Design Matters Lecture at the University of Calgary’s School of Planning, Architecture and Landscape Sustainable Favelas: The Key to Climate Justice and Thriving Cities Residents across Rio de Janeiro’s favela communities have been [...]
The Favela Community Land Trust Project marked its fifth anniversary in 2023, having grown as a model for ensuring stability and security of tenure in self-managed communities. The milestone was celebrated during a seminar featuring [...]
Catalytic Communities is a Rio de Janeiro-based nonprofit organization that has supported thousands of grassroots favela organizers over 23 years. This year, our Giving Tuesday fundraising goal is $10,000, whether on Facebook, our own [...]
Favela-CLT III National Seminar and 5th Anniversary Celebration There is still time to register for the 5th anniversary of the Favela-CLT Project, which will feature an international exchange with activists living CLTs practice, in [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FAVELA ON OUTSKIRTS OF RIO DE JANEIRO GETS SOLAR! GRASSROOTS WOMEN’S GROUP INVITES PRESS AND ALLIES TO LAUNCH OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM IN DUQUE DE CAXIAS Press conference and launch event, on September [...]
1st National Sustainable Favela Network Exchange Expands Knowledge and Weaves Sustainability Between Favelas, Quilombos, and Indigenous Communities. Clique aqui para Português On June 6, 2023, 155 community organizers and allies from 12 Brazilian [...]