In Rio de Janeiro

UMPMRS Director

Márcia Ferreira da Costa

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Márcia Ferreira da Costa is from Rocinha.  She founded União de Mulheres Pró-Melhoramentos da Roupa Suja (UMPMRS) in 2002 and has been providing childcare services in her community since then.  UMPMRS offers a safe and nurturing environment for the children of the working poor in Rocinha, the largest favela (slum) in the city of Rio de Janiero.  It offers the children three meals a day along with medical treatment and the services of a social worker as needed. The after school program serves as a safe setting for children to study and helps to keep them off the streets.