Quixadá · Ceará · Brazil

Comunidade, território e oportunidade em Quixadá

Nearly two decades of community action anchored in Carrascal — 19 years from the Associação Comunitária to the Instituto — combining Mesa Brasil food security, inclusive mobility, housing, university journeys, EBAC-supported tech pathways, participatory governance and Soar music programmes.

Public indicators

Territorial highlights

+100 toneladas

+100 distribuídas (Mesa Brasil / Segurança alimentar)

28 pessoas

Cadeiras de rodas doadas — Acessibilidade e inclusão

55 jovens

Formados — Carrascal rumo à universidade

38 famílias

Terreno com escritura pública — Habitação social

20 bolsas

Bolsas TI — Parceria EBAC

120 pessoas

Meta de público musical — Projeto Soar

Aggregated highlights for public storytelling. For disclosures and accountability materials, see Transparency.

Active fronts

Programmes with territorial partners

Inclusive mobility and Mesa Brasil, university journeys, participatory housing, EBAC-supported tech cohorts and Soar collective music—all rooted in Quixadá.

Inclusive ramp and smooth sidewalk in downtown Quixadá
Accessibility & inclusion Active

Accessibility and inclusion

Structured wheelchair donation programme articulated with municipal social policy and Pinheiro Supermarket.

Sunrise behind a walkway leading toward a campus
Education Active

Carrascal path to university

Guidance, preparatory tutoring, and peer mentoring aimed at widening access to higher education.

Participants pairing on laptops during an applied coding workshop
Technology Active

EBAC tech scholarships

National agreement with EBAC providing fully funded technology bootcamps with employability‑first curricula.

Volunteers distributing staple food baskets in a community courtyard
Food security Active

Mesa Brasil — Food security

Long‑term partnership with the Mesa Brasil program, coordinating food distribution and solidarity networks for families in vulnerability.

Classroom setup with guitars and keyboards on a communal table
Culture Active

Soar — Community music education

Free music education (instruments, voice, theory) with an explicit focus on people living in social vulnerability.

Architectural study model of clustered affordable housing
Housing Active

Social housing — Community‑led stewardship

Donation of land with registered title benefiting 38 families, with participatory design supported by IFCE.

Ecosystem

Institutional partners

Marks link only after a verified public partner URL; governmental, IFCE and business allies appear with consistent framing.

Transparency: Governance disclosures and institutional PDFs.