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Who We Are & Where We Are

Instituto Voar drives the integrated development of communities by connecting society, culture, and the environment.

Instituto Voar is a non-profit civil society organization based on the North Coast of Bahia, Brazil. It operates through actions and projects focused on community development, improving people’s quality of life, promoting locally-based productive chains, and environmental preservation.
Its work is guided by the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda in Brazil — a global call to action to end poverty, protect the environment and climate, and ensure that people everywhere can enjoy peace and prosperity.
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Areas of Work
Social Communication
Human Rights
Employment and Income
Promotion of Local Culture
Social and Economic Development
Culture and Sports
Environmental Education
Volunteering
3.045

People directly impacted by Instituto Voar’s projects.

1.135

Vocational training opportunities offered across various fields from 2022 to 2025.

121

Environmental education, arts, and entrepreneurship workshops conducted with children, youth, and adults from 2022 to 2023.

350

Children benefited through events focused on promoting citizenship.

11.960

Free dental clinical procedures provided to the community through Instituto Voar’s partnership with SESC.

Who flies
with us

Our partners make every action, every project, and every transformation possible. They are the ones who help keep Instituto Voar’s purpose alive.
We support local culture and the local economy

Our Projects & Actions

Social Transformation

Our Programs

Instituto Voar works to strengthen the social, economic, and environmental development of the communities where it operates.
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is happening here

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Our History

Timeline

2007

Start of engagement with the Baixio community.

2008

Project Voar: Implementation of social and environmental responsibility actions

2022

Structuring of governance and formalization of Instituto Voar with a strategic vision.

Launch of Casa de Arte – a creative and solidarity economy space.

Start of the Capoeira project.

2023

Formation of the Integrated and Sustainable Local Development Network – DLIS.

235 vocational training course places offered.

Baixio Festival held – featuring crafts, gastronomy, culture, and music.

2024

Inauguration of Instituto Voar’s headquarters.

Provision of 360 vocational training course and workshop places.

Establishment of the SESC Craft Training Center base at Casa de Arte.

Organization of major events such as Arraiá Baixio and the Baixio Festival.

Implementation of OdontoSesc.

2025

Partnership established with CESOL – the Solidarity Economy Center of the State Government – to support pricing, visual identity, and commercialization of community enterprises.

Implementation of a Craft Workshop with the Bahia Handicraft Program aimed at traditional communities using piaçava fibers, reviving traditions and introducing new techniques for 25 craftswomen.

Organization of events such as Children’s Day, Christmas, Black Beauty, and Capoeira Baptism.

Delivery of courses and workshops offering 295 places through the DLIS Network in areas such as handicrafts, gastronomy, tourism, entrepreneurship, beauty and aesthetics, and media.

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