Guarabira · Paraíba · Brazil

A place to learn and belong

At Anajô in Guarabira, Brazil, children share warm meals, get help with schoolwork and find adults they can count on.

You can support this daily work and help finish Casa Anajô: additional rooms for learning, quiet moments and personal support.

Donate Explore Casa Anajô

Children and adults playing together on the Anajô sports field in Guarabira.

Found us on Instagram? Welcome.

You’re in the right place. Anajô connects a team in Guarabira, Paraíba, with volunteers in Feldkirch, Austria.

Here’s what happens each day, who makes it possible and how you can help. Start with a glimpse of life at Anajô.

See a day at Anajô

Everyday care, shared

Anajô at a glance

~120children supported

~80children come each day

Morechildren are waiting for a place

Daily warm meals, learning support and people they can count on.

See what your gift supports

Children and adults sharing a meal around a long table at Anajô.

Childhood needs time, space and care

A question about homework. A warm meal at a shared table. Someone who listens.

Anajô brings these everyday moments together in a safe place with familiar adults. With children waiting for a place, your support helps sustain the work and create more room through Casa Anajô.

Help make room

Food · learning · belonging

A day at Anajô

Share a meal

Warm food and time together around the table.

Learn with support

Help with schoolwork and room to ask questions.

Find a familiar face

Trusted adults and a safe place to turn to.

Move, make, play

Capoeira, music and creativity: space to try things together.

See Anajô in action

A glimpse of daily life

See Anajô in motion

Step into a Capoeira session at Anajô. Watch children and trainers practise together. This short video shows part of the daily life your support helps make possible.

Casa Anajô · November 2026

Help finish Casa Anajô

Casa Anajô adds rooms on our grounds for learning, quiet moments, personal support, visitors and a small kitchen.

Donate to Casa Anajô

The Casa Anajô building under construction, surrounded by trees.

01 · COMPLETEStructure and roof

02 · NEXTWindows, doors, fit-out

03 · PLANNEDElectrical and plumbing

04 · PLANNEDFurnishing

ALREADY SPENT OR COMMITTED€23,850

ESTIMATED FURTHER NEED€17,000–€20,000

Guarabira + Feldkirch

Meet the people behind Anajô

Joseilda leads the work in Guarabira.

Hailton “Hayu” da Silva is Anajô’s founder and chairman, a Capoeira mestre and the founder of Ideal Capoeira.

Our Austrian team works entirely as volunteers. Together, these people connect the daily work in Brazil with support from Austria.

Joseilda together with children on the Anajô sports field. — Joseilda · Guarabira

Three members of the Anajô team in the garden. — Anajô · People working together

Get in touch

Clear numbers. People you can reach.

Our Austrian team is 100% volunteer-run. Donations to Anajô are tax-deductible in Austria.

The €23,850 for Casa Anajô has already been spent or committed. It is not available cash. The estimated additional €17,000–€20,000 is needed for completion and furnishing.

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