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Social Projects - C&M Foundation
C&M Foundation seeks to expand access to healthcare for marginalized populations, promote diversity and social justice, and involve communities in caring for their well-being. The proposal is direct: to strengthen autonomy, dignity, and active participation in care.
Our projects operate along four axes: active inclusion of fathers in prenatal care and childbirth in vulnerable areas; gender-based violence, especially against women burned by intimate partners; the mental health of young indigenous people; and consolidating the terreiros (Afro-Brazilian religious sites) as vibrant networks of social protection, justice, and the promotion of human dignity.
DADDY'S EMBRACE
Daddy’s Embrace is an initiative of the Culture & Medicine Foundation that works towards the active inclusion of fathers in prenatal care, childbirth, and the first moments of a baby's life.
In many contexts, especially in vulnerable areas, men are systematically excluded from this process. Institutional, cultural, and structural barriers keep fathers away precisely when their presence can have the greatest impact. The result is a cycle of absence, gender inequality, and worse outcomes for mothers and newborns.
This project was created to change this scenario.
BURNED BODIES
The project stems from a harsh reality: in Ceará, gender-based violence remains a daily threat—and, in many cases, is rendered invisible within the health and justice systems themselves. Women burned by intimate partners are not merely victims of accidents. They are survivors of extreme violence, marked by inequality, impunity, and institutional silence.
Given this, the initiative proposes a structural change. It's not a one-off assistance program. It's a system transformation. Our focus is on three integrated fronts:
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Radical empowerment of survivors, placing their voices at the center of the solution;
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Reconfiguring access to justice, making public systems navigable, humane, and effective;
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Influence on public policy, based on evidence and real-world experience.
ETNONATURE CLIMATE SOLUTION
“EtnoNature Climate Solution” stems from a silent crisis: the mental health of young Tremembé indigenous people in Ceará is being profoundly affected by decades of environmental degradation, territorial invasions, and cultural disruption. For these young people, the suffering is not only psychological—it is ecological, spiritual, and collective. The relationship with the land, with the territory, and with “Mother Nature” is central to their identity and well-being. When this connection is broken, feelings of loss, disorientation, and profound suffering arise.
The project proposes a paradigm shift: moving away from a purely clinical approach to mental health and towards an ethno-ecological model that understands territory as part of the healing process.
UUMBANDA AND HUMAN RIGHTS
“Umbanda and Human Rights” arises from a paradox: Umbanda temples are historically spaces of welcome, protection, and resistance—especially for marginalized people—but they are also embedded in a society marked by violence, LGBTphobia, and religious intolerance.
In Ceará, these spaces serve as a refuge for those who suffer exclusion due to gender identity, sexual orientation, or social condition. At the same time, they face attacks, stigma, and human rights violations. The project starts from a clear premise: the terreiros (Afro-Brazilian religious sites) are not just religious spaces—they are strategic territories for the defense of human rights.
C&M Projects - make your donation
To support any of Culture & Medicine Projects, you can make a donation via PIX using the email below:
donations@cultureandmedicine.org
Your contribution helps us expand access to culture, strengthen vulnerable communities, and create spaces where art, identity, and care intersect to transform lives.
Thank you for being part of this movement.