OUR
IMPACT:
2022

We work in seven locations – five towns on the BR-116 where we have Pink Houses, three towns in the Brumadinho area where we have a Reference Centre and our Meninadança Day teams, and also in the city of Betim.

…every week through the four Pink Houses and our projects in the area affected by the Brumadinho mining disaster.

Number of times a girl took part in a group or individual session or activity in one of our projects.

Number of dance, drama, creative art, crafts classes, beauty therapy sessions and conversation circles in our Pink Houses and other projects last year.

Number of outdoor events in which the girls performed or participated in the towns where we work, both those organised by Meninadança or in which we were invited to take part.

Number of people who attended a Meninadança event in their town and heard through dance, drama or the spoken word a message of transformation.

Total number of sessions or meetings the psychologists in four Pink Houses had with girls or their families last year.

One-to-one therapy or counselling sessions with girls in the Pink Houses.

Number of sessions with the girls’s families, or with girls together with their families, in the Pink Houses.

Initial sessions to assess girls in our Pink Houses who staff believe could benefit from a course of sessions with our psychologists.

When our psychologists provided advice and support.

Number of times our psychologists have visited the homes of girls to meet with their families.

Number of times our Justice Team coordinator and/or two lawyers participated in a meeting with a girl, member of Pink House, or local protection network to discuss a case, either in person or virtually.

Number of written reports submitted by our lawyers giving direction or recommendations about a girl’s case.

Number of cases of abuse or sexual exploitation of girls brought by our Justice Team which are currently going through the courts.

Number of seminars and training sessions that took place last year, either as part of our monthly Spring School course or the Art Laboratories when our Belo Horizonte support staff provide focussed training for dance, art and theatre workshops.

Number of times our Justice Team led full-team seminars with our staff to help them understand girls’ legal rights and judicial procedures.

Number of times an individual has participated in our training programmes, either Pink House staff or members of local social services and protection networks.