Legião da Boa Vontade (Legion of Good Will)

The spirit of cooperation and the incentive to the spontaneous sentiment of Love for the fellow being are the bases that have made the Legion of Good Will (LGW), since its foundation, on January 1, 1950, create and foster programs and projects of social inclusion and sustainable development in support of populations in situation of personal and social risk in the main Brazilian cities, promoting their autonomy and an improvement in their quality of life.

For this purpose, the LGW works in partnership with the diverse sectors of society (governments, socially and environmentally responsible companies, international organisms, schools, community associations and other civil society organizations), in a way that opportunities may be provided so that every citizen may collaborate towards the progress of his/her community and, consequently, of his/her nation.

The result of the effort of thousands of volunteers, collaborators and partners is expressed in the impressive balance statement of the Organization. In 2010, millions of cases of assistance by means of innumerable socioeducational actions were carried out in Brazil through its schools of basic education, from nursery to high school; shelters for children, adolescents and senior citizens; Community and Educational Centers, with various types of training courses; emergency programs to combat hunger and poverty; and socioeducational campaigns that dignify life. This work also occurs in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Portugal and the United States, besides counting on correspondents throughout the planet.