LEARN ABOUT SEFRAS
We are a humanitarian organization that fights every day against hunger, violations of rights and for the economic and social insertion of extremely vulnerable populations: homeless people, immigrants and refugees, poor children and adolescents, the elderly alone and people afflicted with Hansen's disease.
Guided by the Franciscan values of Welcoming, Caring and Defending, we operate throughout Brazil helping more than 4,000 people every day. These are daily services that promote healthy eating, personal care, social and legal support for homeless people, welcoming and social inclusion of immigrants, after school hours for children and adolescents, early childhood care, family strengthening, coexistence and protection of the elderly, in addition to actions to defend rights and improve public policies regarding the groups mentioned.
SEFRAS also works on national and international fronts, in the articulation and protection of defenders of socio-environmental rights in the Brazilian Amazon, in the promotion of decent work in Brazil and in the dialogue for the multidimensional crisis (ecological, climate, financial, political and social) with sectors of Latin American and African civil society.
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The beginning
Francis of Assisi started a different lifestyle in the peripheries and alongside the Hansen’s diseasepatients of his time, outside the feudal walls.
Francis of Assisi in Sao Paulo
Chegam em São Paulo, os frades fundadores do convento de São Francisco.
Largo San Francisco
They moved to Largo do Capim region, currently Largo São Francisco, where they began the construction of their convent.
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OPERATION HISTORY
OUR MISSION
Welcoming, Caring and Defending the most vulnerable, promoting socio-environmental justice in the light of Franciscan values.
OUR VISION
A world where all beings are respected in their dignity and live in peace, sharing a Common Home
OUR VALUES
+ LOVE
+ SIMPLICITY
+ RESPONSIBILITY
+ DIALOGUE
+ JUSTICE
+ COMMON GOOD
+ UNIVERSAL FRATERNITY
SUPPORTERS
AWARDS
2022
Homenagem
Reconhecimento da Juventude
Promovido pela Prefeitura de Tanguá em reconhecimento pela atuação para a promoção da juventude.
2022
Motion of Praise and
Recognition
Promoted by the Rio de Janeiro City Council for the work carried out with the homeless population.
FRANCISCAN NETWORK
SEFRAS composes, nationally and worldwide, together with other organizations and movements, agendas of political and institutional articulations important for the sustainability of actions and the Franciscan charism.
SEFRAS is part of the Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Conception of Brazil, of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), which is present in Brazil and Angola. In Brazil, there are deeds in the states of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Santa Catarina and Parana.
All Franciscan action in the province is organized into 5 evangelization fronts:
> Solidarity
> Communication
> Education
> Mission
> Parishes
As a humanitarian organization, SEFRAS is part of the solidarity front that aims to promote actions in vulnerable contexts and groups.
Besides, nationally and worldwide, other organizations and movements form together with SEFRAS in agendas of political and institutional articulations important for the sustainability of actions and the Franciscan charism. They are:
FRANCISCAN PARTNERS
GOVERNANCE
OUR SUPPORTERS
