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This Giving Tuesday, Help Rio’s Favelas Fight Climate Change With Solar, Green Roofs, Sewage Bio-systems and So Much More!

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 [...]
Join us October 28 for the 5th Anniversary of the Favela-CLT Project With CLT Leaders from Around the World

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 [...]
Favela on Outskirts of Rio de Janeiro Gets Solar! Join Us for Launch of Photovoltaic System in Duque de Caxias

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 Among Brazilian Favelas, Quilombos and Indigenous Communities

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 [...]
First ‘Energy Efficiency in the Favelas’ Report Reveals New Insights About the Impacts of Energy Inefficient Services and Use on Poverty and Inequality

Citizen-researchers interview neighbors as part of the study that resulted in the Energy Efficiency in the Favelas report. Photo: Luiza de Andrade The collectives responsible for the Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard and the report Water and [...]
ENGLISH LAUNCH: Energy and Water Justice in the Favelas Report

April 7, 2023—The report “Water and Energy Justice in the Favelas: Favela Researchers Gather Data Revealing Inequalities and Calling for Action” with unprecedented data on access, quality and efficiency of water and electricity, [...]

This Giving Tuesday, Help Rio’s Favelas Fight Climate Change With Solar, Green Roofs, Sewage Bio-systems and So Much More!

Join us October 28 for the 5th Anniversary of the Favela-CLT Project With CLT Leaders from Around the World

Favela on Outskirts of Rio de Janeiro Gets Solar! Join Us for Launch of Photovoltaic System in Duque de Caxias

1st National Sustainable Favela Network Exchange Among Brazilian Favelas, Quilombos and Indigenous Communities

First ‘Energy Efficiency in the Favelas’ Report Reveals New Insights About the Impacts of Energy Inefficient Services and Use on Poverty and Inequality

ENGLISH LAUNCH: Energy and Water Justice in the Favelas Report

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