About
ABUNA is a Brazilian humanitarian organization that has welcomed forcibly displaced people since 2013.
We work with individuals and families facing high levels of vulnerability as a result of forced displacement, persecution, violence, trafficking, serious health risks and other circumstances that demand protection and sustained accompaniment.
Our work begins with safety and welcome, but it does not end there. We walk alongside people as they rebuild their lives, strengthen autonomy, form new relationships and find paths toward belonging and participation.
Human dignity is at the center of our work. Assistance is offered regardless of religion, ethnicity or country of origin, and is never conditioned on conversion or religious participation.
Our Mission
To welcome, protect and accompany forcibly displaced people in situations of high vulnerability, creating conditions for dignity, belonging and autonomy.
CORE VALUES
Human dignity
Every person has intrinsic worth and must be treated with respect.
Unconditional welcome
Humanitarian assistance is not conditioned on religion, ethnicity, nationality or conversion.
Participation and reciprocity
People are not defined only by what they need. Over time, they can also participate, contribute and offer to others.
Our story
ABUNA's humanitarian journey began in 2013, when we welcomed a Syrian family forced to leave their home. What began as a concrete response to one family's displacement gradually became a sustained humanitarian commitment.
The organization was formally established in 2017. Since then, ABUNA has welcomed 436 people from 13 countries and developed responses involving protection, integration, advocacy and humanitarian cooperation.
Who we serve
We prioritize forcibly displaced people facing situations of heightened vulnerability.
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Women, girls, widows and single-parent families
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People exposed to violence, trafficking or serious health risks
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Persecuted ethnic and religious minorities
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People with disabilities or other conditions requiring specialized protection
How we work
Protection → Integration → Belonging → Autonomy
Our approach combines residential welcome, documentation, language learning, health care, education, access to work, local integration and long-term accompaniment according to each person or family's needs.
The goal is not dependence. It is to create the conditions for people to rebuild their lives, participate in their communities and move forward with autonomy.
Networks and international cooperation
Refugee Highway Partnership (RHP)
International network connecting organizations and leaders working with refugees and displaced people.
Religious Liberty Partnership (RLP)
International network focused on religious freedom and the protection of persecuted communities.
REACT Services — United States
A bridge organization supporting institutional connections and facilitating donations originating in the United States.
ETNOS Global — South Asia
International cooperation connected to humanitarian and community-development work among displaced communities.
PARTNERSHIPS
NETWORKING
