Our mission is to connect the world through the purest force there is: a grandmother's love.

Our Story: Nair dos Santos

The Nair dos Santos Foundation was born from a woman who came from Bahia, of African roots, who carried in her life the strength of those who raise, sustain, and welcome.

Nair was brought to Rio de Janeiro by her family, and there she found a second home. Her mother, Jobina, who, according to family history, was born enslaved, free but inside the slave quarters, came with her children, and one of them was Nair. In Rio, Nair raised her three children, Mariza, Eclair, and Jurandir, and watched many grandchildren grow. A single mother, she learned early that caring is daily work, made of love, patience, and hope.

And she did not care only for her own. In Rio, she became mother of all, voice of all, friend of all, and grandmother of all, a presence that embraced, advised, and opened her door to whoever needed it.

To her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, family, brothers and sisters, Nair was and remains an example of resilience . It is this legacy, of love, care, and hope, that the foundation carries in its name and in its mission: to support women who want to transform their lives, and to welcome children and the elderly too, just as Nair welcomed so many around her.