Limb
differences
Information and awareness to value differences, expand dialogue and combat bullying in schools.
✦ PEOPLE. POSSIBILITIES. CONNECTIONS.
When we
join hands,
life opens up.
Support, technology and inclusion.
A support network for people with limb differences.
We are a nonprofit association founded in São João do Ivaí in 2015. We bring together people with limb differences and their families through support, assistive technology and inclusion initiatives.
From São João do Ivaí, opening new possibilities.
TOGETHER, WE GO FURTHER.
There are many ways to live.Connection makes a difference.
Dar a Mão · connections that create possibilities.SUPPORTCONNECTCREATE POSSIBILITIESWALK TOGETHER
01 / WHAT WE DID
More independence.
More paths forward.
Information, technology and ties.
Three doors to know our performance.
Limb
Technology
and 3D devices
3D printing applied to devices and adapters. A work that brings technology closer to assisting and everyday experiences.
Support
for families
A host network and exchange of experiences between families, with meetings and spaces of coexistence.
Every person has a story. Talk to our team about the possibilities of support for you and your family.
ASSOCIATION ACCOUNT · PHOTO: ALANA PIERAÇO02 / HISTORIES AND RESULTS
It's all started.
with a search.
The search for Geane Poteriko for information after the birth of your daughter Dara showed the need for a support network.
From this beginning, meetings between families were born, exchange of experiences and projects that bring welcoming, technology and inclusion.
I want to share my story5.000+
Associated families
150+
Volunteers in Brazil
1.200+
3D devices donated
A DAR A MÃO IN VIDEO
Stories that Win
voice and movement.
GLOBO · MEETING
Geane and Dara at the Meeting
Geane Poteriko e sua filha Dara participam do Encontro com Fátima Bernardes para apresentar a Dar a Mão e dar visibilidade às pessoas com diferença de membros.
RECORD · SPECAULAR DOMINGO
A Dar a Mão with Daniel Toko
On Sunday Spectacular, Daniel Toko presents the Dar a Mão and leads to TV the work of association with people with limb differences.
DOCUMENTARY
Inside the 3D lab
Geane Poteriko apresenta um dispositivo de apoio no laboratório da Dar a Mão. Conheça de perto a tecnologia que faz parte dos projetos da associação.
GLOBO · ABTV CARUARU
3D devices on ABTV
The ABTV report in Caruaru shows a device for upper limb made with 3D printing and presents this application of assistive technology.
GLOBO · PRC
Families gathered in Curitiba
The PRC follows the III National Meeting of Agenesis of Members, with the delivery of 3D devices and the meeting of families from the support network.
HUMAITÁ NETWORK
A Dar a Mão on Humaitá Network
Geane Poteriko participa de uma conversa na Rede Humaitá, com dispositivos 3D em destaque, para apresentar o trabalho da Dar a Mão.
BOOK · RARA JOY
Rare Jewel: Learn to Respect
Meet the children's book of Dar a Mão who presents the agenesis of members and invites children to learn about respect and equality in differences.
BEHIND THE SCENES · TRAINING
Dar a Mão prepares people.
The association seeks to train volunteers and collaborators, sharing knowledge and showing how each contribution helps build a more inclusive society.
From the story of Geane Poteriko the construction of Dar a Mão: a selection of videos about the paths, people and meetings that formed this support network.
Meet the channel Dar a Mão03 / HOW TO PARTICIPATE
There’s a place
for you
in this story.
Each person can add up in one way.
Find the path that makes sense to you.
04 / DAR A MÃO IT HAPPENS.
Dar a Mão
It happens.
People, projects and small moments that are part of a bigger story.
Meeting · 17 AUG 2026
3D Forum in Ivaiporan.
Research, technology and attendance meetings at the August 1 event.
History · 10 JUN 2026
A story that's become a network.
Geane, Dara and the trajectory of the association, between welcoming and technology.
Campaign · 01 JUN 2026
Being different is normal.
The T-shirt. 2026 Takes the children's identity to the campaign.
Album · Acervo 2024–2025
Little hand on the Bike.
Assistive technology also participates in the play.
Meeting · Acervo 2024–2025
A date, a lot of stories.
Families gathered to talk, live and share.
Bastidores · Acervo 2024–2025
Before the delivery, there are people raising.
Meet the lab and the work that happens around here.
Awareness · Acervo 2024–2025
Differences that deserve respect.
April brings the cause to the conversation.
Workshop · Acervo 2024–2025
Learning is also putting your hand in.
Records from the 3D device assembly workshop.
Project · Acervo 2024–2025
More ways to make music.
Innovation and music are in the network's trajectory.
Follow the news, projects and stories of those who are part of Dar a Mão.
Did it happen around?
A picture, a conversation, a project. Those who participate can also help count.
OUR MEMORY
Our journey
so far.
Stories of those who participate, encounters that approach and moments to share.
DIGITAL JOURNAL · ACTIVITY REPORT
An edition to know
what the network builds.
The texts and photos of the edition 2024–2025 have gained a new diagram, with the identity of Dar a Mão. Go through our network records.
Meet our magazine and discover stories, experiences and initiatives of Dar a Mão.
DAR A MÃO · AERIVE 2024–2025
It's a story to go through.
Use arrow keys or slide over pages. Tap the page to enlarge.
The visual edition is in Portuguese. Open a page and choose “Read the text” to see the translation.
Preparing the magazine.
Content 2024–2025 · new identity Dar a Mão.
Our history, in a few steps
- 2015Foundation of the association in 30 September. The experience of Geane and Dara mobilises a host network.
- 2020During the pandemic, volunteers mobilize to produce facial protectors for health professionals.
- 2024–2025Meetings, workshops and assistive technology projects registered in the association magazine.
05 / OUR SUPPORTERS
Every contribution
matters.
Institutions and companies present in the trajectory of the association.
SESI ODS seal · 2017
Acknowledgment of the trajectory and social commitment of Dar a Mão.