has been developed for use by individuals, organizations and donors interested in conducting a needs assessment to identify gaps in male engagement interventions related to HIV and AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support in order to design programs and/or or relevant and effective policies to involve men…

This is an educational manual for working with men to question inequitable views on masculinity and develop more positive attitudes to prevent unhealthy behaviors that put them and their partners and families at risk. It can also be used to train facilitators who will implement workshop activities with groups of…

This article presents the results of a consultation process conducted by Promundo with children between 5 and 12 years old in Rio de Janeiro on physical and humiliating punishments.

In 2010, Promundo continued the actions previously initiated to promote gender equity through workshops and training for education and health professionals, campaigns and community actions, networking and the development of research and publication of data on the theme. The workshops on gender and sexuality…

This is a manual to help participants develop community-level activities to create a supportive environment for work related to male participation in HIV and AIDS services. The manual is part of the “Engaging Men and Boys for HIV and AIDS prevention, care and support” package, developed during…

Report of an exploratory research in 5 Latin American countries and one Caribbean country on family practices aimed at raising children and the topic of child participation. Funded by Save the Children Sweden and Bernard Van Leer Foundation.

This text provides a situational analysis of the context in which young people from the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Ceilândia and Chapecó live, and how they perceive the problem of violence.

Program H and Program M: Engaging young men and empowering young women to promote gender equality. This publication was printed with the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). It is available for download in English and Spanish.

Report of the impact evaluation study of Program H, which involved the participation of 780 young men (aged 14 to 25 years), followed for one year and who participated in Program activities in three low-income communities in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

In Brazil there are 23,141,413 children up to 6 years of age (IBGE, Census 2000). This text will address issues relating to early childhood in Brazil, the laws that protect and promote the rights of children in this age group and the situation in which this portion of the population finds itself in different contexts – such as…

Manual M includes more than 30 activities for group work with young women (aged 15 to 24) on gender identity, relationships, sexuality, reproductive health, motherhood and care, drugs, work and prevention, and living with HIV and AIDS .

The Program H manual includes around 70 activities for carrying out group work with young men (aged 15 to 24) on gender, sexuality, reproductive health, fatherhood and caregiving, violence prevention, emotional health, drug use, and preventing and living with HIV and AIDS.

This guide serves to reinforce the benefits of working with young men and offers strategies and practical examples of how to do so, from a gender perspective. It also provides conceptual and practical information on how to develop, implement and evaluate HIV prevention activities.

The joining of efforts with other social actors is one of the characteristics of Promundo’s operations. In 2006, alliances with organizations in Brazil and around the world were strengthened. The activities carried out by the institution extended to countries in the Americas, Asia and Africa. The exchange of knowledge and adaptation to other cultural contexts…

The 20-minute wordless cartoon was created to provoke questioning among young men about the way they have been socialized and the gender roles they have been led to assume. The video shows João's life and the challenges he faced throughout his life, his upbringing in the family context, situations...

The 20-minute wordless cartoon was created to provoke questioning among young men about the way they have been socialized and the gender roles they have been led to assume. The video shows João's life and the challenges he faced throughout his life, his upbringing in the family context,…

In Brazil there are 23,141,413 children up to 6 years of age (IBGE, Census 2000). This text will address issues relating to early childhood in Brazil, the laws that protect and promote the rights of children in this age group and the situation in which this portion of the population finds itself in different contexts – such as…

This manual contains educational activities on gender, sexuality, violence and commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. The objective is to provide educators with a set of tools to stimulate critical reflection on these topics with groups of adolescent males between 10 and 14 years old.

"Fear of what?" is a cartoon (without lines) that invites viewers to critically reflect on homophobia and promote respect for sexual diversity. The guide contains notes about the video, instructions for facilitators on how to use it, and activities to encourage discussion about the themes found in the video.

Created based on research carried out by Promundo and the Noos Institute, in three locations in the city of Rio de Janeiro, this video is an important instrument to be used in promoting reflections and discussions about intra-family violence. Pedro, without a formal job, starts to earn less than his wife, Kelly, and…

This manual was developed to inform and empower fathers, mothers and childcare providers to use positive discipline to prevent corporal punishment. It contains educational activities to promote reflection on the use of physical and humiliating punishment against children.

In 2005, the Promundo team traveled through Brazil, South America, South and Southeast Asia, Central America and various locations in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the aim of working with partner organizations in adapting and implementing the methodologies developed by the institution. Among the activities carried out, Promundo, in…

The year 2009 was highlighted by two remarkable events that celebrate Promundo's commitment to causes aimed at eliminating inequalities between men and women, between adults and children. Between March and April, we organized, in collaboration with several organizations, the 1st Global Symposium Engaging Men and Boys for Gender Equality….

​Marcelo is a boy who, like so many, has dreams, desires and plans. His parents, his friend João, and the community where he lives also have expectations of him. However, Marcelo's desires do not always correspond to people's expectations. But what exactly are Marcelo's desires? This doubt generates fear… both in…

20-minute educational video that presents common experiences for young women and addresses topics such as sexual and reproductive health, violence, pregnancy, motherhood and work. It can be used with young women and men or with health and education professionals looking for new ways to discuss young women's health and autonomy. Girl no…

The report presents an initial mapping of public policies aimed at promoting gender equality in different areas and verifies how these policies include or do not include the issue of masculinity.

​In 2004, Promundo's mission was reformulated. The development of social technologies was legitimized as a guide for the institution's programmatic actions. Among the activities developed, Promundo led the formation of Aliança H, a global alliance of organizations that seek to promote gender equity among young people. Developed two new projects complementary to…