Constitution Assembly brought together representatives of the sixteen member organizations
By Camila Guedes
The first day of June 2023 was a historic moment for Rede Comuá. Bringing together representatives of the 16 member organizations, the Constitution Assembly was held. A great achievement, from now on the Network is officially founded.
There was approval, during the meeting, of the Bylaws – previously validated at a Members' Assembly held in May 2022 - by the Governance Council – composed of Valéria Araújo, Superintendent of the Brazil Human Rights Fund, Giovanni Harvey, Executive Director of the Fund Baobá for Racial Equity, Roberto Vilela, Executive Director of Tabôa Fortalecimento Comunitário and Larissa Amorim, Executive Director of Casa Fluminense -, and the Fiscal Council – composed of Gislene Aniceto, general manager of the Brazilian Human Rights Fund, and Hebe da Silva, coordinator administration of the Baobá Fund.
Finally, the Governance Council installed Graciela Hopstein as the Executive Director of Rede Comuá. In this way, Comuá begins a new phase of autonomy in resource management and the consolidation of its governance structure, strengthening its operations and as a reference in the field of philanthropy.
The formalization, marked by great collective emotion, is the result of a long process, which is now celebrated after a journey of more than a decade of Rede Comuá's operations, since its creation in 2012.
As a Network that has been growing significantly, both in the number of members and in its ability to articulate partnerships and guide agendas in the fields of community philanthropy and socio-environmental justice, Comuá continues to strengthen its role in the Brazilian philanthropic ecosystem, regional and international, continuing actions in the field of advocacy with members, partners and funders.
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Camila Guedes is a black, peripheral woman, journalist, social communicator, Fellow of the Reuters Foundation, Communication Advisor at Rede Comuá and is studying a specialization in diversity and inclusion in human rights.
