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The history of the supporting association – IMBRADIVA e.V.

The NGO that founded and is legally responsible for the International Child Care Center Curumim is the Brazilian Women’s Initiative IMBRADIVA e.V. The association, self-declared as an intersectional (eco)feminist, was founded by Brazilians and Germans and has been registered as a non-profit organization since 1998 and guides and supports Portuguese-speaking migrants in the process of inclusion in German society.

As well as advocating gender non-violence and valuing migrant women, the work of IMBRADIVA e.V. encourages continuous interaction between migrants and locals.

Children play with wooden track

Our basis is the volunteer work of people who take part in our various projects to promote mutual understanding among people and raise awareness of different customs and cultures.

IMBRADIVA e.V. is based in Frankfurt am Main, but its work extends beyond the borders of the city and the country, as it also supports projects in the wider national and transnational environment, in cooperation with various countries such as Brazil, the United States and some European countries.

In addition to the International Daycare Center Curumim, IMBRADIVA also runs other social projects:

  • Informal and psychosocial counseling and mediation for migrant women in Germany – in person, by email, WhatsApp and telephone.
  • Seminars and courses on various topics throughout the year.
  • Networking and partnerships.
  • Parent-children group Pirlimpimpim.
  • Caravan of Love: musical visit to a nursing home.
  • BIA – Beauty, Integration and Self-Esteem: gastronomic and aesthetic meetings with mini-lectures on debated issues based on intersectional feminism.
  • (offspace) Gallery IMBRADIVA: project that promotes women artists with migrant backgrounds.

The history of the Kita Curumim

Since October 15th 2023, IMBRADIVA e.V. has been organizing a weekly meeting of parents and children (Pirlimpimpim) and giving children the opportunity to learn about Brazilian culture and the Portuguese language in a playful way through music, stories, typical festivities and games.

From these encounters arose the desire to create a multilingual child care center, where tolerance and respect for diversity, as well as multilingualism, could be experienced in combination with a loving and high-quality all-day childcare.

The tasks of the teaching team are, among others, to promote, accompany and support the children individually and holistically in their development, as well as enabling them to interact and practice different languages. Children are perceived as creators of their own educational processes and as people with their own experiences, feelings, interpretations of the world and interests.

All children are welcome at the International Daycare Center Curumim, regardless of their socio-economic, cultural or religious background, nationality or family structure and dynamics. Diversity characterizes our everyday lives and is experienced as an opportunity for development and never as a risk or danger.

Team Curumim

Our dynamic, engaged and diverse Curumim team.

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In the composition of the team, attention is paid not only to expertise, but also to clear and respectful communication, interculturality, collegiality, partnership and tolerance and social engagement. Each member of our team is motivated to contribute their life experience and expertise to the work.

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Eingang Kita Curumim
Window Kita
Bastelraum Kita
Weihnachtskalender Kita
Schalplatte an der Tür
Spielraum Kita
Kinderbücher
Restroom for children
Zahnbürsten Badezimmer
Innenhof Kita
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Pirlimpimpim is a project of the Brazilian women initiative -IMBRADIVA e. V. in Frankfurt am Main since 2003. Pirlimpimpim is an enchanted „powder“ that takes children into the world and adventures of the children’s books “Sítio do Pica-Pau-Amarelo” by the Brazilian author Monteiro Lobato. In the mother-father-child meeting, children have the opportunity to learn about Brazilian culture and the Portuguese language through playing. The PIM team plans and leads different fun activities with music, stories, typical celebrations and games. In addition, for the parents, Pirlimpimpim represents an important space for socialization and exchange of information on various topics.

Parents contribute to the maintenance of the group through their support, and through the financial participation fee, which varies according to the age of the child.

Contact us!

For more information, you can email us directly: pirlimpimpim@imbradiva.org
or visit our website:

https://www.facebook.com/pirlimpimpimimbradiva  or
https://www.imbradiva.org/pirlimpimpim