House of Passage

The House of Passage (Casa de Passagem) was founded in 1990 by Ana Vasconcelos. It came about right after the creation of the Statute of the Rights of the Child was passed into national law in Brazil, protecting the rights of all children in Brazil. A few years before that, she went to the streets to speak to street girls in order to gather information for the mayor’s office. She ended up writing a book about the kids – Girls on the Street – How Love Can Overcome All. 

It was then that she knew she needed to start an organization to help these girls who lived on the streets facing death every day. In just over 10 years the organization has grown and helps close to a thousand people a year.

They currently run three programs:

• Passage for Life - which helps the poor girls who are at risk of turning to the street and former street girls they’ve rescued from the streets.

• Initiation to Work - which give job training to adolescents, both boys and girls, so that they can have a fighting chance in the tough job market.

• Community and Citizenship – which works within groups of girls between 14-22 in the communities to teach active political participation so that they can both know and claim their rights. So that they can be leaders of their future.

They also have some outreaching programs to women in the communities and teach basic health care practices and why they are important.

Casa de Passagem
House of Passage
Rua 13 de Maio, 55
Santo Amaro - Recife – PE
BRAZIL
CEP 50100-160
Tel: 55-81-3423-3839
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