{"id":536,"date":"2025-10-30T14:40:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialdevelopmenthub.org\/?p=536"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:12:00","slug":"cufa-e-reconhecida-pela-onu-com-premio-mundial-de-resiliencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialdevelopmenthub.org\/en\/2025\/10\/30\/cufa-e-reconhecida-pela-onu-com-premio-mundial-de-resiliencia\/","title":{"rendered":"CUFA is recognized by the UN with the World Resilience Award."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Central Union of Favelas (CUFA) was recognized with the UN SDG Action award.
Awards 2025 \u2013 \u201cHeroes of Tomorrow\u201d, promoted by the United Nations.
United Nations (UN). This recognition elevates CUFA's role as an organization.
committed to transforming adversity in contexts of social disadvantage
(slums, neighborhoods or communities) in opportunity. The award was given to
Marcus Vin\u00edcius Athayde, president of CUFA Global, at the ceremony held
by the UN on October 29th, in Rome, Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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CUFA was officially founded in 1999 in the Cidade de Deus favela in Rio de Janeiro.
January. The best-known founders are Celso Athayde, a social entrepreneur.
and activist who has been to Cape Verde (\u201cThere is no social change without being
"starring those who suffer the consequences of difference," he says.
founder of the Central Union of Favelas \u2013 Balai), and the rapper MV Bill, both
residents of Cidade de Deus.
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The organization aims to use Education and training, Culture and art,
Sports and leisure, to promote the human rights of the public in
Social disadvantage through projects that restore self-esteem and social interaction.
collective. These groups frequently meet in living spaces.
more fragile and more vulnerable to crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The greatest symbols of transformation at CUFA have been initiatives such as the Cup.
of the Favelas, the biggest football championship between favelas in the world, bringing together
thousands of young people since 2011; Favela Holding, a group of companies created for
To foster social entrepreneurship and generate sustainable businesses; Expo Favela
Innovation, a business and innovation fair that connects entrepreneurs from the favela.
with investors, large companies and the government; and Mothers of the Favela, a program of
emergency assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, which distributed
Food, resources, and support for over 17 million people across Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n