Almeida Dos Santos Patricia

She holds a degree in Education from the Catholic University of Brasília, specialising in Educational Psychology and School Management. For the past 25 years, she has been working at the Associação Nossa Senhora Mãe dos Homens in Brasília, a Brazilian non-profit organisation that takes in and supports children in vulnerable situations and at social risk.

She is a social entrepreneur, driven by the development and training of people, and believes deeply in networking amongst organisations committed to social impact. Since 2004, she has been involved in the Opere Gemelle project, a cooperation initiative between social organisations in Brazil and Italy that promotes the growth and training of professionals in the third sector.

Since 2025, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Compagnia delle Opere – Opere Sociali.