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Thematic areas

Our priority strategic pillars

Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the strategic pillars of the José Luiz Setúbal Foundation, Infinis works on three child and adolescent health themes and on strengthening civil society.

The voice that defends childhood and adolescence

The Future Is Healthy Childhood Institute (Infinis) works to defend the health of children and adolescents and to strengthen civil society in Brazil.

Our efforts focus on four pillars: food security and malnutrition, mental health, violence prevention, aligned with the UN SDGs, and strengthening civil society.

Based on scientific evidence, we seek to improve public policies, transform behaviors, and develop local solutions that promote health and well-being in childhood, as well as support research and organizations in the sector.

Our results

More than numbers, a commitment to transformation

Infinis operates across Brazil’s five regions, supporting transformative social projects and promoting public policies that can expand access to health and rights for children and adolescents. In a cross-cutting way, it builds partnerships with the public and private sectors and civil society organizations to expand the reach and impact of its actions. Our support for territorial projects has a special focus on the North and Northeast regions.

Our impact

+671%

increase in total support since 2020

(From R$1.09 million to R$8.4 million in 2025.)

+871%

growth in the number of supported projects

(We went from 7 projects in 2020 to 68 in 2025.)

+125%

increase in investment in 2023 compared to 2022

Investment skyrocketed in 2023, from R$2.5 million to R$6.5 million.

+38M

invested over the last 4 years

(With a focus on expanding impact and national reach)

The Institute’s initiatives

Infinis is responsible for managing the José Luiz Setúbal Communication Award, which recognizes and encourages content on child and adolescent health and helps raise the quality of public debate in Brazil; and for the Public Health Policies Forum for Childhood, held since 2018, which aims to discuss public policies for children and adolescents in the priority areas of the José Luiz Setúbal Foundation.

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Public Health Policies Forum for Childhood

The Public Health Policies Forum for Childhood (FPPSI) is an initiative of the José Luiz Setúbal Foundation (FJLS) that has been held since 2018, organized by Infinis, and aims to debate public policies for children and adolescents within the Foundation's priority areas. In its 8th edition, the FPPSI has established itself as one of the main spaces for debate on the challenges and pathways for promoting the health of children and adolescents in Brazil.

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José Luiz Setúbal Communication Award

Created in 2021, the José Luiz Setúbal Communication Award has established itself as one of the primary initiatives for valuing journalistic coverage and content production regarding the health of children and adolescents in Brazil.

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    Partnerships

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    Conducted by the Association for Emotional Health (ASEc+), the Ecoa training path prepared young people to promote mental health and develop advocacy actions in their communities.

  • Field visit to Santa Luzia do Itanhy expands perspective on child and adolescent health and rights
    Corporate

    Field visit to Santa Luzia do Itanhy expands perspective on child and adolescent health and rights

    Joint action between Infinis and the Pensi Institute strengthens the José Luiz Setúbal Foundation's strategy of combining social investment, technical expertise, and applied research to promote the health and rights of children and adolescents.

  • Youth participation: leadership is built through opportunity
    Opinion pieces

    Youth participation: leadership is built through opportunity

    Do young people really participate in the decisions that affect their own lives? Not just as guests in a room or as the target audience of a policy, but as individuals capable of helping to formulate questions, build answers, and decide on paths.

  • Training strengthens youth empowerment in mental health promotion
    Partnerships

    Training strengthens youth empowerment in mental health promotion

    Conducted by the Association for Emotional Health (ASEc+), the Ecoa training path prepared young people to promote mental health and develop advocacy actions in their communities.

  • Field visit to Santa Luzia do Itanhy expands perspective on child and adolescent health and rights
    Corporate

    Field visit to Santa Luzia do Itanhy expands perspective on child and adolescent health and rights

    Joint action between Infinis and the Pensi Institute strengthens the José Luiz Setúbal Foundation's strategy of combining social investment, technical expertise, and applied research to promote the health and rights of children and adolescents.

  • Youth participation: leadership is built through opportunity
    Opinion pieces

    Youth participation: leadership is built through opportunity

    Do young people really participate in the decisions that affect their own lives? Not just as guests in a room or as the target audience of a policy, but as individuals capable of helping to formulate questions, build answers, and decide on paths.

Foundation initiatives

We are an organization of the José Luiz Setúbal Foundation We are part of the José Luiz Setúbal Foundation initiatives

The José Luiz Setúbal Foundation works for child and youth health through medical care, education and research, advocacy, and philanthropy. It brings together Sabará Children's Hospital, the Pensi Institute, and Infinis.

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