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Adriele Madana

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Hi everyone! Today we finally had our workshop with moms! In partnership with the Brazilian Vegetarian Society and the city government of São Paulo, we served - in the morning and afternoon - more than 460 moms and caregivers of neurodivergent children who have children enrolled in the city's public education system. We structured a way to offer four recipes that regulate intestinal health through PANCs (Non-Conventional Edible Plants) that they have access to in the school garden and in many cases in their own backyard. The Vegetarian Society offered a talk with their nutritionist, and I was there to speak, answer questions and present the video with the recipes recorded in advance. Due to the huge number of participants, I was able to offer a kit with these dehydrated nutritious plants, annatto seeds and black beans, and they also received printed informational material prepared by the Vegetarian Society. In the end, they were able to taste the 4 recipes and take home empowerment, knowledge and hope.
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Hi guys! Once again, in partnership with the Brazilian Vegetarian Society, and also in partnership with the city of São Paulo, we'll have a great event on the 15th (next week), and this time, finally the workshop for mothers and caregivers of neurodivergent children! But the number of moms registered was huge, we are expecting a total of 300 mothers. To be effective with this amount of people, the event will take place at the CEU Carrão theater, where they will attend a lecture with the Nutritionist partner of the Vegetarian Society and our workshop with 4 accessible recipes that help regulate intestinal health. In the last few days, we spent recording these recipes that will be shown on the theater screen, as well as preparing the material and the kit that they will receive. In addition to the video, I'll have a talk about health and nutrition, and they will be able to taste the 4 recipes. I haven't been able to post as much due to lack of time, but we're working and we're grateful for your support!
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Hi, guys! I wanna share with you another great event that we were able to participate in, in partnership with the Brazilian Vegetarian Society. The event happened again at the Teatro do Engenho in Piracicaba, but this time it was attended by 220 doctors from different specialties, from the SUS - the Brazilian unified health system, which serves the entire population, especially the most vulnerable, free of charge. I could present two recipes, addressing the importance of each ingredient strategically chose for strengthening the population health and especially intestinal health of neurodivergent children. The doctors were able to taste the recipes in 300 portions of lentil kibbeh and 300 portions of orange cake, anti-inflammatory and full of fiber. This partnership with the Brazilian Vegetarian Society and the Health Department of Piracicaba was only possible because we could dedicate time to structuring the project in detail at the base, and this process was only possible because of your support!
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Hi guys! Today, in partnership with the NGO Brazilian Vegetarian Society we participate in a very important event happened in the city of Piracicaba, in the São Paulo's interior. It was a specific event for health agents (who work as nurses, who provide first-line health care to families and communities in many cases), to talk about sustainable food, and I had the opportunity to talk about neurodivergent health and brain regulation through maintaining intestinal health. In addition to the conversation, I taught the participants how to prepare a lentil-based kibbeh with ora pro nobis cream, which is a great source of protein, has great absorption, easy digestion and is very well accepted by children, and I served a total of 300 portions for them to taste it. Divided between morning and afternoon hours, more than 250 professionals were present on this day of good sharing!
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Hi everyone! After our initial mapping phase, we faced our first challenge 😥 We identified that the neurodivergent families we serve have an average of 3 or more children per household, making our original meal delivery model unfeasible with our current budget ($67/month, which reduces to approximately $45 after exchange rates and fees). Our solution: Restructuring the project to focus on: - Practical workshops on anti-inflammatory, allergen-free plant-based cooking - Distribution of essential ingredient baskets - Ongoing educational materials on social media This adaptation maintains our mission of supporting neurodivergent families through healthy nutrition, while promoting autonomy and expanding the project's reach. Full restructuring document and our activity schedule here: https://github.com/adrielemadana/ICEdocs/blob/main/documentos-legais/Roots%20of%20Love%20Program%20Restructuring.pdf Feedback and suggestions welcome! RootsOfLove #Neurodiversity #HealthyNutrition
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Hi guys 🌻 Today we had a big and important breakthrough in the project! While the bureaucratic part of the NGO is not completely ready and we still don't have a partnership with the Secretary of Social Development, we are seeking partnerships with other institutions that have the same values and purposes. And today we formalize our partnership with Prato Verde Sustentável, an institution that has existed for 11 years in Jardim Filhos da Terra, a community in the North Zone of São Paulo that grows more than 40 tons of organic food per year and feeds the neediest in the communities free of charge. In partnership, we will map the families that are already involved with the institution to start receiving at the end of March personalized meals for children with food selectivity. If you have the opportunity, check Prato Verde Sustentável's social media to follow all of their actions, they are really incredible, and forming this partnership with them is something very powerful and very inclusive for us.
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Hi everyone 🌻 When applying for the grant, I mentioned that one of my goals was to formally establish the project as an NGO. Since the grant was approved - giving me the confidence that I was on the right path - I gathered three trusted friends, and together, we began structuring the Instituto Carvalho Emenekwum. With this formalization, the Institute will support Roots of Love not just as a project, but as an ongoing and scalable program within the organization. Today, with guidance and support, we have successfully completed the development of our Bylaws, which brought us a lot of joy! As soon as we register the document, we'll take the next step toward legally establishing the NGO under Brazilian law. This will bring us closer to achieving our goal of partnering with São Paulo’s Department of Social Development, allowing us to reach the families who need most. I’ll be back soon with more updates on the structure of the Institute and our next steps. Thank you all for dreaming with us! 🧡
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Hi everyone 🌻 This is my first publication about the Roots of Love project, and I'm so grateful about it! First of all, I'd like to make a brief presentation about me, so you all can understand better the dimension of what this support represents for me and my community. I'm mother of an autistic boy, and also an autistic Brazilian from the periphery, with indigenous ancestry by my mother, and this clipping already says a lot about the reality of deletion and lack of access. I've dedicated my last 16 years studying deeply about the physical, chemical and emotional human relationship with food. Specifically in the last 2 years I focused on studies about the relationship of neurodivergent brain regulation with intestinal health, and finally this project was born, that aims to provide proper food support for peripheral families who have neurodivergent children. We have a great job ahead and I greatly thank the opportunity granted by /flows and the confidence of @blessskateshop friends. You are amazing!
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🌊 Yemoja’s Day! 🦪 In Brazil (in some regions) today marks a powerful celebration of Yemoja (Yemọja/Iemanjá), one of the great Yoruba Mothers, protector of life, and symbol of strength and unconditional love. Her legacy, rooted in West African spirituality, survived the brutality of slavery and blossomed into one of Brazil’s most beloved cultural traditions. Yemoja also represents nurturing, healing, and the sacredness of water. Her worship, syncretized with Catholic saints like Our Lady of the Navigators, became an act of cultural preservation. Today, millions honor her on beaches, tossing flowers and prayers into the waves. Beyond religion, she’s a symbol of Brazil’s Afro-centric soul, reminding us to care for each other and the Earth. 💙 If you’re near the coast today, join the celebrations! If not, take a moment to reflect on resilience, ancestry, and the power of water to connect us all. #Yemoja #AfroBrazilianCulture #Spirituality #ResistanceThroughJoy
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