Brazil
EducationAssociação Saúde Criança Renascer (ASCR) - Job Training for Poor Mothers in Brazil
Address
Associação Saúde Criança Renascer (ASCR)
Rua Jardim Botanico 86
Rio de Janeiro,
RJ
22461-000
Brazil
55 21 2286-9988
http://www.criancarenascer.org.br
Mission
The ASCR is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and families living in the poorest neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Grounded in the principle that illness is not caused by biological factors alone, ASCR aims to break the vicious cycle of poverty and suffering - illness, hospital admission, and subsequent readmission and/or death - by assisting not only the child but his or her entire family as well.
Programs
The fish-hook project is part of an integrated project whose main goal is to promote self-sufficiency amongst Renascer’s assisted families. The Association firmly believes in the idea that “If you give a fish, they will eat for a day; if you teach them how to fish, they will eat for a lifetime”. To this end, ASCR, in collaboration with other institutions, offers family members vocational training courses in order to help them improve their professional skills and long-term self-sufficiency.
Associação Saúde Criança Renascer (ASCR)'s Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Bringing Family Together Through Education |
Associação Saúde Criança Renascer (ASCR)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Job Training for Poor Mothers in Brazil |
Personnel Overview
Vera Cordeiro - CEO
Medical doctor at Hospital da Lagoa-Rio de Janeiro (1978-1998). Founded Associação Saúde Criança Renascer (ASCR), 1991. Consultant (since 1993) in the foundation of 14 similar NGOs. Ashoka fellow, 1992. Avina leader, 2000. Schwab Social Entrepreneurs, 2001. Winner of 13 national and international awards, including the Global Development Award to the most innovative NGO in the world, 2003).
Personnel Statistics
Martha Scodro, Director
Founded in 1991
Employees: 37
Volunteers: 140
