55%
In PISA 2022, 55% of Brazilian 15-year-olds fell below the basic level of proficiency in science (the OECD average is 24%). Only 1% reached the top levels. In mathematics the picture is worse still: 73% below basic.
PISA 2022 · OCDE · 2022 ↗our movement · in actionnew publication · Casa Hacker releases Manifesto, by Joana Black, a funk song that turns the Casa Hacker manifesto into verse
Our mission is to make technology and social innovation a place for everyone.
Casa Hacker was born from one certainty: the peripheries are not a place of waiting — they are a place of beginning. We treat technology as a right and as a language of power, creating real opportunities for what already exists at the grassroots to gain structure, visibility and a future. Let’s program other futures, starting from where everything already happens.
04 areas of work07 initiatives · 7 cities
workshop_in_the_network · since 2018
01 the brazilian picture
see the full picture →why this has to exist
Our work is needed for a sustainable tomorrow. The figures below show the size of the technological and educational inequality that Casa Hacker exists to help reduce — each one with its source and year.
49%
Only 49% of Brazil’s public primary and lower-secondary schools offer internet for students to use, and fewer than half have a desktop computer for them — in municipal school systems the figures fall to 40.8% and 43%. The school has administrative internet (88.1%), but it does not reach the student’s hands. That is the gap community technology spaces fill.
Censo Escolar 2025 · INEP/MEC · 2025 ↗29,9%
Only 29.9% of the Brazilian population has a command of basic digital skills, such as copying files and sending e-mails with attachments. Intermediate skills are held by 17.9%; advanced ones, such as programming, by just 4.2%. Among 14 countries compared, Brazil ranks 12th.
Anatel · TIC Domicílios 2023 (Cetic.br) · 2023 ↗16,4m
The 2022 Census identified 16.4 million people living in 12,348 favelas and urban communities, across 656 municipalities — 8.1% of the country’s population, up from 6% in 2010. It is in these territories that digital and educational exclusion is concentrated, and it is there that Casa Hacker works.
Censo 2022 — Favelas e Comunidades Urbanas · IBGE · 2022 ↗22%
Brazilian private social investment reached R$ 5,8 billion in 2024 — but only R$ 1,3 billion (around 22%) was passed on to civil society organisations; the rest is delivered by the foundations and institutes themselves. And what is donated tends to go to organisations that are already large and mature: the money rarely reaches the grassroots organisations of the territories.
Censo GIFE 2024-2025 · GIFE · 2024 ↗sources checked on 27/08/2026 · all indicators and sources →
02 areas of work
07 active initiatives · campinas + são paulofour areas, one movement
01 // area02 initiatives
STEAM Education
we build education opportunities in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics, tied to the global sustainable development agenda. we spark creativity and innovation, turning community spaces into innovation labs with tomorrow’s leaders.
initiatives / this area
02 // area03 initiatives
Social Innovation
the periphery is tech, is pop, is innovation. we invest in grassroots impact leaders who are transforming their territories through social innovation, technology, science and creativity. every impact leader is an agent of change who deserves backing.
initiatives / this area
03 // area02 initiatives
Digital Inclusion
we run socio-digital inclusion work for people of every age — from the first time at a computer to privacy and online safety — and turn what works into social technology that can be run anywhere in the country.
initiatives / this area
04 // areaadvocacy + youth
Public Policy
we train young people in civic participation and advocacy, build coalitions and shape public policy on digital rights, science and technology education, youth, race and gender — from territorial forums to state and federal commissions.
initiatives / this area
03 how we work
one movement, four steps · open cycle · since 2018from the territory to public policy
the house does not stop at the course. every talent found in the periphery is connected, trained and — when it makes sense — becomes a voice in public decisions.
find talent
active search in public schools, collectives, community leaders and grassroots organisations. whoever is out there, doing it, changing things.
campinas · sp + partner territoriesconnect the network
connect with tech mentors, impact funds, institutional partners and the house’s alumni community. nobody walks alone.
+40 mentors · +13 partnerstrain from the grassroots
in-person workshops, the Mão na Massa platform with online courses, grants and funds to get prototypes running.
courses · funds · in person + onlineshape policy
field experience becomes an item on the agenda where decisions are made: digital inclusion, gender and race equity, online safety.
advocacy · monitoring · presence04 featured initiatives
see them all →what is happening in the territories
// initiative 0101 · Social Innovation
Campo Grande · Campinas
Quebrada em Movimento
A community hub for civic participation and citizenship in the Campo Grande district of Campinas. Peripheral intelligence — collectives, leaders, groups and associations — at the centre of solutions created by the quebrada itself.
up to R$ 225kbudgeted (BRL) · active citizenship fund · 2026 call
30initiatives supported (up to)
mon–frispace open · 2pm to 6pm
// initiative 0202 · STEAM Education
6 cities · São Paulo + Rio de Janeiro States
Hackerclubes
A club for technology, art and invention inside the public school — and free of charge. Seven hands-on months, from the first creative jam to the stage of the Festival Hackerclubes.
+125young people in the network
7hands-on months
6cities
// initiative 0303 · Social Innovation
São Paulo + Campinas
PerifaImpacto
If you are from São Paulo or Campinas and already run a social or cultural project in the quebrada, this programme is for you: dedicated mentoring, training, financial support and networks to turn ideas into initiatives that transform territories.
20leaders per edition
R$ 1.000monthly stipend (BRL)
05pillars of the programme
05 publications
see all publications →the house’s open notebook
analyses, whitepapers, research, stories and field notes distilled into publications
Institutional Development
Casa Hacker releases Manifesto, by Joana Black, a funk song that turns the Casa Hacker manifesto into verse
Joana Black composed and sings Casa Hacker Manifesto, the funk song that turns the Casa Hacker manifesto into verse. In our last post, we opened with Racionais MC's and distance; in this one, the periphery appears for what it has: potential, innovation, and knowledge. The lyric video and full lyrics are here.
- Casa Hacker Manifesto
- Joana Black
- Música
![Cover of a Casa Hacker presentation titled "[communication] Institutional strategy and positioning", with the subtitle "Connecting projects, people, methodologies, and impact". To the right, there is a photograph of two young women in an urban environment, one of them holding a green cell phone.](/enviadas/3fb5e2402807-capa-comunicacao-estrategia-e-posicionamento-ins.avif)
Communication
Communication under construction: learnings from presenting our challenge
Casa Hacker's participation in the Third Sector Communication Forum opened space to share the challenge of structuring Communication amid the organization's transformations. The experience brought new provocations on positioning, institutional narratives, knowledge production, and the relationship between Communication and the projects developed in the territories.
- Comunicação
- Terceiro Setor
- Casa Hacker
STEAM Education
Connecting STEAM Educators: Learning from Practice and from Each Other
At Casa Hacker, meetings between educators create spaces to share experiences, challenges, activities, and lessons learned in the classroom. Through these exchanges and reflection on their own practice, educators expand their repertoires and collectively build new possibilities for STEAM education work.
- Educação STEAM
- Formação de educadores
- Prática educativa
06 upcoming events
see the full agenda →the movement’s agenda
events open to everyone — gatherings, workshops and mentoring. free to join, with a partial grant for those who need it. confirmation by form within 48h.
Campo Grande in Numbers: Reading the 2022 Census Through the Territory
Campo Grande has 125,044 people, 11.0% of Campinas. We pulled the 2022 Census microdata, sector by sector, and we are going to read together what they say about the internet, income, and education in the territory. At the Number Clothesline, those who live in the neighborhood debate, disagree, and exchange experiences with the data in hand.
R. Ondina Moreno de Lima, 546 — Mezanino, Jardim Liliza07 our impact · since 2018
measured on 27/08/2026what has come out of the house
the figures below are cumulative since 2018 and reflect what actually went through the three fronts — people trained, leaders supported, capital allocated.
+1040people took part in our activities3,001 activity enrolments · 228 activities · 26 municipalities · Jun 2022–Oct 2026
+700trained in privacy and securityonline safety · digital wellbeing · our impact 2022–2025
+560people in digital inclusion programmesinclusão tech · data detox · media education · Jun 2022–Oct 2026
+200people trained in basic digital skillsfirst time at a computer · our impact 2022–2025
+270young people in STEAM educationpeople across Hackerclubes, Minas em Tech and Cooperação pela Transformação Digital e STEAM · Jun 2022–Oct 2026
+80leaders, collectives and businesses trainedsocial innovation · our impact 2022–2025
+40educators and organisations supportedtraining + technical advisory support · our impact 2022–2025
R$ 2,21 mipassed on to initiatives and to peoplegrants and project investments actually paid and booked · 2022–2026
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explore and learn
Meet Casa Hacker’s Mão na Massa platform. We offer courses in digital skills, careers and social innovation, putting you at the centre of the learning and driving the inclusion and diversity that turn technology into a force for everyone.
partners · our network
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Casa Hacker is a non-profit created by people from the peripheries to make technology and social innovation a place for everyone. We work for the technological emancipation of peripheral people and for the capacity of organised groups to transform their own realities. Be part of the movement — donate.