There were so many setbacks that the movements, traditional peoples and communities, and the more grassroots levels of Brazilian society suffered following the 2016 coup. In 2023, Brazil is free of its extreme right government and this opens up a window of...
After four years of systematic attacks on democracy and the Rule of Law, social movements and organized civil society faced 2023 with renewed hope, despite the countless challenges they confront. Prompted by this urgency, on 1 and 2 March, CESE hosted an “Online...
This year, 8 March has a special meaning for us, because it has been 50 years since CESE’s foundation. In 1973, at the height of Brazil’s military dictatorship, the seeds were sown of a shared dream between the churches and the social movements, between communities...
Themes included training for the Committee, Subcommittees and Practice Communities. The meeting takes place annually and brings together programme partner directors and teams. The Director’s Meeting, run by the Dutch organization Wilde Ganze, took place between 05 and...
Awarded a grant by the Small Projects Programme, Aquilombar took quilombola representatives from Minas Gerais to a political act in Brasilia. Quilombola movements went through four years of systematic attacks, with the strangulation of both public policies and...
In 2022, CESE helped to reinforce the agroecology and family farming agendas by supporting projects from organized civil society and social movements that work on this agenda. Funded by the Small Projects Programme, the “Public Action – For Food Sovereignty in...
2023 is a special year for CESE: the moment the organization will celebrate its 50-year history has arrived! There have been so many partnerships, so much dialogue and networking, projects supported, families benefiting. The CESE team came together on 26...
CESE wishes you a Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year It’s always CHRISTMAS When love Warms our hearts CESE wishes you a 2023 filled with peace and hope! Collective vacation! CESE’s team will be on collective vacation from 21 December 2022 to 22 January...
2022 was the year that CESE officially returned to in-person activities. After two years of online working, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the team returned to the office and, little by little, revived its in-person and direct exchange of experiences with the...
The 30 November was set aside for a moment of assessment within the “Racism and Food Systems” project, run by CESE in partnership with the Ibirapitanga Institute. Representatives of the groups that participated in the training sessions and whose projects were...
