An organization made by and for women.

Since 2016, we have been working to provide support for survivors of violence throughout Brazil.Behind the scenes of our operation is a dedicated team of women from different specialties, based in different parts of the country. 

Our story

It was 2016, and a collective rape made the news all over the country. The outrage at this episode mobilized us to create Mapa do Acolhimento - at the time, a one-off campaign to connect victims of sexual violence with volunteer psychologists.

Thanks to the power of collective action, what was born as a temporary initiative has grown so much that it has become an ongoing and expanded effort, covering all types of gender-based violence,expanding the call to include volunteer lawyers and reaching women from the north to the south of Brazil.

Today, Mapa do Acolhimento is an independent organization, with different strategies aimed at guaranteeing women humanized and effective services. We have been working to ensure that support after a situation of violence is accessible to all women, whether through our network of volunteers or through public services.

In this way, we hope that every Brazilian woman can live without violence, with the dignity and agency to decide her own path and rewrite her story.

Impact numbers

+16k

professionals registered as volunteers

+20k

requests for support

+2.5k

public services mapped

+18 mil

professionals registered as volunteers

+20k

requests for support

+2.5k

public services mapped

Meet Mapa do Acolhimento

Lígia

Co-Director

Ana Beatriz

Co-Director

Gabriela

Service Provision

Márcia

Service Provision

Thalita

Service Provision

Isabella

Service Provision

Jussara

Service Provision

Grazi

Mobilization

Marta

Mobilization

Sany

Communications

Lahara

Communications

Tayná

Operations

Ewelyng

Operations

Adriele

Technology

Lorrayne

Technology

Janaína

Technology

Amanda

Cooperation With Governments

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ComNet23 Conference

Presentation at the Seminar Fazendo Gênero 13

Lecture for public servants of the State Government of Rio de Janeiro

RightsCon 2023 Conference

Meeting with Instituto GENi and the Secretariat for Women and Human Rights of Alagoas

Multipliers in action during the awareness month to end GBV (Recife-PE)

Multipliers in action during the awareness month to end GBV (São Paulo-SP)

SVRI Forum 2022

Training for Ligue 180 operators

Presentation at the Women Deliver Conference

UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67)

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Lígia Batista

Co-Director

A lawyer with a master’s degree in public policy and human rights. She has over 10 years of experience in the fields of research, advocacy, coordination, mobilization, grant-making, fundraising, and institutional development. She has worked at organizations such as Amnesty International, the Open Society Foundations, and the Marielle Franco Institute. Additionally, she was a Fellow of the UN International Decade for People of African Descent (2015–2024) and, in 2018, was named one of the 100 most influential Black figures in the world by MIPAD.

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Ana Beatriz Pereira El Kadri

Diretoria / Desenvolvimento Institucional

Ana Beatriz Pereira El Kadri is the Director of Programs at Mapa do Acolhimento. She has a degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo and a postgraduate degree in Practices for a Feminist Law Practice from the Escola Superior de Direito (ESD) and specializes in assisting women in situations of violence from the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences (IBCCRIM). Ana has been working with the organization since 2018, combining her vast experience with gender-based violence with a strategic vision for fundraising.
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Gabriela Barros da Silva
Service Provision
Gabriela is the Service Provision Manager at Mapa do Acolhimento. She has a degree in Psychology from PUC-SP and has been working to combat gender and racial violence since 2016. She believes in collective construction and multidisciplinary action to welcome women more effectively. A specialist in Collective Health, she focuses on the impacts of violence and care strategies. She argues that in order to guarantee quality care, it is essential to take care of those who take care of them.
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Márcia Ribeiro
Service Provision
Márcia is a Legal Analyst at Mapa do Acolhimento. She specializes in criminal procedural law and holds a master's degree in law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Her specialty is integrating legal knowledge and expertise in assisting women survivors of gender-based violence to create technical and welcoming interventions that generate impact. She is passionate about learning processes, evidence-based interventions and social challenges.
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Thalita Queiroz
Service Provision
Thalita is a Social Assistant and Service Provision Analyst at Mapa do Acolhimento, with experience in assisting women in situations of violence. Before joining the organization, she worked with people serving Alternative Sentences and Measures and in the area of Social Assistance Advice and Consultancy. A specialist in Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Sexuality in the Training of Educators, she is dedicated to moving towards the eradication of femicide.
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Isabella Santos
Service Provision
Isabella is a Psychologist and Service Provision Analyst at Mapa do Acolhimento, with experience in psychosocial care for women victims of violence. Before joining the organization, she worked in the reception of people in situations of vulnerability and in Human Resources. A postgraduate student in Mental and Collective Health, she is dedicated to practicing critical psychology from the perspective of an expanded clinic, carrying out interventions that consider the biopsychosocial being.
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Jussara Barbosa
Service Provision
Jussara Barbosa is a Jr. Generalist Analyst in Service Provision at Mapa do Acolhimento. She has been working in Visual Arts since 2012, including design, photography and audiovisual direction. Passionate about projects that integrate culture, popular education and the defense of human rights, she believes that art is a tool for social transformation and guides her work with a commitment to amplifying dissident voices through visual narratives.
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Grazi Carvalho
Mobilization
Grazi Carvalho is the mobilization manager at Mapa do Acolhimento, with seven years' experience in the third sector with a focus on gender equity and youth. Before joining the organization, she worked as Program Coordinator for Girl Up Brasil and is currently an advisor to the organization, where she was responsible for preparing girls to occupy spaces of power and defend their rights. Her greatest passion is strengthening networks of women who are transforming their communities.
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Marta Victoria Melo da Silva
Mobilization
Marta Melo is a Junior Mobilization Analyst at Mapa do Acolhimento. She has a degree in Mining Technician from the Federal Institute of Bahia. She has been working in the area of mobilization since high school, where she discovered her passion for community engagement and social causes. Marta believes that mobilizing people can transform realities and create a lasting social impact, and this vision guides her work in developing initiatives that promote inclusion.
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Sany Silva
Comunicação / Desenvolvimento Institucional
Sany has a degree in Advertising and a specialization in Digital Content Production and Creation from ESPM-Rio. With extensive experience in the communications field, she has worked mainly in social media, content marketing and audiovisual production, working for education companies and third sector organizations. She is currently Communications Coordinator at Mapa do Acolhimento and believes that information is a powerful tool for driving change in women's lives.
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Lahara Carneiro
Comunicação / Desenvolvimento Institucional
Lahara Carneiro is a Jr. Communication Analyst at Mapa do Acolhimento, with experience in developing communication strategies aimed at promoting human rights. Her work includes content creation and social media management, always in line with digital trends. With a degree in Journalism and Science and Technology from the Federal University of Bahia, she believes that an interdisciplinary approach is capable of enhancing narratives and projects with a transformative social impact.
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Tayná Araújo
Operações / Desenvolvimento Institucional
Tayná Araújo is the Operations Coordinator at Mapa do Acolhimento. With a degree in Cultural Production from Faculdade Belas Artes, she has been working in the area of financial sustainability and institutional development in the third sector since 2020. She specializes in financial planning and management, executive production, fundraising, partner relations and optimizing internal processes. She is passionate about people, backstage and details, and loves making the world she believes in possible.
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Ewelyng Teodoro

Operations

Ewelyng é Analista de Operações, com anos de experiência nas áreas administrativa e financeira. Atua apoiando e organizando processos que fazem diferença no dia a dia dos negócios. É formada em Comunicação e Serviço Social, e especialista em Educação, Cultura e Relações Étnico-Raciais. Militante e ativista negra, acredita que um outro mundo é possível — e segue, na prática, buscando construir esse caminho todos os dias.

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Adriele Alvarenga Secundino
Technology

Adriele é programadora no Mapa do Acolhimento. Formada em Ciência da Computação pela UFJF, começou a atuar como programadora em 2014 e, desde então, vem questionando a importância da diversidade nesse meio, assim como as responsabilidades e poderes que profissionais da tecnologia têm na sociedade contemporânea.

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Lorrayne Somerlatte

Technology

Lorrayne Somerlatte is a Data Analyst at Mapa do Acolhimento. With a degree in Information Systems from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, she has been working since 2019 with data engineering and analysis in high-impact projects. With experience in government initiatives, she has developed solutions that integrate security, technology, and strategic decision-making. Passionate about technology and data, she is dedicated to transforming information into insights that support strategic decisions.

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Janaína Machado

Technology

Janaína Machado is a Fullstack Developer at Mapa do Acolhimento, with experience in technology and social impact. Her career began at a bootcamp exclusively for women and was consolidated in projects that combine technical knowledge and social transformation. She believes in technology as a tool to combat gender violence and has created programs such as Women in Tech to highlight disparities, always committed to a future where no woman has to choose between safety and freedom.

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Amanda Melillo de Matos

Cooperation With Governments

Amanda é Analista Sênior em Cooperação com Governos no Mapa do Acolhimento, com experiência prévia em advocacia popular e pesquisa acadêmica na área socioambiental e de direitos humanos. É ativista feminista e socioambiental. Doutoranda em Ciências Sociais na UFBA, Mestra em Direito do Estado pela USP,  Bacharela em Direito pela UFOP. Antes de se juntar à organização, atuou como advogada popular no Programa de Proteção a Defensores de Direitos Humanos da Bahia, como assessora parlamentar na Assembleia Legislativa de São Paulo e como pesquisadora do Projeto Rio Doce na Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Também tem trejatória dedicada à docência e a projetos de extensão universitária. Sua experiência inclui advocacy, articulação e incidência política, assessoria popular, relações e desigualdades de gênero e raciais, temas socioambientais, análise de dados e estudos sobre instituições políticas e judiciais. 

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Caroline Geraldo

Technology

Caroline Geraldo is the Technology Manager at Mapa do Acolhimento. With a degree in Production Engineering from Universidade Candido Mendes and a postgraduate degree in Software Engineering, she has been working with digital products and technology since 2019. Having worked in startups, fintechs and impact organizations, she has led initiatives in Open Finance, digital platforms and multidisciplinary teams. Passionate about combining technology, reading and travel, her current challenge is to transform complex experiences into accessible and supportive solutions for those who need them most.

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Enrica Duncan

Diretoria / Desenvolvimento Institucional
Enrica is Executive Director at Mapa do Acolhimento. Her career includes ten years leading NOSSAS, where Mapa originated. She has a degree in Political Science from the New School and a master's degree in Conflict Resolution from the UN University for Peace. She is a member of Meta's group of experts on Women's Security, was selected for the French government's Marianne program for human rights defenders and was named an Obama Scholar by Columbia University and the Obama Foundation.
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