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People who want to aid Libyans affected by the heavy rains and floods this month can donate to the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce campaign. Medicines and food purchased with the funds will be sent to the country through a Brazilian government agency.

The State Parliamentary Council of Foreign Roots and Cultures Communities will honor the Charitable Association A Mão Branca for Support of the Elderly on September 4 at the State of São Paulo Legislative Assembly. The association was founded by Arab descendants.

As it turns 100, the institution founded by immigrants from Homs to assist children and adolescents adapts to the new reality of the social work in Brazil. Partnerships with ESG companies and the creation of a methodology to measure the results of the third sector are part of it.

The first Arab immigrant in Brazil and the first Arabic newspaper in Latin America are some of the findings of the Project of Digitization of the Memory of the Arab Immigration to Brazil. Open for consultation since last year, the archive has 120,000 digitized pieces and has been used by researchers.