Favela Community Land Trust Community Workshop: Methodology and Practice
Clique aqui para Português In Rio de Janeiro, from August 23 to 27, 2018, Catalytic Communities (CatComm) organized a series of workshops on Community Land [...]
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2nd Sustainable Favela Network Exchange Visits Vale Encantado
The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a project of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) designed to build solidarity networks, bring visibility, and develop joint actions to [...]
Sustainable Favela Network Exchanges Get Off the Ground
The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a project of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) designed to build solidarity networks, bring visibility, and develop joint actions to [...]
Favela Community Land Trusts
Catalytic Communities’ newest project has the potential of offering a land tenure security model for informal settlements around the world. We are studying the [...]
Theresa Williamson in O Globo: Reflections on Vila Autódromo, the Olympics, Working with Favelas
Clique aqui para Português May 24, 2018–Catalytic Communities Executive Director Theresa Williamson was interviewed by journalist Lucas Altino in O Globo about her [...]
RioOnWatch Turns 8!
On this, our 8th birthday, we are setting out to make RioOnWatch financially sustainable by engaging the monthly support of fans like you. Read on to see [...]
Catalytic Communities’ Official Statement on the Assassination of Marielle Franco
“The favela is not a problem. The favela is the city. The favela is the solution.” These were the words of City Councilor Marielle Franco in a recent debate on [...]
Sustainable Favela Network Now Mapped
February 28, 2018—With support from the Heinrich Böll Foundation Brazil, between June and October 2017 Catalytic Communities took a leap from the work begun for the UN [...]
2017 In Review: Best & Worst Reporting on Favelas
This is the latest contribution to our media watchdog series on the Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio’s favelas, part of RioOnWatch’s ongoing conversation [...]
Evaluating CatComm’s Approach: Exploring our Impact on Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas
The final evaluation report described and analyzed a list of 27 outcomes in 6 communities. November 1, 2017—Between January and May 2017, Catalytic Communities‘ [...]