Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard, entering its sixth month, to hold third press conference this Thursday, December 10, 5pm GMT (2pm Rio, 12 noon EST), in Portuguese.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Click here to register<\/span><\/i><\/a>. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [PDF<\/a>]<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n December 8, 2020<\/b>\u2014Five months after launching the Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard (<\/span>www.favela.info<\/span><\/a>), and with public and private hospitals filled to capacity, <\/span>civil society collectives from Rio de Janeiro once again denounce the lack of public policies to combat the new coronavirus.<\/b> This time, focus is on the need for damage reduction initiatives, in particular for the throngs of citizens from across Rio’s metropolitan region who rely on public transport.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Unified Dashboard, which over time has identified new sources of data on the reach of coronavirus in favelas, <\/span>today reports 25,552 cases and 2,873 deaths in favelas in the metropolitan region, <\/b>with 20,716 cases and 1,967 deaths in favelas within the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. Today, the Unified Dashboard <\/span>represents 64.6% of favela households in the city of Rio.<\/b><\/p>\n On Thursday, December 10, <\/span>International Human Rights Day, <\/b>the <\/span>22 organizations<\/b>, initiatives and collectives <\/span>behind the Dashboard will hold a debate for the press and parliamentarians <\/b>to present the coronavirus situation in peripheral territories and demand new urgent local policies to combat coronavirus contagion in favelas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard is realized through a <\/span>highly participatory methodology<\/b> that, given the current lack of mass testing in most communities, recognizes that data collected through a qualified local base are most accurate. Based on local sources, the Dashboard began building its database in July 2020 and is <\/span>adding new sources each week. <\/b>More recently, we incorporated a Zone of Influence by Post Codes (CEPs) methodology, identifying post codes that best reflect each favela, starting with the most populous ones. Thus, using CEP data, <\/span>we have so far managed to cover 228 favelas<\/b>, six of them in neighboring municipalities, in particular Itagua\u00ed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At this week’s press conference<\/b>, held during the<\/span> Dashboard’s sixth month<\/b>, we will present <\/span>concerning new data<\/b>, the <\/span>methodology developed<\/b> for the project, and will hold a <\/span>debate with favela leaders and community reporters<\/b> about the role of public authorities at this moment of the pandemic’s re-peak. In addition, we will <\/span>release access to detailed data underlying the Dashboard<\/b>, as well as <\/span>the technical report<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n WHEN:<\/strong> <\/span>Thursday, December 10, 2020, from 2-3pm<\/b> <\/b>IMAGES FOR REPORTING:\u00a0<\/b>Feel free to use\u00a0these images<\/a>\u00a0shared by project partners, maintaining image name as basis for captions and credits.<\/p>\n Delivery and management:<\/b> Catalytic Communities<\/span><\/a> (CatComm)<\/span> Development and updates: <\/b>Esri – Environmental Systems Research Institute<\/span><\/a> \u00a0#DadosSalvamVidas #DadosS\u00e3oPoder #Covid19NasFavelas #PainelUnificadorDasFavelas<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Unified Dashboard: <\/b>press@catcomm.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Agenda for the Third Press Conference of the Unified Dashboard:<\/b><\/h3>\n
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For this press conference, presentations and testimonials from the following Dashboard members are confirmed:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Some sad highlights of our situation:<\/b><\/h3>\n
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THIRD PRESS CONFERENCE DETAILS<\/h2>\n
\nWHERE:<\/strong> On Zoom.\u00a0Press registration here<\/a>.\u00a0English interviews available<\/strong>\u00a0(contact us<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\nCREDITS<\/h2>\n
\nPartners: <\/b>A.M.I.G.A.S.<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Centro Social Fus\u00e3o<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Coletivo Conex\u00f5es Perif\u00e9ricas-RP<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Covid por CEP<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Data_Labe<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Fala Ro\u00e7a<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Favela Vertical<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Fiocruz<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>F\u00f3rum Grita Baixada<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Frente de Mobiliza\u00e7\u00e3o da Mar\u00e9<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Instituto Educacional Araujo Dutra<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>LabJaca<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Mar\u00e9 de Not\u00edcias<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Mulheres de Frente<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Observat\u00f3rio de Favelas<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>PerifaConnection<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Redes da Mar\u00e9<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>SOS Provid\u00eancia<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>TETO<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Voz das Comunidades<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>WikiFavelas<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\nDemographic Data: <\/b>Prefeitura Rio and IBGE 2010<\/span><\/a>
\nIntegrating Technology: <\/b>Integromat<\/span><\/a>
\nVideo:<\/b> LabJaca<\/span><\/a> (watch the Portuguese video here: <\/span>video.favela.info<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\nCONTACT US<\/h2>\n
\nFacebook of the Unified Dashboard:<\/b> fb.favela.info<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"