Brazilian civil society has worked together to provide a critical source of income for the poor. Their good fortune illustrates the extent to which organizations will need to come together to secure rights and promote social change.
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Read more through Alessandra Orofino, Manoela Miklos and Miguel Lago.
Alessandra Orofino is the co-founder and director of NOSSAS, a civic service that serves millions of Brazilian activists. She is also a writer, director and director of documentaries, and host of a weekly comedy news show on HBO Latin America.
Manoela Miklos is a founding member of the Pact for Democracy, a civic area that brings together many Brazilian civil society organizations. She worked in the Open Society Foundation’s Latin America Program for five years, helping to identify its regional in Brazil, and is now a member of the NOSSAS leadership team.
Miguel Lago is co-founder of NOSSAS and executive director of the Institute for Health Policy Studies, a Brazilian civic institution. He is a professor at Columbia University’s School of Public and International Affairs, where he teaches a course on social innovation and technology.
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