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Pipa Social is a creative hub for talented people who live in low-income communities, with a focus on establishing professional connections and promoting social inclusion.

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OUR MISSION

To invest in a Talent Bank of entrepreneurs working in the fields of art, crafts and fashion, help them achieve professional qualifications, improve their ability to find work  and generate income, provide exclusive consultancy services.

WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE

Pipa Social is an innovative Third Sector approach to transforming low income areas of Rio de Janeiro, by mentoring entrepreneurs and helping them earn professional qualifications. This in turn strengthens families and the communities in which they live.

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“We wish to be a benchmark for social inclusion projects that narrow the gulf between the city and the favela, by transforming the lives of people that live in low income communities.”

 

Helena Rocha – Director of Pipa Social

OUR 3 PILLARS

Production

1

Creation of employment and generation of income.

We provide opportunities to create products in consultation with our designers, to develop, perfect and manufacture these products to the highest standards, for sale on the national and international market.

2

Information

We promote knowledge of fashion, culture and the arts by arranging exchanges, meetings and seminars, hosted at our atelier, where established professionals offer advice, mentoring and work opportunities. We put artisans face to face with the market.

3

Co-operation and Registration

We stimulate and strengthen economic and social co-operation in the favela, by encouraging the development of professional associations that promote citizenship.

We are constantly searching for talented people in low income communities. We encourage their professional development, to develop products that draw on their unique inspiration and ensure that they are finished to the highest standards. Our collections draw on the individual expertise of each of our designers. This interaction provides them with a point of entry in the market, where we publicise and sell their products.

Investing in Human Capital is the best way to reduce social inequality.

There are hundreds of training courses in Rio de Janeiro, but only a small minority of the people that pass through them are able to market their skills effectively.

 

What’s missing? The final step.

 

Training is not enough. In order to succeed, artisans must become professionals, with an eye for the market and the experience to respond to its demands. This is easier said than done. People who live in the favela don’t have the social capital they need to gain entry. It can be hard to find opportunities for even the most dedicated entrepreneurs.

 

For these people, no matter how talented, the market is tantalisingly out of reach - hard to enter and even harder to remain in long term. Even when they are well-trained, its difficult for them to show their work to the people who matter, in the city.

PRODUCTS

PIPA SOCIAL PROUDLY PRESENTS
PRODUCTS

ETHICAL FASHION

 

Pipa Social’s clothes and accessories are ethical fashion items. By that we mean that they are produced in a manner that respects people and the environment, and that draws on the wisdom and culture of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas for inspiration. By buying a Pipa Social product, you are promoting the professional development of artists, artisans and seamstresses. Help us launch another kite into the air!

COMMISSIONS

 

We accept commissions for corporate projects, decorative displays, home furnishing, shop windows etc. Our team is ready to create and manufacture a diverse range of personalised products, tailored to your unique requirements.

+55.21. 2527.7720
adm@pipasocial.org.br

+55.21. 21.99369.9986
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RESULTS

MAKERS

Manifest in Pipa Social 2024 - English
Manifest Pipa Social - English
Atividades de 2018
RFI CONVIDA HELENA ROCHA
Ateliê Pipa Social
Atividades 2017 - Pipa Social
HOW TO HELP

FRIEND

You collaborate regularly
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SUPPORT

Contribute monthly with a production grant for one of our craftsmen and seamstresses to make stage in our studio. So they have a profession and with it the formal labor market.

DONATE/ RAISE

Office supplies and crafts, fabrics, accessories, equipment, computers, sewing machines etc.

PARTNER

Help with your expertise: fashion consulting, marketing, management, media relations, several works.

VOLUNTARY

Dedicate part of your time to our work in person.

SPREAD

The more people know the Pipa, the higher it flies!

PARTNERSHIPS
JOIN US
PARTNERS

Firmamos parcerias fundamentais para a continuidade de nosso trabalho social:

  •  Band Tv / BandNews FM

  • Apex-Brasil  

  • BTG Pactual

  • Mubadala Investment Company

  • Artplan

  • Google AdGrants

  • Grupo Soma

  • Lunelli Têxtil

  • Renata Abranchs (Criável)

  • ArtRio

  • Grupo Mulheres do Brasil

  • Ciclo Reverso

  • Senai Cetiqt

  • Rio Ethical Fashion

  • Condesol Rio

  • Inspira Mais

  • IED (Istituto Europeo di Design)

 

Exportação de produtos:

· Déco Brésil

 

Serviços pro-bono – colaboração imprescindível para o sucesso da Pipa Social:

· Wide Comunicação Expandida – criação de campanhas e consultoria em marketing;

·  Pedro Camargo Advocacia - parte jurídica da instituição;

·  Bezerra de Melo Advocacia - parte jurídica da instituição;

·  RBauk Design – criação e manutenção do website e do logo Pipa Social;

·  Prosa Press – produção do Vídeo Manifesto;

·  Sebrae – auxilia na formalização das artesãs.

SATISFIED CLIENTS

· Cataguases Tecidos

· Guto Carvalhoneto 

· Farm 

· Vivo

· Rede Globo Recicla

· Hotel Fasano

· Fábula (FARM)

· Iara Figueiredo

· SBM OFFSHORE

· Drogaria Venâncio

· Repsol

· Episol

· Maria Oiticica 

· Granado

Onde encontrar produtos Pipa

· Ateliê - Rua Hans Staden, 10 C - Botafogo - RJ
· Loja COLABORA – Rua Voluntários da Pátria, 445 – loja 107 - Botafogo - RJ​

Online
· E-commerce Pipa Social | lojapipa.org.br

· Magalu | www.magazineluiza.com.br/busca/pipa+social/

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Our house is in order. Check here our balance sheets, year after year and understand how our Pipa is up there!

BALANCES:

BALANCES
CONTACT

+55. 21. 2527.7720

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