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Community Media Profile: PPG Informativo

By Hannah McKenzie • June 19, 2024

Clique aqui para Português Check out our complete series of community media profiles here. RioOnWatch recently had the pleasure of speaking with Ana Muza Cipriano, the founder of PPG Informativo, to learn more about her […]

Razia Khanom, VP of London Community Land Trust: ‘The Community Spirit of Favelas Should Be Implemented in the UK’ [INTERVIEW]

By Sana Khan • May 13, 2024

Clique aqui para Português In November 2023, Razia Khanom, Vice-President of the London Community Land Trust, visited Rio de Janeiro for the Favela CLT Project‘s* 5th Anniversary and 3rd National Seminar. The event focused on collective ownership of land […]

Ashley Allen, the executive director of the Houston Community Land Trust. Photo: Bárbara Dias

Ashley Allen, Executive Director of the Houston Community Land Trust: ‘There Should be a Global Summit for Housing’ [INTERVIEW]

By Sana Khan • May 11, 2024

Clique aqui para Português In November 2023, Ashley Allen, executive director of the Houston Community Land Trust, visited Rio de Janeiro for the Favela CLT Project‘s* 5th Anniversary and 3rd National Seminar. The event focused […]

A Critical Look at the Double-Standard of Heritage Conservation in Rio de Janeiro: The Case of Horto Florestal [REFERENCE]

By Nathan Bergrin • October 30, 2023

Clique aqui para Português The United Nations still frequently uses the term “slum” synonymously with “informal settlement” to describe where at least 1 billion of the world’s people live. Broadly speaking, “informality” when it comes […]

Itaguaí Women’s Association of Warriors and Social Articulators (A.M.I.G.A.S.) Assists Engenho Women, Waste Pickers and Flood Victims Through Solidarity Kitchen, Education, Income Generation [PROFILE]

By Ben Bildsten • July 7, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of profiles of initiatives in Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network. Initiative: Itaguaí Women’s Association—Warriors and Social Articulators (A.M.I.G.A.S.) Contact: Facebook | Instagram | +55 (21) […]