ALUME Institute is a Brazilian non-profit NGO based in Fazenda ALUME, Ilhéus, Bahia, dedicated to strengthening communities through education, sustainability, health, and culture. ALUME carries out projects in education, social development, ecological restoration, arts and culture, and volunteering, while fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaborative solutions for pressing local and global challenges.

The ALUME Institute is a non-profit civil association founded on 5 May 2025, dedicated to ecological regeneration and human development. Its work integrates sustainability, science and traditional knowledge, promoting cooperation between national and international communities in favour of health, culture and human rights.

Through programmes in ecological education, agroforestry, plant research, social innovation and artistic residency, the Alume Institute promotes a replicable model of coexistence between people and nature — uniting the future and the present of the planet.

Headquartered at Fazenda ALUME (Ilhéus/BA), the Institute operates on 42 hectares of Atlantic Forest, strategically located in the central corridor of the biome.

The organisation functions as a model community dedicated to sustainability, regeneration, and collaborative innovation.

Mission
To strengthen Brazilian and international communities through access to knowledge, financial resources and encouragement of cooperation, so that people, businesses and organisations can realise their potential towards sustainability, education, ecology and  health.

Vision
ALUME is a vertically integrated ecosystem where ecology, education, and community thrive in harmony, creating regenerative models for life on Earth.

Values
Awareness, presence, cooperation, support, responsibility, integrity, transparency, truth, trust and love.

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