Opportunities to Support Favelas

‘Maré’s Specials’ Combats Ableism and Guarantees Rights to Over 700 Atypical Families in Rio de Janeiro’s Largest Favela Complex

By Ramon Vellasco • Translation by Hannah McKenzie • October 15, 2025

Clique aqui para Português In Complexo da Maré, a group of 16 favelas with 140,000 residents in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, the Especiais da Maré project (Maré’s Specials, in free translation) serves over 700 […]

3 Weeks to COP30, ‘Favelas at the Center of Climate Solutions’ Headlines 2nd Sustainable Favela Festival, Where ‘COP30 Letter From the World’s Informal Settlements’ Will Be Launched [RELEASE]

By Sustainable Favela Network • Translation by Staff • October 15, 2025

Clique aqui para Português 140 ACTIVITIES—CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, SOLIDARITY ECONOMY FAIR, HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, DISCUSSION AND HEALING CIRCLES, FAVELA MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS, AND AGROECOLOGICAL CUISINE—COME TOGETHER FOR A POWERFUL DAY IN DOWNTOWN RIO. Unmissable! On Saturday, […]

Favela ‘Inclusion Project’ Transforms Lives Through Love of Others, Education, Sports and Culture [PROFILE]

By Pauline Okyere • September 15, 2025

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of profiles of initiatives in Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network. Initiative: Inclusion Project (Projeto Inclusão) Contact: Facebook | Instagram | WhatsApp +55 (21) 964686394 and 976688714 […]

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In the Favela of City of God, Pioneering Elderly Day Care ‘Casa de Santa Ana’ Has Fought the Isolation and Confinement of Seniors for 30 Years

By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Yasmin Quaife • August 27, 2025

Clique aqui para Português Established in 1988, initially to offer religious support to a group of 20 elderly residents of City of God, in Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone, Casa de Santa Ana (Santa Ana’s […]

Groundbreaking Oral History Project—‘Favela Climate Memory’—Launches Final Exhibition, Fostering Emotional Connection Between Climate, Nature and Community [Video]

By Sustainable Favela Network • Translation by Yasmin Quaife • June 10, 2025

Clique aqui para Português The complete ‘Favela Climate Memory’ exhibition—the result of a collective oral history project that spanned over three years—was launched on Saturday, May 3, at the Maré Museum. Organized by Rio […]