Reports by CatComm

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 [...]

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 [...]

REPORT LAUNCH: ‘Favelas in the Media: A Comparison of Eight Global Outlets’

Clique aqui para Português REPORT LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT September 4, 2017—One year after the Olympics, Catalytic Communities (CatComm) has published a new report [...]

“Favelas in the Media: How the Global Narrative on Favelas Changed in Rio’s Mega-Event Years” Report Launched with Panel at Casa Pública

On Thursday, December 15, Catalytic Communities (CatComm), the NGO that publishes RioOnWatch, released its report Favelas in the Media: How the Global Narrative on Favelas [...]