União de Mulheres Pro-Melhoramento da Roupa Suja

History of UMPMRS

1978	Marcia Ferreira da Costa begins tutoring children of the community in her living room
1981	Twenty children are learning to read
1993	Forty students and eight infants are showing up in her living room.
1995	Marcia moved her efforts into a neighboring catholic church.
1999	Maria do Carmo, the future vice president of UMPMRS, began offering arts and craft classes for unemployed mothers.
2002	UMPMRS was officially founded.
	That same year with the help of favela nova a French non profit, UMPMRS purchased a building that would serve as daycare and administrative offices.
2004	“Uma Tigolo para Cheyenne” a project that would purchase seven new house for needy families in the community was accomplished.
2005	A second building is purchased and “Oficina do Saber” an afterschool program is established.
	Margherita, an Italian non-profit, opens a medical clinic, in UMPMRS headquarters.
2006	UMPMRS’ efforts have reached over a 100 families offering daycare and after-school programs, as well as basic health care and other assistance.
	Mundo de Informatica, a computer center is established through partnerships with Developing Minds and CDI.
2007	Crianças Esperança enhances the existing curriculum in both the daycare and Oficina through age appropriate music, capoeira and art classes.
	Artisenato pra Mulheres Desempregados, a program to teach unemployed women saleable crafts begins with an inaugural class of twelve women.