Programs

The program provides technical assistance and support to farming and peasant families, Indigenous, Kilombola, and traditional communities, as well as solidarity economy organizations and enterprises in the production, processing, and commercialization of agroecological food, promoting food security, social organization, and access to public policies in nearly 100 municipalities across southern Brazil. The program promotes a good life through the production of healthy, poison-free food in household and community gardens, fields, orchards, and agroforestry systems, while strengthening market access through local fairs and institutional markets, especially public schools.

Supports and acts in defense of the the right to land and territory for Indigenous peoples and Kilombola communities, particularly in southern Brazil, the Amazon region, and southern Mato Grosso do Sul. It provides popular legal assistance for the demarcation of territories and the strengthening of community organizations, respecting ancestral knowledge and cultures.

Supports public school networks and civil society organizations in developing actions to confront racism embedded in social structures. It produces educational materials and awareness campaigns that emphasize the role of non-racialized people in deconstructing their privileges and promoting equitable ethnic and racial relations. The program also supports women, particularly Kilombola and Indigenous women, to promote their value and respect, strengthening their visibility, recognition, and leadership in the fight against racism.

Supports and accompanies projects led by grassroots groups, networks, cooperatives, associations, diaconal, ecumenical, and interfaith institutions, social movements, and civil society organizations throughout Brazil. It promotes training and engagement in democratic management with a focus on gender and ethnic-racial justice, while strengthening the leadership, autonomy, and capacity of groups to carry out their own transformative initiatives.