Awards

Discover the awards and recognitions FLD has received for its work in advancing and defending human rights.

  • APERGS Human Rights Award – Prosecutor Jacques Alfonsin, for the project Gender Justice Policy – Not So Sweet Home, awarded by the Human Rights Department of the Association of State Attorneys of Rio Grande do Sul (DDH-APERGS) (2024)
  • Women Pioneers of Agroecology Award, granted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (2017)
  • CAIXA Best Practices Award for the Clean Land Project (2013–2014)
  • CAIXA Best Practices in Local Management Award (2012) and finalist in the international Dubai Award with the project Dignified Living: Quilombola Inclusion for a Dignified Life
  • Zumbi dos Palmares Award, granted by the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul in recognition of FLD’s work with Kilombola communities (2010)
  • CAIXA Best Practices in Local Management Award for the Solidarity Trade Network (2005–2006)
  • Rio Grande do Sul Human Rights Award, granted by the Citizenship and Human Rights Commission of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul and UNESCO (2003)
  • Family Farming Award – Agroecology Category, granted by the Government of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (2001)
  • Best Practices distinction in the Dubai International Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment, granted by Dubai Municipality, Dubai-United Arab Emirates and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), awarded twice for the initiatives Cooperation and Solidarity Market