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Instituto Humanitas360

São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Justice & Legal aidEnvironment & ClimateWater & SanitationDemocracy & Civil society
NGOInternational reach
Profile last updated: August 19, 2026

About

Instituto Humanitas360 is a non-governmental organisation based in São Paulo, Brazil working on justice & legal aid, environment & climate, water & sanitation +2 more.

Instituto Humanitas360 (H360) is a non-profit organisation registered in Brazil and the United States. It works to reduce violence, strengthen citizen participation, promote climate justice and increase institutional transparency. Its activities are organised into programmes on information and research, entrepreneurship for people in and leaving prison, institutional partnerships and climate justice. Its work covers public security, drug policy, mass incarceration and the regulation of industrial hemp, with a focus on women in prison and Indigenous communities. The organisation produces research, audiovisual content and public debate, and works with advisers and partners in several Latin American countries, supported by teams based in Brazil and the United States. Its activities are guided by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Location

São Paulo, Brazil

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

criminal justiceprison reformdrug policyclimate justiceindustrial hempIndigenous water accessentrepreneurshipresearchBrazil

Languages

PT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Justice & Legal aidEnvironment & ClimateWater & SanitationDemocracy & Civil societyEmployment & Skills

Works for

Prisoners & Ex-offendersWomen & GirlsIndigenous peoplesPeople in poverty

How they work

Advocacy & campaigningResearchAwareness & education

Programmes

Empreendedorismo Atrás e Além das Grades

Employment & Skills · Brazil

Programme offering entrepreneurship, professional qualification and income-generation initiatives for people deprived of liberty and former prisoners, including social cooperatives.

Informação e Pesquisa

Justice & Legal aid

Data collection and research projects supporting public policy on public security, drug policy and mass incarceration, in partnership with public institutions and private companies.

Justiça Climática

Environment & Climate

Programme on climate justice, including advocacy for regulating the industrial hemp production chain in Brazil.

Parcerias Institucionais

Democracy & Civil society

Programme building institutional partnerships around the organisation's work.

Countries of operation

BrazilUnited StatesColombiaChileUruguayMexicoArgentinaBoliviaGuatemala

UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 1 No povertySDG 2 Zero hungerSDG 3 Good health and well-beingSDG 4 Quality educationSDG 5 Gender equalitySDG 6 Clean water and sanitationSDG 8 Decent work and economic growthSDG 10 Reduced inequalitiesSDG 12 Responsible consumption and productionSDG 13 Climate actionSDG 16 Peace justice and strong institutionsSDG 17 Partnerships for the goals

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

PDR Fundo Filantrópico, Água Camelo, Tereza

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