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A New Wave of Global Journalism: Positive News and Solutions Journalism

By Sophie Pizzimenti • October 30, 2018

Clique aqui para Português In early 2018, Catalytic Communities—the organization that publishes RioOnWatch—launched the Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) map of 111 community initiatives in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region that strengthen local social resilience and environmental […]

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Devas—Maré’s Women Artisans #SustainableFavelaNetwork [PROFILE]

By Sophie Pizzimenti • December 18, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Devas—Maré’s Artisans (Devas—Artesãs da Maré) Contact: Facebook | Instagram | Email Year Founded: 1996 Community: Nova Holanda, Complexo da Maré Mission: To build citizenship for women living in precarious social situations with low levels […]

#EvictionsWatch

Authors Launch Books on Housing Rights, Colonial Legacies, and the Role of Academia

By Sophie Pizzimenti • October 31, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, October 24, Rio de Janeiro’s downtown Centro region hosted a launch event for two books focused on the right to housing: Human Rights and the Colonization of the Urban—Vila […]

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Debate Discusses Government, Corporate, Civil Society, Community Approaches to Waste Management

By Sophie Pizzimenti • October 25, 2017

On Friday, October 20, the graduate economics program at Rio de Janeiro’s Fluminense Federal University (UFF) continued a series of events celebrating its 30 years of existence with a debate on the topic of community waste […]

ReciclAção's eco-bags in Morro dos Prazeres. Photo by Sophie Pizzimenti
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ReciclAção—RecyclAction—in Prazeres #SustainableFavelaNetwork [PROFILE]

By Sophie Pizzimenti • October 17, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: RecyclAction (ReciclAção) Contact: Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2013 Community: Morro dos Prazeres, Santa Teresa Mission: To orient human beings towards a different, more conscious way of seeing the environment through environmental education […]

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In May 2010, Catalytic Communities launched what was originally Rio Olympics Neighborhood Watch (hence RioOnWatch), a program to bring visibility to favela community voices in the lead-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics. This news site, RioOnWatch.org, grew into a much-needed and unique reference featuring favela perspectives on the urban transformation of Rio. With diverse and deeply interlinked articles by a mix of community reporters, resident opinions, solidarity reporters, international observers, and academic researchers, we work to engender a more accurate picture of favelas, their contributions to the city, and the potential of favela-led community development in Rio and around the world.

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