Every minute of 2021, 8 women were beaten in Brazil during the pandemic of the new coronavirus. Psychological violence, which leaves no physical marks, also hurt the dignity of many who needed to isolate themselves with abusive partners in the context of the health crisis, so the Mapa do Acolhimento was created to help women suffering from gender-based violence.

The Mapa do Acolhimento is a national solidarity network that connects women who have suffered gender-based violence with volunteer lawyers and psychologists throughout Brazil. Since its inception in 2016, the Acolhimento Map has made more than 5,000 referrals and has a base of 5,000 registered volunteers in more than 800 cities, in addition to having the mapping of public services of the safety, health and social assistance network. The project is carried out by NOSSAS, an activism lab that believes that a more just and democratic world is only possible if the powers of some do not suppress the power of others.  Now all the data from the Mapa do Acolhimento will be available on OpenStreetMap as a joint effort to make women’s services even more available.

There are about a thousand service points between shelters and specialized police stations, besides clinics and hospitals, and soon these data will be imported to OSM so that more people can have access.

I would like to thank everyone at the Mapa do Acolhimento for making this data available and believing that we can help.