Personnel Overview

Luke Dowdney - Founder and Coordinator
Luke Dowdney, coordinator of the Viva Rio / IANSA project on Children and Youth in Organized Armed Violence (COAV); Masters Degree in Social Anthropology; Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his work to prevent exploitation and violence against children in Brazil; Author: Children of the Drug Trade: A Case Study of Children in Organised Armed Violence in Rio de Janeiro.

Leriana Del Giudice Figueiredo - Co-Director
Responsible for daily oversight and citizenship and conflict resolution classes. Leriana has a masters degree in sociology and over five years experience in working with at risk youth in Rio de Janeiro’s favela communities. This includes a number of international youth exchange programmes carried out between Rio de Janeiro, England and Germany.

Carolina Senna Figueiredo - Programs Director Dreams Can Be Foundation
Carol Senna Figueiredo joined DreamsBrasil in December 2003 as our Programs Liaison. Carol is a graduate of UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) with a degree in Social Science. Carol is responsible for regular communication between the programs that DCBF supports and our staff.

Personnel Statistics

Lisa Marie Urgo, Founder and President
Founded in 2000
Employees: 5
Volunteers: 4

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): 250,000
Budget (2005): 241,000
Maximum Budget: 241,000
Overhead: 13%
Other funding sources: board of directors pays overhead, individual donors and benefits support projects, and we also write proposals to funders for the projects. Our financials http://www.dreamscanbe.org/view/218#auditors
Religious Affiliation: None