The WAAW by Alok – sound equipment brand – in partnership with Alok Institute has become a Friend Company, joining the support network for the Amigos do Bem (Friends of Good, in english) project, which has been transforming lives in the Brazilian hinterlands (Alagoas, Pernambuco, and Ceará) for 30 years, serving over 150,000 people every month through continuous actions in Education, Employment, Water, Housing, and Health.
Photos: Amigos do Bem archive
• Education – serving 10,000 children and young people
• Income Generation – over 1,500 jobs created
• Access to water – drilling artesian wells, building cisterns, and distributing water with tanker trucks
• Housing – building houses and 4 Cities of Good with complete infrastructure
• Health – medical, dental, and ophthalmic care for thousands of people.
Photos: Amigos do Bem archive
About Amigos do Bem:
The Amigos do Bem project started in 1993 with a small group of friends and is now one of the largest social projects in the country.