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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, [...]

The Power of Recurring Donations

Recurring donations, regardless of their frequency, save us an enormous amount of time and resources, which we can then dedicate to our mission. Why? When we know we have [...]

ANNOUNCEMENT: JOINT FAVELA PRESS CONFERENCE ON HUNGER FROM COVID-19, APRIL 29

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [PDF] COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD AND SUSTAINABLE FAVELA NETWORK TO HOLD JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 29 ‘A YEAR OF LOSSES! [...]

Online Lectures for your Students on Rio de Janeiro Favelas by Dr. Theresa Williamson, founder of CatComm

Since 2010, Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director, Theresa Williamson, Ph.D., has given lectures at universities around the world on a range of topics related to [...]

COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE DECEMBER 10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [PDF] ‘BEYOND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY, WHAT IS THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT TO CONTAIN THE SECOND WAVE? PUBLIC TRANSIT IN DEBATE’ Covid-19 in [...]

CatComm Turns 20!

Thank you to all those who joined us in celebrating Catalytic Communities’ 20th Anniversary! It has been our privilege to have so many incredible people involved with [...]

August 11, 2020 PRESS RELEASE—COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD 2nd PRESS CONFERENCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [RELEASE IN PDF] COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD WILL HOLD ITS SECOND PRESS CONFERENCE THIS THURSDAY, 8/13 ‘BEHIND THE FAVELA CORONAVIRUS [...]

July 7, 2020—COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD LAUNCHED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [RELEASE IN PDF] RIO DE JANEIRO’S COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD TO LAUNCH JULY 9 Initiative unites diverse peripheral collectives and [...]

Don’t Miss Our Full 2019 Annual Report

Dear Friends, Thank ou for making this our most impactful year ever, by far! 2019 was a year of unprecedented growth and unparalleled impact for Catalytic Communities. Click [...]

RioOnWatch 2019 Report: Proactive Grassroots Solutions to Guarantee Human Rights

On this Human Rights Day, we would like to invite CatComm fans and RioOnWatch readers to get an inside look at RioOnWatch‘s work in 2019 through a detailed look at our [...]

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