Grassroots organizations in Brazil have very significant experiences in social mobilization and political advocacy, but it is not always possible to plan these activities in a structured manner or to collectively reflect on the strategies adopted. The same applies to...
The common view of fire often fails to recognize its beauty and how essential it is to our lives. In particular, to the lives of traditional peoples and communities in the Cerrado, Amazon and Pantanal. Although these territories are often attacked through the criminal...
Youth August is a symbolic period of mobilization and resistance for young people in Brazil. Throughout the month, meetings, debates and activities are held to strengthen young voices and increase the profile of their causes. The Youth Meeting organized by CESE, with...
Between June and July, CESE held four training meetings for the institutional strengthening of worship houses based on their formal compliance. The sessions were targeted at the states of the Brazilian Amazon. The meetings took place following a mapping exercise to...
In 2023, the Krahô people, from the Takywará village in the municipality of Lagoa da Confusão in the state of Tocantins, received emergency aid from CESE through its Small Projects Programme. At the time, the community had been affected by flooding from the Formoso...
The project Juntas Somos Mais Fortes (Together We Are Stronger), submitted by indigenous women of the Xakriabá people, has received support from CESE, in partnership with the European Union, through the Small Projects Programme. The Xakriabá Aldeia Riacho do Buritis...
The Kaxinawa Association of Rubber Tappers, Producers and Artisans of Nova Olinda (ASPAKNO) received emergency aid from the Ecumenical Coordination of Service (CESE) to mitigate the effects of the floods in Acre on indigenous populations in six communities affected by...
The results have been published of the Call for Proposals to Strengthen Indigenous Women's Organizations in the Amazon and Cerrado, as part of the Patak Maymu initiative: Autonomy and Participation of Indigenous Women in the Amazon and Cerrado in Defence of their...
In the month we celebrate the 12th edition of Black Women’s July, a collective agenda developed by Odara, the Black Women's Institute in Bahia, which involves other black women's organizations, highlights essential black women’s initiatives in the fight against racism...
The Association of Black Women of Acre and its supporters have received emergency aid from the Ecumenical Coordination of Service (CESE) to mitigate the effects of the Acre floods on the lives of black women. The Small Projects Programme initiative came about in...
