Instituto Fazendo História
Organization Details
The Instituto Fazendo História (IFH) is a Brazilian nonprofit that promotes the rights and emotional development of children and adolescents separated from their families due to rights violations. For over 20 years, IFH has supported children through programs such as Making My Own History (storytelling and memory building), Family Foster Care, Grupo Nós + Educação (educational and emotional support for teens), and Com Tato (psychotherapy). We also provide large-scale training for child protection professionals and advocate for family- and community-based care, expanded foster care, and stronger policies for youth aging out of institutional care. In 2024, IFH supported over 6,000 children and adolescents, trained more than 2,000 professionals, and worked with 451 families across Brazil.
Impact Story
In Brazil, thousands of children and adolescents are separated from their families due to rights violations. Once removed, they often face new layers of vulnerability: broken bonds, invisibility, and lack of emotional support. Instituto Fazendo História (IFH) was created to shift this reality. We exist to affirm that every child has the right to be seen, heard, and supported throughout their life story — not just protected physically, but cared for emotionally and relationally. We believe that building identity, belonging, and autonomy is essential for true protection.
Over the past two decades, IFH has impacted thousands of lives by fostering new ways of caring within the child protection system. Our direct support helps children and adolescents rebuild trust, relationships, and a sense of future. In 2024, we supported over 6,000 children and adolescents, trained more than 2,000 professionals, and worked with 451 families. But our broader impact lies in shifting Brazil’s culture of care — through training professionals and sustained advocacy for family-based alternatives and long-term support for youth aging out of care. In this journey, we are not only protecting rights; we are helping rewrite what it means to care in a more humane, dignified, and transformative way.
Diverse Social Enterprise
The TRANSFORM Support Hub is committed to accelerating diverse owned and led enterprises to build more equitable and resilient supply chains.